my bikes

[BrigmasterA]

These are my rides. The green one is my wife's. We think it's a hawthorne... It's got a skiptooth chain. I roll the spaceliner.

My wife's ride

My spaceliner, pre-steel wool treatment.
Any help identifying the green one would be sweet. Check my intro. I'm new...
My newest acquisition...

 

[Mr. Farrell]

i like that green one. and the space liner has got potential.

 

[JoeyMac]

Glad to see you made it over here from flickr! Again, GREAT bikes. You'll fit in well here.

 

[cody-james]

if you need some spaceline parts let me know i just tore mine down

 

[BrigmasterA]

i like that green one. and the space liner has got potential.

Any idea as to what the green one is? I think it's an old hawthorn... it has a skiptooth chain... I'm new...

 

[Mr. Farrell]

yeah... it definitly looks like a hawthorne... compared to others i found online.

 

[BrigmasterA]

Just got this new spaceliner project from the ever-popular online aucrion site. :-D I can't wait to get started on it... I really wish I would have learned about y'all sooner... I'd go for the build-off... But I'm sure there's always next year... I just don't see myself getting it done in a month... Although I probably have enought parts laying around...

 

[Mr. Farrell]

hey... why not... im still thinking about entering.

 

[BrigmasterA]

hey... why not... im still thinking about entering.

Well, for one my wife said I need to tear her bike down and paint it and do all the little things she wants me to do before I start another "me" project... But I might be more persuasive than I think... We'll see...

 

[Mr. Farrell]

hahaha... are you sure we're not married to the same girl!! :roll:

 

[JoeyMac]

Can't wait to see what you do with the new SpaceLiner frame you got.

 

[langsmer]

Yep, the green one looks like a Cleveland Welding built Hawthorne. That chainring was most popular on Hawthornes.

 

[BrigmasterA]

Yep, the green one looks like a Cleveland Welding built Hawthorne. That chainring was most popular on Hawthornes.

Any idea of the age of this bike?

 

[langsmer]

Late 30's, early 40's.

Some helpful info here.
http://www.thecabe.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2705

 

[BrigmasterA]

So the Hawthorne's been torn down... It's recieving paint and new sprockets. And a new seat. And new tires. The old Goodyears are getting kinda tired and my wife deserves new tires... Plus then I don't gotta worry about her blowing out... Once it's done I get to start on my Cheapliner for the build-off.... I can't wait.

 

[Mr. Farrell]

woo-hoo. im still working my wife's bike too.

 

[langsmer]

De-skiptoothing the hawthorne?

 

[BrigmasterA]

De-skiptoothing the hawthorne?

Yeah... My wife wants something easier to pedal but she loves her frame. So yeah...

 

[langsmer]

I have a smaller skip tooth sprocket off of a ladys Dayton from 40's. It would make it quite a bit easier to pedal, but you would still be able to keep the coolness of the skip tooth. PM me if you are interested.

 

[BrigmasterA]

So my wife's hawthorne started like this:

And now it looks like this:

Same bike, new look and it has a name. The Penguin's Revenge. Check it out in the builds section. In true rat rod form it's never done, so don't worry langsmer, it'll be a skippy again. I wanna work on the wheel though, and my wife wants a bike to ride though. so it's done... for now... :wink: