BO15 Poor Man’s Racycle

[cscho]

Paint turned out great!
And cool vintage camper project in the background! Did you save the siding, or are you redoing that as well? That is on my bucket list someday. As soon as I drop one of my other 4-5 hobbies I'm into.

I have the siding saved but the previous owner cut it around both wheels to change the tires.

 

[OddJob]

I have the siding saved but the previous owner cut it around both wheels to change the tires.

Maybe some custom fenders are in order?

 

[kingfish254]

I like the metallic black. Which paint was that?

 

[cscho]

I like the metallic black. Which paint was that?

Rustoleum, in the past I have not been satisfied with its durability. Hopefully I have better luck with this bike.

 

[cscho]

I like the metallic black. Which paint was that?

This is the primer and the clear. The clear is not on it yet.

 

[kingfish254]

Rustoleum, in the past I have not been satisfied with its durability. Hopefully I have better luck with this bike.View attachment 131727

I thought it might be Carbon Mist. I've used that before with good success.

 

[cscho]

It’s tough to resist the urge to put it together as soon as the paint is on. Fortunately I painted it and left for vacation. I am home now and back at it.

 

[cscho]

Do you remember when you were a kid and you got new shoes for school. They were bright and shiny, you knew they would make you run faster and you loved them. That is not the case with the cream tires.

 

[OddJob]

Do you remember when you were a kid and you got new shoes for school. They were bright and shiny, you knew they would make you run faster and you loved them. That is not the case with the cream tires.View attachment 132725

Just not cutting the mustard, eh? I like the look of the black one.

 

[cscho]

Started going through handlebars trying to find the right one. I have a couple of choices including this one that was on one of the original frames I was considering for the build

 

[BeachBucket]

It’s tough to resist the urge to put it together as soon as the paint is on. Fortunately I painted it and left for vacation. I am home now and back at it.View attachment 132664

Completely understand, it’s like a kid in a candy store and all you hear is don’t TOUCH!

 

[kingfish254]

I like the cream tires for a classy look, but if you are going for speedy, the black tires look better.

 

[BeachBucket]

Do you remember when you were a kid and you got new shoes for school. They were bright and shiny, you knew they would make you run faster and you loved them. That is not the case with the cream tires.View attachment 132725

I was going to do the cream tires also but I had no other cream to compliment it! They do look good on a red rim I have to say

 

[cscho]

It’s looking like a bike again The cream color tires are out. This afternoon I sold a Coast King 12 speed. I was disappointed once I realized it had the same size tires with at least one good tube and a couple good parts I could have used. I have tried to find tubes several times for this bike. So I went searching again for a new tube and after not finding any I decided to stop at Goodwill and found a bunch of tubes. I need to make a decision on pedals and handlebars yet.

 

[Captain Awesome]

It’s looking like a bike again The cream color tires are out. This afternoon I sold a Coast King 12 speed. I was disappointed once I realized it had the same size tires with at least one good tube and a couple good parts I could have used. I have tried to find tubes several times for this bike. So I went searching again for a new tube and after not finding any I decided to stop at Goodwill and found a bunch of tubes. I need to make a decision on pedals and handlebars yet.View attachment 132953

Looks so good!!

 

[cscho]

One of the things I was planning to do when I was considering the Spaceliner frame was trying to make a metal tank. So I decided to make one for this bike. It is minimalistic but I don’t think the bike needs to big or complicated. I am trying to decide on color or bare metal or a combination. Also got the handlebars cleaned up. They turned out a lot better than expected.

 

[BeachBucket]

One of the things I was planning to do when I was considering the Spaceliner frame was trying to make a metal tank. So I decided to make one for this bike. It is minimalistic but I don’t think the bike needs to big or complicated. I am trying to decide on color or bare metal or a combination. Also got the handlebars cleaned up. They turned out a lot better than expected.View attachment 133288View attachment 133289View attachment 133290View attachment 133291View attachment 133292View attachment 133294View attachment 133295View attachment 133296

Bare will probably rusty awesome over some time, Black to me would give it a streamline look, I would probably lean towards Black, but... ya it’s a thinker . Either way your Fab skills are on point!

 

[cscho]

it needs pin striping

 

[cscho]

spent a lot of time changing my mind lately but I have the final decision.

 

[cscho]

I think it’s a good representation of the original. Have a few finishing touches to do.