Hello. My name is Aaron and I am from San Diego. I have been riding bikes in one form or another for 30 years. I have been mountain biking for the last 15 years. I have been collecting/restoring old mountain bikes for several years and I build modern bikes on occasion for friends and I build all my own bikes. Until recently my restorations/collecting has been confined to just mountain bikes. I have 3 late 80's Ritcheys, Some mid eighties Mountain Kleins, An 86 Mongoose along with my modern rigs, a 2008 Ellsworth Epiphany and a 2005 Cannondale 1fg. Here is one I recently finished:
Currently I am in the process of rebuilding a 1993 Tom Teesdale built fillet brazed Brave Warrior Chief, one of only 5 built.
I have always loved cruisers ever since my first 26 inch wheeled bike, a mid 80's Jamis Earth Cruiser, was my sole form of freedom and transport when I was a teenager. I have also always admired the modified incarnations of pre-war cruisers that the early pioneers of mountain biking rode and raced down Mount Tam and Repack hill. I have been searching for a reasonably priced frame but ever since that Clunkers movie came out the prices have gone way up.
Well last week I got lucky and found this:
It has a Morro Skip-tooth hub and a few other bits. Despite the surface rust it is in very good condition. There is no internal rust and no pitting or flaking. The rust comes right off, a good media blasting, primer and paint should come out nicely. My intent is to build it as an off road bomber with truss rods, drum brake up front, morrow coaster in the rear, some Araya 7x rims, brooks saddle etc.
I have been reading and enjoying these forums and I hope I can find some good advice here. I am in uncharted territory of sorts because I have never tackled a Pre-War build like this. Maybe I will be successful or maybe I will totally screw it up. Either way it should be entertaining.
Currently I am in the process of rebuilding a 1993 Tom Teesdale built fillet brazed Brave Warrior Chief, one of only 5 built.
I have always loved cruisers ever since my first 26 inch wheeled bike, a mid 80's Jamis Earth Cruiser, was my sole form of freedom and transport when I was a teenager. I have also always admired the modified incarnations of pre-war cruisers that the early pioneers of mountain biking rode and raced down Mount Tam and Repack hill. I have been searching for a reasonably priced frame but ever since that Clunkers movie came out the prices have gone way up.
Well last week I got lucky and found this:
It has a Morro Skip-tooth hub and a few other bits. Despite the surface rust it is in very good condition. There is no internal rust and no pitting or flaking. The rust comes right off, a good media blasting, primer and paint should come out nicely. My intent is to build it as an off road bomber with truss rods, drum brake up front, morrow coaster in the rear, some Araya 7x rims, brooks saddle etc.
I have been reading and enjoying these forums and I hope I can find some good advice here. I am in uncharted territory of sorts because I have never tackled a Pre-War build like this. Maybe I will be successful or maybe I will totally screw it up. Either way it should be entertaining.
