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Great Looking Grocery Getter... Looks like you got a bit thirsty on the long ride back from the supermarket as there appears to be a few missing from the 12 pack... :mrgreen: Like the smoking grille in the background...adds a nice touch to the photograph!

Thanks Schwinnmesa...has this been the coldest and longest winter that you can remember here in Michigan in some time? Global Warming my big old rear end! I think Summer will arrive for one day on July 28 and then leave promptly to Texas...where the better bikes live a life of leisure at Uncle...

Thanks for all the wonderful comments, I really appreciate them. I have Schwalbe's Creme colored Fat Franks, several versions of Electra's Retro Runners, and your typical Brick Schwinn Typhoon/Tycoon Treads on my various bikes and for some reason the Bontrager's Hanks just feel weird compared to...

Now that the Snow has melted (at least until it returns this weekend) I decided to take a short shake down ride of my Winter Build. Not terribly happy with the ride, and will probably mount some Electra Retro Runners instead of the Bontrager Hank's (which can't seem to find a happy home on any...

Now that you say that, you are right! :D Interesting bike that Electra has put together, but it appears you would have to wear matching colors just to avoid looking like a dork while riding it. Perhaps GAP had matching "outfits" specifically for this bike as I only found out about it while...

Did anyone score one of these?

Can you share where you bought a flat sided axle to fit? I've been told at several bike shops here in Michigan that I am looking for a needle in a haystack... Surely someone somewhere is selling something like this... :?:

Tomb, It is Digital...I haven't used a paint brush since 6th Grade Art Glass...which was a long, long time ago. :mrgreen: Here's another view of the same bike...

Chimichanga, The tires are Electra Retro Runners....they come in white wall, black wall and the red walls you see here...and possibly other colors as well, depending on what Electra has in their inventory/warehouse, etc. and what they have released to your local dealer(s).

Here is another one of my Black Bikes...my Grocery Getter

Very nice bike...was watching that one sale, too, but I've run out of room, so I'd have to divest of one of my 10 bikes, if I wanted to pick up another. Not ready to do that just yet. :D

Here's another good one... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl-zQhr0V6g

Steve, Thanks for pulling my '52 Schwinn Hornet out of this build off, it would come in dead last if you had kept it in....some people need step back and realize we all do this for the fun of it. The skills and workmanship of all the builds is simply astounding! I only wish I had half of the...

Couple more rats? More like a couple hundred! I think you should expand that Cellar so we can see more of your wonderful bikes! :mrgreen:

Uncle Stretch Well, of course, it's always operator error...but I didn't have these problems when using Krylon with the same level of humidity...which has been excessive every time I paint on the weekends for some reason. A number of people in my geographical area have since told me that Krylon...

Rustinkerer - I also have the original skip tooth chain, crank, chain ring and wheels, but the wheels have different size spoke nipples and was painted as well and rebuilding both wheels will be my winter project. Having said that, I still like that Monark Chain Ring...it looks like a complete...

Mr. Farrell - It all comes down to personal preference...I just happen to have an Electra Cruiser (Black, of course) with their Retro Runner tires and I just like how it rides. It just seems like a thicker tire to me and the central tread is flatter/wider and seems to roll better. But at our...

Thanks for the nice comments... :) Rustinkerer - hopefully, your bike is paying attention and will avoid his "older" brother's mistakes and that of its owner. 8) I like your chain ring... Sensor - Funny you should mention that...I slipped in what I thought were Electra's longest truss rods...