Klunker 2.0 - RRBO Revisited (Are you really ever done?)

[thebigorangecat]

Final frame cleaning and steel wool work done, ready for clear coat: Satin or Matte?

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Satin or Matte?

Oooo, hard choice...
Just not gloss and you should be fine!

 

[thebigorangecat]

This ought to look good on the front... it's partially correct since Westfield became Columbia.

 

[us56456712]

Oooo, hard choice...
Just not gloss and you should be fine!

use Penetrol or boiled linseed oil. Looks Matt, keeps out rust and an easy reapply with a rag yearly. Lots a rat bikers use it on this site. Good job on the clunk, looks fabulous and will be a ton of fun. I had a 40s Westfield clunker with a Bendix 2 speed that I raced in MB races. Retired it and it is now in a basket. Blew out the two speed, which had a terrible coaster brake. Frame wise it was a good ride but my 40s Schwinn DX is a little better. I found my late 30s CWC frame to be the worst basis for a Klunker.

 

[thebigorangecat]

I was reading about the Penetrol, looks like a great product!

 

[thebigorangecat]

Assembly begins.

 

[thebigorangecat]

Shimano 600 Cranks - a nice fit!

And a set of Suntour Black Body XC_II Pedals.

Or perhaps these "Meat-Eaters"?!!?

 

[LukeTheJoker]

I have memories of both those styles of pedals being meat eaters...

 

[thebigorangecat]

Some NOS Goodnessssssssssssssssssss!

Tange Loose Proof BMX Headset Lock Nut LP-440 1 inch anodized seat post clamp

 

[thebigorangecat]

Opened the NOS Headset!!!

And sizing the big fork, needs a haircut.

 

[thebigorangecat]

Put some wheels on it!

 

[Dizzle Problems]

Lookin good!! Those forks are awesome.

What bars are those??

 

[us56456712]

Shimano 600 Cranks - a nice fit!

And a set of Suntour Black Body XC_II Pedals.

Or perhaps these "Meat-Eaters"?!!?

I use bear traps on my clunkers, except my gravel grinder clunker where I use meat eaters. My gravel bike is a 50s style single speed Columbia tank bike with 700c wheels, 40mm monster cross tires, MAFAC can't brakes and mustache bars. I love this bike. Yours is really cool, love it.

 

[thebigorangecat]

Thanks Dizzle Problems for the headset parts, otherwise it'd still be in pieces! Thinking of playing off the yellow fork decals with a few more yellow items...........

 

[thebigorangecat]

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[thebigorangecat]

Mail call today! Going to swap a few parts for color and see how it comes out!

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Love it!

 

[thebigorangecat]

A perfect fit for a dirty skirt!

 

[thebigorangecat]

Picked up a set of SE Bikes Big Honkin' Cruiser Bars that are really big and fairly flat, check out the specs:

• 10° back sweep, 1° upsweep
• 31" wide x 6" rise
• 31oz

Put these on last night for a test fit. The wide reach is overly exaggerated with the smaller (than today's standard) OG Oury Waffle Grips I put on.

 

[thebigorangecat]

Lookin good!! Those forks are awesome.

What bars are those??

80's/90's ATV Bars - most likely Banshee 4-Wheeler - Think I might paint them black, they grey is off a bit for this build and I wasn't too happy with the SE bars.