two old bikes

Thomas Wentworth said:

My friend has two old bicycles. Probably 60's .. anyway, one has a
generator on it that touches the wheel. The other has a big silver head
lamp. I can't remember what else they have ..???? They are ten speeds,,
one is a three speed.

Anyway ,,,, any thoughts on whether any of the parts from one or both are
worth keeping ???

Just figured I'd ask.

T

Kind of tough to say without more details. But the three speed could be
a Raliegh, which are almost legendary for durability. The other ?? more
details would be helpful, makes, models etc etc etc. Some 60's bikes are
worth saving and restoring others are not.

Ken

--
Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. ~John F. Kennedy

Check with the good folks at alt.collecting.bicycles

Well, I got an old Ford truck, I don't know the model or year, but it
has a spare tire under the bed and a sliding rear window.

Waddayathink, should I renovate it?

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Quoted message said:

Thomas Wentworth said:

My friend has two old bicycles. Probably 60's .. anyway, one has a
generator on it that touches the wheel. The other has a big silver
head
lamp.

The generator is what is known in Britain as a Bottle Dynamo (from its
bottle shape), and is most likely 6 volts dc.

Here's a thread in which I asked about restoring such a generator, which
provided me with useful info:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.misc/browse_frm/thread/7f2a273ca74e7f61/ff04a318da1d885e?lnk=st&q=generator+Schwinn+group%3Arec.bicycles.misc+author%3Akruger&rnum=3&hl=en#ff04a318da1d885e