First time gender bender Columbia-Elgin-Schwinn

[rideahiggins]

Here's what I've got for now. It was a girls Columbia with a bent frame. I added in the top bar from a girls Schwinn frame that had been poorly repaired. I took almost two inches out of the tube behind the seat and curved the seat tube Elgin style. I had to straighten out the tubes and I added a $8 swap meet tank. I want to make a bobbed, wide flared fender for the rear, not sure about the front. And I'm not real crazy about the fork.

 

[rustjunkie]

Cool and creative

 

[jkent]

Needs a VROOM engine in the center section! Just a thought.
JKent

 

[rideahiggins]

A vroom is too big, I found a smaller one that fits.

 

[bricycle]

...a new "Show" category: mix-em-up's

 

[tailhole]

Someone needs to put a set of those rubber trucker balls on the bottom of a ladies bike. Now, that's bending.

 

[hcdsign]

That looks great! I have a ladies Elgin Deluxe frame that I am going to have to experiment on!

 

[Honestherman]

progress

Any Progress on this project? I want to see it farther along.
It is such a different approach.
Do you have any more pictures?
Thanks

 

[rideahiggins]

That's about as far as I got on it. It was too cold to paint when I was working on it and it just sat there.

 

[spoker]

im diggin the seat post mod,can you say "pedal forward" for better pedal geomitry