Not being insulting to the builder or argumentive to the responses, but where is the huge difference between the before and after photos?
He cleaned it up, nicely I would say. Regreased everything and reassembled it. Also installed new tires. So far no different than most of us would do.
Now for the changes.
A new white seat. New red streamer grips. New red pedals. All of which are period correct for the era that bike was built in. Oh and new tires. Slightly oversized, but that coming from a guy who respoked wider wheels and installed them with 26×2.125 tires on a Huffy Daisy Daisy Tandem. With stock fenders no less. I still have the bike although it was never restored. Only built it to ride!
I fail to see the big deal, other than the price. Yeah, that seems high, especially for a girl's bike but if he can sell it for that price he gets 3 Paws Up!
So everyone, loosen up your corsets and have a drink on you! If you hate this, you will definitely hate my 1962 Schwinn Typhoon Pig Bike Build thread posted here and on Rat Rod Bikes!
Not everyone likes the same thing, otherwise this world would be a boring place to live.
✌and
Rob