Just scooped this up from a local estate sale. They had a pretty hefty price on the bikes so I left an offer with them to decide on. Lo-and-behold the family accepted my offer. It's rough! It's a 54 by the serial (w234665) It's ratty and the only thing that drew me to it was the tank. I thought it would fit my rollfast so I took a gamble. It's missing a lot... I mean almost everything. No kickstand, fenders, light, rack, tank horn, og seat and pedals. It also looks like it had truss rods or a springer on it by the looks of the dents in the tank. It's got a new departure model D hub on it. (which I'm assuming is correct? I know next to nothing about Columbias.) it's missing spokes and the wheels are bent, but heck I've got plans for it once the rollfast is done. It also has one Goodyear all weather that is still pretty solid.
The inside of the tank is in pretty nice shape... I'm actually torn because I feel like someone could use this way more than me on an og paint bike. It may go up for sale if someone really needs it.
It also looks as though it was gone over at a Schwinn dealer. The rear tire is a junk Schwinn branded kenda and it has a nice Schwinn branded replacement seat. It looks on par with a 60s "S" seat.
As for the frame I'm thinking of a military theme bike for my girlfriend's brother who is a tanker for the army. [emoji2]
The inside of the tank is in pretty nice shape... I'm actually torn because I feel like someone could use this way more than me on an og paint bike. It may go up for sale if someone really needs it.
It also looks as though it was gone over at a Schwinn dealer. The rear tire is a junk Schwinn branded kenda and it has a nice Schwinn branded replacement seat. It looks on par with a 60s "S" seat.
As for the frame I'm thinking of a military theme bike for my girlfriend's brother who is a tanker for the army. [emoji2]
