Went and bought some cheap forks today. Couple of cheap back wheels
Picked up the half of tank
Came home and my son had went and picked these 2 up for me. My wife’s grandparents bikes. He passed away and she wanted them gone. The ladies bike was 1 owner.
Not time for sentimental attachment...
I’ve been holding onto a crusty monark frame for the summer build. Needed a fork and today at Easter my father in law told me his neighbor gave him a bike to sell in exchange for cleaning the shed.
It’s missing half the tank and a woman’s bike but I may feel bad parting this one out. This hub...
I normally don’t paint anything because I’m not very good at it 😂 but my only fork that fit was bright orange and that wouldn’t work well.
Running into the same problem with my planned summer build. Buying frames with junk forks is catching up to me
Still sad they tore out the last dirt we had to ride here. Might have to change tires and cruise it on the street. It rides fantastic and I really like the paint
https://ratrodbikes.com/threads/crusty.119345/
Back surgery hampered the snow riding but got out a bit today with the brace on for a few final photos.
The local singletrack that I built this to cruise on is currently being destroyed to make a paved bike path extension. Because of the back brace...