Folding Bikes - Be careful what you wish for....

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social suicide
01-10-09, 10:57 AM
Look what the bike fairy brought! I've been wishing for one (along with a Columbia Commuter II) for about a year or so. Now I have 4 vintage folders. I figure about 300 bucks and 300 hours will make this a 3 dollar bike!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3077/3185325946_ed51d3dce5.jpg


A little rusty in a few spots.....
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3387/3184486339_b0dbbeacd4.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3358/3185328004_121c2df319.jpg

Oh yeah I'll be keeping the plate, Its the best part!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3404/3184490031_3c03d2160a.jpg

somnatash
01-10-09, 12:22 PM
What a beauty, will you give it a new live?
datako
01-10-09, 12:59 PM
Mmmm, you like a challenge, don't you? I'd like to see the end result.

rhm
01-13-09, 07:09 AM
Mmmm, you like a challenge, don't you? I'd like to see the end result.

Yeah, me too! Looks like it could be a pretty cool bike, though.
social suicide
01-16-09, 06:36 PM
Well, so far I've put in the 300 bucks. New rims, spokes, a SA 3 speed hub w/coaster brake. Shifter and cable, front brake, boingy boingy seatpost, chain, handlebars and grips, tires, sandblasting and (soon) paint. Only about 30 hours of labor and I do that at work. (I get paid to sit in a box on a snowcovered hill and answer phones).
social suicide
02-03-09, 06:54 PM
Just got 2 more Sears Tote Cycles. Gold three speeds. Pretty good shape too. When it rains, it pours!