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stripped the paint off of the fork, cleaned & greased headset & bottom bracket/crank bearings...still gotta do axle bearings, & not thrilled with the bars & seat...
Stripped this frame with chemical stripper and pressure washer on Wed.
Rounded up the parts I was going to use changed out the fork so I could run a bigger tire 700x50 s
Painted it on Sat.
Polished the fork flanges with my Dremel .
Put it back together Sun.
Bike is a Royal Flyer Frame with parts from England France Germany Canada and Japan
Just thought I would add this the German part is a 2 speed kickback Sachs torpedo hub .
I knew the right set of tires would finally come along. Came off the Chestnut Cruiser. They fit the visual of the bike and are 2.125s that fill but don't rub the middleweight fenders.

I knew the right set of tires would finally come along. Came off the Chestnut Cruiser. They fit the visual of the bike and are 2.125s that fill but don't rub the middleweight fenders.

Worked on the wife’s tandem today, finally figured out the loose headset issue. The stem height was exactly equal to the shim stack height, so zero preload! Easily fixed with the addition of a 2mm shim to the stack.
The motorcycle shop stand is great for working on this big brute! I think I’m going to use it to park this thing rather than always leaning it again something.
Completed the faux finish on one of the 700C wheels for my 23. Came out good enough that I totally fooled my wife. Lol.
Rims were silver originally.
painted black, painted red, hand distressed, custom mixed light brown, custom mixed dark brown, mixed red all applied with cotton balls and foam.
I’m building a budget klunker using this 1936 Schwinn built BFG frame with parts from a couple of early 80’s mountain bikes. It will have a Sturmey Archer freewheel drum brake hub, front crank set with 3 chainrings and a rear derailleur as a chain tensioner.
The bike was stripped of its parts by someone else and I only got the frame and a few small parts with it including the head badge. It has a damaged down tube that would need to be replaced for a correct restoration but it isn’t necessary for the build I’m doing.
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