West Los Angeles Bicycle Blog By Palms Cycle

Monday, August 19, 2013

Schwinn American Beauty Restoration.

We restored this Schwinn American Beauty for a man that won this bike doing a paper route many years ago. I wish that I had taken a before picture but I failed to do so. The chrome on this bike when it came in was really bad. It had broken lights,broken reflectors,and rusted spokes. Its paint was faded. After assessing the bikes condition we decided to re-chrome all of the chrome pieces. We try and preserve the original paint on a lot of our classic Schwinns, Original paint helps to hold the dollar value of the bicycle. This particular bike had savable paint. We did some touch ups and then sprayed a clear coat over the original paint. This helped to bring out the original color. All of the broken lights and reflectors were replaced with NOS parts.

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Schwinn Cruiser Restoration

As a lot of you may know we are very well known for classic bicycle restorations. This 1980 Schwinn Cruiser is my personal beach beater bike. Custom built with heavy duty Kruzer king rims, Haro BMX cranks,a profile sprocket, felt cruiser bars, complete with some old Shimano DX pedals that my husband used when he was a kid racing BMX. It was starting to get to the point where it needed to be repainted or it was going to rot away. To preserve everything we pretty much powdercoated the whole bike. Pictured below we have a before and after.

Thursday, August 1, 2013

2013 Footage for Rory McDermott

Video Filmed and Edited by Michael Chacon

Monday, May 13, 2013

New Bike in Stock

We are so excited to have back in stock the SE Retro line. Thats right we got those big daddy BMX bikes! Pictured below we have the 29" Wheel SE Quadangle, 29" Wheel Big Ripper, 26" SE OM Flyer.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Classic Three Speed Bicycles

We have been building up our fleet of Classic three speed Bicycles. Posted below are a few that we have in stock. They are some of our most popular studio rentals for tv shows, movies, and photo shoots. They are so popular because they are classy, simple, and practical bicycles. They have fenders to keep themselves and their riders clean and a chainguard to protect their rider's pants. Tires that are just wide enough to go just about anywhere except on rough terrain.

Ladies Schwinn Breeze

Ladies Raleigh Sport

Mens Schwinn Speedster

Ladies Raleigh Sport

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

2013 Bike of the Week Raleigh Alysa

Specs: Sizes 45cm XS, 49cm SM, 52cm SM/MD, 54cm MD/LG, 56cm LG Frame Atomic 13 SL Hydroformed, Butted Tubing, RE2P Geometry Fork Alloy Cross w/Alloy Steerer Cranks Shimano FCM311 28/38/48t w/Chainguard BB Sealed Cartridge F.Derail Shimano TX-51 R.Derail Shimano Altus Shifter Shimano HG20 7spd (12-28t) Br.Levers Shimano EF-51 Brakes Tektro Alloy Mini V-Brake Gear Shimano HG20 7spd (12-28t) Rims Weinmann XC260 Double Wall Tires Kenda K1053 700x32c Pedals Resin Body w/Clip and Straps Handlebar Avenir 100 Series Flat, 31.8 Stem Avenir 100 Series, 3D Forged, 31.8 Seatpost Avenir 100 Series 31.6x350mm Seat Avenir 200 Series Women's Road Headset FSA 1-1/8" Intergrated Colors Pewter/Light Blue Chain KMC Z51 Hubset (F) Joytech Alloy QR 32h (R) Shimano RM30 QR 32h Cassette Spokes 14g Stainless Steel Grips Avenir Comfort Extras Rack and Fender Mounts, Water Bottle Mounts, Cateye Reflector Set, Clear Coat, Owner's Manual Note Specifications are Subject to Change

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Bike Of the Week 2013 Haro Flightline2

After having this bike on the floor for the past two months we have come to realize that its a super hot seller. Anyone interested in a mountain bike with disk brakes should come in and test ride this baby!

SR Suntour XCT Fork, 100mm w/ preload adjust Shimano Altus front and rear derailleur Shimano HG 31, 8-speed, 11-32 cassette Pivit alloy 30mm riser bar 31.8mm / Pivit forged stem Shimano EF-51 8-speed shifters Pivit alloy disc cassette hubs 32h Tektro Novela disc brakeset WEIGHT: 30.5 lbs SIZES: 15", 17", 19", 21"

Monday, November 26, 2012

Classic Cruiser Parts For Restorations

Recently we have pulled down our entire collection of classic cruiser parts. If you are looking to restore your bicycle now is the time to come in and check out our inventory. All of these awesome parts include lights, tanks, chainguards, head badges, forks, wheels, hubs, racks, seats, tires and much much more!

Original Delta Light Brand New in the Box

Original Different State Bicycle License Plate

Arnold Schwinn Century Badge

Monday, November 19, 2012

Bicycle Lights

Check out our brightest light in Stock, the Serfas Thunderbolt (USL-6) Headlight (also available in Taillight). 90 lumens USB rechargeable Features 15-micro (double strength) LED strip Features a light silicone body Unique mounting system that allows for endless mounting possibilites Features a non-directional beam to cover a wider area Modes: high beam, low beam and two flash modes Run times: 1.5 hours (high beam); 6.5 hours (low beam); 3.5 hours (high blink); 9 hours (low blink) Highly Water resistant Weight: 50 grams Comes in 7 different colors

M210 Monkey Light Be Seen from the side with these LED wheel lights. These lights are very popular Holiday Gifts! They have 10 ultra-bright, full color LEDs that show Full color graphics, 20 themes included with hundreds of color combinations. It is Waterproof for use in all weather with a Durable solid rubber construction. It comes with a Wide angle visibility Stainless steel anti-theft strap. The Hub mounted battery keeps wheel balanced. The light Straps to spokes with vibration proof 3-point mount.Fits 20″ and larger bike wheels. It uses 3 AA batteries that last up Up to 40 hours of run time. This light is also available in another model called the M232 which lights up the whole wheel!