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Glad you joined in... I like it alot. Really into that chain ring. I want one for my lady's bike.

My 2 cents: I've done only a couple minor changes to this one: White grips and seat, rubbing compound on all paint, oh and that sweet bell. 1957 Spitfire Spitfire in Petaluma by curlywolf, on Flickr...

Re: '52 Schwinn Spitfire Again, I appreciate your knowledge... Your '55 looks CLEAN! Is that also a 24"? (PS- I joined your facebook following last night. Cool stuff) -elliott

Re: '52 Schwinn Spitfire Cool. Thanks for the info Udall. Beautiful, warm, natural sunlight, rudolf.

Re: '52 Schwinn Spitfire Good eye Udall. Since you called that, I did a little searching and I've referenced the link below for the production year by serial number (B38876). Since the serial number has only 5 numerals, I think it's falls as early as March 1952 as this guide reads or as late...

Holy seatpost, Batman!

Spitfire in Petaluma by curlywolf, on Flickr

Good looking bike there.

Welcome from Santa Rosa.

Dude, the difference is insane. Since the above photos were taken, (current one below) I have added the freewheel cog and am currently running it. It has just 2 teeth more than the fixed cog (16t fixed, 18t freewheel) and in the first few miles I was even noticing my cadence had increased. But a...

Don't take my comment the wrong way. I meant its amazing they have maintained such great condition 60 years later. They are both good-looking bikes. Well done.

Very cool. Nice color scheme and sweet pinstripes on the frame. I used bars with similar shape on my recent build.(Are you sure that paint is from the 40's??) (Also, I had that same gear ratio on mine till I went freewheel, now 52 - 18. Its actually quite noticeable in cadence.)

I'm glad you decided to leave it as is. It looks great with that finish. (You get the idea about the seat, so I won't go there.)

Well I guess I can add a few: Fuji Flip single speed by curlywolf, on Flickr 021 Blu Suburban dvwy by curlywolf, on Flickr Murray Sportcrest by curlywolf, on Flickr

Peugeot Peugeot by curlywolf, on Flickr Fuji 1stDay&Now by curlywolf, on Flickr Schwinn & then there was Bacon by curlywolf, on Flickr Royce Union Before&After by curlywolf, on Flickr

Re: POST PHOTOS HERE FOR THE GALLERY PAGE 1970s Fuji Fuji Flip single speed by curlywolf, on Flickr

Awesome, mean looking bike! (Looks like it was inspired by "The Intimidator" Dale Earnhardt!) Good work.

HAHA. I love it. Those are creepy as heII.

There are so many people taking old road frames and converting them to fixed gears. While I enjoy the clean lines and simplicity of them I don't see the functionality as a daily-use machine. So I built a bike that has the look and well... brakes! I just 'finished' a 70's Fuji road frame. When I...

Re: The boardtrack- bobber-bicycle looking thing... Awesome! Keep it up. It's lookin great.