Recent content by JimMendel

Intensely cool! Keep up the good work saving a piece of history. :thumbsup:

I put some Wald 870 bars on it. Rode it around last weekend, it's a cruiser for sure. I was thinking a gold paint job would look good with the whitewalls. Ideas?

Too far gone. If it were a rare bike, I wouldn't change it. It was basically 6 layers of spray paint over rust.

That's a racing bike for sure. Nice bike!

Nice bike in great shape. A survivor.

It’s a cut down full size rear fender. The angle grinder makes short work of it.

Thanks, and Merry Christmas to you!

Here's it is before any paintwork, rides nice with the fat tires on it! :happy:

So I wanted to upgrade to modern aluminum wheels and a 3-speed hub for this: With parts pirated off of this: I figure I can keep the fenders, bars, crank and maybe the headset off the girls bike. The wheels and tires on it are mint, no rust at all. Is it worth $65?

You're right, it would, but those old ancient bikes had way different frame geometry and details. All you can do is try to replicate the style, unless you actually find a real one.

Nice bike! :thumbsup: I built a similar bike a while ago, tried to get that "Major Taylor" look with it.

Rode this bike around last weekend. It's an older Bridgestone, about a '73 or '74 that has a cool lugged Japanese frame and some lighter weight improvements from other Asian bikes added. The fenders are original equipment, but the aluminum wheels, crank, derailleur and stem are add-ons. It's a...

Grant, A Varsity? The worlds heaviest 10 speed. Durable and everlasting for sure, but fast? :bigsmile: I'll give you props for originality, though.

Thanks, man!

Riding around on this, a mid 80s Schwinn with German fenders..it's light..it's an indexed 6 speed with stem shifters. Need to rethink the bars, though. I liked the English 3 speed look, so...