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Looking good, it always puts a smile on my face seeing someone putting forth an effort to retain all those years of patina instead of just sandblasting and repainting. And I think the basket's a good fit.
 
American Vintage Bicycle Supply said:
I'm really hoping to make this a rider before Saturday. I'd like to take it to the beach with me so I can get some real riding time in. That usually helps me figure out what I do or don't need to do going forward.

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The basket makes more sense now. Gotta have a way to haul beach supplies! Have fun.
 
Well the bike is a rider now. Took my first joyride before I put in in the trailer. Sorry for the crappy garage pic, next time you'll see this bike it will be in sunny Florida. I should get plenty of good pictures.

Bike still isn't "done".

Need to track down the truss rods and a few more final touches.

The drop stand is just a temp until the @KEMPRACING stand comes in.

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Can't believe that got this much work done before I even got home with my trade bike. Looks awesome! Have fun at the beach!
 
kingfish254 said:
Can't believe that got this much work done before I even got home with my trade bike. Looks awesome! Have fun at the beach!
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Thanks! Luckily it was already so complete and I had everything that it needed to get it rolling.

All my free time went into this bike this week just so I could have it ridable before the beach trip!
 
That's a super nice bike!
Exactly what I would do if it was mine...
I've got a few pairs of those white wall Royal Chains, I'm never sure which builds to use them on. Usually go with black old stock tires at the last minute...
 
Jaypem said:
That's a super nice bike!
Exactly what I would do if it was mine...
I've got a few pairs of those white wall Royal Chains, I'm never sure which builds to use them on. Usually go with black old stock tires at the last minute...
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I'd normally go with blackballs. I actually tried some prewar us royal blackballs but they were a blowout waiting to happen. John's repop chains are some of the best repops that exist.
 
Good thing rELEVENt setback isn't valuable, I'm taking it to the beach in the morning.
 
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OneHorsePower said:
Very nice !!! :rockout: if you could age the white walls it would be even better
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Yeah, I'll let them naturally "age" this week while I'm riding then add some extra "age" when I get back home. The tires definitely need to been more cream and less white.
 
I had success using liquid shoe polish when I needed to "age" some NOS pedal blocks on Firewing.
 

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