1939 Colson Flyer - Let there be light... 8/17/09

[GTCOMA]

Re: 1939 Colson Flyer Rat - Now with Nexus 3 Spd - Lots of pics

Here is a minor update. swapped out the bars and rerouted the shifter wire. No need to comment on the purple sprocket - I'm still working on a replacement.

*Plus a bonus picture I found* :!: - this is what it looked like when i found it in the barn. I thought it stilled looked ratty until I saw this old picture.

 

[sensor]

Re: 1939 Colson Flyer Rat - minor update 4-7-09

still looks great and you might try clothespin n's or hoochs cable routing ideas from the rrbbo #1

 

[texasbigjon]

Re: 1939 Colson Flyer Rat - minor update 4-7-09

love your bike ,man! you have the kind of finish on your bike,that i was hoping to find on my colson imperial! tried uncle stretch`s oven cleaner trick,3 times,just to end up with a 5 colored bike w/ no original paint! :shock: the blade style forks rock. ive got two extra sets of colson blade forks w/ truss rods,and one set on my `41 lafrance,in the ratrodbike calendar. love the way your bike has evolved! :mrgreen:

 

[Riverbend Bicycles]

Re: 1939 Colson Flyer Rat - minor update 4-7-09

I love the before picture. What a transformation. Great work.

 

[GTCOMA]

Re: 1939 Colson Flyer Rat - minor update 4-7-09

still looks great and you might try clothespin n's or hoochs cable routing ideas from the rrbbo #1

What were their bikes called?

Nevermind - i found them

I thought about shortening the cable, but I couldn't figure out how to do it without destroying the shifter.

 

[slacker]

Re: 1939 Colson Flyer Rat - minor update 4-7-09

Sweet job. Your bike is the reason I picked up my Colson to begin with. It is almost warm enough in Wisconsin to paint! That is, if I decide to paint it. Pity you went back to the straight bars, as I was planning on using them also. Oh well.

I hate the chain guard, though. It looks awful on your bike. It would look much better on mine. :lol:

 

[GTCOMA]

Re: 1939 Colson Flyer Rat - minor update 4-7-09

Sweet job. Your bike is the reason I picked up my Colson to begin with. It is almost warm enough in Wisconsin to paint! That is, if I decide to paint it. Pity you went back to the straight bars, as I was planning on using them also. Oh well.

I hate the chain guard, though. It looks awful on your bike. It would look much better on mine. :lol:

Thanks! the bars actually have slight drop to them. maybe 1 inch. I'll have t get some better pictures. they came off my centurion. I sanded down the bars to give them a slightly weathered look. and I changed the old Flex Fit grips with some chubby white schwinn grips. the red was clashing wih the tires.

and you can't imagine the number of offers I have gotten for that chain gaurd.

 

[GTCOMA]

Re: 1939 Colson Flyer Rat - update 7/25/09

ok, so i flipped and chopped the original bars and finally changed the sprocket. I think she's done for now...

Might get a little pin striping done

 

[GTCOMA]

I just wired up the light. I hid 3 AA batteries and ran the wires through the handlebars and put a button switch on the end of the grip. It casts a pretty cool light pattern. I also added a pic of the new sprocket.

 

[necessaryevil]

You should try flipping the bars back up. It looks like it is built for cruising and super comfortable ( 3 speed, Brooks saddle, headlight ) except for the bars. Just my opinion :wink:

 

[GTCOMA]

You should try flipping the bars back up. It looks like it is built for cruising and super comfortable ( 3 speed, Brooks saddle, headlight ) except for the bars. Just my opinion :wink:

I'm 6'3" and 260lbs and this bike was built in 1939 - nothing about this bike is comfortable... :lol: