Low Key Motors

Low Key Motors FOR SALE vintage AMERICAN MADE bicycles 1930-1982 meant to be ridden. Completely overhauled, rebuilt, restored, ready to ride again.

AVAILABLE- original #1953 Colson Commander looptail completely overhauled, and left the look that was created decades a...
06/01/2026

AVAILABLE- original #1953 Colson Commander looptail completely overhauled, and left the look that was created decades ago with the DIY Ivory "over-paint" on the wheels and more...
sweet riding bike now, and Colson (Elyria, Ohio) sold to Evans Products of Michigan in 1954 and continued to 1962 as Evans Colson, and then just Evans...

meanwhile, 17 years later, this is what your bearings should look like on your LKM rebuilt Schwinn town bike, when ridde...
05/31/2026

meanwhile, 17 years later, this is what your bearings should look like on your LKM rebuilt Schwinn town bike, when ridden and properly stored indoors...the chain on the other hand was never changed and was toast 5-10 years ago, ouch...
DO NOT over-grease your bearings, about 100% of the time when we take apart others older work, we find a 1/2 tub of grease living everywhere, it is not needed...

for the customer, #1941 Cleveland Welding Co. All American tamBomber, cruiser, klunker on the road again...this one has...
05/28/2026

for the customer, #1941 Cleveland Welding Co. All American tamBomber, cruiser, klunker on the road again...this one has a circa 1980 2.125" steel heavy duty 105g wheelset with Suntour rear and maybe Joytech front hubs...
completely unrideable when received, started by cutting off the rusty chain with the high-speed carbide cutter to start the party, many parts added, all good now...forgot to take a before pic...

#1941 Cleveland Welding Co. badged an "All American"...it arrived in very rough unrideable condition, it will be a prop...
05/27/2026

#1941 Cleveland Welding Co. badged an "All American"...it arrived in very rough unrideable condition, it will be a proper tamBomber, cruiser, klunker manana...

AVAILABLE- 1949 Schwinn DX LKM Kustom Hot Rod in Ivory...now with handbuilt alloy powder coated Ivory rims with Bendix a...
05/24/2026

AVAILABLE- 1949 Schwinn DX LKM Kustom Hot Rod in Ivory...now with handbuilt alloy powder coated Ivory rims with Bendix and Schwinn script hubs...correct original rebuilt Mesinger saddle...
used an early Flyer badge in brass with white, don't want to draw too much attention to the badge when building art...other badges and saddles are always available if the new owner needs something different...

1995 100th anniversary limited edition Schwinn Black Phantom chain guard, thinking about a ride...
05/19/2026

1995 100th anniversary limited edition Schwinn Black Phantom chain guard, thinking about a ride...

AVAILABLE- there is a limited supply of the girl bikes left in the shop, this is a Super Clean #1974 Schwinn Breeze 3 S...
05/16/2026

AVAILABLE- there is a limited supply of the girl bikes left in the shop, this is a Super Clean #1974 Schwinn Breeze 3 Speed in the rare Chicago factory original Opaque Blue paint, used on the Breeze models ONLY in 1974...
this one is the smaller frame size and will fit a rider from under 5 feet to much taller...

AVAILABLE- the latest build in the LKM late 1970's Mt.Tam Tribute klunker series... the frame used has Tam provenance, r...
05/11/2026

AVAILABLE- the latest build in the LKM late 1970's Mt.Tam Tribute klunker series... the frame used has Tam provenance, ridden on the mountain in the late 70s/early 80s as a single speed coaster... #1941 Schwinn DX and orig. Ludwigs badge, built with 2 derailleurs (french word), lots of gears, and brazed on cantilevers for big stopping, it was a brave new world...

LOCAL HISTORY Mountain Bike Moment: this is what a handful of bikes looked like, that were ridden on Mt.Tam in the later 1970's and early 1980's, as the modern mt. bike was evolving here in Marin County, after the coaster brake, after the drum brake phase, before the big bike companies got on board in the 1980's...
see the history of the Bicycle and the Mountain Bike, and much more in Fairfax, Ca.

Mothers Day sale in the LKM Fresh-air Showroom...
05/10/2026

Mothers Day sale in the LKM Fresh-air Showroom...

we celebrate Mothers Day for those that are here, and the moms that are gone...we couldn't have done it without you...th...
05/10/2026

we celebrate Mothers Day for those that are here, and the moms that are gone...we couldn't have done it without you...the bikes will be out today if you need a surprise gift, this hot mom rode a Schwinn Breeze,..

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