I'm trying to replace the rims for this bike with something as close to original as possible. Does anyone know what specs I should be looking for?
Did the Prewar DX come with the tubular rims, S-2's, S-7's? What diameter / width?
Any help is appreciated!
Maybe I should just go with some painted S-7's....
Yeah. I figured someone would call me out on that.
Unfortunately, between two moves with the bike disassembled the rims are missing.
(I never claimed to be the brightest guy in the world)
I did save the hubs though, and would like to lace them into some replacement rims.
Thanks for the info, I will look around to see what's out there.
There's a really nice set on ebay for 540 bucks. (About $500 out of my price range.)
These are about the most common vintage rims possible... used on everything except Murray up to the early 50's it seems. No need to pay more than $25 for a pair that is straight, needing refinish. A lot of people use these as they are similar...
Finally pulled the cranks... They are doglegged on one side and looking around the net, the chain ring looks like a Wald.
Do these numbers mean anything to anyone?
The superbowl got boring so I decided to finish painting the frame / forks.
I went with a Brown primer and Cream gloss.
I don't think the fork darts are accurate to the era. I just had some extra stencils left over from another project.