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So I bought more junk...
With the BB10 muscle bike in progress I have seemed to acquire a bunch of spare parts. I had ordered a set of ...... wheels and changed directions on the look before I could use them so they were just sitting. That was not going to do for me so the search began for a crusty frame to throw some parts at and make a cool cruiser I could take to the brewery hence the name Brew-iser.
I had been eyeballing this bike at an antique shop for about a year and watched the price drop from $60 originally to the final price of $30 when I bought it. Top dollar for the condition but the look was what I had pictured in my mind. Into the Focus it went!
Crappy wheels and tires, chipped paint, rusty chain...PERFECT!
I don't even know what kind of bike it is as there is so much paint on it that I can't find any numbers but I don't care. Time to dig in!
Fenders:
Weird basket thing:
Front brake setup:
Ok ok enough of Sweet Brown!
I am not big on reflectors but I needed this for a spacer on the fork nut soooo...hmmmm
What be this!?
Perfect fit! Keep scrolling to see what it is
So, I mounted my wheel and tire combo, threw on some bars after I switched over the original grips, swapped out to a single sprocket while keeping the rusty crank, repacked the crank bearings, fixed the chainguard mounts, added some vintage pedals, and bolted on a black saddle.
BOOM! Crusty, rusty, and full of attitude!!!!
Oh lawd the patina! The bike has at least 3 paint jobs lol
Some rear shots
My buddy approves!
There you have it! I am really happy with how this think turned out for the amount of time I put into it. This will stay as it is and I will likely ad some vintage car trim and maybe some old white painted logos or name on the chainguard. Let me know what you all think!
Thanks!
With the BB10 muscle bike in progress I have seemed to acquire a bunch of spare parts. I had ordered a set of ...... wheels and changed directions on the look before I could use them so they were just sitting. That was not going to do for me so the search began for a crusty frame to throw some parts at and make a cool cruiser I could take to the brewery hence the name Brew-iser.
I had been eyeballing this bike at an antique shop for about a year and watched the price drop from $60 originally to the final price of $30 when I bought it. Top dollar for the condition but the look was what I had pictured in my mind. Into the Focus it went!
Crappy wheels and tires, chipped paint, rusty chain...PERFECT!
I don't even know what kind of bike it is as there is so much paint on it that I can't find any numbers but I don't care. Time to dig in!
Fenders:
Weird basket thing:
Front brake setup:
Ok ok enough of Sweet Brown!
I am not big on reflectors but I needed this for a spacer on the fork nut soooo...hmmmm
What be this!?
Perfect fit! Keep scrolling to see what it is
So, I mounted my wheel and tire combo, threw on some bars after I switched over the original grips, swapped out to a single sprocket while keeping the rusty crank, repacked the crank bearings, fixed the chainguard mounts, added some vintage pedals, and bolted on a black saddle.
BOOM! Crusty, rusty, and full of attitude!!!!
Oh lawd the patina! The bike has at least 3 paint jobs lol
Some rear shots
My buddy approves!
There you have it! I am really happy with how this think turned out for the amount of time I put into it. This will stay as it is and I will likely ad some vintage car trim and maybe some old white painted logos or name on the chainguard. Let me know what you all think!
Thanks!
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