I've been pretty quiet after the RRBBO, working on my house and 58 Zephyr, but when one of the chain stores had some beach cruisers on special for $78 a month ago, I picked up a couple for projects. These bikes are branded as Repco, an old Australian bike company which is now owned by Pacific, so I'm guessing they are the same as the Huffy or similar chain store bikes you guys get in the States. I've been on holidays for two weeks, so decided to work on one of them (the other will be staying in the box for next years RRBBO). I've been gathering parts for this build, so it all went together pretty quick.....was only really a paint job and reassembly.
The paint is a rattle can Ford color with a couple of coats of clear, 24 x 3 Fatti-O on the rear, Brooks B17, and a set of the triple tree forks that BikeWorld USA sell. The rims (both SunRims double walled) were old stock that had been hanging in my LBS for years, and they almost gave them to me they were so cheap. I also fitted 3 piece cranks with a sealed BB. I'll probably fit a different set of cranks later, as these were the only ones I had that would clear the chainstays.
Here's some pics.
Before
After
The paint is a rattle can Ford color with a couple of coats of clear, 24 x 3 Fatti-O on the rear, Brooks B17, and a set of the triple tree forks that BikeWorld USA sell. The rims (both SunRims double walled) were old stock that had been hanging in my LBS for years, and they almost gave them to me they were so cheap. I also fitted 3 piece cranks with a sealed BB. I'll probably fit a different set of cranks later, as these were the only ones I had that would clear the chainstays.
Here's some pics.
Before
After
