I think I am done. I still want to get some gold pedals and lights but other than that I think it's done.
I am still new to the forum and am still going through all the threads. I stumbled upon herr_rudolf's Single Speed build-off thread and fell in love with what he did. Here is a photo of it:
I picked up this '74 Varsity for $15 on CL. So far I have stripped it down to the frame. The wheels were full of rust so I trashed them, I was going to keep the front wheel to use but it was junk. I will be keeping the stem, looks like a racing stem.
CL ad Photo
I will be sand blasting it and probably be going with an olive drab green or gun metal matte finish. The wheels will be black and all other hardware will be black as well. I will be using white tires but am not sure what tire sizes i want.
After I got it home and tore it apart:
The stem:
I am still new to the forum and am still going through all the threads. I stumbled upon herr_rudolf's Single Speed build-off thread and fell in love with what he did. Here is a photo of it:
I picked up this '74 Varsity for $15 on CL. So far I have stripped it down to the frame. The wheels were full of rust so I trashed them, I was going to keep the front wheel to use but it was junk. I will be keeping the stem, looks like a racing stem.
CL ad Photo
I will be sand blasting it and probably be going with an olive drab green or gun metal matte finish. The wheels will be black and all other hardware will be black as well. I will be using white tires but am not sure what tire sizes i want.
After I got it home and tore it apart:
The stem: