Mr. Monkeyarms
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Looking good Pierce!! How does it ride?
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piercer_99
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
pretty freaking sweet.
scary fast though, I swapped out the bars for a set of Torrington, for daily use, instead of the drop bars, still as fast, not as scary though.
Mr. Monkeyarms
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Awesome. Enjoy!!
piercer_99
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
well, after riding this for a few days, it is pretty sweet to ride.
With that in mind, there is something wrong though, the bike tracks to the right. This is due to there being a slight bend in the fork crown still, you cannot let go of the bar or it will pull to the right fiercely. I really noticed it yesterday when riding and I looked down and the bike looks to be doglegging, similar to a truck out of alignment or a tractor trailer out of alignment.
I won't be riding it a bunch, ok well maybe just a little daily, however I will either need to find a way to repair this fork crown, or find another Pierce fork to replace this with. It is really dangerous the way it is. You can tell, when riding the bicycle, how out it is by the sight line of the bike. The front wheel has to be turned about 2 to 3 degrees to the right for the bike to go straight. If it was only being ridden on a circular track, to the left, it probably would not matter.
Anyway, it still looks really pretty, just needs some work to be a daily rider.
With that in mind, there is something wrong though, the bike tracks to the right. This is due to there being a slight bend in the fork crown still, you cannot let go of the bar or it will pull to the right fiercely. I really noticed it yesterday when riding and I looked down and the bike looks to be doglegging, similar to a truck out of alignment or a tractor trailer out of alignment.
I won't be riding it a bunch, ok well maybe just a little daily, however I will either need to find a way to repair this fork crown, or find another Pierce fork to replace this with. It is really dangerous the way it is. You can tell, when riding the bicycle, how out it is by the sight line of the bike. The front wheel has to be turned about 2 to 3 degrees to the right for the bike to go straight. If it was only being ridden on a circular track, to the left, it probably would not matter.
Anyway, it still looks really pretty, just needs some work to be a daily rider.
Balloonoob
I live for the CABE
Bummer man. As far in as you are I'm sure you'll either find a highly skilled magician or a replacement fork.
piercer_99
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
well, after further investigation, I discovered that the frame has a 1/2" bend in it, I should be able to fix it, as on my 1963 Otasco Flying O, I had a 3 inch bend in the frame and was able to fix that.
Already got about a quarter inch of it out, just don't want to tweak it too much at one time.
Already got about a quarter inch of it out, just don't want to tweak it too much at one time.
piercer_99
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Well the frame is fixed, I still need to tweak the fork a little, however it rides straight now.
Can't let go of the handle bar without it pulling to the right, pretty sure the fork can be aligned a bit and that will work.
Broke it all down to the frame and it's back together again.
Some beauty pictures for kicks. It polishes up nicely for an old bicycle.
Can't let go of the handle bar without it pulling to the right, pretty sure the fork can be aligned a bit and that will work.
Broke it all down to the frame and it's back together again.
Some beauty pictures for kicks. It polishes up nicely for an old bicycle.
piercer_99
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
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