Addison Speed Special

[deorman]

They are best straightened as much as possible before lacing, but go easy at first to you get a handle on it, it isn't hard to twist them or throw them out of round.(worse than side wobble, IMO)

[stretch]

that's one awesome bike you got there! those dropouts look hauntingly familiar...

ooh! oooh! scary! why do they haunt you so?

[fenderhole]

lol, well maybe "hauntingly" was a poor choice of words. i just really dig those CWC dropouts. i think they have the coolest shape of all the bikes from that era.

[stretch]

they are nice. some look like they're gonna snap off just sittin there, some look like.. is it gonna fly away? not our bikes.

[JoeyMac]

looking good so far. Let's see this thing on wheels

[stretch]

trying to find time to strip and prime the wheels. im itching to get them together. thats all thats really keeping me from getting the bike done.

[stretch]

stripped and primed the wheels today. didnt post pics cuz my brother ran off with it, and i figured watching primer dry isnt thats stunning. ill post pics when i paint them ivory gloss. cant wait to build the wheels!! my first time! question: is it possible to build the rear wheel with the cog still on? i ask this because theres a notch in the cog, and i was wondering if thats to build the wheel without taking the cog off. it is a skiptooth bike, and every skiptooth cog ive seen has the notch.

[deorman]

I believe that is correct. Not just skiptooth, but just about any threadring coaster hub. Not necessarily for a full build, but for spoke replacement in any case.

[stretch]

no, im doing a full rebuild, so you think its stil possible? i tried it and it was tight.

[deorman]

I would just pull the guts for lacing, then screw it back together for tuning.

[stretch]

thats what i was thinking. i already assembled it, but its not THAT hard to do it. im hoping to get the wheels together within the next week, so i have time to put together the finishing touches, while riding it, like a true rat. the stripping wheel i got for my birthday works awesome! so taking the rims down to bare metal was easy-er.

[deorman]

Since it's a plate clutch type, you don't really need to anything w/the brake side but slide it out and slide it back in as a unit. Just keep the sprocket side facing up, take off the cone, unscrew the bendix, leave everything on the axle.

[stretch]

how'd you guess it was a bendix hub?

[stretch]

i got the rear wheel together! i got the rear rim painted before the front, so i took it up to the bike shop and had eric show me how to lace it. it was actually easier than i thought. so i took it home, tuned the hub, and tossed on the original rim strip and the NOS tire, put it on the bike, and threw the chain on. i just feel great about the bike now. im going to go work on the front now.

[Markm]

Nice!!