Gear of a different kind

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My other vintage bike projects...and why I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY want an NOS 2-shaft Pioneer car stereo too...see, you know I'd tie it in.

This is Tempest, my early to mid 1950s Rollfast, in various stages.
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Like new Saddleman Drifter saddlebags, around $60 on eBay (I GOT LUCKY)

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With a green 60s Montgomery Ward Hawthorne, a project I called Il Ciclo Verde, as I'm not that original and pretty pbvious and it was a gift to a lady. It originally had the 3-speed internal hub and "333" index grip chifting with hand brakes but I rebuilt it with 26x1.75" rims and a coaster brake, fixed the chainguard, painted and had the stripe and Hawthorne logo redone the added a light and custom fender reflectors (Columbia split red type and an amber jewel, The seat pan is stock byu it was torn up with just a flap so I had it reuholstered for 50 dollare iwith a white edge, stitched green center and the edge opens up for the seat reflector, correct styling and a SWELL seat. A coat of Turtle Wax and nice paperboy baskets, one rim replaced and THAT'S A BIKE.

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How the Rollfast came from a NY state eBay seller:

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More evidence "Gearslutz dot com" ain't got a clue:[attachment=5:1najdrkg]schwinn rack.jpg[/attachment:1najdrkg][attachment=4:1najdrkg]opetot (3).JPG[/attachment:1najdrkg][attachment=3:1najdrkg]splits.jpg[/attachment:1najdrkg]

ABOVE: Nine hole rack, JC Higgins fender mounted in mockup, my PREFERRED fender reflectors-1941 Columbia Supreme repros)...All for my Schwinn

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To THIS!

(I'm looking)

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I haven't got all the files on the laptop, will fill in ASAP.

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^^^^^Tank for the Schwinn

A sign shop made the decals but I striped everything myself.

 

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Steven, that bike is badass nice! And a very nice resto job ya did!!

Did you happen to watch American Pickers the other night? A father and son had a mini town built on their 40 acres in Michigan, they had thousands of vintage bikes in one of their buildings, some very cool stuff. Mike the Bike Guy was drooling all over the place.

 

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Thank you. It's been three years in the making and unfortunately it's a spraycan job and stitting around has messed it bu some but I'm finishing it anyway and riding it it because I miss that from when it was X no. of layers of paint wtih primer over it.

Don't have cable.