Started out with a brand new bike from WalMart - an O.P. "Roller" ($99). Saw it one day and got an idea in my head..
As it looked from the store:
Black painted aluminum frame.
Vinyl stick-on graphics:
Vinyl stick-on graphics removed:
Removed the stock gray wishbone front fork. I had a typical chrome Schwinn-clone front fork laying around. Scuffed it and shot the top bracket and forks BBQ black. Scuffed the struts for a brushed chrome look. Had to take a chop-saw to the steering head so that it would all fit.
Test-fit:
Swapped off the stock seat for an old Brooks I had hanging in the garage. Chopped 2 1/2" off each end of the stock handlebars and flipped them. Added a pair of Nirve retro-style grips. Swapped on a new set of tires.
The end result:
And parked next to a vintage frame rat (that I have since sold):
As it looked from the store:
![5015994993_4856da3a63_z.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/b79/b7941f35962cc1d66bca87ed1a0dee1e.jpg)
![5015994997_9f1f02f35b_z.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/fbc/fbc9fdd855df955373ce7c33cd6e0698.jpg)
Black painted aluminum frame.
Vinyl stick-on graphics:
![5016001775_86940f3bd3_z.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/06e/06e2e120f48e780964dcefb3bbf4e056.jpg)
Vinyl stick-on graphics removed:
![5016001783_b47b069f09_z.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/586/586a9d06d40722af70bb843c78c50ade.jpg)
Removed the stock gray wishbone front fork. I had a typical chrome Schwinn-clone front fork laying around. Scuffed it and shot the top bracket and forks BBQ black. Scuffed the struts for a brushed chrome look. Had to take a chop-saw to the steering head so that it would all fit.
Test-fit:
![5016610268_4803de4ffb_z.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/711/711963db0dd0f6d0a5af666321831189.jpg)
Swapped off the stock seat for an old Brooks I had hanging in the garage. Chopped 2 1/2" off each end of the stock handlebars and flipped them. Added a pair of Nirve retro-style grips. Swapped on a new set of tires.
The end result:
![5016612488_720fcbf816_z.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/682/6824ebfa4bed3abb8da9cf4c47247323.jpg)
![5016612516_60d0b45a97_z.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/e1f/e1f6de70c3ff57cae0a6429a58a8f04e.jpg)
And parked next to a vintage frame rat (that I have since sold):
![5016008325_a09b27e738_z.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/b98/b98dd3851c424a1981f4bb8bc9724a4b.jpg)