What bike did you work on today?

[Porkchop & Applesauce]

Picked up this 24” Electra for my 7 year old daughter for $30 a while back. It was hardly used but stored outside. I painted the filthy whitewall tires with tire black, serviced the bearings, replaced the rusty bars and seat post with alloy ones from my stash and dumped the fenders. I also fitted a better front brake, lights, pedals and a decent chain all out my parts pile.

She approved once I fitted the streamers from her 20” bike and has already done about 50 laps of the driveway on it.

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Doing one for your kid is the best! Love it!

 

[ozzie]

Doing one for your kid is the best! Love it!

Thanks. It sure felt good to do it. She gave me a massive hug when she saw it.

 

[ozzie]

Doing one for your kid is the best! Love it!

 

[piercer_99]

My grand daughter needed a new bike, the city she lives in is a hotspot for bike thieves. Her brother has had 3 stolen so far, so I try not to put together anything of much value.

I had two of these huffy regatta frames, made one out of the best pieces of both, added a 1980s wheelset and a set of tires I bought 3 years ago.

Hope no one likes it more than she does.

 

[Mountain Trail Andy]

Picked up this 24” Electra for my 7 year old daughter for $30 a while back. It was hardly used but stored outside. I painted the filthy whitewall tires with tire black, serviced the bearings, replaced the rusty bars and seat post with alloy ones from my stash and dumped the fenders. I also fitted a better front brake, lights, pedals and a decent chain all out my parts pile.

She approved once I fitted the streamers and ding dong bell from her 20” bike and has already done about 50 laps of the driveway on it.

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Sweet!!

 

[Porkchop & Applesauce]

My grand daughter needed a new bike, the city she lives in is a hotspot for bike thieves. Her brother has had 3 stolen so far, so I try not to put together anything of much value.

I had two of these huffy regatta frames, made one out of the best pieces of both, added a 1980s wheelset and a set of tires I bought 3 years ago.

Hope no one likes it more than she does.

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Hopefully she’ll absolutely love it and ride the tires off!
I have to confess…the first few vintage bikes I did were a total selfish act! Always wanted a loop frame early Harley but those are outta my toy price range. So I did a 34 motocycle Synder and gave it a vintage motor cycle look. The next was my phantom. My wife was not liking it at all! Then after much discussion with her she found a 53 hornet she liked so I did that for her and she started to enjoy the rides in the evening. Then my son wanted to do a fat tire vintage Schwinn cantilever. Not sure what that started as due to no original paint. Long story short we all ride together and have become closer as a family and have involved many old friends as well as meeting new friends! It has become away to bring everyone together! The vintage bikes are great but the true reward and why I keep doing more bikes is the people!

 

[WillWork4Parts]

Laced an S2 onto this hub for dad today...had complaints of hub not spinning freely. Opened it up to find Park grease(or something new and green at least) in it already, just needed a cone adjustment.

Fast forward to working on my HD wheel project....my same 76 Bendix hub that spun just fine, came apart like this.

Wald replacement axle=tuhraaash! Bent like a hotdog and the cones stripped the soft, only slightly marred threads, right off. Brake side bearing cage was split in two. Fine, that side being damaged is expected.

Thought the drive side bearing was just caked on with grease. Went to slap it against the bench to knock it loose, balls went flying.

The cone on the driver is so worn that it has a lip on it, effectively retaining the bearing cage onto the cone. Had to pry it off with a screwdriver, Tuhraaash!

So yeah, that's what I get for thinking I'm going to work on my own bike today....

 

[Porkchop & Applesauce]

Laced an S2 onto this hub for dad today...had complaints of hub not spinning freely. Opened it up to find Park grease(or something new and green at least) in it already, just needed a cone adjustment.
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Fast forward to working on my HD wheel project....my same 76 Bendix hub that spun just fine, came apart like this.
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Wald replacement axle=tuhraaash! Bent like a hotdog and the cones stripped the soft, only slightly marred threads, right off. Brake side bearing cage was split in two. Fine, that side being damaged is expected.

Thought the drive side bearing was just caked on with grease. Went to slap it against the bench to knock it loose, balls went flying.
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The cone on the driver is so worn that it has a lip on it, effectively retaining the bearing cage onto the cone. Had to pry it off with a screwdriver, Tuhraaash!
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So yeah, that's what I get for thinking I'm going to work on my own bike today....

Man that sounds familiar! Except for me mine is fine but have to tell someone else that theirs is thrashed!

 

[WillWork4Parts]

Man that sounds familiar! Except for me mine is fine but have to tell someone else that theirs is thrashed!

Part of the reason I don't clean/detail other people's bikes anymore.....

Went with this hub, in a little better condition.

Now I just need to clean the rim.

 

[Porkchop & Applesauce]

Turning my 1940 dx affectionately know as Towmater into a swap meet runner. Put a kick stand on it and a basket. Then I wove 85 feet of natural fiber rope into the bottom of the basket so I don’t loose the small stuff! Lmao! Going to test it out a the Turlock swap meet on Saturday!