A couple weeks back I started work on Chuck's Middle Weight bicycle. I have not been able to figure out what brand or model the bicycle is yet. I thought at first it was a Schwinn but after just a little searching I don't think it is anymore. The research will continue.
The owner before Chuck started some restoration work on the bicycle. They started sanding the paint off with I think a orbital sander. From how stubborn the paint stripping went I think they gave up after lots of sand paper. I think the frame has been painted a few times before the last black layer.
The bicycle is complete with all the main pieces there. New powder coat paint will be applied along with a total restoration. New tires and tubes will be installed and maybe a few other things as we go. I really love the lines of these older frames and can't wait to see the bicycle restored with a new black paint job against all that polished chrome.
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Bicycle Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Bicycle Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Bicycle Before Handlebars |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Bicycle Before Head Tube |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Bicycle Before Fork Crown |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Bicycle Before Front Wheel Hub |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Bicycle Before Front Wheel Rim |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Bicycle Before Front Half |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Bicycle Before Stem |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Bicycle Before Headset |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Bicycle Before Truss Tubes |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Bicycle Before Top Tubes |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Bicycle Before Saddle |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Bicycle Before Bottom Bracket |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Bicycle Before Bottom Bracket |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Bicycle Before Bottom Bracket |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Bicycle Before Seat Stays |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Bicycle Before Rear Wheel Hub |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Bicycle Before Rear Wheel |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Bicycle Before Rear |
It took a little doing but I was able to strip the frame of its components. With the components removed you can really see the beautiful swooping lines of the frame. I also feel the frame is way to light to be a Schwinn. I have no idea what it is now. I also really really like the fork crown, it is beautiful!
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Before Head Tube |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Before Head Tube |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Before Head Tube |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Before Frame Trusses |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Before Frame Trusses |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Before Top Tube |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Before Seat Area |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Before Bottom Bracket |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Before Bottom Bracket |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Before Bottom Bracket |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Before Seat Stays |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Before Chain Stays |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Before Rear |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Before Fork |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Before Fork Blades |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Before Fork Crown |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Before Fork Blades |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Before Fork Drop Outs |
The paint was extremely stubborn, very difficult to remove. When I eventually removed it and cleaned up the frame it shows the beauty even more. I made a few very small repairs and prepared the frame for powder coating. Clean the pieces for powder coating three times and then when you think they are clean, clean them three more times to be safe.
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Prepared for Powder Coating |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Prepared for Powder Coating - Head Tube |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Prepared for Powder Coating - Trusses |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Prepared for Powder Coating - Seat Tube Area |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Prepared for Powder Coating - Bottom Bracket |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Prepared for Powder Coating - Rear |
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Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Prepared
for Powder Coating - Fork
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Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Prepared
for Powder Coating - Fork Crown
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Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Prepared
for Powder Coating - Fork Crown
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Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Prepared
for Powder Coating - Fork Crown
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Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Prepared
for Powder Coating - Fork Crown
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Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Prepared
for Powder Coating - Fork Drop Outs
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I applied the Ink Black powder, I did not like the way it laid down the first time so I started over a second. The second time was fine but it was bugging me that it could be better so this week I decided to start over a third time. The third time was the charm!! I am just like that, I need things to be just so before I am happy with things. The black turned out very nice! The fork turned out amazing with that truss fork crown and that fork crown is not the easiest to powder paint. Overall very happy with the black paint!!
With the frame painted it is time to start assembly. The headset is a little different and a little rough. I worked through the cleaning and the polishing and it turned out nice. It is definitely not a Schwinn, these are not Schwinn bearings, they are actually much bigger. I am happy with how the headset turned out and the frame looks awesome with the fork installed!
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Painted |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Painted Head Tube |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Painted Head Tube |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Painted Head Tube |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Painted Head Tube |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Painted Front |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Painted Seat Post |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Painted Bottom Bracket |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Painted Bottom Bracket |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Painted Bottom Bracket |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Painted Seat Stays |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Painted Chain Stays |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Painted Drop Outs |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Painted Rear |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Painted Fork |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Painted Fork Crown |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Painted Fork Crown |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Painted Fork Crown |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Painted Fork Blades |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration - Frame Painted Fork Drop Outs |
With the frame painted it is time to start assembly. The headset is a little different and a little rough. I worked through the cleaning and the polishing and it turned out nice. It is definitely not a Schwinn, these are not Schwinn bearings, they are actually much bigger. I am happy with how the headset turned out and the frame looks awesome with the fork installed!
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Headset - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Headset - Polished |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Pressing Headset Cups |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Headset Cups Pressed |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Headset Bearings - Packed |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Headset Complete - Love that black & chrome!! |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Headset Complete |
The handlebars and stem are in good starting shape. I worked through the polishing wheels and the handlebars and stem came out very nice. there is a little bit of road rash scrapping on the handlebar curves but a little filing and polishing made a huge difference. The stem and handlebars look great installed.
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Stem & Handlebars - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Stem - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Stem & Handlebars - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Handlebars - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Stem - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Stem - Exploded |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Stem & Handlebars - Polished |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Handlebars - Polished |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Stem - Polished |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Stem - Complete |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Stem & Handlebars - Installed |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Stem & Handlebars - Installed |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Stem & Handlebars - Complete |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Stem & Handlebars - Complete |
The bottom bracket is a little rough but should clean and polish very nice. The crank is in fantastic shape to start with. I love the design of the crank and it is a little more heavy duty then most which is very cool! The crank polished beautifully and the bottom bracket with new grease spins fantastic! I love how the crank polished and turned out.
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Bottom Bracket - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Crank - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Crank & Bottom Bracket - Polished - Beautiful!! |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Bottom Bracket - Polished |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Pressing Bottom Bracket Cups |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Bottom Bracket Cups - Pressed |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Crank - Complete |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Crank - Complete |
The seat post is in good shape and with the seat collar and seat binder polished everything just pops with the new black paint. I installed the seat binder, seat post and seat collar. After cleaning I will install the saddle an see how it looks.
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Seat & Seat Post - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Seat Post - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Seat Post - Seat Collar & Binder - Polished |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Seat Post - Installed |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Seat Post - Complete |
Tomorrow is wheel day in the shop, I have 6 to restore and these two will be part of them. The rear coaster hub will need to be overhauled and everything else polished and greased but whats nice about these wheels are the rims are beautiful.
I dissembled the wheel hubs and cleaned out all the old hard grease. With the wheels cleaned I started the polishing process. The wheels polished beautiful, just one rough small spot of the front wheel rim. I installed the new tire tubes and the new Kenda White wall tires. The white wall tires are perfect for the Rollfast with the black paint and chrome. The wheels turned out very nice and spin great, I am very happy with the results. The new white wall tires totally transform the looks of the bicycle.
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Rear Wheel - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Rear Wheel Hub - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Rear Wheel Rim - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Rear Hub - Old Grease |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Rear Wheel Hub - Old Grease |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Coaster Brake Pieces - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Rear Wheel Hub - Polished |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Coaster Brake Hub Pieces - Ready |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Rear Wheel Hub Bearings - Packed |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Rear Wheel Caster Brake Hub - Complete |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration New Kenda White Wall Tires |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Rear Wheel Complete |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Front Wheel - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Front Wheel Hub - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Bicycle Restoration Front Wheel Rim - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Front Wheel Hub - Old Grease |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Front Wheel Hub - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Front Axle Pieces - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Front Wheel Hub - Polished |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Front Axle Pieces - Polished |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Front Wheel Bearings - Packed |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Front Wheel - Complete |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Wheels Complete - Fantastic!! |
While I worked on the wheels I also worked on the chain guard. I love the lines and the long length of the chain guard. I removed the old paint, ran the chain guard through the media blasting cabinet and applied the black powder paint. The chain guard turned out fantastic.
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Chain Guard - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Chain Guard - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Chain Guard - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Chain Guard - Before |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Chain Guard - Stripped |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Chain Guard Painted |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Chain Guard - Complete |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Original Pedals |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Replacement Pedals |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Pedals Installed |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Test Riding |
I installed the handlebar grips and gave the Rollfast another good riding. I am impressed with the condition of the rear coaster brake hub. It is very smooth and brake very hard, feels like it could ride coast forever. I also am impressed with the Kenda white wall tires, they are very cushy and feel like they want to do some off roading.
I am still working on a rear rack and baskets but I wanted to take some photos of the Rollfast almost complete. Man it sure looks good in that sun!
Check back soon.
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Bicycle Almost Complete |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Bicycle Almost Complete |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Bicycle Almost Complete |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Bicycle Almost Complete - Handlebars |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Bicycle Almost Complete - Head Tube |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Bicycle Almost Complete - Beautiful Fork Crown |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Bicycle Almost Complete - Front Wheel Hub |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Bicycle Almost Complete - Front Wheel Rim |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Bicycle Almost Complete - Stem |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Bicycle Almost Complete - Head Tube |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Bicycle Almost Complete - Front Area |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Bicycle Almost Complete - Front Half |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Bicycle Almost Complete |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Bicycle Almost Complete - Saddle |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Bicycle Almost Complete - Drive Train |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Bicycle Almost Complete - Crank I love the design of this crank! So Art Decco! |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Bicycle Almost Complete - Rear Hub |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Bicycle Almost Complete - Saddle |
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| Chuck's Middle Weight Rollfast Bicycle Restoration Bicycle Almost Complete |
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