The Build
1 Took the bike apart It came apart easy as it has been rebuilt at least 3 times according to all the paint that was on it .
2 Sanded the tins fenders had no real rust and were in excellent condition no dents or holes straightened out the fender stays .
3 Laid a base coat of gloss red paint down the centre of the fenders and across the top of the chain guard let them dry then taped off the stripes
and laid a couple of coats of satin black added a nice 1930s reflector .
Also sanded and painted the truss rods gloss red .
4 The Color scheme was taken from the seat colours it was the original Troxel seat off my last years build off bike that I rebuilt and recovered
I decided to go with something else so it was lying around .
5 Got the tires on the rims and tried one on the front fork and they fit I have put this size( 700x50 ) on old CCM bikes before but had to modify the fork
this time they fit no problem .
6 Stripped the frame with paint remover gel and pressure washer works fast and is easy can't find anyplace that has a big enough sand blasting booth in
the city .
7 Sanded it smooth and painted it satin black I was going to paint on some gloss red darts but I think the bike has enough red on it already .
8 Reassembled the bike regreased everything took it for a shakedown run on Wed. night
9 Took the rack over to the neighbours and used his blasting cabinet to get the old paint and rust off then taped it off and did a black with red stripe two tone paint job on it .
10 installed the rack bike was finished .
Other stuff
Only thing I fabbed was the clip for the drop stand used a piece of fender stay it worked perfect just copy'd it from a picture .
I wrapped the handle bars in cloth bar tape that came from France super tough had a hard time cutting it with an Olpha knife
Plugged the ends with a wine bottle cork .
Tip for you seat rebuilders I recovered this seat in the fabric that they make Hockey Goalie pads out of so its waterproof resists cuts and scratches
surprisingly feels like leather comes in a ton of colours and looks great . Got it from a luggage and shoe repair shop .
This bike rides like a Cadillac coasts forever and pedals easy as I changed out the old 18 tooth sprocket for a new old stock 20 tooth
I had rebuilt the hubs when I first got it and it stops and goes pretty good for a 85 year old bike.
This would have been a more expensive model when it was new as it has the triplex crank and chrome wheels with the model 1937 rear hub .
I was lucky to have it as a starting point as it was pretty much rust free and well taken care of .
Will throw in more pics now that I'm done building ( Ive been a little busy )
Have been watching the build off in little bits from the start and wasn't going to enter but hard to resist and I don't have a lot of parts anymore .
Lots of cool bikes in this build off Rat on
