Coleman Mini bikes!

[Weldangrind]

Originally Posted by BARLOW

anyone that can cut and weld can build a custom one ... then grab a tiller or something from craigslist with a side shaft (110 chinese 4 stroke with gears?) $200 - $300 maybe, and just the right size for you

I can tell you first hand that is not a suitable solution for someone with OCD. I built one once that turned into a career. It was a neat bike when I was done, but I probably took most of a year to build it.

[ben2go]

Originally Posted by 2LZ

Are you sure that's not this one? They have them on the same Amazon page.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LEHK3ZO...ing=UTF8&psc=1

That's a nice little ride but no. It's the Coleman CT200U with the front and rear racks for $249.99. It's not advertised. I learned about it on the oldminibike forum group for the CT200U.

[Rangerscott]

My dad and his wife bought a similar one for one of her grand kids. First 10 minutes and the front wheel rods bent. Cheap metal tubing.

[Adjuster]

Apparently this is the newest 2017 version.


https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pr...reme-mini-bike



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[ben2go]

Originally Posted by Adjuster

Apparently this is the newest 2017 version.


https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pr...reme-mini-bike



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It is a new model. The good old CT200U is still being sold, thankfully. I'm not digging on this new Harley-ish look with camo. It maybe better in black or red. I still like the utility of the CT200U with it's racks.

I don't know why they call it a CT200U-EX. It has nothing in common with the CT200U ,except the engine and wheels.

[hertz9753]

I think the new EX means "Exhale" while the older CT was "Crack Trap". The fake gas tank is a safety feature. When I was a kid a friend of mine had an orange banana bike with a fake gas tank and he never slid off of the seat and into the crack trap.

[culcune]

Originally Posted by hertz9753

I think the new EX means "Exhale" while the older CT was "Crack Trap". The fake gas tank is a safety feature. When I was a kid a friend of mine had an orange banana bike with a fake gas tank and he never slid off of the seat and into the crack trap.

I am laughing because I remember the fake gas tanks, but I never knew they served a functional purpose

[hertz9753]

Originally Posted by culcune

I am laughing because I remember the fake gas tanks, but I never knew they served a functional purpose

The bike was ahead of its time and misunderstood. I have a picture and it will show the power of the fake tank combined with the short throw cranks. I don't even want to talk about brake slides with the coaster brake on that bike...

[ben2go]

I stopped in at a Kmart and a Sam's Club looking for the Colemans. They were gone. I saw a little 80cc mini but it was tiny and I don't remember the name.

[Sir kayakalot]

Hertz that's one of my favorite pics yet on this site. Love it

[BlackBike]

Originally Posted by hertz9753

The bike was ahead of its time and misunderstood. I have a picture and it will show the power of the fake tank combined with the short throw cranks. I don't even want to talk about brake slides with the coaster brake on that bike...

I saw Star Wars at least 8 times
Had the pac-man pattern memorized
And I've seen the stuff they put inside
Stretch Armstrong

I was Roger Stauback back in my back yard
Had a shoebox full of baseball cards
And a couple of Evil Kinevil scars
On my right arm
Well, I was a kid when Elvis died
And my mama cried

Chorus:
It was 1970- something
In the world that I grew up in
Farrah Faucett hair-do days
Bell bottoms and 8-track tapes
Lookin' back now I can see me
And oh, man did I look cheesy
But I wouldn't trade those days for nothin'
It was 1970-something

[hertz9753]

Is that a real song or my life story? I think it needs more cow bell bottoms, knee high tube socks, tiny shorts and a splash of polyester shirts. I almost forgot the banana comb in the back pocket.

[BlackBike]

Originally Posted by hertz9753

Is that a real song or my life story? I think it needs more cow bell bottoms, knee high tube socks, tiny shorts and a splash of polyester shirts. I almost forgot the banana comb in the back pocket.

Oh geez, I forgot all about the big comb

[dpl096]

Originally Posted by hertz9753

The bike was ahead of its time and misunderstood. I have a picture and it will show the power of the fake tank combined with the short throw cranks. I don't even want to talk about brake slides with the coaster brake on that bike...

Those shoes sure look a lot like the K-Mart suede Trax tennis shoes. 8 bucks brand new in 1975 as I recall...a kings ransom !

[hertz9753]

We are getting way off topic but it's fun. My friend was born in March 1968 and I was born in November 1967. I know that the picture is from after 1975 but he had three older brothers and one younger brother and explains the shoes. I didn't get hand me downs because I have five older sisters.