New life to and old bike.

[MIGZ]

I know some folks on here like to keep them original and let the rust tell the story. Other folks like to clean them up as a refresher but leaving the original paint. Some folks like to restore back do the day they were born.

Then there is the crowd that wants to give them a whole new life, if you could get any old frame and redo into something new what would your preferred old bike be?

 

[Buster1]

Easy. A '37 or '38 CWC Roadmaster Supreme, I'd fix it up slowly and correctly so it was like the day it came off the line!

 

[outskirtscustoms]

If money were no object mine would be to find a '37 Elgin Bluebird and chop and lower it on some 24 X 3 tires, add a Nexus 7 speed, some ape hangers, maybe stretch it a little, then paint it with a false patina to make it look as though it was customized back when it was new. Then I'd ride it till the wheels fell off. 8)

 

[dragnusa]

This one might not seem like a hard frame to come by to build off of but I just want a 60s or 70s cantilever cruiser frame so I can start my SOUL CATCHER project

 

[Road Master]

Easy. A '37 or '38 CWC Roadmaster Supreme, I'd fix it up slowly and correctly so it was like the day it came off the line!

Word - Dream come true!

 

[MIGZ]

I figure if I'm going to change it anyway, then something cheap is good, like this:

Cut and weld, and make yourself something. It's still cheap, but it's yours.

So I guess my main requirement is pretty much just low cost, mainly because I am just plain cheap.

nice

 

[irideiam]

Well, Migz one of them is a Spaceliner Custom, so thanks for the frame. I like to refurbish and customize with a fixture of new and old parts. Although, being able to keep the original paint is awesome. All original is not my gig at this point, but that may change someday. I have a 1950s vintage 24" Western Fyer that I am considering restoring to original, because it has 99% of the original parts.

I have several I like:

Older frames:

1. Elgin Twin Bar
2. Spaceliner
3. Schwinn Chicago Vintage Heavy Duti/Ballooners in the cantilever style frames
4. 1940s vintage Columbia

Being a bigger guy at 6'2", I have several newer frames I like as well, like the cantilevers out now with the pedal forward design.....

 

[outskirtscustoms]

My Spaceliner and Schwinn Heavy Duti are some of my favorites too.