Manton & Smith rideability upgrade

[XC204]

Had issues when I rode the M & S Pacer Gold Eagle to work on my Friday ride an oldie to work day.
The board tracker layout wasn't cutting it on the hills. So.......
From this:

By xc204 at 2010-09-10

By xc204 at 2010-05-18
To this with truss rods, built up headlight bracket flipped bars and reworked battery mount.

By xc204 at 2010-09-16

By xc204 at 2010-09-16

By xc204 at 2010-09-16

 

[Walker]

Big improvement with the headlight bracket set up.

 

[texasbigjon]

bike has a more classic look with bar/headlight placement now! 8) really sweet looking build there!

 

[XC204]

Thanks guys I really liked the offset light just an old 50's Big Beam 6v flashlight stuffed into the frame but good to hear it looks ok in the new setup
But I'm bummed I d a surgical procedure yesterday and they said not to ride til Monday so I miss two riding days. I guess it will be ride an oldie to work Mnday.
Gary

 

[UncleKudzu]

i kinda liked the asymmetrical headlight set-up too. cool looking bike, though, wherever the light is placed. it would be cool if you could "age" the brackets holding the battery case.

hope you heal up quick from your procedure.

 

[XC204]

Good Idea Unk muriatic acid it is! I thought it was just using conduit clamps that did not look just right. Thanks
Gary

 

[Galtbacken]

To me the bike looks so much better with the bars flipped back the "right" way. That box is a really cool detail!

 

[XC204]

That flashlight was given to me by my long gone father inlaw I've had it forever. When I decided to mount it on the bike
I looked it up on the web to see if it was valuable. Lo and behold it was mfg in Illinois not far from where I'm located now
and the still make the exact light. My father inlaw said he got it when he got maried before WW2. Oh and Galtbacken I was born and raised in Rockford
Illinois went to the Swedish bakery down the street, Got Krupkrokers (SP) potato snowballs with the salt pork centers at the
local Swede store and had potato sauage and BrunaBruna (SP) brown beans on Christmas The Swedish masons built 1000's of
Beautifull brick houses all over town.
Gary Ross the Ross was Roos before Ellis Island had its say.