This one might actually end up being rideable. But there's still a lot of time left for me to mess that up. I gotta quit listening to Matti. I almost kept it this way:I like the size of the 24 x 3's, but I like the vintage tone of the 26ers better. And the bigger wheels might make it more ridable.
Not that that has been a concern for you before!
Yes. Stop that now. Disregard every instruction from said dubious source.*
Now I am using an old Schmidt's bottle opener to hold them in place. Unfortunately it is too short to use for the custom truss rod/headlight bracket I need.
I have the original bars and stem and some others that I could use to boardtrack the bike, but I cannot ride them that way. I had planned on trying many different components and that was one thing I was definitely going to try. I wanted to do the shorty fenders also, but after studying and test fitting, it would have clashed with the flow of the frame. I didn't want anything inside the loop of the frame to interrupt the flow. Plus I didn't really want to cut the original fenders (but I would if I thought it would look better).
The only thing I don't like about the 24x3's is, with the high bars, it looks like a BMXer. The 26's look good with the high bars. I might try some boardtrack-type bars. They would probably look really good with the 24x3's.I like the size of the 24 x 3's, but I like the vintage tone of the 26ers better. And the bigger wheels might make it more ridable.
Not that that has been a concern for you before!
Got something brewing, no worries.
Yeah, Kingfish built one without the shrouds a year or two ago. He did a nice job with it. To me, those beautiful art deco shrouds make the bike. They make the frame lines flow. The really tricky part would be finding all of the unique hardware, brackets, nuts and bolts. It would be a nightmare trying to piece one together. I was very fortunate to find such a complete, original bike in the exact condition I prefer.
