Wow! You’ve got a lot of cool projects coming up! I’ve always loved those earlier Dyno’s. That should clean up pretty good. What bars and wheels are on that MCS? Maybe we can do some horse trading.
How do you feel about getting into the electric bikes? I've been seeing more and more young people on them up here in Mass. I rode my Schwinn Stingray into the ground back in the 60'd and 70's....paper route everyday for 7 years too. Year round. I installed my own transistor radio under the seat and speakers before anyone sold them! I wrapped thin "chain" around the rear tire both ways to form a cris cross design to use in the winter snow and ice. We had some bad winters back then..Worked okay. I ended up walking most years.
You just gotta take the leap...... When the time is right. In my case I just paid off my house and I used the equity in my house to start a business. It was so scary!
Blueberry krate was never a production bike! All of them are custom made up bikes! A Blueberry krate or a Grape krate was never a production bike! Find you a 5 speed chain guard and paint it to match & put a water transfer decal on it.
The only problem is an old Schwinn shop I used to go to the owner would talk about selling Krate bikes and one of them was a Blueberry Krate but that it didn't sell as well as the Orange Krate or the Banana Krate. I can't ask him anymore since he died about 8 years ago.