BO15 All Downhill

[horsefarmer]

After consultations with O.J. re: seat choices, and a thorough dig thru the stash I have 3 finalists.

The only saddle I have rode any distance in is the Velo and it's not a bad fit for me.

Also gonna try these 1980's ChengShins from a flipped Girls Huffy.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Velo seat looks best to me. And the crumbley gumwall scares me on the tires.
Schwalbe makes some nice tan walls, quite popular on resto MTBs

 

[horsefarmer]

I will check em over close. First a test ride and to see if they are noisy on pavement. I'm trying to make a smooth street gravel bike.

 

[Captain Awesome]

Velo seat for sure!

What size tires are you looking for and do they need to be skin wall or tan wall?

 

[horsefarmer]

Velo seat for sure!

What size tires are you looking for and do they need to be skin wall or tan wall?

I like the tread and style of tread on these. Only rub is they are only 20" x 1.95" size. They will be awesome or silly looking. Same tire, fatter, used, or new, and cheap.

 

[Captain Awesome]

I like the tread and style of tread on these. Only rub is they are only 20" x 1.95" size. They will be awesome or silly looking. Same tire, fatter, used, or new, and cheap.

You mean 26", right?

 

[horsefarmer]

You mean 26", right?

Yes sorry for the typo they are 26" tires.

 

[horsefarmer]

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Love that Bomber! I see why you want tan walls, looks right with the black rims.

 

[horsefarmer]

Love that Bomber! I see why you want tan walls, looks right with the black rims.

Thanks! I like the tread design.

Made by Cheng Shin, name on sidewall is CITY BIKE.

 

[OddJob]

Tires look great on there, HF! Very retro too. I still think a big ol' block style logo with just the letters like maybe HF-DH in black filling up that painters canvas called a 'down tube' on your bike would give it that braggadocious , cocky, downhiller attitude.

For saddles, I vote either Velo, or the non-descript black one.

 

[horsefarmer]

 

[OddJob]

THAT'S IT!!

 

[horsefarmer]

Cool but I don't know where I could source stickers for graphics. Maybe a stencil?

 

[MattiThundrrr]

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[MattiThundrrr]

The seat tube is parallel to the steerer. I can't wait for the ride video. Maybe not "All Downhill" at first though, mmmmkayy?

 

[horsefarmer]

The seat tube is parallel to the steerer. I can't wait for the ride video. Maybe not "All Downhill" at first though, mmmmkayy?

I can ride almost anything, once!

 

[horsefarmer]

I see this is available for those cricuit machines. Kinda cool but IDK if you get a lightning bolt with the circus font.

 

[horsefarmer]

Finally back messing with this. Digging thru my stash, which has been improved by the addition of a lot of interesting bits my late brother acquired. Also found a rogue brewski in our fridge door that my brother had picked up during our trip to Ann Arbor swap last year... Nice afternoon for reflection. Sipped this beverage as I dug through the parts.

The cat is our latest stray, "Clarence". He was literally sitting by the side of the county road a couple of miles from our place last January. Named after the angel in "It's a Wonderful life."

He likes to hang around me in the garden or the shop.
I selected:
Shimano Tourney Derailleur. Not premo but it's black and the big jockey wheels look kool.

Shimano index thumbie. I actually have 3 of the SIS index type 5 speed thumb shifters. This one looks the worst - label long gone, but the mechanism shifts smooth like butter.

Brake levers. Digging thru the brake parts for levers, I wanted big motorcycle type bits. Found a mismatched pair 1 C-Star and 1 Shimano and painted the Shimano black to match.

Today the brakes themselves and chain install.

 

[OddJob]

Nice day for reflection and ratification. And the refreshement; Founders is a good one. We see that here in MN too. Their Session Ale is a good one, and their stout I tried is smooothe. I'm a Brown fan, so if I can find the Underground Mountain, I'd like to give that a go.

Looks like the parts group is coming together. DoWn HiLL oN~!