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Latest Restoration Project (not a tractor ;-)

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David in UT

03-11-2005 21:12:29




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Ok, so it's not a tractor project, but it was still fun. This is my mom's first bicycle: a ~1940 RollFast. Rechromed the cranks, chainring, kickstand, pedal rods, handlebars and front stem. Stripped and repainted everything else.

It wasn't nearly as complex as the '40 Farmall M I'm also working on, but it was a lot harder getting some of the parts!

Thought I'd share with everyone.

Cheers,

- David

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dr.sportster

03-12-2005 05:19:12




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 Re: Latest Restoration Project (not a tractor ;-) in reply to David in UT, 03-11-2005 21:12:29  
Pretty cool bike.Freind gave me one like that covered in latex house paint.rubbed it with laq thinner and found a nice original paint job underneath.Got a couple whitewalls at Kmart.Mines a girls bike too so far no one has made fun of me.Probably cause Im a 260lb biker.Yours looks great someday Ill rechrome mine.They ride nice too.



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little john

03-12-2005 04:01:14




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 Re: Latest Restoration Project (not a tractor ;-) in reply to David in UT, 03-11-2005 21:12:29  
Nice job. I wish I had my bike from those years. I put many a mile on one of those with the coaster brake. Were the rims still OK?



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David in UT

03-12-2005 05:14:58




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 Re: Latest Restoration Project (not a tractor ;-) in reply to little john, 03-12-2005 04:01:14  
Well, the rims and wheels were a bit of challenge. The rims themselves were painted steel and really heavy, at least compared with modern wheels. In addition, they were missing a bunch of spokes. In the end, I decided to replace them with a new set, which was a good idea until I found out that this bike uses a "skip tooth" chainring and rear cog. I now know that skip tooth components disappeared in the '50s or roundabouts, and that was a problem because I had discarded the old wheels with the rear cog. (Hard lesson learned...ug)

EBay came to the rescue, though -- I found an old cog gear online, but of course it didn't fit on a modern hub. So, I ground down the teeth of the cog gear on the new wheel and welded the antique cog onto the new one. A little work on the spacers on the new hub to fit the double-thick cog, and I was in business.

- David

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Roy in UK

03-11-2005 22:43:31




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 Re: Latest Restoration Project (not a tractor ;-) in reply to David in UT, 03-11-2005 21:12:29  
Very nice. But I have question. Where are the brakes? is it one of those bikes that uses a "back pedal" braking mechanism?



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David in UT

03-12-2005 00:52:14




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 Re: Latest Restoration Project (not a tractor ;-) in reply to Roy in UK, 03-11-2005 22:43:31  
Yep, right on -- a "coaster" brake.



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Roy in UK

03-12-2005 09:08:48




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 Re: Latest Restoration Project (not a tractor ;-) in reply to David in UT, 03-12-2005 00:52:14  
Thanks David,
I did not think that you had to "Rollfast" all of the time somehow!



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