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lets start a thread on custom middle weight bicycles or how u have changed it

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chucksoldbikes

Cruisin' on my Bluebird
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lets see the pictures thank u here is min e
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Pics are my 59 Western Flyer Golden Flyer. First as bought (from the Stig) and as it looks now. I like to add period accessories, though I wouldn't say it's a "custom" just personalized.
Same treatment on the 59 Evans.
 

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satin clear post one above this one,columbia middle weight, 2 speed manual,added 26 by 2.125 tires and satin cleared it
 
Technically a middleweight , I built this 57 Huffy because a friend of mine said middleweights couldn't be cool
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Sorry, not custom but 100 percent bone stock and beautiful. Sold this one last year. 1961 Higgins flightliner.
 

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This is my Rollfast. She is all original but needed a lot of love. As you can see she had a lot of rust bleeding through the paint and the paint appeared more brown than red. During the restoration I decided to invert the colors from Red and white to White and red. I also had custom graphics made up for it too. The old pedals were shot so I replaced them with these white cruiser pedals to bring in even more bright white to the bike.

She still has some of the old dimple dents in her fenders and the chrome is not pristine which gives her character. :cool:

-Rich.
 

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This BMA Firestone was red, my son was complaining so I squirted it satin black put on a 9 hole rack, no before pic
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Bought this 75 Typhoon because of the springer, took off the front fender to get it in the car, cleaned off some of the brown paint to see what was underneath, another red, hit it with some primer & put on apes & a bag
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this BMA Hawthorne was you gyessed red, my daughter wanted purple and (you guessed it) apes
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seems to be a pattern with the (anything but red) & ape hangers
 
Here are a few custom middleweights I have done over the years:

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I have since put on some old bias plys, changed the wheels to bendix chrome, and toned down the handlebars
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Yes, yes, I know the fork is bent, hahaha
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The Black Monark started life as a middleweight Firestone Special Cruiser. Came to me as a bare frame, I added the spring fork from a ladies bike. I threaded and cut the steer tube and spring rods. All the black is powdercoat. Not long after I finished it the seat-tube came loose from the bottom-bracket shell, which is not uncommon with these frames. A friend brazed it and painted the area.
c.1990, builds like this were popular in SoCal, and TBM has clocked many many miles.
Originally built up with OEM steel rims, Sachs Duomatic and Omas hubs, I rebuilt the wheels a year or so later with Campagnolo Mirox rims and Shimano front hub (have a DT/Hugi TD I might spoke in). Changed the steel handlebars to aluminum GT Streamline at the same time. Tires Continental Top Touring 2000. The crank is Odyssey 175mm cromo, chainring GT aluminum, chain Dura-Ace. I recently changed the seat to a vintage that I recovered. Fast and (comparatively) light, great fun to ride...need to take her for a spin and get some new snaps.

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