Happy Bicycle Day 419!!!

[Thee]

Those forks are wasted is the only possible observation no assumption - unless the camera dropped Acid too

 

[Thee]

Based on my experience with chopper motorcycles ? Like a big wheel ? Bahahahahahaha dude that’s some good Sh%t you got back there! Where can I get some ? Lmao

 

[SamG]

This is a great site and I enjoy sharing information about bicycles as long as it’s value added. What’s up with all the condescending remarks and insults though? Not just this thread but seems to be a common theme in here. It’s too bad.

 

[Oilit]

This is a great site and I enjoy sharing information about bicycles as long as it’s value added. What’s up with all the condescending remarks and insults though? Not just this thread but seems to be a common theme in here. It’s too bad.

I apologize if I sounded condescending, that wasn't my intent. Bent forks are common on these old bikes, I have several that I need to fix. This one for starters:

3 Speed Balloon tire Rollfast? | Classic Balloon Tire Bicycles 1933-1965

I bought this today from a man in his 80's who'd had it since he was a kid growing up in Ohio. The front fork is bent and if there are any decals, they're hiding under that house paint, so not a pristine example. But at least it's an example. Hub dated December 1953. The previous owner said the...

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[Thee]

I apologize if I sounded condescending, that wasn't my intent. Bent forks are common on these old bikes, I have several that I need to fix. This one for starters:

3 Speed Balloon tire Rollfast? | Classic Balloon Tire Bicycles 1933-1965

I bought this today from a man in his 80's who'd had it since he was a kid growing up in Ohio. The front fork is bent and if there are any decals, they're hiding under that house paint, so not a pristine example. But at least it's an example. Hub dated December 1953. The previous owner said the...

thecabe.com

The guys a tool - you were not condensing in anyway

 

[SamG]

I apologize if I sounded condescending, that wasn't my intent. Bent forks are common on these old bikes, I have several that I need to fix. This one for starters:

3 Speed Balloon tire Rollfast? | Classic Balloon Tire Bicycles 1933-1965

I bought this today from a man in his 80's who'd had it since he was a kid growing up in Ohio. The front fork is bent and if there are any decals, they're hiding under that house paint, so not a pristine example. But at least it's an example. Hub dated December 1953. The previous owner said the...

thecabe.com

Thanks. I may have taken text out of context as I often do. I wonder if I can bend them back at the stem without having to heat/repaint.

 

[Oilit]

Thanks. I may have taken text out of context as I often do. I wonder if I can bend them back at the stem without having to heat/repaint.

It's going to be tough, but may be possible. I haven't tried so I can't say.

 

[Thee]

Forks look just right for your bike

 

[Thee]

 

[razinhellcustomz]

HAPPY 419 EVERYBODY!!! HAPPY BICYCLE DAY!!! Today I fittingly unveil “The Cycledelics”!!! Wait… what? 419? Bicycle Day? Psychedelics? Gee Sam… what’s this all about?!?
I thought you’d never ask….
On April 19, 1943 Swiss chemist Albert Hoffman took a colorful six mile bike ride home from his lab after ingesting 250 micrograms of lysergic acid diethylamide that he had synthesized (aka LSD-25). This was the first documented and first “intentional” LSD trip. Bicycle Day was created in 1985 to commemorate the event. My Cycledelics celebrate Bicycle Day with a psychedelic paint scheme along with images of cultural icons such as Albert Hoffman, Ken Kesey, Timothy Leary, and San Francisco’s “big four” psychedelic rock bands (Dead, Airplane, Big Brother, and Quicksilver). The men’s is a 1960’s Rollfast… the women’s is what I believe to be a 1952 Huffy. Ironically, according to Hoffman’s notes, he took the dosage on April 19 at precisely 4:20pm!!

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I just picked up a Rollfast guys bike frame just like the one you have. Very COOOL paint jobs on these. Great colors all PYSCHED out all over the place. Happy 419 Bike Day.