dirttorpedo
Senior Retro Guru
Looking forward to learning more about your trip and seeing some period photos. Really interested in seeing what the bike looked like fully assembled.
Restoring my 1960 Rudge Sports that I rode across the USA in 1961
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moonlite
Kona Fan
Looking forward to hearing your story, Jed.
I have a particular interest -- in 1954 my father and two mates cycled on singlespeeds with coaster brakes from Vancouver to Boston. I remember a few anecdotes from his journey, but we lost all the photos and local press cuttings when he died -- and he never wrote any of it down, despite my urging. A modest man, he told me, "no-one will be interested in what I write" when I told him to get it down on paper.
I have a particular interest -- in 1954 my father and two mates cycled on singlespeeds with coaster brakes from Vancouver to Boston. I remember a few anecdotes from his journey, but we lost all the photos and local press cuttings when he died -- and he never wrote any of it down, despite my urging. A modest man, he told me, "no-one will be interested in what I write" when I told him to get it down on paper.
Nabeaquam
BoTM Winner
For a restoration I would use a modern two part paint. The good one part auto paint is no longer available but I have a small stash of this amazing paint from around 1980. Lacquer eventually chips and lifts. Both of my triumphs had lacquer tanks and eventually lifted. You can see it on both tanks.
Here in the States, the EPA has mandated new formulas for enamel and you chip them off with your finger nail. I had a specialist paint both tanks in two part paint in original colors. They look original.
Here in the States, the EPA has mandated new formulas for enamel and you chip them off with your finger nail. I had a specialist paint both tanks in two part paint in original colors. They look original.
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