Monarch Rusty Rod

[TehRandy]

so,
at the most recent Hurst swap meet, i picked up a monarch frame at the end of the day.
im not quite sure what im gonna call it, or what color im gonna paint it, but i got a mock-up of some parts i had lying around, and i think its gonna be nice.

heres the frame

100_0860 by battleheed, on Flickr

heres a view of the rear end,
i like that it has such a wide back end,
id really like to put a super wide back there

100_0861 by battleheed, on Flickr

and heres a preliminary mock-up,
ive got a couple different variations, mostly just different chain rings and a chain guard im thinking about putting on it.

100_0874 by battleheed, on Flickr

100_0873 by battleheed, on Flickr

100_0871 by battleheed, on Flickr

100_0866 by battleheed, on Flickr

so, i think id like to put a layback seatpost on it, like a lucky 7 or something.
maybe some fenders,
ive also got a set of cruiser bars, that while now theyre a bit long, are asking to be chopped by about 8 inches on each end.

oh,
and as you can see from the picture, my fiancée thinks i should get a bike stand for it. hehe

100_0870 by battleheed, on Flickr

ill keep you guys posted with any work ive got on it.
if you have any feedback, let me know

ENJOY!

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

That's my favorite stock frame from that era. It would EASILY hold a wide 24" rim with a 24 x 3 tire in the rear.
As far as color, I kinda like the funky pumpkin orange, I think Krylon makes one similar to it, accented with/cream might be cool.
Or just paint it black! :roll: :mrgreen:

Good luck on the build!

Cheers!
Dr. T

 

[TehRandy]

Re: Monarch Rusty Rod soon to be the funky pumpkin

bump

 

[screw_dup]

hey man, great looking start.

 

[Fireproof]

As far as color, I kinda like the funky pumpkin orange . . . accented with/cream might be cool.

Good luck on the build!

Dr. T

I agree! 8)