♠♠♠Nitty Gritty♠♠♠ (Update 5/12)

[mlee1111]

Well, here goes nothing...

I haven't even ridden a bike since I've had my driver's license, but like I've seen it said on here before, "It's cheaper than cars!" And let me tell ya, I like cheap. I'm on the ol' college budget right now. I'm tired of paying $4.25+ for gas, so its time to get down to the nitty-gritty... I'm no stranger to elbow grease, but working on bikes is still pretty new to me.

I'm rebuilding this old JC Higgins from the rubbers up. Bought it from a guy a couple towns over for pretty cheap. Plan on getting into every nook and cranny, scraping off all of the varnished on grease, grime, and rust.

...Well maybe I'll leave a little rust. :wink:




-Not so fond of the robins egg blue-

-Breaking out the paint stripper-

-After scraping off three layers of paint... (Blue, Yellow, and finally, Red)-

-Crude mock-up. Please excuse the seat... I've got a new one in the mail-

 

[garagegoon]

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Good start there... keep on truckin...yer gonna build you a kool bike...

 

[yoothgeye]

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Have fun, seems like there are alot of us using that frame, can always tell by the swooping pointed rear dropouts.

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

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Great start

 

[JoKeR63]

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My count is 5 now, welcome and good luck.

 

[herr_rudolf]

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...-Not so fond of the robins egg blue-...

I like that blue. Has a vintage vibe to it. But ofcourse, we wanna see your own take on it.
Cool start.
Good luck and have fun building.

Oh, and welcome on RRB.COM
Don't forget to write an introduction of yourself in the intro-forum!

 

[mlee1111]

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I got some spokes in the mail today, so I'm taking on the daunting task of lacing and truing these bad boys up. I've been doing quite a bit of homework on the subject, but I hear its pretty challenging. Everyone that I've told tells me to take it in to a bike shop.

-Ahh... New spoke smell...-

-I'm using the hub from an old Schwinn Caliente-

-Reminds me of Sputnik.-

-Nine down, Sixty-Three to go...-

-Okay, got em both laced up. Now for the fun part...-

-Where did I put that spoke wrench?-

-My truing stand. (A couple old gift cards and the front forks from the Schwinn)

-Don't forget the rubber bands and masking tape.-

-Slowly getting there, but I'm thinking this might be a two day process.-

 

[snydur]

that truing stand is cool 8) . to the garage!

 

[Skrufryder]

NICE STAND! I build wheels at work and let me tell you the first couple of times was so frustrating. It isnt realy that hard once you do it a few times. Just think off all the money that will be saved!