Tetanus Shot Build

[udallcustombikes]

I was counting bikes needed for me and the family to take to the Midwest Bike Fest and realized I was one short. I threw my recently acquired Columbia together with some parts I had available that matched the look of the bike.
Running a pair of S-7 rims with a Bendix single red band wrapped in a set of Duro white walls. The fenders came off of the Western Flyer that I got with the Columbia. A Pearsons saddle tops it off.
I might come back later and hit the rust with some satin clear to preserve it as is.
Behold the Tetanus Shot

 

[Graylock]

Great name!

GL

 

[KOTA]

I got "lock jaw" just looking at it!...............NICE!

 

[mastronaut]

Whip out the Mercurochrome!

 

[Tommy Atoms]

looks good as is.

 

[udallcustombikes]

Would it be better to use a satin or flat clear? I want the clear to be just that, clear. So no one even knows it's there.

 

[benz]

Even the seat looks rusty, I dig it man.

 

[udallcustombikes]

The seat that was on it was just a rusty pan. Swapped that for a black one, then the brown vinyl just looked right.

 

[udallcustombikes]

The seat that was on it was just a rusty pan. Swapped that for a black one, then the brown vinyl just looked right.

 

[udallcustombikes]

Quick question for the Columbia fans- My serial number (R602XXX) falls between the numbers for '51 and '52 on the list on oldroads.com. Where does this put my bike?

 

[texasbigjon]

you turned a throw together into a future keeper! nice selection of aged parts too. :mrgreen: if you try the matte clear coat,do a small section first,as it can sometime leave a frosted finish that you can see! :wink:

 

[jimw1960]

Would it be better to use a satin or flat clear? I want the clear to be just that, clear. So no one even knows it's there.

You might try using POR-15 clear. It's made to bond to cleaned rusty surfaces. http://www.por15.com/POR-15-Rust-Preven ... roducts/1/

 

[aka_locojoe]

That's a great bike.

 

[udallcustombikes]

I took the Tetanus Shot out this morning for a few pictures.
This is next to one of the Co-op's older grain bins

The Co-op has been painting a mural on the side of one of their barns for about 6 years and it's still not done. I never see anyone painting, but it grows slowly...

And here it is posing with an old grain truck.

 

[dos cruiser]

Hey Cameron, your bike next to the old grain truck looks great, if it was in black & white you could pass it off as a 1950s picture.
I looked at my columbia code list and it put your bike between 2/52 and 10/52.

Don

 

[udallcustombikes]

Thanks, Don. I wanted to use some b&w and sepia on some of the pics, but with the camera dead I am stuck using my phone.

 

[udallcustombikes]

When I got this bike, it was missing the head badge. So I started looking around for a Columbia badge. All of the ones I have seen have two rivet holes in a vertical line and my head tube has three vertical holes. This and the fact that my serial number fall between the ones on the list I have seen for Columbia leads me to think it wore a different badge. Any ideas on which name might have been on this bike originally? Is there a Columbia badge with three rivets? Or is it Columbia made for ???????

 

[Ratfink1962]

Here you go...

Good lookin bike! :mrgreen:

 

[sean138]

Here's a few more "old photos". Enjoy!

Sean

 

[dos cruiser]

I believe the Hiway Patol was a Firestone badged bike built by Columbia or someone may have drilled a third hole.