Scored a free 26" Slick

[necessaryevil]

Some buddies and I went on a road trip yesterday to check out an awesome old bike collection. This sucker was sitting in his "junk" pile, what he considers junk I drool over. Anyway I asked what he was going to do with it, he said take it before I throw it away. It's a 26x2.125 Uniroyal Slick, probably an old sulky tire. The sidewalls are weathered so I saddle soaped the tire inside and out, lined the inside with duct tape, and it's holding 40lbs of air just fine. Just barely clears my seatstay bridge. Now let's see if it'll withstand 200lbs. of me on it. :lol:

 

[rusty513]

By far one of my favorite bikes you've built. Although the milk crate was pretty cool.

 

[willyschad]

looks like a trophy bike. I bet he never even rides it!

 

[necessaryevil]

I guess you can call it that, it'll be the bike holding the May 1st drag racing trophy. :wink:

 

[GTCOMA]

Looks good, just get some black shoe polish and you'll be set

 

[KOTA]

Just when ya thought it couldn't look COOLER!.Nice!

 

[willyschad]

the style is very similar to another bike i know, skinny front tire, big rear slick, straight handle bars. Where have I seen that before?

 

[jaydub]

What would a set of those tires worth NOS if you could find them...?

 

[necessaryevil]

I doubt it'd be worth much in NOS shape, probably just a run of the mill sulky tire. I'm almost positive the company Jerald used this old mold and just put their own name on it.

 

[jaydub]

I think I have uniroyals like them..