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Hey Ron Please update, if possible. I rode my 35 Rolfast to work on Monday, 40 degrees on the way in and rain on the way home and I smiled all the way! Thanks, Sludgeguy

My brother had one back in the day. Cool bike,good to see one come back from the dead!

Re: Columbia Playboy build Hey there, I have a Columbia Playbike, not Playboy although it would be more fun, from when I was a kid in my shed. It is all original and still rideable. Been thinking about a restore on it but have too many bike projects and not enough time. Mine is metalic green...

SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey it's looking good. Hadn't heard of the vinegar lemon juice soak. What's it do?

Great bike and story. I am working on a similar bike myself, a 1935 or 36 Rollfast. They are fun to do. Mine was in much worse shape than yours. Sounds like you are on the right track. The nut you are talining about does indead screw off. The brace does go in between the fender and the fork...

Very sweet looking bike so far. Keep up the great work!

Thanks Crassly. Skip tooth chain separted cleaning up the wheels and tuning the rim. I'll be skip toothed powered in no time! Thanks for all the kind comments too. Sludgeguy

Here are the before pics, my first build. My sister was on the way to the scrap yard with it and I intercepted it. Couldn't even turn the handle bars. The rims and seat were trashed. So I found some replacements. Need a tip for breaking a skip tooth chain, got a girls bike I'm going to...

Sweet! More pics please. Looks incredible, just like my steak, WELL DONE!

Any wonderful tips to fill in the dips left after sandblasting a rust frame? Not looking forward to my idea, spray sanding primer and sand, then spray sanding primer and sand, then repeat. Frame cleaned up really well but the oxidation left divits on the top of all surfaces. Sorry if it's...

Congrats on a very cool ride, http://www.hiwheel.com/ The above link has a full line of repair parts as well as NEW highwheeler bicycles for sale. They also have very reasonably priced reproduction saddles. I played 1860's base ball and watched the fine folks of Greenfield Village at the...

Hello Galtbacken, Been watching to see if there are any new updates but none. Can you update us? It is looking so sweet. Thanks, Sludgeguy

Excellent bike, great paint sceme. Nicely done, Sludgeguy

Hi all, Just purchased a womens Raleigh 3 speed Colt. Bought it with the intention of parting it out for my rat project, but when I got there, wow! Not really my kind of bike but maybe too nice to part out. The only flaw I see is some one added a rear carrier to it and the spring clip dented...

Sorry about not taking more pics of the first 2. I'll snap some more when I can today. I'll make certain to get some detail shots too. Thanks, Sludgeguy

http://www.nbhaa.com/index8.html This link might be of interest to you. Merry Christmas Sludgeguy

Thanks for the info everyone. Rustinkerer about what year is the Rollsfast? I'm guessing late 30's. thanks again, Sludgeguy

Can you help to identify the boys bike the other 2 I know about. What a nice gift from a sweet sister! Need to know all I can about the boys bike, never saw one with "H"s all the way around the crank sproket. Thanks Sludgeguy