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I'm pretty sure it's a Huffy Catalina Cruiser.

Thanks man.

They're missing and I haven't made new ones yet.

Ignore the missing seat stays.

Is that a shimano FFS crankset? I've always though it would be fun to use one of those with a fixed gear rear wheel.

I bet it was made in Taiwan or Japan. That seems where most of the obscure "store branded" bike-boom bikes came from. Cottered cranks on a bike that late as well as falcon components would back that up.

Is it Keno or Kend. Keno was a typical bike boom bike, supposedly made in japan, badged and sold through Wanamaker department store from 1969-1971. Here is an example. Kent bikes probably weren't much different, just another American marketing group slapping their name on imported bikes.

Maybe a single leaf of a golf cart spring? I used a single leaf of a car spring and it was a bit heavy.

I'm pretty sure it's a Hedstrom 10 inch convertible model 6750e.

You forgot the Red Green bike build off.

Thanks for the compliments. I really enjoyed building this one.

If you're interested you might try to negotiate on that price. They're cool bikes, but have some oddball parts, and they aren't rare or particularly sought after. I'd probably offer a bit less and see how the seller reacts. Once you replace the usual stuff like tires, tubes, rim strips, cables...

I like the patina mixed with just a few modern parts. Nice work.

This one is done.

I think you nailed your streamliner/deco look. The metalwork is amazing.

I agree, it's an imported bike badged for coast to coast hardware stores.

This 1968 racer was pretty rough from sitting outside as yard art so it was a perfect candidate for a mild custom job. I've built it up in the style of a ship yard bike while making use of as many of the original parts as possible. It started out as this. After stripping it down I braced the...

Great job on the crank/sprocket. It looks like it came that way.