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Oh, sorry those are all upside down. The bikes are hanging by the wheels, I flipped the photos but TapaTalk doesn't appear to care about photos lately.

I was posting those details from memory, but now that I'm in the garage looking at the bikes hanging in the rafters, I see that the Schwinn doesn't really have peaked fenders, just the front end of the front fender. The fenders on the Columbia are ridged? Ribbed? The center is raised but...

So Friday morning, I'm on my way home from work, and as I'm going past the local junk collector/seller, some chrome and a bit of yellow catch my eye. It's the headlight on an old Raleigh boy's bike. Later that day I go back to check them out and, after getting some cash and hooking my trailer...

Wow, you sure? Haha. Thank you! I actually had to rework the brake arm recently, as I was messing around in the garage one day and accidentally broke it. Guess I forgot to add pics of the new setup (though it's not much different).

Just back from a late night ride, 7.7 miles around town. Headlight works wonderfully, downhill stretches were a blast. Climbs sucked, but they always have, haha.

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Hey, now that I finally have a bike, I may actually be able to get out for the Northampton ride! Sent from my VK410 using Tapatalk

Added a small cheapo mirror: Detail shot from the front coaster brake arm. This used to be a piece from an old fence gate latch: The reflection in the headlight is fun to watch while riding: I dig this out of the wreckage of an old 1940-something car and garbage dump found trashed in...

Thank you! I'm looking forward to riding this a bunch this summer, and excited for a night ride to see how well the headlight really works.

Thank you! I'll admit, the arm on the front brake is a little too weak, it bends if I really push on it. I have a few ideas for how to stiffen it up. The bike is low enough that if I park it juuust right, I can stand it up on just the pedal, but it's right on the edge of falling over. With that...

Kickstand storage... Fully removed... Deployed... Found a place for the old tire pressure gage Lights on! I used the piece of seat tube I cut off to make a ring to wear while riding, haha... And I've had this piece of spring steel for at least 20 years, my dad gave it...

Obviously the brick is a temporary kickstand until I can figure out something discreet, haha EDIT: The kickstand dilemma has been resolved, but the rain moved back in before I could get pictures. It stores very discreetly, and it isn't too far off from the brick.

I honestly had my doubts that I'd ever actually finish this thing...and yet, here we are! It's finally done.

Hey, thank you! I'll be sure to get a bunch of pics and maybe a video or two once it's done. Speaking of done...I left work early last night on account of a goop-filled eyeball (gross) and didn't want to wake the family early, so I went right into the garage and got to work. Both tires and...

Exciting update for anybody kind enough to still be paying any attention to this drawn out, slow, neglected build... I FINALLY got a set of wheels! Dropped the hubs off at the shop this past Saturday, the owner said he should have them on the following Friday. The voicemail on my phone said...

Just the bare steel pan from the seat that was on the bike when I got it. Reworked the post, clamp, and springs, removed the rails from underneath to get it to sit as low as possible. Yes, that bolt head looks menacing, but it test rode just fine. ;)

I mocked the bike up on some wheels and tires from other bikes this weekend, and I think I'm going to have to replace the fork, and I might end up reworking the seat as well. The riding position is actually very comfortable, I wasn't sure what to expect but it's not too bad at all. It's still...

Thank you! It feels good to be back at it.

Eh, I'm not too worried about it. I filed the tops of the corners down so it's sort of dome-shaped, it's actually very smooth. Maybe it'll act as a sort of "rider retention" system, haha. On an unrelated note, I found a power supply for my lights. Amazon has a 12VDC 3800mAh output Lithium ion...

Hey all, I'm back at it again, and this time I plan to see this build through to the end. Here's a quick photo dump of my recent progress: And a cool find from a junk collector I visited a while ago. Patent dates of 1929-1932. It'll ride in the handlebar bag: