My Latest project...

the last week or so ive been working on a 1960's sears spaceliner bicycle, thought ya'll might like to have a peek at it!

the way I got it

then i tore it down

Cleaned up the fenders

applied a little satin black

cleaned up some wheels and picked up some new whitewalls

found new handlebars (off an old mountain bike ) which i flipped upsidedown for a cool look and started assembling it, with new chain and bearings

and this is how it sits as of now, im waiting on a new rear wheel from outspokin' bikes in woodstock (should be in tomorrow) and im still waiting on my new big half moon handlebars, although im not sure if i'll keep the ones on it or swap to the flipped half moons, guess we'll just have to wait and see!

this is cool! i think i like the other handlebars though. and it looks sweet after that paint job!

So are you going to strap the bike up on the 55 oval ?

I would like to get a decklid rack and figure out a cool way to put it on the oval, we'll just have to wait and see...
i'd love to have one of these but ive only seen one, and only heard of a few

its finished as far as im concerned, with the exception of new handlebars coming in soon (which im not sure i'll use as i mentioned before)

I really dig that bike. Now I'm working on designing a decklid bike rack.

very nice. I've had an old peguoet (can't spell, lol) bike i've had lying in the old shed for over 10 years. makes me want to get that bad boy back on the road (or sidewalk ). and there is hardly (if any) any rust on it.

Bike turned out looking good.....I do like the old handle bars though

Now what could I do with mine......

well with the handle bars, the mountain bike ones, make it look almost like a vintage racey, or old skool high speed kind of deal (kinda like seeing a 36 horse motor with a judson ) , and with the old ones, it gives it a really old style to it . just my $.02

Bugman114 wrote:well with the handle bars, the mountain bike ones, make it look almost like a vintage racey, or old skool high speed kind of deal (kinda like seeing a 36 horse motor with a judson ) , and with the old ones, it gives it a really old style to it . just my $.02

Thanks guys,

this was more the look i was going for the vintage racey type theme. like i said the handle bars are not definite i have ordered some more half moon bars that should be here soon and i'll try them on as soon as they get here. and i have already donated the handlebars to Brian for his bike we picked up today, so they are out of the question i guess...lol

these are the kind of bars i ordered so we'll see how they look when they get here.

handlebars are here! and on the bike, i shorted them almost 3in on each end. i think they look good, and the bike feels great with the new bars so i guess they will stay
pics

oh, wow. much better. they look awsome

Looks great with the new handlebars I still like the old ones though... of course, I have 4 bikes with those old handles so i may be a bit biased

vwgirl wrote:Looks great with the new handlebars I still like the old ones though... of course, I have 4 bikes with those old handles so i may be a bit biased

nice-love those new bars!

If anyone else is looking for a bike I have this cool Firestone Volkscycle for sale - $25

Wow!! If it was a man's bike I would grab that up in a second!!

thats nothing a hacksaw, and a welder won't fix

Yeah I thought about that too...........

or just roll it as is. i mean the only difference, is the bar is lower. is it really that big of a deal? i'd roll it as is.

Bugman114 wrote:or just roll it as is. i mean the only difference, is the bar is lower. is it really that big of a deal? i'd roll it as is.

Yeah you are right about the bar. Speaking of that, why is it the Men's bikes have the bar and the Women's doesn't? Seems like it should be the other way around..........

take the handle bars off an with no seat it will fit alot of us weather its a man or a womens bike cause it would be for someone who has lost there butt an does not no were there going.

decided to work on the bike a bit today

moved the seat back


added some trim, not sure if im gunna keep it though.

I picked this one up today at my buddies I have no clue where he gets this stuff.....

Attorney Isaiah Loophole wrote:I picked this one up today at my buddies I have no clue where he gets this stuff.....

Nice. I made this about 10-11 years ago just for kicks when I was teaching myself how to weld. Weighed a ton!