Bicycles for Sale Worksman Custom Cruiser Bicycle

I was asked to show additional photos of the Worksman Custom Cruiser Bicycle I am selling.  First, the bike is brand-new from the factory (in Queens, NYC).   I am selling the bicycle online because our Specialty Toy business has moved to a smaller space that does not have room to showcase the bikes.

Why sell Worksman? 1.)  Worksman Cycles is the only bicycle company that has been continuously manufacturing bicycles in the USA, actually within New York City!, for greater than 100 years [don't even think Schwinn comes close!]  2.) with just minimal care, the bikes last for decades! 3.) they embrace of total functionality of basic transportation.

My personal collection has included several,including a Newsboy (stolen - @#$#@%!!) and currently a folding bike and side-by-side tandem. (there are a few more I know I will own over time).

These pictures are specifically for Rene, but I hope everyone finds them interesting - JS

Bicycles for Sale

I am selling two brand-new Worksman Bicycles and one used Worksman Tandem Tricycle - all great bikesl

The Custom Cruiser = $375
The Dutchie = $450
Tandem Trike = $1,000

All prices are negotiable.

The basket with the dogs is where the second seat is attached.

Ginger and Skippy - preride (dogs not for sale) second seat goes where dog basket is.

2011 Worksman Dutchie - Brand New

Worksman Custom Cruiser - Brand New

Burley Tandem - Duet 1991 - Good Shape

My wedding picture was taken on this bike.  Needless to say, 20 years later me and the Misses don't ride our Burley anymore.  It is time for this machine to find a home where it will be ridden and treated with TLC.  As is, a few adjustments (ie seat heights, brake tension, etc.) and new tires with tubes will put you on the road for the rest of the summer.

Bought new in the spring of 1991 from Tandems East in New Jersey, the bike has less than 1k miles.  Frame dimensions: Captain  21 inches (30 inch stand over), Stoker 19 inches. Triple crankset with awesome gear range.

I am hoping this bike will end up in a nice home.

Drive line attached

I attached the drive line to the front end, this added a lot of weight, I hope it was worth it.  I am in the market for lighter components.

I cut the seat and glued it to the frame.  The frame has stiffend up real nice.

I included a couple of shots of P5 (fifth generation pumpkinhead)  Pumpkinhead has evolved over the past 20 years.  Startinng out with cardboard and duct tape, to paper tube geodesic sphere construction, P5 is the lightest and most durable of them all.  The armature is a couple of hoola hoops zip tided together to form the sphere - a great halloween costume. 
Keeping with the theme of only using material I already have for this build, I am going to use some scrap hoola hoops for the frame.

I still need to fabricate a tiller, that will come.

Seat back

I was able to shave 1 pound off the weight of the seat back with a few more holes. The seat stays and seat back are now glued in place. I also dusted off my old Wilderness Energy hub motor. Yep! hybred velomobile for less than $100 bucks. Wow!

Ugh! Sewage in my Man Cave!!!!!!

My “Man Cave” was desecrated Monday night. While I was working on my low-racer seat back in the background I heard a gurgling noise and the sound of water trickling. It took me a few minutes to connect the sounds with there possibly being a problem, I was rather into what I was doing and not thinking about too much else. Then the smell hit me. Ugh! Sewage!


Years of being an Environmental Scientist and having worked in sewage treatment plants (for only a very short time) one’s nose knows that smell. The pit where the house trap is was over flowing, and thankfully into the nearby drywell drain – this is “my” basement. I stopped working on my ‘bent and called Roto Rooter.

Roto Rooter is great. Andre, the technician they sent, was very professional, knew exactly where the problem lay, and went right to work. $350.05 later the blockage (paper) was removed and this household artery is once again clean until the next time “arterial-real-grossness” happens again. Thanks Andre!

The ‘bent is coming along fine. After I glued the main beam of the frame I realized there was too much flexing in the back support beam and seat bottom beam (for lack of better terms). I solved the issue by using the seat back and bottom as integral components mounted directly to the beams to stiffen the frame. It work, I am happy. I also realized early one I would have to add stays to take stress of the rear beam and stiffen it up a bit too.

Hopefully by the weekend I will have the frame completely glued and I can start sanding – I am getting tired of pulling splinters out of my skin.

If I haven't said so already, I love Gorilla Glue.  Except for the obvious fasteners for the head tube, the frame is held together on using Gorilla Glue.  Thanks Gorilla Glue - you're the best!

Next step is the drive train. More to come on that.

Here are a bunch of pictures showing my progress. The hula hoops are going to be used as the longitudinal members of the fairing. If you know about geodesic airolite boat construction [www.gaboats.com], you will understand my approach to fairing construction.

All in all, from only scraps and a few store-bought nuts and bolts, and using only my hand tools, I am well on the way to building a sub-50 pound velomobile.