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While I'm not ready to finish assembling this old Western Flyer, that didn't stop me from slapping it together earlier today so I could at least show Grandpa how much I've done to fix it up so far while I still had time. After seeing it all together like this, I really want to get this bike done...

Okay, yesterday didn't go quite like I had hoped, but I do have more progress to report. Yesterday, I started off by going over the front and rear fenders with rubbing compound (which I applied with a sock, and for the more oxidized areas, #0000 steel wool,) and SC Johnson paste wax. I got both...

Okay, I took way too long to get back on this project. Turns out I was able to just exchange that troublesome tube of grease for a new one at no extra cost. My new goal is to get this bike rolling by the end of this week, as my grandpa, who gave me this bike 6 years ago, is in hospice at home...

Made a little more progress on the Colorflow yesterday. I needed to practice adjusting frame alignment, so I decided to use this frame to get a better idea of how to apply this 2x4 method I've seen others use. Thankfully, this frame was actually fairly easy to adjust. I got both sides about as...

Why not pose it on the bike as-is and see how you like it? It might be easier to visualize what would be best when you can see it on the bike.

I had a collection of invisible ink pens, but they always disappeared on me. It's really unfortunate; I had a few hard-to-find ones in that collection.

Well I have been joking that it could use a laxative!

I might have to try that at some point.

It was like this from the moment I got it. No ball bearings sucked in at all. I stuck a wire down in it to see if that would fix it, but no luck so far. I'll just try again tomorrow and see if I get a different result.

I use Park Tool Polylube 1000 bicycle grease, as it's what my favorite LBS carries, and the small nozzle helps me get grease in spots I couldn't reach otherwise, but I'm having trouble with the last tube I bought. For some reason, I just can't get any of it to come out of the tube without...

Made a little more progress today, but not nearly as much as I hoped. I reinstalled the bearing cups. Then I test fit the bottom bracket assembly and rear wheel. I wanted to make sure the sprocket and chainring lined up, and the easiest way I've found to do that is to place a yardstick...

Thank you!

Lamia is looking great so far! Can't wait to see that killer lace effect when it's done!

Well, I didn't make any progress on the Western Flyer these last few days, but today, I finally hit another milestone. I still hadn't picked out the bottom bracket bearings and bearing cups, nor the headset bearings, so I started going through my stash to see if I had what I needed. At first, I...

Looks great! It's a proper muscle bike now!

Oooh, nice! Love the modifications you've added since then, especially the exhaust pipes coming out of the tank!

That could also explain why it's sometimes difficult to find pictures of every model of bike they sold even when we're talking about the ones made by their primary supplier. The Sears catalog was about as hefty as some phone books, but just like modern catalogs, they only really highlighted the...

Man, I hardly ever see the Columbia-built JC Higgins bikes! That's a pretty sweet find right there! It's always interesting to see just how many different bicycle manufacturers made exclusive bikes for certain stores. I'm used to seeing Murrays sold through Sears or OTASCO and AMFs from Western...

Oh that looks like a ton of fun!

Yeah, I've heard you want a similar color base coat for that glitter paint, but I have yet to try it myself. Can't wait to see how your Roadmaster comes together in the end!