It’s been quite a while since our last Street Seen entry, so what better time than a weekend bonus post to lay one out there.  This is a low-end Beacon 10-Speed spotted by Bob H in Madison, Wisconsin.

Cameron

This little OTS was for sale at the local Goodwill, for $9.99. I believe it’s only the second Beacon to be submitted to OTSG. I know nothing about the make but this bike appears to have been a low end model. Components are mostly Suntour apart from the rear derailleur. The frame looks lugged but I suspect it’s not. Nice head badge though!

I posted it to Velospace as well.

Bob

Thanks Bob

More today from Peter R. Spotted in Timaru NZ.

Morrison ‘Jacksons’ Ten Speed seen in Timaru behind a Caltex gas station

Thanks Peter

We’ve been on a roll of Huffurrays the past few days, so what better way to wrap up the week than with a little Street Seen action.  Zach spotted this Huffy Strider at his local thrift store with a $20 price tag.  That is a hellofa deal!  Zach, please tell me you bought it!

huffy strider seen at a thrift store. what do you think for $20. classic ots, doesnt even have a chain.

Thanks Zach

Shaking up Japan(ese) week and occupying more that its fair share of the bike lane is this Street Seen Shogun sent in by Ben S.  Never has there been a more prime candidate for my most favorite of DIY accessories—Cat Litter Panniers!  A 30 pack of High Life is nearly unmanageable on a rack, I couldn’t imagine what this thing is like on the road!

Cameron,

Spring is back and so is a new crop of beater ten speeds. Note the 1920′s Touring Car luggage system and the locking job that admits no one is going to take this bike.

Hope things are well with you.

Ben

Thanks again Ben

It’s been a while since our last Street Seen, so thanks to Bob H. in Madison, WI, for treating us to some primo Huffy step-through greatness.

This here Huffy starts our Themeorific May Madness.  I have assembled all my submissions according to a theme.  This weekend is Good Ol’ American Plumbing-Pipe-Turned-Bicycle, followed by England Week, Japan Week and so on.  This should be fun.

A vanishing breed photographed in its natural habitat – an off-campus bike rack. This bike meets all OCTS criteria. It’s definitely old, (bike boom era), definitely crappy (i.e. a Huffy) and definitely a ten speed. Or on this case, an “Omni-10,” for riders who like their prefixes!

I spotted this just a block from my office near the UW Madison campus. It’s a vanishing breed because more and more students are ditching the trusty OCTS in favor of not as old, but far crappier, “mountain bikes,” usually department store purchases that weigh a ton, and with knobby tires are not the greatest on pavement. I know because even a middle aged desk jockey such as myself can zip past kids laboring to push these POS up the slightest hills . . .

But I digress. Back to the great features of this OCTS. It’s got it all: step through frame, welded on kickstand, three piece crank, ultra-comfy mattress saddle, those unique perforated grips and of course the “marque de crap,” the Huffy headbadge! Would it surprise you to know this bike was not locked?

Thanks again Bob