I'll be joining in the fun this winter with a twin top bar Ross canti frame I bought from @kirk in December. I'm nicknaming it Bob, because A: it's a Ross, Bob Ross. B: It's wearing at least two brushed on coats of house paint, no happy little trees, just blue and red.
As it looked when I purchased it:
I'm pretty certain this is going to be a relatively vanilla build, I just moved into a new house, in a new town and happen to be 5 blocks from river access, so I'll be needing something to take fishing or just general neighborhood cruising.
So I'll be doing a distressed repaint, adding a rack, maybe even a basket.
Today was relatively warm, not that west Texas is known for being super cold, so I thought I'd throw some oven cleaner on the tins.
I was pleasantly surprised to find some chrome and decent original graphics on the chainguard.
Not so much with the fenders, so they got wire brushed and most likely will get clear coated.
I threw some parts on and did a little mock up with the original bars, seat and wheels, and an era correct albeit Columbia rack.
And that's how it sits at the end of the first day.
As it looked when I purchased it:
So I'll be doing a distressed repaint, adding a rack, maybe even a basket.
Today was relatively warm, not that west Texas is known for being super cold, so I thought I'd throw some oven cleaner on the tins.
I threw some parts on and did a little mock up with the original bars, seat and wheels, and an era correct albeit Columbia rack.
