Rat Rod
Owner & Founder
I can't exactly say that it's really a fresh find for me as it was for fellow member t4man. I suppose you could say that it ended up finding me! :lol:
Tony picked this bike up from a guy in Paris, Texas (yes, there is a Paris in Texas...Eiffel Tower and all :lol: ). How it got to Texas, who knows, but last week Tony sent me a PM asking if I knew of anyone interested in it because he wanted to sell it. :shock: So, we worked out a deal and now she's mine. :mrgreen: Had to sacrifice my Electra Straight 8 cruiser to obtain the fundage to get it, but I think it was a wise decision in the long run. Not sure I'll run into many more S&S made Laguna's here in the Lonestar State. :wink:
Anyway, got it home and swapped out a few parts to bring it up to my standards. Picked up an old 70s Brooks B17 Narrow from a cool guy locally off the CL this week for $45 and also added the gold Cycle Pro seat clamp, gold KKT Lightning pedals and ODI Mushroom grips. The next thing I plan to replace are the tires. Going to put some Kenda K80 cruisers on for a little more period correct look.
The patina and the ride are very cool. Haven't been this excited about a single speed bike in a while. The gearing is a little high, but hey, my leg muscles need the exercise anyway. :lol:
BTW...the Japanese SR stem and bars were OEM for this bike as well as the ARAYA wheels, Shimano hubs and Three Arrows chainring.
Tony picked this bike up from a guy in Paris, Texas (yes, there is a Paris in Texas...Eiffel Tower and all :lol: ). How it got to Texas, who knows, but last week Tony sent me a PM asking if I knew of anyone interested in it because he wanted to sell it. :shock: So, we worked out a deal and now she's mine. :mrgreen: Had to sacrifice my Electra Straight 8 cruiser to obtain the fundage to get it, but I think it was a wise decision in the long run. Not sure I'll run into many more S&S made Laguna's here in the Lonestar State. :wink:
Anyway, got it home and swapped out a few parts to bring it up to my standards. Picked up an old 70s Brooks B17 Narrow from a cool guy locally off the CL this week for $45 and also added the gold Cycle Pro seat clamp, gold KKT Lightning pedals and ODI Mushroom grips. The next thing I plan to replace are the tires. Going to put some Kenda K80 cruisers on for a little more period correct look.
The patina and the ride are very cool. Haven't been this excited about a single speed bike in a while. The gearing is a little high, but hey, my leg muscles need the exercise anyway. :lol:
BTW...the Japanese SR stem and bars were OEM for this bike as well as the ARAYA wheels, Shimano hubs and Three Arrows chainring.
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