Re: It's Baaaaack! Northeast biggest Cruise n' Swap!
ooo! its that time of year agen alredy? :mrgreen: last year camping up there was a balst..... didnt sleep much but had a good time. hhmmmmmm, what bike to bring........ :? hope to see you guys up there
Downtown to Connecticut College is only about 2.5 miles round trip. We might go a little farther, we'll see how everyone like the ride. There's really only one hill to go up, not too bad of a ride.
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Hey that's a really cool bike!
We are working on almost the same bike: ladies 40-something Schwinn DX.
Ours was blue too, but kind of purple originally. Has the small chainguard like a mens straightbar frame, not the big one like a PHantom.
I don't have an exact date because its just before...
yeah the forks are still a bit of a toss up. i have a fue diffrent sets im still playing with. the bike is in my living room so ive been looking at it alot.... still thinking it needs some kind of springer. ill keep posting pics as i experiment with it. thanks for the input guys! -justin-
there it is..... in the kitchen
needed to do something about thoes bent forks...... it took a hammer but thay fit....
some little bars and a head light
and finaly the first ride.....but still unfinished so more to come!
Ok so heres the next to go under the knife. Its an Elgin. the first skip tooth Ive owned realy. not to sure what i want to do to it yet but I do have a bord track in mind. I dont realy want to cut this one up. Im working on putting together a seat right now and keeping my eyes open for kool...
Re: Start of first rat rodbuild
thats a good start! i love the 20in bikes. as for the cooler, ive always thought the home built trailers that guys build out of half of what ever their rod was is an awsome toutch. seen a fue of them... mostly wagons but some coupes. just throwing out ideas. run...
hey guys, im sure some of you have been wondering how the guy is that nlctvwguy is talking about any time theres a build. well its me. ive meet a fue of you at the monson show (what an awsome time!) and form going on parts finding feld trips. so here are some of the old hunks of rust and rubber...
hey all, im back. just got the internet up and working agen. so now it looks like you all know who i am, thanks for posting all that rob. im sure ill be putting up more build pics of the higgans and that elgin i picked up at the show as well.... stay tuned!