yoothgeye
I build stuff.
OK, first off, sorry I haven't been around here lately, Spring is my busiest time of year as I am getting ready for all my Summer activities at church, in fact, on Thursday after lunch I drove around 9 hours to go see this Summer's mission trip site in Chattanooga, TN, wasn't even there for 24 hours before leaving Friday around 3pm to drive the 9 hours home, it was on that long trip that I realized it was May and the build-off had began! Oh noes!
This will be my 4th build-off and it's always fun. Since I needed another bike like I needed another hole in the head I decided to "Go Green" this year and just build something I already had with as much stuff that I don't have to buy and that was probably given to me for free (or that I can justify as being free).
So, let's begin.
I went out in the shop today to dig out my 1950 Columbia, it's back there behind the Honda 50 Mini Trail and Yamaha QT50.
Once out of the pile:
This was the bike that reignited my passion for pedal powered travel. I built this bike about 4 years ago when I moved to this city. The frame and wheelset you see on it above were given to me for free. I bought parts and scrounged to get it together to put a gas engine on it. A friend saw the bike in all it's flat black, red wheels, and whitewall tire glory and pointed me to this forum... the rest is history. I have stolen parts off of the bike and it's been neglected... time to start over.
My brother-in-law found these peaked fenders in a shed of his (his grandfather use to own a bicycle shop) and gave them to me, I love them exactly how they are, just need to find or build some fender braces for them.
This is the wheelset and tires I will be using. Back in build-off #7 I built a German made JC Higgins with a Thompson bottom bracket. The BB spindle was worn out and I needed a new one. At the time I could order one from overseas for about $40, instead while on vacation in Pennsylvania I bought a women's German made JC Higgins with a Thompson BB for $40, all I needed was the BB, so I will justify that these wheels and tires were free.
Komet Super coaster brake:
Will be my first time using antique tires on a build, gotta swap the fat one to the back rim and the skinny up front:
Taking everything off the frame:
Now time to remove the paint:
Bye bye cool lettering (not original, I did it based on a photo online, when the frame was given to me it had been sandblasted, so I had no way of knowing what "trim level" the bicycle originally came in):
Stripper did alright:
Wire wheel finished the job:
Quick mock-up:
First impressions:
-I'm excited about using the old tires.
-I was planning on painting the frame to match the fenders, but every time I've painted over a frame I took down to bare metal, I've wish I had left it bare, so I think the paint will be used elsewhere.
-I'm already dreading picking bars for this one.
-I'm excited about the tank I'm building, can't wait for you all to see what I have planned.
This will be my 4th build-off and it's always fun. Since I needed another bike like I needed another hole in the head I decided to "Go Green" this year and just build something I already had with as much stuff that I don't have to buy and that was probably given to me for free (or that I can justify as being free).
So, let's begin.
I went out in the shop today to dig out my 1950 Columbia, it's back there behind the Honda 50 Mini Trail and Yamaha QT50.
Once out of the pile:
This was the bike that reignited my passion for pedal powered travel. I built this bike about 4 years ago when I moved to this city. The frame and wheelset you see on it above were given to me for free. I bought parts and scrounged to get it together to put a gas engine on it. A friend saw the bike in all it's flat black, red wheels, and whitewall tire glory and pointed me to this forum... the rest is history. I have stolen parts off of the bike and it's been neglected... time to start over.
My brother-in-law found these peaked fenders in a shed of his (his grandfather use to own a bicycle shop) and gave them to me, I love them exactly how they are, just need to find or build some fender braces for them.
This is the wheelset and tires I will be using. Back in build-off #7 I built a German made JC Higgins with a Thompson bottom bracket. The BB spindle was worn out and I needed a new one. At the time I could order one from overseas for about $40, instead while on vacation in Pennsylvania I bought a women's German made JC Higgins with a Thompson BB for $40, all I needed was the BB, so I will justify that these wheels and tires were free.
Komet Super coaster brake:
Will be my first time using antique tires on a build, gotta swap the fat one to the back rim and the skinny up front:
Taking everything off the frame:
Now time to remove the paint:
Bye bye cool lettering (not original, I did it based on a photo online, when the frame was given to me it had been sandblasted, so I had no way of knowing what "trim level" the bicycle originally came in):
Stripper did alright:
Wire wheel finished the job:
Quick mock-up:
First impressions:
-I'm excited about using the old tires.
-I was planning on painting the frame to match the fenders, but every time I've painted over a frame I took down to bare metal, I've wish I had left it bare, so I think the paint will be used elsewhere.
-I'm already dreading picking bars for this one.
-I'm excited about the tank I'm building, can't wait for you all to see what I have planned.
