What bike did you work on today?

[Hastings]

Straightened out this 1936 Westfield front fender on my 1820s mouse hole anvil early this morning. Not perfect but turned out pretty good.

 

[Sven]

Straightened out this 1936 Westfield front fender on my 1820s mouse hole anvil early this morning. Not perfect but turned out pretty good.

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Not pretty good...thats a damn excellent job.

 

[Porkchop & Applesauce]

Good evening Caber’s!
The seat on my 46 faded pretty dramatically this summer so I decided to dye it black. Hopefully it will loose some of the shine once I start riding it. Also added the wheel driven bell my wife got me for Christmas. Little by little it’s coming along nicely!

 

[Mountain Trail Andy]

Good evening Caber’s!
The seat on my 46 faded pretty dramatically this summer so I decided to dye it black. Hopefully it will loose some of the shine once I start riding it. Also added the wheel driven bell my wife got me for Christmas. Little by little it’s coming along nicely!

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Is that your "Pink 62" sitting outside in the street in pic #4?

 

[Porkchop & Applesauce]

Is that your "Pink 62" sitting outside in the street in pic #4?

Yup! The light does make it look pink but it’s orange.

 

[New Mexico Brant]

Today I worked on the 1896 Denver Cycle Mfr. Company “Denver” tandem. The tires were changed and the cranks were put in alignment.

 

[Porkchop & Applesauce]

There’s a ride in Pleasanton this weekend on Sunday. Starts at 12:15 in the Walmart parking lot

 

[New Mexico Brant]

So I currently own two Michigan City Excelsior motobikes with exactly the same paint colors. For some reason a past owner painted over the center striping on the fenders but left everything else alone. I have a collection of nine or ten different paint removal products; every time I see a new product I buy it to give it a try. Each paint is different and results vary with each product. Anyway my trusty first “go to,” Everclear Alcohol was missing so I grabbed this off the shelf. Usually I find Goof-off products to be too aggressive. I tried this spray on a past bike and it did nothing. Amazingly it worked wonders with this paint! I applied the product on small pieces of Magic Eraser and worked small areas at a time. Once the bit of eraser was saturated with the overpaint i threw it away and got another piece. I then neutralized the cleaned area with a water soaked rag. The entire fender took about ten minutes to finish. Why would anyone paint over this!

 

[Schwinn1776]

So awesome

 

[oldfart36]

This time of year, I try and pull out one bike a day. Wipe it down and air the tires. Yesterday was the 1949 Monark Super Deluxe Survivor. I don't polish my survivors, just good ole soap and water.