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I was genuinely surprised by just how intact this JC Higgins was, especially considering how I found it!
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The only way I thought about modifying it was to bolt on a chrome rear rack to balance out the rack up front, and throw some fresh whitewall tires on it. Other than that, keep it clean and make it functional.
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Really? Even vintage and antique bikes? Not sure I agree with you there, not after all the bicycle swap meets and sales/trades I've done over the years.

Well here's the thing: as nice of a bike as this is, I don't want another restoration project, especially not in red. I've already got more factory red bikes than I'd ever want, but I also don't want to mess up the nice paint and patina this bike has. I'm a customizer at heart, but I also care about preservation as well. I'm thinking about selling this bike to someone who'd like it better than I do, so I can use the money to fix up and customize the bikes I appreciate more.

Glad you like it though!

<blockquote data-quote="Bike from the Dead" data-source="post: 1295602" data-attributes="member: 28645">I was genuinely surprised by just how intact this JC Higgins was, especially considering how I found it![ATTACH=full]281648[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]281649[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]281650[/ATTACH]The only way I thought about modifying it was to bolt on a chrome rear rack to balance out the rack up front, and throw some fresh whitewall tires on it. Other than that, keep it clean and make it functional.[ATTACH=full]281651[/ATTACH]Really? Even vintage and antique bikes? Not sure I agree with you there, not after all the bicycle swap meets and sales/trades I&#039;ve done over the years.Well here&#039;s the thing: as nice of a bike as this is, I don&#039;t want another restoration project, especially not in red. I&#039;ve already got more factory red bikes than I&#039;d ever want, but I also don&#039;t want to mess up the nice paint and patina this bike has. I&#039;m a customizer at heart, but I also care about preservation as well. I&#039;m thinking about selling this bike to someone who&#039;d like it better than I do, so I can use the money to fix up and customize the bikes I appreciate more.Glad you like it though!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bike from the Dead, post: 1295602, member: 28645"] I was genuinely surprised by just how intact this JC Higgins was, especially considering how I found it! [ATTACH type="full" alt="BftD_dusty_jc_higgins_3.jpg"]281648[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="BftD_dusty_jc_higgins_5.jpg"]281649[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="BftD_dusty_jc_higgins_6.jpg"]281650[/ATTACH] The only way I thought about modifying it was to bolt on a chrome rear rack to balance out the rack up front, and throw some fresh whitewall tires on it. Other than that, keep it clean and make it functional. [ATTACH type="full" alt="BftD_dusty_jc_higgins_rack.jpg"]281651[/ATTACH] Really? Even vintage and antique bikes? Not sure I agree with you there, not after all the bicycle swap meets and sales/trades I've done over the years. Well here's the thing: as nice of a bike as this is, I don't want another restoration project, especially not in red. I've already got more factory red bikes than I'd ever want, but I also don't want to mess up the nice paint and patina this bike has. I'm a customizer at heart, but I also care about preservation as well. I'm thinking about selling this bike to someone who'd like it better than I do, so I can use the money to fix up and customize the bikes I appreciate more. Glad you like it though! [/QUOTE]

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