My wifes ride

[layflat78]

Picked this up a few weeks ago at the local flea market. It's a 1960 Hollywood. Before I could get it in the door she was looking at the different handle bars I have! So after about an hour of owning it we had already put new grips and bars on it! Sorry for the sloppy picture it's from my phone

 

[layflat78]

Next....new wheels and paint (cotton candy)

Here it is with new seat, wheels, and 26x2.125 WW tires

Next...she wants the fenders, frame, and chain guard flat black.

 

[Random Bikes]

looking good

 

[FatBoy]

That look great.I like how you used straws to mask the spokes! 8)

 

[CapnUNITarian]

Looks good with those pink rims, and probably look killer when you black it out :shock: 8) 8) Might want a pink seat then tho...... :wink:

I keep seeing how peeps use straws to cover spokes when painting the wheel, but I just can't seem to figure out how do you get the straw on the spoke? :?

Looking forward to seeing this lady in black

 

[Rat Rod]

The blue and the pink really look nice together. :wink:

 

[Fireproof]

It sure does look good as it sits . . . you're positive you really want to paint it???? :|

 

[layflat78]

Thank you everybody! The seat has a pink stripe around the back of it. @ Fireproof I was happy with it when we got it home, but I have NO say on this bike......I'm just the laborer :| @Rat Rod....Thanks, might have to get her to read this post...but I don't think it will change her mind :wink:

 

[Rat Rod]

I also think that the brown seat looks great with that color combo.

I think you need matching brown grips to really balance it all out though.

It's a combination I would have never thought to put together, but after seeing it....man it looks nice.

And also...it's really hard to beat vintage Schwinn paint....the cool factor is really strong. :wink:

 

[aka_locojoe]

I also think that the brown seat looks great with that color combo.

I think you need matching brown grips to really balance it all out though.

It's a combination I would have never thought to put together, but after seeing it....man it looks nice.

And also...it's really hard to beat vintage Schwinn paint....the cool factor is really strong. :wink:

I agree with Steve.

 

[layflat78]

I tried to convince her to keep the factory paint....not gonna happen :x I'll post some more pics when I get home from work....gotta go sell some car service

 

[user 135]

I like that combo too. I think you found the perfect blend of old and new.

 

[Rat Rod]

Maybe add a set of $12 bow pedals from Wal-Mart.

 

[d.rock]

I'd vote for keeping the blue also. My wife has a 77 Hollywood that she insisted on me doing black/pink which required stripping great condition factory blue paint- it was painful! But it had a nice end result. I'm still planning to get decals for hers, along with a white seat and grips. The blue/pink combo works well I think, and the brown seat might look out of place on a black bike? Either way it's a good lookin bike.

Here's my wife's Hollywood.

 

[layflat78]

After work last night, I let her read all these posts....still pretty sure the blue is going to go! She says "it has scratches" , the other side is worse! :x

I did put her new sprocket on and painted an old fender I had flat black to show her what it will look like (you can kind of see it in this pic)

 

[aka_locojoe]

My wife's Hollywood is satin black, pink rims, whitewalls and has the star sprocket.

 

[layflat78]

My wife's Hollywood is satin black, pink rims, whitewalls and has the star sprocket.

No way! That's crazy! Guess I'm a copy cat My wife found a wire basket she wants to put on the front! I like the 144's and apes!

 

[layflat78]

Well with much thanks to axsepul for the vinyl here's the chain guard. Flat black and metal flake behind the decal

I could not convince her to keep it blue!

 

[ZbikerD]

I like the chaingaurd for sure. Very cool. Does she want it flat black or the metalflake gloss? I have a similar for my wifes Nike I'm restoring. Black with pink rims.. Along with many other pink accents. Looking forward to seeing updates.

 

[layflat78]

I like the chaingaurd for sure. Very cool. Does she want it flat black or the metalflake gloss? I have a similar for my wifes Nike I'm restoring. Black with pink rims.. Along with many other pink accents. Looking forward to seeing updates.

She is keeping the "two-tone" flat w/ metal flake on the chain guard. It's been a pretty busy summer so not much has changed on it. Going to wait and paint the frame this winter.