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[Bike from the Dead]

Welcome!

Thanks rrtbike!

 

[RustyGold]

...is there anything I should know before posting more specific threads for my bikes?

Nope...you're doing great

 

[Bike from the Dead]

Nope...you're doing great

Alright, thanks! I'm still sorting out all my build progress notes so I'll have a fairly organized build thread, but I should be ready to start posting by this weekend at the latest.

 

[Wildcat]

Snyder made Rollfast until about 1975, then all the tooling was bought by Emory, who made bikes in Jacksonville Florida for years and still do to a lesser degree now. I had one of those made in the mid 80's.
I added wide wheels and tires.

Since my bike stays in our little condo, I have to clean the tires every time I get back in. I have a center stand on my bike, I can spin the tire while I go over it with a wet rag, then a dry rag. When the red dust is fresh it comes off pretty easily. The stand also works well to work on the bike.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Just post your thread in the Builds section
http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?forums/builds.21/
For a prime example of how not to do a thread, see either of mine, The RockRat or the Wonky Donkey. Also a great to learn how not to build a bike

 

[Bike from the Dead]

...For a prime example of how not to do a thread, see either of mine, The RockRat or the Wonky Donkey...

I'm still relatively new to using forums and posting threads. What's wrong with either of your build threads? I found the Wonky Donkey thread (love the name, by the way,) but I don't see anything wrong with it.

 

[Bike from the Dead]

Snyder made Rollfast until about 1975, then all the tooling was bought by Emory, who made bikes in Jacksonville Florida for years and still do to a lesser degree now. I had one of those made in the mid 80's.
I added wide wheels and tires.
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Since my bike stays in our little condo, I have to clean the tires every time I get back in. I have a center stand on my bike, I can spin the tire while I go over it with a wet rag, then a dry rag. When the red dust is fresh it comes off pretty easily. The stand also works well to work on the bike.
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Nice bit of bicycle trivia! Dang, what size wheels and tires did you put on that one? They look massive!

Cool! I may need to look at getting a center stand for some of my bikes. Sounds super practical!

 

[Wildcat]

Thanks,
The stand wasn't expensive, I use Amazon a lot because of free shipping to Hawaii and not much selection at bike stores here. I also put the same set on a 53 CWC. Hard to get them back far enough to clear the frame.

I put 24" wheels and wide tires on the Emory, 24 x 3.0, they barely fit the 26" frame. 3G makes the 57mm wheels, 2 speed or 1 speed coaster. They don't ship to Hawaii though. My favorites are their copper 26" wheels. I put a set on a 47 CWC Roadmaster with 2.125 tires:

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I'm still relatively new to using forums and posting threads. What's wrong with either of your build threads? I found the Wonky Donkey thread (love the name, by the way,) but I don't see anything wrong with it.

Sorry just more jokes. My mechanical skills are... primitive to say the least. I'm a bit smashy. The Donkey will be dangerous, that's why I'm not putting pedals on it. There was a bit of parody in the design, but pinkbike beat me to the joke.