Funny how bikes come into your life. Sometimes, it seems, with a purpose. I picked up a mens Roadmaster Skyrider from a scrapyard for $5. It sat in the basement for months, largely forgotten. Too busy selling road bikes I have no love for.
Jump ahead several weeks to the Ann Arbor Bike Show. I went with the idea of getting a nice Cruiser for the girlfriend. In fact I went to Ann Arbor with the girlfriend! She said she wanted something for weekend rides and pub crawls. I couldn't believe it when I spotted a sister to my Skyrider. A Roadmaster Saturn. The girlfriend dug it, so it was an instant sale. I even let her haggle a price. :wink:
I somehow misplaced the before pictures. The chrome was pretty bad, but not pitted. Paint was pretty faded. Tires completely melted. Totally wrong seat. The star crank was fairly decent. I bought a second star crank for my Roadmaster.
I am still looking for a decent set of white pedals, but it is pretty much done. I want to do an LED headlight, too.
Now back to work on the boys bike. Here is a quick mock-up. Not sure I'll keep the radially spoked front wheel. Unsure about those bars, also. Either way, we'll have a nice clean girly bike and a super ratty boys.
Jump ahead several weeks to the Ann Arbor Bike Show. I went with the idea of getting a nice Cruiser for the girlfriend. In fact I went to Ann Arbor with the girlfriend! She said she wanted something for weekend rides and pub crawls. I couldn't believe it when I spotted a sister to my Skyrider. A Roadmaster Saturn. The girlfriend dug it, so it was an instant sale. I even let her haggle a price. :wink:
I somehow misplaced the before pictures. The chrome was pretty bad, but not pitted. Paint was pretty faded. Tires completely melted. Totally wrong seat. The star crank was fairly decent. I bought a second star crank for my Roadmaster.
I am still looking for a decent set of white pedals, but it is pretty much done. I want to do an LED headlight, too.
Now back to work on the boys bike. Here is a quick mock-up. Not sure I'll keep the radially spoked front wheel. Unsure about those bars, also. Either way, we'll have a nice clean girly bike and a super ratty boys.