Anyone want to help out with colors? I'm thinking a Dark Navy Blue with Black wheels to tie in the Black/brass light and black cylinder head. Any ideas are welcome.
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Hey Robert I think your color choice is perfect. The bike will look great.
I have to say the frames are ART WORK and the price is right...Got to see Dan's work at the Grange Race...
I have to say the frames are ART WORK and the price is right...Got to see Dan's work at the Grange Race...
Goe black! but do a duel pin stripe either cream and olive green or orange and blue same color as the rims if its not to dark but really think about all the common colors every one else does, then think to yourself do you want it to look different then everyone else's or the same and also do a little research on old bikes you'll get a lot of ideas and options, after all it is a Taylar bike and you do want it to stand out among the rest
The dark blue would be close to black, it's dark. I was thinking silver or gold leaf pin striping
Gold, Silver and Copper leaf is sweat but expensive!! now that the price of gold has gone up even at your'e local crafts store up-wards of $5.00 on top of what it used to be for 6 4"x 6"sheets and then you better read up on applications, the best way is to do the gold leafing is before a clear coat and then get the glue for the leafing at an actual auto paint supplier so there is no chemical reaction to the clear coat, Yes! I've done this before, lots of trial and failure but when you get it right it's TUFF!! so expariment on something first so you get the feel or technic down first and not mess up a good paint job
GOOD LUCK!!
GOOD LUCK!!
I won my Albion gear box yesterday. Unfortunately he won't ship out of the UK, so he's shipping to my wifes cousin and he will ship it to me. I emailed him my address along with one final plea. We'll see how that goes. It's not just the shipping but the extra time waiting for the part. Dan is ready to roll but we needs this first.
On my gearboxes, which shipped out of England, it took about 5 days via Parcel Force. It was not cheap, but considering the speed of the delivery and the relatively low cost of the boxes themselves, total price was acceptable.
I would recommend similar shipping.
btw, i emailed your seller about shipping to US, he seemed annoyed that I even asked.
Rich
I would recommend similar shipping.
btw, i emailed your seller about shipping to US, he seemed annoyed that I even asked.
Rich
The funny thing about that is, the only thing that is different is that they fill out a customs form to state the item description & value (30 seconds of work).
They still have to pack it, address it, & take it to the post office or freight depot, even when they send it locally. So I dunno why they think it's such a big deal.
I get parts from the UK regularly just via Royal airmail with no tracking, with no problems.
Anyway, thank God for your wife's cousin.
They still have to pack it, address it, & take it to the post office or freight depot, even when they send it locally. So I dunno why they think it's such a big deal.
I get parts from the UK regularly just via Royal airmail with no tracking, with no problems.
Anyway, thank God for your wife's cousin.
Personally, my opinion, totally up to you what you wanna do of course: I dont think putting dark blue alongside black is ever a good idea designwise.
Nice wheelset! PLEASE! tell us what the brand is and where did you get them? they sure would look good with an olive green and cream dual pinstripe a nice grey pinstripe would look vintage too! visually any pinstripe would make the rim appear to be wider, what color tires,white,black,brick,brown or cream? if your looking for a decent price effective tire go to junkyrustybikes.com and look at there Duro brick pattern 26x2.125" tires they've got a large variety of colors. I have a pair of creamies on one of my bikes and love look and handling.
I saw a 1940's Hiawatha Cruiser in black & Yellow with the Yellow Duros and black rims with black spokes and it looked killer.
Just something to think about as you collect your parts & accessories
I saw a 1940's Hiawatha Cruiser in black & Yellow with the Yellow Duros and black rims with black spokes and it looked killer.
Just something to think about as you collect your parts & accessories
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Check out junkyrustybikes.com they're price's are a little cheaper a pair of Duro's $30.00 and if you go to there shop on Cherry Ave. in long beach they are $25.00 out the door
(that is if you live Cali ? and know the L.A. area)
(that is if you live Cali ? and know the L.A. area)
but Harry called my duros cheap 
they are going ok tho.
what is a better grade if u want a better quality set? quick brick?
they are going ok tho.
what is a better grade if u want a better quality set? quick brick?
I have Nirve, Innova, Electra, Vintage Electric kevlar, duro and all cream colored 26x2.125" and the duro's stack up to any of them!! not to mention the the Quick bricks are expensive and I'm going to get another pair of Duros, I wouldn't pay to much attention to the negitive comments about duro tires they've been in business for over 75 yrs and they must be doing something right, one more thing the Duro's have a heavier cream color to them.
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The wheels set is just a worksman wheel set. One wheel has a moped hub laced to it. I think I'm going to go with the simplex tires. they will run a whopping $260 with tax and shipping but I'm kind of worried about the speed. My motor/gear box set up is the same as the lightweight British motorcycles of the 1920/30. This setup on those motorcycles were going 45-55MPH. I go 40-45 on my sportsman at times but I'm always thinking about the tires.
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I think i said i thought youre tyres may be cheap, i wasnt aware of the brand but thought they were similar to the ones i bought off EBay, and was just mentioning because you said your bike rode like CRAP, and i mentioned it MAY be the tyres.but Harry called my duros cheap
they are going ok tho.
what is a better grade if u want a better quality set? quick brick?
Maybe yours are better quality, maybe not, but ive ridden a lot of mountain bikes and gone through a lot of tyres: cross country, downhill and dirt jumping tyres and my tyres (and maybe yours) arent as high a quality as a Schawalbe Fat Frank or Maxxis Hookworm...... FACT!
