What bike did you work on today?

[Sven]

1937 CWC girl's 26 inch.

Dismantled the girl today.

Revealed some interesting things. The fork does not seem to match up with the fenders indentations. The paint on the fork isn't as crusty as the rest of the bike.

the frame color was green at one time.

Can someone tell me what this is for? A piece of metal welded to the down tube.

 

[Porkchop & Applesauce]

1937 CWC girl's 26 inch.
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Dismantled the girl today.
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Revealed some interesting things. The fork does not seem to match up with the fenders indentations. The paint on the fork isn't as crusty as the rest of the bike.
View attachment 1481782 the frame color was green at one time.
View attachment 1481780Can someone tell me what this is for? A piece of metal welded to the down tube.
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Here’s a photo of a CWC girls bike that I parted out. The frame had been welded back together at the bb and was not straight. Your fender brackets look Schwinn to me. As for the metal on the bottom tube hard to say but looks like something was mounted to it at some point. I don’t remember what year mine was exactly but I wanna say early 50’s

 

[mrg]

The welded metal bracket is for a fork lock ( factory option ), that's why the fork does no watch, somebody robbed the lock & matching notched fork.

 

[Sven]

The welded metal bracket is for a fork lock ( factory option ), that's why the fork does no watch, somebody robbed the lock & matching notched fork.

Oh well, I guess for $25 I wasn't gonna get an unmolested gem.

 

[Rivnut]

I bought a Campus Green 68 middleweight frame and fork at a swap meet last Saturday. Traded a blue chain guard for a Campus Green one. Pulled the seat, seat post, fenders, handlebars, crank, and stem from things I was trying to sell and brought everything home, cleaned and assembled them. The wheels are to a different bike while I lace a coaster brake into a rim and look for another tire to match the one Westwind blackwall that I have. $20 for the frame and fork, everything else I had.

 

[RustyHornet]

Been cleaning up and digging out parts from my stash to put my new Sidewinder together. Really excited about this bike.

Parted out an 80’s ladies cruiser supreme that had this badge on it. Used the neck off that bike too. Fork I picked up outta my buddies scrap pile. Headset came from a riding breeze tonight. Bars are a swap meet find pair of dirt bike bars.

Biggest question now is brakes. I don’t have calipers for it… And I’m not sure what I’m gonna do for a seat yet.

White Giant in the background is donating its Araya wheels. Maybe brake levers too.

 

[rollfaster]

Gave Slugo a new look today, black wheels and a new whitewall on the rear. This bike was meant to be a hillbilly hotrod.

 

[ozzie]

Fitted a higher handlebar to the ‘53 Roadmaster to help with my bad neck and to allow me to climb hills. Also fitted the original Wald stem and a fork nut of the correct size. The ID of the factory nut measured over 23mm while the stem Is 22mm.

With previously fitted bar and Schwinn stem.

With Electra Attitude bar and factory Wald stem.

 

[RustyHornet]

Fitted a higher handlebar to the ‘53 Roadmaster to help with my bad neck and to allow me to climb hills. Also fitted the original Wald stem and a fork nut of the correct size. The ID of the factory nut measured over 23mm while the stem Is 22mm. View attachment 1483735
With previously fitted bar and Schwinn stem.
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With Electra Attitude bar and factory Wald stem.

I like those bars! Gonna have to jot that down.

 

[ozzie]

I like those bars! Gonna have to jot that down.

Not easy to find in chrome. The ones I have I pulled off an Electra Straight 8. The same bar in black is available from Trek dealers. I have them on 3 other bikes. Alternatively you could try the McCaskey Tiller bars sold by the cabe founder.