Hello to you all from Clinton Maryland, just outside of Washington DC. I was never really much of a bicycle guy until I married a Dutch girl and started spending alot of time in Holland. I picked up this Rollfast on E-bay a coupla years ago because I figured if I was going to ride a bicycle, it may as well be cool. (And I will not pay a small fortune for some re-creation from New York).
I loved riding this old girl around with my wife and my sons. Then i found a Murray Monteray at a market for 10 bucks. It needed tyres and some help, but it followed me home. I took it apart out of boredom one day and it sat on the back porch for a year. Then I recently came back from Holland and really wanted to ride. A coupla tyres and 2 cans of rattlecan later, I had this:
Nothing fancy, but viable means of motion, while looking good for under 35 bucks. Then I realized that building bikes is just as cool as building motorbikes, but alot easier and WAY cheaper. A little research lead me here and i like it. I plan on doing one right next time and as I have access to mig/tig, a bead blaster, a lathe, a mill and a powder coater, I dont see whats stopping me.
thanks for looking.
I loved riding this old girl around with my wife and my sons. Then i found a Murray Monteray at a market for 10 bucks. It needed tyres and some help, but it followed me home. I took it apart out of boredom one day and it sat on the back porch for a year. Then I recently came back from Holland and really wanted to ride. A coupla tyres and 2 cans of rattlecan later, I had this:
Nothing fancy, but viable means of motion, while looking good for under 35 bucks. Then I realized that building bikes is just as cool as building motorbikes, but alot easier and WAY cheaper. A little research lead me here and i like it. I plan on doing one right next time and as I have access to mig/tig, a bead blaster, a lathe, a mill and a powder coater, I dont see whats stopping me.
thanks for looking.
