Here is my Worksman ING (Industrial News Girl) that I picked up from a friend. It was formerly a plant bike. To tell you the truth he gave me two industrial bikes and this one was my least favorite at first. But, the more I looked at it the more it grew on me. Also, you really don't see a lot of them around in the girls model. even here in the industrial area that I live in. This is the link to the original story about the finds:
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=12463&p=125681&hilit=scenic+225#p125681
First of all I stripped it of rust and paint at my local radiator shop, here is the link where I talked about that:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=12335&p=132130&hilit=favorite+stripper#p132130
Once I had it all primed I found a paint that I like. Since I don't have a compressor I had to rattle can it. The color is called "Ivy Leaf", by Krylon. I picked up the widest cruiser bars I could find at a rat friendly shop down in Galveston called Island Bicycle Company. The fenders came from there as well but I originally bought them for another bike last year. When I first put it together I was planning on running red glitter grips and having a saddle recovered in the same vinyl to match the grips. Since I had the black grips and seat already, I chose to just use these for now. I know it's kind of blasphemous, but the grips are Schwinn. I did enjoy spending a little time getting the seat post out like Uncle Stretch had said would happen on some of the old industrials. The wheels,tires and saddle are from a Huffy Cranbrook that I have here. The headset cups, crank cups and kickstand looked pretty rough but nothing a wire wheel, sandpaper and metal polish couldn't take care of. The chain guard is waiting for one more coat of paint and I have the original head badge that I am trying to clean up and re-use. As you can see, it's not done but the only chain I have is red and that is not going to work now that I audibled out of the original plan. I was pleased with how it's coming along.
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viewtopic.php?f=16&t=12463&p=125681&hilit=scenic+225#p125681
First of all I stripped it of rust and paint at my local radiator shop, here is the link where I talked about that:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=12335&p=132130&hilit=favorite+stripper#p132130
Once I had it all primed I found a paint that I like. Since I don't have a compressor I had to rattle can it. The color is called "Ivy Leaf", by Krylon. I picked up the widest cruiser bars I could find at a rat friendly shop down in Galveston called Island Bicycle Company. The fenders came from there as well but I originally bought them for another bike last year. When I first put it together I was planning on running red glitter grips and having a saddle recovered in the same vinyl to match the grips. Since I had the black grips and seat already, I chose to just use these for now. I know it's kind of blasphemous, but the grips are Schwinn. I did enjoy spending a little time getting the seat post out like Uncle Stretch had said would happen on some of the old industrials. The wheels,tires and saddle are from a Huffy Cranbrook that I have here. The headset cups, crank cups and kickstand looked pretty rough but nothing a wire wheel, sandpaper and metal polish couldn't take care of. The chain guard is waiting for one more coat of paint and I have the original head badge that I am trying to clean up and re-use. As you can see, it's not done but the only chain I have is red and that is not going to work now that I audibled out of the original plan. I was pleased with how it's coming along.
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never could tell it was a work bike! like the color,too.makes me hungry for guacamole and chips! :lol:
