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Re: 38 Rollfast One of the first things I noticed about these forks is that they seemed tight and did not want to pivot. The hardware that came with them included two thick washers between the fork and the plate. The washers were thicker than the shoulder on the bolt, so when you tighten the...

Re: 38 Rollfast Thanks Uncle Stretch. You and me both. :D LOL. 'Twernt me that bent it. Hehehe. Actually, I'm kind of embarassed to say that I tossed the old crank. I probably could have straightened it but I plan to send some of the parts out for rechroming and I guess I didn't want to...

Re: 38 Rollfast Made a little progress on this bike. I had the frame and forks stripped by Burlington Engineering in Orange, CA. My dad actually found them and told me they could strip powder coating. They also remove rust. The parts looked super clean when I picked them up but began to...

Hey all, I am building a bike for my son and I wanted to use some brick colored tires on it. I've been searching but I can't seem to find any. Does anyone know where I might find them? I am looking for 18 x 2.125. Thanks! Rusty.

Thanks Crassly. I have a WL but the hub shell is pretty pitted. If I were to replace it entirely, would one be preferable to the other, like is one heavier duty or anything like that? Are they the same width? Also, is one prewar and one postwar maybe? Sorry about all the questions, just...

Hi all, Can anyone tell me the difference between the Model W and Model WL front hubs? Thanks, Rusty

Re: 38 Rollfast Thanks sensor. Yes, I really like the Monark forks with this frame. The parellel forks looks very nice with the two parellel bars on the frame.

Re: 38 Rollfast No, didn't try to save them. One was already broken so I just clipped them out with some dikes. :D I did save the brass nipples though. Not sure if the new spokes have brass ones or not. I figured I would polish them up.

Re: 38 Rollfast Working on the wheels today. The ones in the pictures above are just temps from another bike. Original Wheels Rear hub showing some promise... Emery cloth and a wire wheel are your friend. All the internals were sah-weet! Just cleaned everthing and gave it some...

Man, that is one of the coolest stories I've ever heard! What a cool kid! My son is only 4 1/2 right now but I'm looking forward to times like these. Happy Birthday to your son. And very cool job he did on his bike!

Thanks for the warm welcome guys! vibr8shun, I'd love to do it but I don't think I will have all my parts in time. Good fun for next year though!

Re: 38 Rollfast Very cool. Thanks for the info Adam.

In my other life (buiding radio controlled planes) that is what we call, "bench flying". :D Those tires look great on that bike. Looking awesome!

Re: 38 Rollfast Here are a couple of shots of the forks up close. Not show quality by any means if you plan to use them out of the box. But easy enough to fix if you plan to paint them.

Re: 38 Rollfast Thanks guys. I went ahead and picked up a non-Schwinn crank set from ebay. I think it should fit. Thanks very much for the link on the Monark forks. I have actually seen quite a few threads here regarding the problems with them. The biggest problem being that they can fold...

Hi all, As I mentioned in my intro, I just got this 38 Rollfast built American Flyer. (I believe it is a Rollfast anyway). So for my first question - I need to get a new crank for this bike because the one that is on it is bent. The one that is on it looks very similar (if not exactly) like...

Hello RatRodders, Rusty is actually my real name. I thought it was a fitting name to use in this forum since most of the bikes I own are pretty rusty. :D I have only been into the bike scene for about 6 months. I sort of fell into it accidentally when I decided my wife and I needed some bikes...