What bike did you work on today?

[mikecuda]

Getting ready to transform this Schwinn step through frame into a Boardtrack racer bike. Top curved bar leaving a new straight bar going on top. White tires, painted rims to match the frame. Should go pretty fast. Not sure on what engine I'm going to use from my stash.

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Wrenched and more cutting today. Working on the backside of the head tube to the seat post so I can run a horizontal tube for the hanging tank and seat post.

 

[WillWork4Parts]

Wrenched and more cutting today. Working on the backside of the head tube to the seat post so I can run a horizontal tube for the hanging tank and seat post.



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What fork is that? Please say Raleigh. Lol

 

[RidinRelics]

Worked on my ‘37 Elgin Oriole again today. Faux patina painted my mismatched replacement fork to match frame

Cleaned up the crusty crank/chainring assembly and installed. Installed the Torrington 10’s I rebuilt quite a while ago…

Pounded out a few dents in front fender and cleaned and greased front fork cups/bearings. Shimmed the sloppy front fork bearing race and put it back together.

About all I have left is to put chain on and maybe put some different tires on. I had a good laugh when I saw brake arm facing wrong direction in my last picture. . I came up a few links short on my skiptooth chain and haphazardly bolted wheel in before going and getting some chains I had at a friends house.

 

[Wards Guy..]

Strange rim, but love the rib in the middle. Unfortunately not one 20” tire or tube in the shop. So close to my first ride…

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First ride was successful

 

[B607]

Trying to get this non factory adjustable rack fit to my frame. Four different adjustment points and this is as close as I could get. Will paint it today. Also ready for white pinstripes on frame.

 

[B607]

Trying to get this non factory adjustable rack fit to my frame. Four different adjustment points and this is as close as I could get. Will paint it today. Also ready for white pinstripes on frame.

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Bike frame red, painted rack black. Not traditional but will see how it looks.

 

[jacob9795]

Almost done building the rear wheel for my huffy

 

[WillWork4Parts]

Had to wait on a special tool from Germany to remove the sprocket on my Pinion transmission. That came in yesterday and I was feeling froggy enough that I went ahead and removed it from the bike just to see how easily it could be done. Only reason I needed to remove the sprocket was to get to a loose mount bolt hidden behind it that was causing some annoying creaking sounds.

I put some Teflon on the mount bolts since I found my thread locker dried up, hopefully that keeps them from backing out for another 1000mi or so. It probably won't hurt to service it soon, but I'm pretty sure the service tool I have is too large for the port on this one. I'll have to research that and the type of oil it needs.

Anyways, got that back together this morning and got that off of the stand. Then blew this Spitfire apart for a much needed detail.

 

[jacob9795]

I finished building the front wheel for my huffy.

 

[ballooney]

47 B6…early post war B6 are some of my favorites! finally replaced a modern brake housing with an original and added some white wall typhoon cords. I’ll consider this bike finished. Feels good! One down and more to come as long as it keeps raining!