Comments on: No Town and Country for Old Men

By: Hillary

Hillary — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 05:29:07 +0000

The “new” Schwinn you saw is called “Meridian” that comes in blue and red but only the single speed with a pedal brake :(

By: Michael W. Hubbard

Michael W. Hubbard — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:28:42 +0000

Kevin;

Let’s see some pics! I’ve never seen a Rollfast trike.

That said, my restoration of this baby is almost done. Pics soon.

Hub

By: kevin binder

kevin binder — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:36:55 +0000

nice bike i just finished resto-moding a Rollfast tri-wheeler. it is very similar to the town and country. my aunt received it in the 1960′s and died this past spring. i powder coated it candy purple, put on wide white walls and white and black seat. gave it to my 82 year old mother-in-law this past weekend and she went wild with joy.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:05:50 +0000

Very nice. I love the old Schwinns. My getting beer bike is a 1974 Suburban, though I may keep my eyes open for one of these.

By: Gloria

Gloria — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:03:41 +0000

Mike, this is what Chris is pushing for J.D. and I to get! Our very own 3 wheelers! Maybe someday! In the meantime I love reading about the adventures of you and Chris.

By: Doohickie

Doohickie — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:36:09 +0000

Very cool.

The Bendix hubs have a cultish following.

True. My target acquisition for a 1950s decade bike is a Schwinn with a Bendix kickback 2-speed. (I have bikes from 1960s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s.)

By: Margie

Margie — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:21:29 +0000

Hey, I like our leaves. We’re going for that “forest floor” kind of look. I’ll be curious to see how this trike comes along…

By: Hubbard

Hubbard — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:16:55 +0000

Will do, Surly, when I get that trike rolling! I’m dying to ride it, and have not done so yet. When I got the thing all of the tires were shot, so it will be a new experience for me to ride a Schwinn Tri-Wheeler.

I’ve already broken down the head-tube and I’m soaking the bearing cups in de-greaser before I reassemble the front end. The grease in this trike was in the worst shape of any that I’ve ever seen. It was more like it had been baked in an oven until it was like hard candy or sugar or something. It hasn’t taken me very long in the bike restoration business to realize that you have to take a bike completely apart and rebuild it if it’s 20 to 40 years old. It’s just negligent to ride one and assume that the moving parts are functioning right inside that bike. It has made me think long and hard about taking on too many of these projects, too. It’s a heckuva lot of work.

Hubbard

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By: OneSurlyFly

OneSurlyFly — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:49:03 +0000

hey Hubbard, lemme know when and I’ll come RAKE leaves for the chance to ride that to cruise fer brews! Thats pretty sweet..