I remember, as a kid, pouring through my dads magazines from the 50s. One was called "Car Toons". full of hot rod comics. One panel depicted a beefed up dragster with the words "color me invisible" graffiti'd on the side. Then you see some homer with a paint bucket, labeled "invisible", painting the car out of existence.
So, ive got no theme, noticeable gaps in my parts pile, and Im late to the game, but ive got tools, ideas, and it has been raining rat bait all spring. So here I am! (my first bo & its boten! Exciting! Exclamation point! )
The storm started when I had a wonderfully chrome & ratty spaceliner fall in my lap a few weeks ago -traded for a couple run of the mill treks. I ride it daily, and Ive fallen in love with the coaster brake. (Ive also gathered two skip tooth schwinn frames since my last rash of posts)
This is not my bo bike
This is my bo bike.
I dont know if Ill actually use any of the bits in this picture, but i love the triple tree springer. I got a roached out raleigh moped for the drum, but i ended up getting the whole front end from it. I like the 23x2.00 moped wheel, but i need rubber if im gonna roll it, and ill have to rebuild the brake. It is rock solid. The rear wheel is a yellow band bendix, which fell in my lap as well. The seat is a no-go. I picked an Electrolux vac, from 1937, which has some deliciously deco parts i hope to use.
my goal is to assemble a true rat from a little bit of everything. I love themes, so hopefully i can get some cool details into it, but ill be happy if i can just ride it around the block. This will have to cost me $40 or less, but im well stocked, ive got abrasives and paint, and i have a history of trading bikes for... everything, so dont feel too bad for me [emoji6]
Please let me know if im out of compliance with the boX rules.
So, ive got no theme, noticeable gaps in my parts pile, and Im late to the game, but ive got tools, ideas, and it has been raining rat bait all spring. So here I am! (my first bo & its boten! Exciting! Exclamation point! )
The storm started when I had a wonderfully chrome & ratty spaceliner fall in my lap a few weeks ago -traded for a couple run of the mill treks. I ride it daily, and Ive fallen in love with the coaster brake. (Ive also gathered two skip tooth schwinn frames since my last rash of posts)
This is not my bo bike
This is my bo bike.
I dont know if Ill actually use any of the bits in this picture, but i love the triple tree springer. I got a roached out raleigh moped for the drum, but i ended up getting the whole front end from it. I like the 23x2.00 moped wheel, but i need rubber if im gonna roll it, and ill have to rebuild the brake. It is rock solid. The rear wheel is a yellow band bendix, which fell in my lap as well. The seat is a no-go. I picked an Electrolux vac, from 1937, which has some deliciously deco parts i hope to use.
my goal is to assemble a true rat from a little bit of everything. I love themes, so hopefully i can get some cool details into it, but ill be happy if i can just ride it around the block. This will have to cost me $40 or less, but im well stocked, ive got abrasives and paint, and i have a history of trading bikes for... everything, so dont feel too bad for me [emoji6]
Please let me know if im out of compliance with the boX rules.
