Before & After Pics

[Illiterite Wino]

here is a quick, simple one I had done recently...
60's Hornet


before


after


Murray Monterrey
before

after

[slowman]

Some of the bikes in this thread are just works of art! All of you are incredibly creative.

Pics are clickable and linked to full size.

Before:


After:

[Tblorenz]

1973 Schwinn

[nwt76]

[MplsCoaster]

Hello,

I had a single speed Schwinn (yellow triangle frame) for 17 years. I decided last spring I really wanted another Schwinn. Cantilever this time.

I was at a local swap meet and took this home:


I had wanted some thing kinda big (nice to be built for ballon tires). I also wanted it to handle
good. Comfortable too. I wound up with this:


Goal was riding it to the Mpls Messaround. Awesome cars and loud music.
I went rather minimumal so it isn't a huge change. I'm lazy that way.
Some of these other bikes her have a lot of talent put into them.
But I take it for Sat morning runs for exercise.
It's pretty heavy but for a 7 mile workout, it's fun.

[Philphine]

the best i can do is some before and towards the end of during and one near the beginning and after. my ability to post pics is really pretty recent so i may have to find some stock "befores" off the internet to show a few more

24 stretch before

24" stretch after. this is the bike i did the how to thread for on here somewhere.

hood cruiser before

hood cruiser after. pretty much the same idea as the 24" so in a way it's a before and after bettween them.

light weight stretch before

light weight stretch after. my anything goes buildoff bike i'm still working on. just some grinding and paint i think is all that's left.

folder before

folder after

[aka_locojoe]

Murray Monterrey
before

after

Wow that washing machine works wonders

[Markm]

[Slingshot Dude]

Here is my last restoration done about 18 months ago..

Before

After

That bike is KILLER! this is my second favorite bike after a lemon lime slingshot.

[Punxs]

Before

After


A few more things to do but able to ride it.

[michfel]

Malvern Star 20inch to 26inch.Before After

[pickle]

Hello,

I had a single speed Schwinn (yellow triangle frame) for 17 years. I decided last spring I really wanted another Schwinn. Cantilever this time.

I was at a local swap meet and took this home:


I had wanted some thing kinda big (nice to be built for ballon tires). I also wanted it to handle
good. Comfortable too. I wound up with this:


Goal was riding it to the Mpls Messaround. Awesome cars and loud music.
I went rather minimumal so it isn't a huge change. I'm lazy that way.
Some of these other bikes her have a lot of talent put into them.
But I take it for Sat morning runs for exercise.
It's pretty heavy but for a 7 mile workout, it's fun.

looks great to me. simple and functional. thumbs up

[oldgreaser]

Before: as purchased from ratina, thanks man.
After

New coat of paint, coaster brake bendix laced into the original rear rim, straight drag bars with 2 inches chopped off. call it done. Now to start all over.

[ratina]

Finally get to see the Varsity...looks sweet!

[KJV]

guess i shoulda put this here.
http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=41340