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  1. zlarson

    CWC-2 updates 7/7/2010

    all build photos will be here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachlarson ... 001230798/ im starting with this frame: parts should start arriving this week. :D UPDATE: 5-5-2010: tank and headlight hoping my parts for the fork will be here next week. I havent decided if im going to paint or...
  2. zlarson

    straighten bent crank arms

    I was able to straighten out a bent crank arm doing the following: just a word of caution, the wood split pretty violently a few times. i hung a blanket over the wood and crank while i was putting pressure on it.
  3. zlarson

    painting

    i just got done painting this red: click here for a large version: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachlarson/3418894062/sizes/l/in/photostream/ i tried using this huge Sharpie paint marker to paint the ridges black but couldnt keep a perfect straight line: for my next attempt to do the black...
  4. zlarson

    Hiawatha hotness

    ive been working on this thing for about a week now. i was advised by a member on here to take plenty of pictures of the process. so here it goes ... the day i got it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachlarson/3408339844/ everything tore off...
  5. zlarson

    skip tooth chain

    how do i remove a skip tooth chain? my normal chain tool wont work with the links being so close together. is there a master link i should be looking for? it might be rusted enough that i just have to cut it off. thanks.
  6. zlarson

    bike tear down question

    i was hoping to drop off my frame to get painted tomorrow but there are a couple things still left on the frame that i cant get off. the bearing cups in the bottom bracket will not come out. are they threaded or are they just sitting in there? also, the bearing cups in the headset will not...
  7. zlarson

    new member from Des Moines, IA

    hi all - I was directed to this site by Joey Mac from flickr. i recently picked up this bike from my wifes grandpa. its been hanging in their garage forever. http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachlarson ... otostream/ I have two other bikes that ive done some work on: a 1962 Schwinn American and...
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