Mrs. Murray

[scrumblero]

The wife want's a new bike so I picked her up an 80's 24" Murray to build as she wants.. guess what color she picked?? :roll:

I got started on the painting today...

 

[Uncle Stretch]

You will find that painted spokes are hard to lace without scraping off the paint. I have done it a couple times and its a bear each time I have. :lol: Good luck.

 

[scrumblero]

I know, when we were kids we ran em on our BMX's cause that showed you were leet and could lace wheels 8)

I cheat and touch them up with a brush when I'm done. there not perfect but from 3 feet you cant tell..

 

[scrumblero]

it will be awhile before I do painted spokes again.....

 

[DonQui]

I know, when we were kids we ran em on our BMX's cause that showed you were leet and could lace wheels 8)

I cheat and touch them up with a brush when I'm done. there not perfect but from 3 feet you cant tell..

nice! u learned to lace wheels when u were a kid? props to you! sometmes i wonder whats happening with todays youth, i mean most of the kids in my neighborhood dont even own a bike, but everyone has the latest technologichally advanced gadget available on the market.

 

[scrumblero]

we used to ride hard on 28 spoke stingray wheels. my dad swapped my first couple chipped out rims, then made me learn so he didn't have to do it... :roll:

 

[scrumblero]

got some time to paint once it cooled off

 

[dhp nm]

very nice, I like it

 

[scrumblero]

I've been slowly piecing it together and before I knew it it was done... I might have to cut the seat mast down some though.. :roll:

 

[deorman]

You could probably lose an inch by flipping the seat clamp. :|

 

[scrumblero]

DOH!

well I flipped the clamp and only had to shave an inch off the stay to get her comfy on it.. now to get her to ride it further than the neighbors... :roll:

 

[scrumblero]

I was at the thrift store and found this funky old Hong Kong lantern light thing for $3.00... Made a bracket and converted it to LED for her headlight..

 

[outskirtscustoms]

That lantern thing is SWEET!