Re: Pre WWII Elgin!!! Collegiate "Board Tracker?" not schwinn!!!
sorry i havent updated for a while been working. Well the fork was hard to over come but i ended up using a schwinn style springer fork and the org truse rods togeather to make a unique fork. i did take pics but my phone didnt...
Re: Pre WWII Elgin!!! Collegiate "Board Tracker?" not schwinn!!!
well what that was is a steel harness (aka Hames) for a plow horse or mule, i saw it in an antique store grabbed it for 10$. since then i have found a fork and it is being sent to me so i have these bars now. me and my friend...
Re: Pre WWII Elgin!!! Collegiate "Board Tracker?" not schwinn!!!
Well that fork idea is dead quick fork weighed more than the bike soooo no go..... but I might make a. Trailer with it hummm.....
Re: Pre WWII Elgin!!! Collegiate "Board Tracker?" not schwinn!!!
So I'm my poed fork state I went digging into every vintage store I could find in town.. when I saw this I had a strange idea....
Mowhahahahahaaa. Its a old plow horse harnas I think it will work and look sick mowhahahhaha
Re: Pre WWII Elgin!!! Collegiate "Board Tracker?" not schwinn!!!
Ok ran into a problem the guy that sold me the 24in fork didnt have a 26in elgin balloon fork so now i have no fork..... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Anywhy anyone outthere that might by chance have a prewar 26in balloon fork...
Re: Pre WWII Collegiate "Board Tracker?"
New Crank arm Yea!!!!1
The fork that i orded 24in not 26in gerrrrrrr called the guy hes sending me a new one
PS the FatFranks are going to be the brown ones with red rims the black ones are from another bike for mockup
you can also see the Fender and...
Re: Pre WWII Collegiate "Board Tracker?"
I'm soooooooo upset. I ordered a 26in fork for my collegiate off ebay. Mounted everything up, went to put
The tire on..... its twisted almost 1/2in and its a 24in gerrrrrrrrr tooooo the world....
Other than that my crank arm is in as well as my...
Re: Pre WWII Collegiate "Board Tracker?"
Im Wondering if anyone has used Ankor Wax befor to protect the patina on an old bike. im having really hard time finding away to save the rust and old paint but keep the bike form turning to dust...
Sorry my first post will be the bike half put back together a kid at the shop got to my camera and deleted all my piks GERRRRR
Whats done
Seat upholstery
stem, handle bars and grips installed
Chain ring Cleaned
Rear hub rebuilt and buttery smooth
Needs Done
Paint rims red, Respoke, and...