ranger rescue old mead bicycle

[62hotrod]

I FOUND THIS OLD MEAD AT AN AUCTION THIS PAST YEAR . KNEW I WAS GOING TO BUY IT SOON AS I SEEN IT. WAITED ALL DAY AT THIS AUCTION THEIR WAS A YOUNG GUN BUYING UP EVERY ANTIQUE THEIR OUT BIDDING JUST ABOUT EVERY ONE. HE WOULD LET THE JUNK GO BUT ANY THING GOOD IT WAS SOLD TO HIM YOU KNOW THE TYPE ANYWAY WHEN IT CAME DOWN TO THE BIKE IT WAS ME AND HIM WE WENT TOE TO TOE BUT I WAS GOING TO TAKE THAT RANGER HOME AND I DID .I GAVE MORE THEN MY WIFE CARED FOR BUT THEIR WAS JUST SOMETHING ABOUT THE OLD MEAD THAT I JUST COULDNT LET IT GO I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT OFF AND ON AND THIS WEEKEND STARTED TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER I BELIVE THIS IS A 1934 MODEL....................

 

[harquahalas]

Wow! That looks so sweet!

 

[skillsthebarber]

I had to do a second take on that one. Man that resto looks good. How does it ride?

 

[mattyfu]

Wheew! That's a beaut!!

 

[someguy83]

glad to see such a wonderfull old bike that didn't get ratted out :mrgreen:

Well whats wrong with a rat? Isn't that the whole point of the site?
Very nicely done, I like it and if it weren't for the original looks we would never strive to change em up!
Good job

 

[HotRodJen]

great job and rescue ! , i saw "mead" and had to open it not to often i c these i love what you did to it

 

[jerrykr]

Fantastic Job. Glad it was you who could out-bid the young gun.

He must watch "Storage Wars"!

I really like what you did for this one.

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

That is NICE :shock:

 

[Daddyar]

Wow, nice job!

 

[g-ratter]

Not much into resto stuff but that is nice.

 

[SimpleMan]

Nice job...looks excellent. Love the background!

 

[dougfisk]

Daaang...

 

[scott brownsey]

very nice job i also aim doing 1 now i love those frames n tanks

 

[B607]

Super nice bike! I see you have a dog leg crank. Do you think this bike came with a chainguard? In '34 many bikes had no guard, they weren't standard equipment for a few more years. Gary

 

[62hotrod]

THANKS FOR ALL THE KIND WORDS I ENJOYED FIXING UP THE OLE BIKE ALTHOUGH NOT TOTALLY ORIGINAL I SOMEWHAT TRY TO STAY ALONG THE SAME PATH ON MOST BIKES THIS ONE HAD THE DOGLEG CRANK ON IT WHEN I GOT IT. ORIGINAL MAYBE NO REASON TO BELIEVE OTHER WIZE I DO AGREE WITH THE CHAIN GUARD MOST DIDNT HAVE THEM BACK THEN LIKE THIS OLD PICTURES SHOWS THANKS.........

 

[McLela]

Totally original or not you did a very nice job on the Mead Ranger. Men and women both would be proud to ride your bike. I do like original patina on bikes but have never liked rust on bikes or cars and I like the way you rebuilt your bike.

 

[Walker]

Nice save, that looks great. did you replate the bars or are those replacments?

 

[62hotrod]

yes all the chrome was replated by precision plating of Quincy il. seems like that is what had cost the most to do. the paint is some what cheap just automitve enamel i work at a truck fab shop were i can do sandblasting for nothing a few parts from ebay or memory lane/maple island and time spent in the garage on weekends i have not riden the bike yet. i look foward to the 1st ride it should be great.

 

[JLarkin]

Awesome job.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Wow looks great!