Greetings from Nebraska...updated with pics

[isutriguy]

Hello everyone,
Just getting in to this so bear with me. I stumbled across this site searching for ideas on finishing the 1935 Wards Hawthorne aluminum frame/fork I just picked up. I have been getting in to bicycle frame painting and am currently working on 2 road bike frames for a couple of guys. Looking forward to this project. Also restoring a pre-war Schwinn Paramount track bike that my grandfather purchased back in the late 30s early 40s from one of the 6-day bike racers in Chicago. Luckily I have all of the original parts minus one of the wooden rimmed wheels.

Ive posted some photos of several of the bikes I have painted recently.

-Mark

 

[aka_locojoe]

Re: Greetings from Nebraska

Welcome. Any pics?

 

[isutriguy]

The Wards Hawthorne




 

[isutriguy]

Butterfly Bike



 

[isutriguy]

The Blood Bike

The owner of this bike wanted it to look like he rode through a puddle of blood

 

[isutriguy]

Custom Painted Argon 18

 

[isutriguy]

Custom Cinelli

This is my wife's bike

 

[isutriguy]

specialized s-works

My Road bike

 

[deorman]

Nice work. 8)

 

[66olds98]

Those are some good lookin bikes. Is the Butterfly factory?

edit* I should post a pic of a "Hairy Gary" bicycle we painted at gForse
edit* I'm sorry, I didnt really read your intro, I just scrolled down to see the bikes :roll:

 

[jandroart]

welcome from San Jose Ca nice bikes!!!

 

[jandroart]

Those are some good lookin bikes. Is the Butterfly factory?

edit* I should post a pic of a "Hairy Gary" bicycle we painted at gForse
edit* I'm sorry, I didnt really read your intro, I just scrolled down to see the bikes :roll:

lets see the hairy gary pics. he makes some killer steel frames.

 

[66olds98]

Those are some good lookin bikes. Is the Butterfly factory?

edit* I should post a pic of a "Hairy Gary" bicycle we painted at gForse
edit* I'm sorry, I didnt really read your intro, I just scrolled down to see the bikes :roll:

lets see the hairy gary pics. he makes some killer steel frames.

Yea, Unfotunetly I think he was a little bit ahead of his time so to speak. Not many people were into the steel thing 6-8-10 years ago, now its blown up. He was trying to get back into Full suspension a few years back but that never went anywhere.

 

[66olds98]

Sorry to take over your intro. We have done 1 other bike with this "Camouflage" style painting. Very time consuming.