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On a happier note….. 10 miles on this guy with the wife this morning around the lake!!!!

I have one last coat of the white then will mask for the red and blue:

And @OddJob and @BDC , here’s my shifter cable and gear mechanism set up. I think I’m just gonna wing it and paint the cable housings and see what happens!

So, getting into the 11th hour here and still running into some trouble on my mix n match parts from my inventory: Bars…. Not gonna work. New, similar 7/8” bars on order: The seat…. Is hurting me!! Not gonna work with hardware and seat post diameter:

Cleaning up the hardware: degreased the past day, vinegar mix now. The hardware was pretty rough

Thanks @OddJob and @BDC ! I didn’t take the shifter apart, but it looks to me like this end is soldered or crimped as well:

This may be my best option this late in the game…..

Ok y’all…. I’ve got a little trouble here figuring out how I’m going to upgrade my shifter cable housing. I have the replacement housing…. Anyone know how tough it is to replace this tip before I cut it off to slide the cable housing on? The tip is integral to the tension for the shifting...

So uh….. well, your shop and skill set is a bit different than mine! :21: I’m just squirting rattle can rustoleum on a bike pinched into place on an old sears workmate in my backyard! You…. Got it going on at a pro level!

Thanks!!!! I thought about clear coating the red patina, then thought of clear coating the bare metal….. I rode today earlier in a 4th of July parade…. I don’t have a red, white and blue bike for my 4th of July ride. I definitely love the idea, but I’m sticking with the patriotic theme…...

So….. runnin’ out of daylight!!! I got a lot to do on this guy and not a lot of time!!!! I’m gonna start slingin’ some paint!!! Here she is scrubbed, wire wheeled, sanded and steel wooled. First coat …. Underside

Bro……. Do I got the head badge figured out……

Thanks! I love ‘em all too…. Right now though, most of these awesome ideas are beyond my time and skill set.

So….. I dunno…. Im sort of with @MattiThundrrr on this. -A klunker with sketchy brake????? I…. I wouldn’t want it any other way!!! :21::heart: I guess with a name like jumpy….. who wants a bike named stoppy!!! :rofl: We’re just going to torque thiose guys in as good as I can and see what I...

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I hear you. -truth be told, I doubt I ever flog this guy. I have a trek 3900 and if I’m going ‘heavy off-road’ or really looking to push limits, I’d defer to that. It’s got a front suspension, more gears and a broken in brooks saddle! This guy will most commonly see light duty in parades and...

I just had the graffiti remover in my paint cabinet…. I don’t even remember buying it! It worked great, although, I had already removed a lot of paint a year or so ago with another stripper. I did have to use it liberally and it took 10-20 minutes to work, BUT, it made light work of the paint...

Ok…. That said, I have had a slight change of direction on this build. I did a Syracuse Classic Bikes ride a week or so ago and it was BMX night. A lot of guys brought these super cool basically 26” bmx bikes. They were like a mix between a klunker and a bmx...

Thanks for checking in on me @kingfish254 I’ve….. been quite busy. My youngest, baby Jude #4 just graduated from high school and she played softball. My wife and I have had our hands full with end of year games and ceremonies / graduation activities. We have one party left next weekend...

No progress!!! I’m doing the summer build now… once the summer build is done, I’ll get back after this guy!!!