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Hey all, Just completed this one! This bike was acquired at a garage sale. It was funny because they had this bike tucked away behind several newer MTB's for sale. When I asked if they wanted to sell this bike, they looked at me funny and said I can have it. Being into fair play I told them I would pay for it. We finally decided on the pricey sum of $5.00. I got it home and broke one of my rules by immediately tearing it down without taking before pictures. 
While going through what I wanted to replace and what I wanted this project to look like finished, I did all of the research I could on the bike. At first I thought it might be part of the coveted Sears Spyder line. In all my efforts I kept coming up just short of declaring it a Spyder. Then one day an antique shop was closing and was having a huge sell. I went over to the book section and they were selling crates of Sears catalogs for couple of bucks. I took one of each year and to my surprise I found this bike, pictured on the left, in the 1976 Spring/Summer edition. Hey and check out those early BMX Bikes on the right! Enough talk....here's the pics!
1976 Sears Rugged Hi Riser Bike pictured on the left
My frame
Here is the seat and sissybar, which can give you and idea of what the condition of the rest of the bike was in.
The fender was painted over with silver paint.
The front and rear wheel where both weather worn and the spokes were oxidized.
So here is the frame after removing the paint. I found that the bike had been painted twice over the original paint. Blue and white over the original red.
Now she sits with a few coats of nice primer.
While some of the work goes on in my shop(That's what we call the garage :wink: ) I do enjoy popping in a movie and sitting on my couch and building a wheel. So I picked up some new stainless steel and LBS and got to work.
The finished product!
Well what do you know? Look what happened while building the wheels! What this doesn't happen to you? LOL...
I finished the bike with automotive grade medium garnet metallic, which has a slightly warmer tone than the original.
Goodies day! The day I get to open everything I have been ordering for this bike for several months.
An NOS speedometer I had to have for this bike! We wanted these when we were kids. Now I finally got one!
She starting to go together. I replaced the original fork which was rusted through at the race with a springer. Only the spoiled brats had a springer in my neighborhood! So now I have one of those too! So there!
And now the finished product!
The front wheel was fitted with a street brick whitewall and the rear has a whitewall slick.
A look from the drivers seat!
Here is the bike as a whole. New handlebars, grips, mirrors, seat, seat post, sissy bar, stem, headset, bottom bracket, crankset, chain, pedals and fenders.
Thanks for taking a look!
While going through what I wanted to replace and what I wanted this project to look like finished, I did all of the research I could on the bike. At first I thought it might be part of the coveted Sears Spyder line. In all my efforts I kept coming up just short of declaring it a Spyder. Then one day an antique shop was closing and was having a huge sell. I went over to the book section and they were selling crates of Sears catalogs for couple of bucks. I took one of each year and to my surprise I found this bike, pictured on the left, in the 1976 Spring/Summer edition. Hey and check out those early BMX Bikes on the right! Enough talk....here's the pics!
1976 Sears Rugged Hi Riser Bike pictured on the left
My frame
Here is the seat and sissybar, which can give you and idea of what the condition of the rest of the bike was in.
The fender was painted over with silver paint.
The front and rear wheel where both weather worn and the spokes were oxidized.
So here is the frame after removing the paint. I found that the bike had been painted twice over the original paint. Blue and white over the original red.
Now she sits with a few coats of nice primer.
While some of the work goes on in my shop(That's what we call the garage :wink: ) I do enjoy popping in a movie and sitting on my couch and building a wheel. So I picked up some new stainless steel and LBS and got to work.
The finished product!
Well what do you know? Look what happened while building the wheels! What this doesn't happen to you? LOL...
I finished the bike with automotive grade medium garnet metallic, which has a slightly warmer tone than the original.
Goodies day! The day I get to open everything I have been ordering for this bike for several months.
An NOS speedometer I had to have for this bike! We wanted these when we were kids. Now I finally got one!
She starting to go together. I replaced the original fork which was rusted through at the race with a springer. Only the spoiled brats had a springer in my neighborhood! So now I have one of those too! So there!
And now the finished product!
The front wheel was fitted with a street brick whitewall and the rear has a whitewall slick.
A look from the drivers seat!
Here is the bike as a whole. New handlebars, grips, mirrors, seat, seat post, sissy bar, stem, headset, bottom bracket, crankset, chain, pedals and fenders.
Thanks for taking a look!
