It’s not hoarding if your things are cool!

[Shrunken_Head_Pedaler]

I finally found a frame to build a board track racer. I’ve been searching for a some solid bones like a Schwinn DX, but they are pricey and not something I really wanted to alter. This is a CWC, most likely a Roadmaster. I will know more once it arrives. It has had some welded repairs done to it, so I feel good about altering this one if needed. This is a post war frame and would have come with peaked fenders. Looking to install a Predator 212 Ghost racing engine. I may work with the frames existing paint, adding parts with paint and patina to match.

 

[Shrunken_Head_Pedaler]

I decided to edit this thread and make it a spot for my bicycle finds. I am always hoping to find those special gems to inspire and transform my builds. I have chosen to follow suit with a few here and I now hunt facebook marketplace. The only reason I go there now. It has been a great source for awesome finds. My recent scores have been two Electra women’s bicycles. One I have dismantled for the current build off. The other is too nice to dismantle, so I am cleaning it up for a flip early next spring. I also have found my recent build frame, a Firestone Cruiser. It came to me as a ten dollar add on, to bundle it with a CWC. I also found a Sears 24” 3 speed that has provided a nice pile of useable parts.
$100 for a pair of 3 speed Electra bikes, $65 for a CWC frame, fork&fenders, $10 for the Firestone Cruiser and $20 for the Sears bike.
There is great stuff to be found and great deals out there. Happy hunting!

 

[Shrunken_Head_Pedaler]

I have another Roadmaster on the way. Future build off fodder.

 

[Shrunken_Head_Pedaler]

Found a good deal on a set of Fat Franks. They are very soft. Excited to see how they ride.

A little more build off fodder.

 

[Just_Greg_59]

Put a pair on my Electra cruiser, yep they are a little "softer" than the "stock" pair I was riding. Really like them, I got a red/tan gum color, but these creme ones are pretty cool

 

[Wylly]

I put a pair on this thing; they ride great but not much flat protection. I live in southern Arizona where flats are a major hazard. Also the front tire turned brown after a few months. Arizona sun?