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Having dragged these down from the loft where they've been for over 15 years, I've decided to fix the Gold one and sell or swap the red one.
So as I fix "GoldenRod" I am prepping "RuffnReddy" for sale. I bought these two at a bicycle shop closing auction for $6 each.
Here's Goldie with a spring seat cobbed from a Brooks racing saddle and taller handlebars, returning from a test ride. The 2 Speed brakes and shifts - although somewhat randomly.
I had to make a taller seat post and all I could find was an old Ford Tractor steering shaft which had to be turned a little in my ancient Atlas lathe.
The seat is at the right height for my long legs, but I can barely swing onto the bike. What do you think about using one of those seat posts with the curved extension? I've never tried one. How do they affect the handling?
I didn't want to get carried away but the Gold front hub was cracked from overtightened bearing, so I unlaced and relaced the Red hub into the better Gold rim.
The fenders had some bad dents and I wanted to try banging them out. I had to make this block with a hole saw and this oscillating tool I picked up somewhere.
Badly dented...
Not as badly dented...
More later...
So as I fix "GoldenRod" I am prepping "RuffnReddy" for sale. I bought these two at a bicycle shop closing auction for $6 each.
Here's Goldie with a spring seat cobbed from a Brooks racing saddle and taller handlebars, returning from a test ride. The 2 Speed brakes and shifts - although somewhat randomly.
I had to make a taller seat post and all I could find was an old Ford Tractor steering shaft which had to be turned a little in my ancient Atlas lathe.
The seat is at the right height for my long legs, but I can barely swing onto the bike. What do you think about using one of those seat posts with the curved extension? I've never tried one. How do they affect the handling?
I didn't want to get carried away but the Gold front hub was cracked from overtightened bearing, so I unlaced and relaced the Red hub into the better Gold rim.
The fenders had some bad dents and I wanted to try banging them out. I had to make this block with a hole saw and this oscillating tool I picked up somewhere.
Badly dented...
Not as badly dented...
More later...