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I never would touch a diet beer either back in the day... hey, I never really drank pop... until I quit the drink I've witnessed too many casualties Carl, of folks that wised up, and instead drink 25 cups of coffee per day. you have to light their freakin' cigarettes for them..

Yo..are we only answering ?? about pre war bikes with rat trap springer forks, cuz that would be so damm boring. I'd have to head over to the cabe or bike forums or something. This is my 'go to' site..c'mon now. :giggle: Columbia..and man, the chrome parts are so nice. the components are...

"au revior, gopher" (er, mole..) :rofl::21:

Very cool Columbia bike> A&W...must be '70s. Carefully restoring...sentimental value:happy: Columbia A&W. All torn down now and carefully cleaning..but WHAT'S THIS METAL AFTER DEGREASING ?. Some of you probably have this bike or something close to it. I mean, I've heard of bronze brazing...

OR... even better, bike wrenching, 1-O-bikelover. I sold two bikes last week to a super young guy who wanted to get more into 'fixing' his own bikes up..He was grilling me on several things, I was only to happy to spend time showing him a couple of things. I'm surprised at the number of...

Hi Duchess...no, I'm not intent on zip ties..It just came with cables flopping , so I threw a couple on there to see if I could coax a little shifting action. :happy:

yep 19 years ago I walked away from a world of hurt into a world of free. The good news is, we're keepin' coffee and diet coke companies flush. :bigsmile:

You got it my man. :thumbsup: Bikes come in ALL shapes and sizes and styles. We live in a disposable society and it sure does show. I have taken bikes that look so beat you think.."no way".. and make them look and ride so nice, it's something to be proud of, (even if it isn't an old Colson with...

Yeah man.. :41:...best coin in your pocket brother 3 years behind you. franco

This is classic Carl. Always with those little touches that are so simple and add so much, and I NEVER think of doing them. Scratch that, I do think of doing them, then I do other stuff, and forget that I was thinking of things like this that I was thinking of...ummm...nevermind.:doh: I forgot...

Oh boy, I think Odd Job nailed it on the painting thing..."quit before you think you're done. Good advice. When I think of armadillo paint jobs, I envision a mix of dark and light greys...metallic, with a bit o' copper/pinkish undertones, and a bright spot of red somewhere. I like the frame...

NICE klunker :thumbsup:

You have got to be kidding me. crowbar huh? Times like this are why I keep a machete tucked between the console and the passenger seat. :happy: Sorry to hear this Troy...to think, all that work bought some nine iron a couple of Pabst tallboys. F.

Rude, crude, and so very acceptable... You just keep bangin' them out the way you want to, and we'll all just sit back, enjoy and learn. Finest kind, my bro. :thumbsup::thumbsup: F.

Super parts...ought to be a very pretty build. :thumbsup:

Thanks Horsefarmer, that seems like the first line of attack for sure. I'm giving that bike a little 'rest' right now, because the other day I was just about to chop it up for tubing. :bigsmile: So, I just move on to something else and then I'll revisit it in a couple of days...trying these...

All good advice, thanks 1oldbikelover...the cassette actually looks excellent, that's why I wonder if it's the internal freehub.? Originally I wondered why the problem with this particular bike.. First time really trying to retrofit a cassette and not a freewheel. i'LL TRACK it down though YOU...

Agreed. That zip tie system is for the birds. gotta get some dedicated cable clips for sure. And while I'm at it, order some thumbies with new cable too to have in stock. :thumbsup: I also wonder if it could be the pawls and springs in the freehub itself are toast. But, I'll go thru your list...

Thanks guys. It's funny, I usually sell mostly BMX or Cruisers, but lately got a good run on Mountain bikes for some odd reason. plus I want to up my knowledge of gears, shifters, dérailleurs, since I get calls for repairs too. I seem to have it down pretty well when working with freewheels...

In my biz of fixing up regular bikes for reg'lar people..I found this cool old Huffy Stalker Frame w. gears no wheels '95ish, I would guess. Steel bike but very lite-weight. Figured I'd clean it paint it get it running fine and do what I do...sell it. No prob. Basically 99.9 percent of bikes I...