Couple a cute little crusty's.

[mike j]

Found these, waiting for me, when I came home from work the other day. Evidently a friend dropped them off. The boy's is a 24" Huffy & the Girl's is a 20" Stelber. I guessing 50's. Anyone see any potential, at the risk of alienating many people, I'm just not feeling the love of crust.

 

[Krakatoa]

Not feelin' the crust X2!

 

[morton]

Rat Rod Family?

Well, maybe not rat rod but patina rods? Lube all bearings, lightly (especially around the branding letters) sand to remove loose rust and get to a decent base and preserve with matte or flat clear coat. Didn't I read somewhere that boiled linseed oil is also sometimes used?

Why a family? If dad or mom is a patina type and already has an adult size, these would be great for the kids. I like restored, unrestored, semi-restored and rat rod bikes (although I don't think I'm using the proper term to describe what I am envisioning).

From looking at the pic, and maybe my old eyes are mistaken, it seems they're are not too far gone to have some family fun with. Grease, sandpaper, a couple of torn saddles (pedals look useable) and some linseed oil.

You could have a lot of family fun for little more than the price of 5 minutes a at theme park!

 

[higgens]

I'm liking the girls bike