Going to give this bad boy another shot. Other than a haphazard repaint and a couple of small dings, this is a nice example of an Elgin Oriole frame from 1937. Oriole was a lower line bike, and these frames don't seem to pull really big bucks, so I plan to CUT IT UP!
My plan is to stretch/rake the headtube, gooseneck-style, move the bottom bracket forward and upward a bit for legroom, and then lower the rear triangle so it sits level.
Think a pedal-powered version of a "samurai chopper". Why Duck Nuggets? Well, I had painted/laced the wheels for another project that has since been abandoned, so I am going to use them to set the dark green color scheme for the rest of the project. Elgin seemed to like to use bird names for their bikes, so I was thinking Mallard. I'm open to other suggestions.
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My plan is to stretch/rake the headtube, gooseneck-style, move the bottom bracket forward and upward a bit for legroom, and then lower the rear triangle so it sits level.
Think a pedal-powered version of a "samurai chopper". Why Duck Nuggets? Well, I had painted/laced the wheels for another project that has since been abandoned, so I am going to use them to set the dark green color scheme for the rest of the project. Elgin seemed to like to use bird names for their bikes, so I was thinking Mallard. I'm open to other suggestions.
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