49 Higgins - Westfield/Columbia built

[Roxyspapa]

Busy morning while watching TV and eating leftovers on my day off!! LOL. Reworked truss rods, skiptooth chain sized and mounted, re-assembled ND coaster brake, greased and adjusted all bearings that I’ve recently pulled apart for deep clean and inspection, rebuilt pedals I recently disassembled for cleanup, mounted seat and flipped lucky 7 post for more legroom, mounted tubes and tires on these EBAY rims I got that surprisingly match the frame’s age and faded red. All parts here pieced together separately from various places for way more $$$ than buying a rider, but it was pretty fun. Still got a few ideas to tweak on this higgins. But for now, I’m gonna decide between the 2 sets of grips I have to choose from, and possibly go for a ride

 

[mynameismark]

I had grips identical to those on the right on my current bike, except mine were brown. They were on for less than a week before I decided on a change but I ended up having to cut them off!! They literally fused themselves to my handlebars.

I love all these old bikes people are restoring. I hadn't realised how far back this style of bike goes. Unlike anything you'd see in Europe.