Re: Rollfast Skiptooth
i've been searching around trying to come up with what year, etc my colson is. they seem to be pretty rare, especially the 24 inchers. not rare enough to be worth millions, though. rats...
colson became evans-colson in the 50's, and i know mine's older than that. the closest thing i could find was a 40's catalogue. mine looks like the "double bar junior" except the rear drop outs don't have the extra pieces to hold the rear drop kickstand. the paint, sprocket, and everything else is the same.
that catalogues pretty cool. it's got all the accessories and brands that came on each bike, so it's a good guide for restorers. CONTENTdm Collection | Compound Object Viewer
mine doesn't look like it ever had a tank on it, but everything's original except the tires and the rear fender.
oh, and it's missing the skip tooth chain. luckily, i happen to have an extra.
wheels have been relaced with new 15g. spokes, so that's gotta go. i'm gonna go with 11g. and really beef them up.
the handlebars, grips, and seat are pretty well destroyed, but that's no problem. it needs the strut rods on the forks, but i think i can make those.
the biggest problem will be the tank. if i made an in-frame tank, it'd hold about as much as a beer can. the top tubes are only two and a half inches apart at the widest point, and the frame tapers down to nothing pretty quick. i've got some ideas, because there's no way i'm putting the peanut on there.
another problem is that giant chaingaurd. it's gotta go for the motor to fit, or i gotta cut a slot for the cranks and lower it. i really don't want to cut it, it's perfect except for the rust. but if i take it off, then it's just not a colson...
as far as paint, i dunno yet. the more i look at it, the more my ideas change. keep it rusty? repaint it stock? or mess it all up crazy...
the coolest thing is the rear end. it's a loop tail. where the seat stays and the chain stays are all one piece. bmx'ers think they invented that. pffft. this little bike is rock solid. it'll be nuke-proof after i relace the wheels.
anyway, i'm gonna go play with it. i gotta put it together as a bike first, and ride it to the store, see how she handles.
and i'm definitely down for a vintage build-off. seeing as how my other build's still on hold...
i've been searching around trying to come up with what year, etc my colson is. they seem to be pretty rare, especially the 24 inchers. not rare enough to be worth millions, though. rats...
colson became evans-colson in the 50's, and i know mine's older than that. the closest thing i could find was a 40's catalogue. mine looks like the "double bar junior" except the rear drop outs don't have the extra pieces to hold the rear drop kickstand. the paint, sprocket, and everything else is the same.
that catalogues pretty cool. it's got all the accessories and brands that came on each bike, so it's a good guide for restorers. CONTENTdm Collection | Compound Object Viewer
mine doesn't look like it ever had a tank on it, but everything's original except the tires and the rear fender.
oh, and it's missing the skip tooth chain. luckily, i happen to have an extra.
wheels have been relaced with new 15g. spokes, so that's gotta go. i'm gonna go with 11g. and really beef them up.
the handlebars, grips, and seat are pretty well destroyed, but that's no problem. it needs the strut rods on the forks, but i think i can make those.
the biggest problem will be the tank. if i made an in-frame tank, it'd hold about as much as a beer can. the top tubes are only two and a half inches apart at the widest point, and the frame tapers down to nothing pretty quick. i've got some ideas, because there's no way i'm putting the peanut on there.
another problem is that giant chaingaurd. it's gotta go for the motor to fit, or i gotta cut a slot for the cranks and lower it. i really don't want to cut it, it's perfect except for the rust. but if i take it off, then it's just not a colson...
as far as paint, i dunno yet. the more i look at it, the more my ideas change. keep it rusty? repaint it stock? or mess it all up crazy...
the coolest thing is the rear end. it's a loop tail. where the seat stays and the chain stays are all one piece. bmx'ers think they invented that. pffft. this little bike is rock solid. it'll be nuke-proof after i relace the wheels.
anyway, i'm gonna go play with it. i gotta put it together as a bike first, and ride it to the store, see how she handles.
and i'm definitely down for a vintage build-off. seeing as how my other build's still on hold...
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