The Renaissance Man
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So, I picked up this Flightliner just to harvest the fork. I had planned to part out the rest and try to break even leaving me with a free rat trap.
Then I couldn't resist building it up after I picked up a 1995 Huffy Catalina at a flea market yesterday. The Huffy has a 3 speed Shimano coaster brake hub that was too much to resist. So I'm morphing the two bikes into a J C Huffins Flightliner!
The goal is to keep it as low cost as possible and sell it as a rider instead of parts. If that doesn't pan out, I can always go back to plan 'A'.
Here's the Flightliner on the day I brought it home...
Here is the preliminary mock up. I did a little experimenting with the paint on the frame and tank. The rear wheel is a junk wheel just to test it with. I'll have to spread the stays to get the 3 speed to fit.
Then I couldn't resist building it up after I picked up a 1995 Huffy Catalina at a flea market yesterday. The Huffy has a 3 speed Shimano coaster brake hub that was too much to resist. So I'm morphing the two bikes into a J C Huffins Flightliner!
The goal is to keep it as low cost as possible and sell it as a rider instead of parts. If that doesn't pan out, I can always go back to plan 'A'.
Here's the Flightliner on the day I brought it home...
Here is the preliminary mock up. I did a little experimenting with the paint on the frame and tank. The rear wheel is a junk wheel just to test it with. I'll have to spread the stays to get the 3 speed to fit.