Got these 2 junk Roadmasters off the street yesterday. Dumped, striped of some parts.
August 2020 mfd.
Much older with a thumb shifters and a rigid fork. I was thinking its made in the USA but it has "made in China" on the fork steerer.
I was going to dismantle them for scrap but I decided to rebuild the older bike. No shock fork means its going to be lighter weight.
I got the angle grinders out for removing the cable stops. I now have 2. One for a grinder disc and 1 for a lap disc so I don't have to keep changing discs. These vintage orange Chicago Electric angle grinders are pretty durable and you can replace the brushes. HF sold them with 3 different part numbers.
The 3 sprockets. smallest on was "loose". The middle and large were joined with some super cheap method. Rivets I think, mashed over to look like bolt heads. Super cheap steel rings were no problem for the angle grinder. I went with the middle 38t ring and a 18t on the hub.
Rebuilt the rear wheel with a coaster brake hub. I just got some more hubs with long axles so I added a couple of nuts to make it fit the 3x6 frame set up.
Start to finish, 11 am to about 5 pm. Including a lunch break & a test ride around the neighborhood. Another 1 day project.
I may put on a better looking seat. I removed the remains of the seat cover and foam and the staples and went with the plastic base only. It's not as uncomfortable as it looks. It is a very light seat.
First stop was a rose bush where I got the name idea. Roadmaster, RoseMaster.
More roses.
The Caddy looks far larger in person than in the photo.
August 2020 mfd.
Much older with a thumb shifters and a rigid fork. I was thinking its made in the USA but it has "made in China" on the fork steerer.
I was going to dismantle them for scrap but I decided to rebuild the older bike. No shock fork means its going to be lighter weight.
I got the angle grinders out for removing the cable stops. I now have 2. One for a grinder disc and 1 for a lap disc so I don't have to keep changing discs. These vintage orange Chicago Electric angle grinders are pretty durable and you can replace the brushes. HF sold them with 3 different part numbers.
The 3 sprockets. smallest on was "loose". The middle and large were joined with some super cheap method. Rivets I think, mashed over to look like bolt heads. Super cheap steel rings were no problem for the angle grinder. I went with the middle 38t ring and a 18t on the hub.
Rebuilt the rear wheel with a coaster brake hub. I just got some more hubs with long axles so I added a couple of nuts to make it fit the 3x6 frame set up.
Start to finish, 11 am to about 5 pm. Including a lunch break & a test ride around the neighborhood. Another 1 day project.
I may put on a better looking seat. I removed the remains of the seat cover and foam and the staples and went with the plastic base only. It's not as uncomfortable as it looks. It is a very light seat.
First stop was a rose bush where I got the name idea. Roadmaster, RoseMaster.
More roses.
The Caddy looks far larger in person than in the photo.
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