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05-08-21, 10:58 AM
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Playing with large amounts of acids, solvents, oils, and paints is so far where I've drawn the line with my bike hobby. I'd need to find a place that I didn't care if it stank or stained.
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05-08-21, 12:20 PM
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05-08-21, 12:28 PM
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05-09-21, 08:43 AM
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The early Roadmasters were made by the Cleveland Welding Company and are quite desirable in certain bike circles. I've sold a few bikes like this so I know I'm absolutely right. Ever heard of "Rat Rod Bikes"? There's a large club near me whose members take these potential art pieces and rebuild all the mechanicals, clean them up preserving the original paint and patina and do club rides, swap meet, shows, etc. In some cases they do some customizing, in some case they do a lot of customizing. Great bunch of guys who would give you the shirt off their backs, they just have different taste in bikes than some. I for one think they're stuff is pretty cool and they put a lot of work into them.
These are examples from the internet:
These are examples from the internet:
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05-09-21, 05:32 PM
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Missed head light stylin' opportunity....
The early Roadmasters were made by the Cleveland Welding Company and are quite desirable in certain bike circles. I've sold a few bikes like this so I know I'm absolutely right. Ever heard of "Rat Rod Bikes"? There's a large club near me whose members take these potential art pieces and rebuild all the mechanicals, clean them up preserving the original paint and patina and do club rides, swap meet, shows, etc. In some cases they do some customizing, in some case they do a lot of customizing. Great bunch of guys who would give you the shirt off their backs, they just have different taste in bikes than some. I for one think they're stuff is pretty cool and they put a lot of work into them.
These are examples from the internet:
STYLIN'. ^^^
These are examples from the internet:
STYLIN'. ^^^
That "gas tank " needs to take on the headlight duties, imo.
Not a purist, so LEDs would get the job done...a little retro/futuristic vibe, and less fussiness around the lines of the Springer fork.
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05-09-21, 07:32 PM
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Agreed. There's a whole alternate take on the genre waiting to be explored with that tank. Needs a slammed 130mm road stem too. Maybe some warp nacelles.
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05-10-21, 06:15 AM
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Not really my cup of tea but it would be nice to sometimes see a bit more variety than the 70s to 90s road bikes that generally dominate our little corner of the internet.
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05-10-21, 06:34 AM
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Thick is quick.
Chunky is funky.
Fat is all that.
05-10-21, 08:26 AM
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Wouldn't you say this is partially due to the many years of quality tire options being available only in 27" or 700C and only for racing?
One's still screwed if they want some standard 26x2.125" whitewall balloon tires that don't ride like a drunk wildebeest.
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One's still screwed if they want some standard 26x2.125" whitewall balloon tires that don't ride like a drunk wildebeest.
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05-10-21, 08:52 AM
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But I have to say, the few times recently that I've been out on my '61 Schwinn with cheap repop "Typhoon Cord" tires that are unbelievably in fantastic condition despite being purchased sometime around 2003, it didn't suck. Dream ride? Oh no. But I have other bikes for that.
If the people want high performance white wall 26x2.125, let it be so. But if one isn't dead set on white walls, there are some good options in 26" tires out there.
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05-10-21, 05:31 PM
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