This bike was found on Kijiji last week and the guy was nice enough to drop it off for me on way through town.
It is a true barn find and was found along with a nice 61 Caddy rear bumper which I considered, but passed on.
The guy builds rat rod cars and I agreed that the bumper would be better off on a car than behind a bar. We have a nearby bar called the Cadillac Lounge, but they have enough Caddy stuff already.https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=...=dEftyNeHY9lOhecrPF2LlQ&bvm=bv.66330100,d.aWw
Anyway back to the bike.
A friend pulled an identical but less complete bike out of a barn a couple of months ago, but it was spoken for by the time I saw it. I done never seen a fork like these in person, so it immediately caught my eye.
I rubbed this old buzzard down with steel wool and a little oil, repacked the head tube bearings and oiled up the saddle a bit too.
The tires (South African Dunlops) that were on it were toast and the odd sized 26X2X1 3/4, so I used another wheel set and some Specialized tires that I had around that fit the forks. I love when a plan comes together.
The cool stand came from another freebie girls flipper that I got a couple weeks ago.
I'll have to change to a narrower inner axle nut so I can refit one of the rear fender braces.
The chain on this bike is a monster size and I will work on it a little too when I redo the bottom bracket.
Any and all information about this bike is welcomed and appreciated.
It is a true barn find and was found along with a nice 61 Caddy rear bumper which I considered, but passed on.
The guy builds rat rod cars and I agreed that the bumper would be better off on a car than behind a bar. We have a nearby bar called the Cadillac Lounge, but they have enough Caddy stuff already.https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=...=dEftyNeHY9lOhecrPF2LlQ&bvm=bv.66330100,d.aWw
Anyway back to the bike.
A friend pulled an identical but less complete bike out of a barn a couple of months ago, but it was spoken for by the time I saw it. I done never seen a fork like these in person, so it immediately caught my eye.
I rubbed this old buzzard down with steel wool and a little oil, repacked the head tube bearings and oiled up the saddle a bit too.
The tires (South African Dunlops) that were on it were toast and the odd sized 26X2X1 3/4, so I used another wheel set and some Specialized tires that I had around that fit the forks. I love when a plan comes together.
The cool stand came from another freebie girls flipper that I got a couple weeks ago.
I'll have to change to a narrower inner axle nut so I can refit one of the rear fender braces.
The chain on this bike is a monster size and I will work on it a little too when I redo the bottom bracket.
Any and all information about this bike is welcomed and appreciated.
