It's Come A Long Way...

55ColumbiaBuilt · Apr 23, 2011

Back in July I was in Mission Beach, San Diego CA and got bit by the Boardwalk Cruiser bug. A month or so later my wife brought this 1955 Columbia "Three Star DeLuxe" home from a church auction.

The first thing I did was to have it sand blasted and powder coated, and it soon looked like this. The wheels and fenders are LBS contemporary.

Recently I had the original rims powder coated, and tried my hand at re-lacing wheels using stainless steel spokes. Here it is today with Kenda Flames on it. As you can see by the chain guard, Water Transfer Decals and Powder Coating do not work well together...I'll get that mess off soon enough.

I still have the original fenders from the bike. They're rusty and dinged up a bit, but if I can figure out how to work the dents out, I'll have them painted too.

This is my wife's daily ride(when I can get her away from her kindle).

udallcustombikes · Apr 23, 2011

Bike looks good!

Contact jon or 10~18 Kustoms, their shop has some magic voodoo roller that will make your fenders look like new.

dogdart · Apr 23, 2011

lookin good , it's a shame about the decals , you should get some made in vinyl

expjawa · Apr 23, 2011

Peatbog said:
Yep, 1018 Kustoms, that is the place I couldn't remember.

http://www.1018kustoms.com/restoration.html

$25 for two fenders.

Where are these guys located? I couldn't find an address on their site. I have a few fenders that need some repair...

55ColumbiaBuilt · Apr 24, 2011

Spring Hill, KS 66083

It was hidden on their webpage.

55ColumbiaBuilt · Jul 19, 2011

The seat, spokes, tires, pedals, chain, horn, and headlight are NOT original parts to this bike. Everything else is from the original purchase. The powder coated original fenders, and the stripes added to them are the latest, and likely the last update to this bike.

Thanks for looking!