I posted this not long ago on what I thought was the only Web forum where I could find musclebike stuff, and DumpsterDiver was kind enough to shout out some props... and I found this place in his sig. Well, I think this belongs here a lot more than it does there...
Long story short... I found a department-store Ross girls' Polo Bike in a thrift store last fall, and the musclebike bug bit me bad. Problem was, I discovered that at this point in my life, there ain't no way I can afford a cherry Stingray. So around Christmas, I found this for cheap on Fleabay and stashed it in the basement...
It's a Sears Spyder, and from comparing chainring and guard styles and frame design to pics of other bikes, I'm pretty sure it's made by Huffy.
Fast forward to last weekend... I discovered this poor little Columbia in a thrift store for 5 bucks.
So last night after the kids are in bed, I get in touch with my inner Viktor Frankenstein and go down to the dungeon--er, basement. At around 3 AM, this was the result:
It's not quite roadworthy yet... needs a seat post (this one is too small in diameter), a couple tubes and tires, and the headset cups aren't quite seated in the head tube. But you get the idea. Hopefully I'll find a Shimano 3-speed rear hub to hook that cool grip shift to. The rear fender needs a spacer or something to line up right.
So is this a rat rod bike? In case you can't tell from the pix, the previous owner hit it with a spray bomb of what appears to be black krinkle finish... I figure that adds to the rattiness...
--rick
Long story short... I found a department-store Ross girls' Polo Bike in a thrift store last fall, and the musclebike bug bit me bad. Problem was, I discovered that at this point in my life, there ain't no way I can afford a cherry Stingray. So around Christmas, I found this for cheap on Fleabay and stashed it in the basement...
It's a Sears Spyder, and from comparing chainring and guard styles and frame design to pics of other bikes, I'm pretty sure it's made by Huffy.
Fast forward to last weekend... I discovered this poor little Columbia in a thrift store for 5 bucks.
So last night after the kids are in bed, I get in touch with my inner Viktor Frankenstein and go down to the dungeon--er, basement. At around 3 AM, this was the result:
It's not quite roadworthy yet... needs a seat post (this one is too small in diameter), a couple tubes and tires, and the headset cups aren't quite seated in the head tube. But you get the idea. Hopefully I'll find a Shimano 3-speed rear hub to hook that cool grip shift to. The rear fender needs a spacer or something to line up right.
So is this a rat rod bike? In case you can't tell from the pix, the previous owner hit it with a spray bomb of what appears to be black krinkle finish... I figure that adds to the rattiness...
--rick