Real Cycle bike
Barnigatbicycles, just wondering if you have gotten anywhere with restoring the Real Cycle bike?Thank you all for your comments. I liked the bike from the moment i saw it. I loved it for the frame. The paint is original and ive already started to clean a small portion of it and it came out great, painting it would be a sin. So as for the restoration yes. I plan on taking it apart and cleaning it up the front wheel and bars were wrong which is why they were removed. If anybody knows what the stem bars look like i would like to know. Im going to lace up a set of drop center rims that have matching patina to the rest of the bike with the matching ND front hub. The only change I am making is in installing a ND 3 speed to it that ive been saving for a project such as this. I was going to use it on my whizzer build but i decided not to for fear of breaking it. I will however need a few pieces such as a cable with pulley and the shift lever. I haven't been able to find a lever yet. I do have the chain for the shifter. I am also going to try to find a matching tire for the front. This is definitely a bike that deserves to be left in its original form. If anybody can help me out that would be great.
I am also looking for some other parts for my other projects. Mostly G&j rims, G&j 1901 rambler fork and a lobdel champange with red stripe 1" wide racing rim. The rims can be bent and out of true because ive had good luck pulling them back with a technique ive been using. Ill try to get up some pictures of those projects too.
Thank you all and ill keep posting pics once i get further into my resto.