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Thank you all.....especially Uncle Stretch. I am envious of your skills building frames and always enjoy seeing your finished bikes.

Okay, I know no one on this site understands this (LOL)...Got off work earlier than expected so I had to finish the El Camino.... forks cut fitted lining up the bars, which by the way, most of us probably toss these.....OCC Sting Ray flat bars....I'm guilty temporary shifter set up, wanna...

Re: Monark El Camino I had mocked it up with all red, then all blue, then just whitewalls....the all white does really pop. I have a Nexus 7 & 3 on 2 other bikes, and they are great hubs, aren't they! My dilemma is deciding where to cut the forks down to....flush with the top clamp( I know I...

before: after: work in progress: and now finished next project: love my tankers!!!

Here's my version of that Monark....I spread the frame and then rolled the fenders out to fit the 2.125's under them...no rubbing!

with ice cream!!!

Have you tried a boat repair shop or marina?

Re: Monark El Camino Thanks fellow ratrodders :lol: Here's tonight's progress...... chain line good, used Sheldon Brown's frame spacing technique with a 2 x 4, Thank you Sheldon...gone but never forgotten! Crank & chainring cleaned up decently tank mounted, still fiddling with the triple...

You have taken a great bike and made it totally awesome........that is one rad ride.

A mid 60's Monark El Camino, made by Huffy according to the serial number.....and another tanker. Here we go....... pics from the CL ad....a bit rusty, the typical grease & grime but great for preserving things! strippin' 'em down... after clean up & polish...and mocking up with the new...

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Re: '78 Good Vibrations I'm running 52/20 as well, but I do have a Sturmey Archer 3 speed hub out back. Makes a BIG difference!!! And I agree, I wish they would go back to our frame geometry....so much more comfortable!!!!

Its perfect the way it is IMHO

THAT is sweet. Your son should consider himself a very lucky young man.

Re: '78 Good Vibrations or some FAT white ones!

Re: '78 Good Vibrations It took a little "tweaking" and adjusting to get my 52 T Monark ring to clear but I think the time was worth it. The look and the gearing made a big improvement. Looking at all these Huffy's....I really feel they look great with or without fenders. As Roadmaster said...

Me: and my kids, who put up with my bike fanatisism....they do enjoy the bikes I make for them!

Re: '78 Good Vibrations This one came with no fenders originally.... and neither did this one....

yeah, but these cheap chinese bikes of today won't survive as our old USA built bikes of the 30's, 40's, 50's , 60's, 70's still do.

I do it because it is cheaper than therapy, and it is my therapy. To take something old, discarded, cast-off, left for dead and make it work again is a great feeling. To see the smile on peoples faces when I either give them a bike, or give them back their bike done over is well worth it. I...