This WAS the Felt Vintage Iron 3 speed that I converted to 8. I converted a lot of things. The only original parts were the frame, seat clamp, and seat post. I'm selling my collection to buy a house. The new proud owner bought another bike that I am building sight-unseen. Here's a hint: It's a Felt Aluminum tanker too and is not as conservative as this.
This is the bike I hoped to enter Build Off#9 with but I needed a few more decals and a sissy bar to go with my bread loaf seat. I also would've liked white grips like the original Thunder Stars had.
My Felt Cruiser, formerly a King Pin, is my modernized adult version of a Thunder Star like the one I had as a kid. It was my first bike but not my favorite one.