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  1. kscheel

    Late 40s Western Flyer

    Nice bike for sure. I have a full rear skirt fender set from a JC Higgins bike, I'd like to put a boys straight bar together like yours.
  2. kscheel

    1939/40 Roadmaster

    Wow, looks nice. What did you do to clean it?
  3. kscheel

    Need Opinions, Repaint or Leave it Alone...

    I should also mention that when I took the photos of the frame I had already gone over twice with 0000 steel wool and a combination of PB Blaster and motor oil. I then cleaned it with mineral spirits and the photos show the end product. It looked worse than it does now but, I'd like to bring out...
  4. kscheel

    Let's see your Cleveland Welding bicycles!

    Here is my 1948 CWC, I guess I now know what it looked like new...
  5. kscheel

    Need Opinions, Repaint or Leave it Alone...

    Thanks for the opinions guys. Honestly I wish I had the cash or the skills to restore the bike to like new but, that's not possible for this college student at the moment. Also the chrome overall is fairly worn so, if I did repaint it I'd want to rechrome everything too. My goal for the...
  6. kscheel

    Need Opinions, Repaint or Leave it Alone...

    Below are some photos of a 1948 CWC Roadmaster frame. It came as a complete original bike that had seen lots of use over the years but, that had little rust or damage. The frame is in its original paint but, that are numerous chips, scratches, and rust. Personally I don't mind the scratches and...
  7. kscheel

    Hi from Michigan!

    Hi everyone, I'm Kyle and I'm from Southeast Michigan. I've been into old bikes all my life but, I've only just gotten into restoring some of the bikes my Dad has collected over the years, mostly 1950s Schwinns. My current project is a 1948 CWC Roadmaster. The bike is super solid but, it was...
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