bikewhorder
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
So about a month ago I was mining for bikes on Craigslist when I found a listing for this bike for sale:
At first glace I thought it was a Westfield built Oriole but the more I looked the more I realized that this was a new one for me. I contacted the seller and he sent me some more pics that only further confused me. So I decided to take the plunge and buy this rusty heap mostly because I was just really curious about it and I have something of an obsession for these Orioles type frames. The logistics of getting it were a bit of a nightmare because the seller was not a bike guy and the shop we enlisted to help pack it were pretty prickly to deal with. But overall I was not disappointed with my purchase and I immediately set about stripping the frame of everything that was bolted to it which involved a lot penetrating lube, mapp gas and gently applied brute force. The seat post was the hardest part to get out and I need to fabricate a wedge type clamp for it like a stem because the design does not really work to hold the seat post in place. Anyway I'll quit babbling, here's some pics of how it turned out after a through mechanical rehab.
At first glace I thought it was a Westfield built Oriole but the more I looked the more I realized that this was a new one for me. I contacted the seller and he sent me some more pics that only further confused me. So I decided to take the plunge and buy this rusty heap mostly because I was just really curious about it and I have something of an obsession for these Orioles type frames. The logistics of getting it were a bit of a nightmare because the seller was not a bike guy and the shop we enlisted to help pack it were pretty prickly to deal with. But overall I was not disappointed with my purchase and I immediately set about stripping the frame of everything that was bolted to it which involved a lot penetrating lube, mapp gas and gently applied brute force. The seat post was the hardest part to get out and I need to fabricate a wedge type clamp for it like a stem because the design does not really work to hold the seat post in place. Anyway I'll quit babbling, here's some pics of how it turned out after a through mechanical rehab.