it's a couple days away from the rrbbo dead line. skullosis still isn't finished, i have a couple other build's on the go and i'm trying to set up a haunted photoshoot.
i feel like a chicken running around with my head cut off.
what did i do to rectifi the situation? that's right, i started yet another build. (truth of the matter, i've been dying to start this one)
picked up the bike from the brantford vintage bike show. and a couple of tires.
i was told the rims were 28", so i purchased discounted 28" tires (said he had 26 and 28's-2 sizes)
well one tire was a 28x1.40, the other a 28x 1 1/2 (thought i was buying a matching set)
turns out both tires didn't fit the rims and the project was put on the back burner.
with a little research and help from the good folks here eventually i found tires that fit.
thx for joining me on the start of my build.
the bikes seen some wear, but let me tell you, i really lucked out with this one.
this bike came apart like it was a month old. no stuck neck's, seat tubes or bolts.the bearings are in incredable shape and all turned freely the day i purchased the bike.
i couldn't be happier.
for such age, the seat is in fantastic condition.
new departure hub and c-coaster brake.
nice detailing on the neck
back to the rims. these are old clincher rims (ie rubber tubing with wire inside to twist the 2 ends of the tubing together. relaced the rims with ss spokes and found a set of 27x1 1/4" tires that worked nicely.
the bars scared me. they had a mean bend in them.
for the most part i fixed them without aid of heat of any bending devices.
there thin and easy to bend. i think there gonna need a brace.
what do you think i should do about fenders?
leave them on, take em off or cut em down?
i feel like a chicken running around with my head cut off.
what did i do to rectifi the situation? that's right, i started yet another build. (truth of the matter, i've been dying to start this one)
picked up the bike from the brantford vintage bike show. and a couple of tires.
i was told the rims were 28", so i purchased discounted 28" tires (said he had 26 and 28's-2 sizes)
well one tire was a 28x1.40, the other a 28x 1 1/2 (thought i was buying a matching set)
turns out both tires didn't fit the rims and the project was put on the back burner.
with a little research and help from the good folks here eventually i found tires that fit.
thx for joining me on the start of my build.
the bikes seen some wear, but let me tell you, i really lucked out with this one.
this bike came apart like it was a month old. no stuck neck's, seat tubes or bolts.the bearings are in incredable shape and all turned freely the day i purchased the bike.
i couldn't be happier.
for such age, the seat is in fantastic condition.
new departure hub and c-coaster brake.
nice detailing on the neck
back to the rims. these are old clincher rims (ie rubber tubing with wire inside to twist the 2 ends of the tubing together. relaced the rims with ss spokes and found a set of 27x1 1/4" tires that worked nicely.
the bars scared me. they had a mean bend in them.
for the most part i fixed them without aid of heat of any bending devices.
there thin and easy to bend. i think there gonna need a brace.
what do you think i should do about fenders?
leave them on, take em off or cut em down?
, put the fenders from the shelf back on.
