~☆ Felt Chief parts/a odd ball & Up Date ! 12/15/20 more finds!☆~

A.S.BOLTNUT · Nov 23, 2020

Cleared some space up in one of my sheds ,loaded it up and gave it too a buddy , then he gave me stuff to take back ...

Very nice felt Chief frame and a few parts to go with it.

Odd ball Stelber that our friends over at the CABE
Identified for me ,kinda cool but not sure what to do with it at the moment? and a old Hawthorne bicycle.

Look at the crazy bb !

Art or kaos ?, won't kno until I try to take it apart

A.S.BOLTNUT · Nov 30, 2020

Threw some parts at the Chief today ,not sure if they're going to stick or not ? I pulled out a set of fat Frank 26" tires Ive had in the stash for a while paired with a new set of 2" wide chrome wheels i had laying in wait , developed a lil bit of a headache finding a head set to fit the over sized head tube but got it on ther , looks good and rides nice but I'm just not feeling it ?

JA331 · Nov 30, 2020

I had a similar experience with a build recently. Leave it out in the weather for a while and scuff up the paint.

rrtbike · Dec 1, 2020

Cool stuff. I understand about not feeling the Felt, but it looks great. Maybe try some apes like and El Guapo?

rrtbike · Dec 1, 2020

Looks like you have changed wheels on the Ranchero? :wondering:

Better throw us some new pictures. :nod:

A.S.BOLTNUT · Dec 2, 2020

rrtbike said:
Cool stuff. I understand about not feeling the Felt, but it looks great. Maybe try some apes like and El Guapo?

I'm sure I'll be trying alot of different things with the chief ,I think it's too clean for me ?

rrtbike said:
Looks like you have changed wheels on the Ranchero?
Better throw us some new pictures.

Got a deal on some 18" wheels, removed the trim now just need too lower it ,maybe air bags ?

rrtbike · Dec 3, 2020

Not bad.... Bigger tires might be ok.
I like a little sidewall.

irideiam · Dec 3, 2020

A.S.BOLTNUT said:
Threw some parts at the Chief today ,not sure if they're going to stick or not ? I pulled out a set of fat Frank 26" tires Ive had in the stash for a while paired with a new set of 2" wide chrome wheels i had laying in wait , developed a lil bit of a headache finding a head set to fit the over sized head tube but got it on ther , looks good and rides nice but I'm just not feeling it ?

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Needs a triple tree fork and a Electra XL saddle (wider and has a thinner profile)

A.S.BOLTNUT · Dec 4, 2020

irideiam said:
Needs a triple tree fork and a Electra XL saddle (wider and has a thinner profile)

I'll have to look up that Saddle and see what it looks like.

irideiam · Dec 5, 2020

A.S.BOLTNUT · Dec 12, 2020

irideiam said:
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Totally different animal.
I'm getting the urge for turning this thing into a MP style bike.

A.S.BOLTNUT · Dec 13, 2020

Cl find after a couple weeks of goin back & fith...the dude was kind enough to deliver this 26" straight bar 1956 Deluxe Hornet...

rrtbike · Dec 13, 2020

That my friend has a lot of potential! :thumbsup:

A.S.BOLTNUT · Dec 15, 2020

Picked up a few more things for the parts stash , prewar Schwinn straight bar with some interesting parts on it and a set of blue anodized Arayas with a Schwinn drum brake and cluster worked on to it , should be a quick flip as far as wheels g0. Also a custom Murray Eliminator with a nos person nanner and other nice bits , also a 5sp chestnut tall Schwinn with a positron shifter also a 3spd speedster that should clean up nice + another Coppertone exerciser...will see what happens with this batch , plenty too keep me in the shop when I can get rid of this coughing.
Pics could be better but its gets late and dark quick around here.