I noticed quite a few tumbleweeds float through this forum, I'd be keen to see how some of the other builds are progressing? I'm making this up as I go along.
Trying to be a little cautious about what I do on this bike build regarding parts compatibility, recycling etc. This bike needs to be ready for rocknroll it is definately not for show. But as the saying goes a pig with lipstick is still a pig. I saw another one of these things pop up on gumtree for pretty cheap, that's a 1975 pig and no by Guthrie so maybe this one is after that? Either way it's had a hard life and would have been destined for the scrap heap if not for this intervention. The knock on the downtube I'm fairly certain to be cosmetic so I'll get it ridable soon.
Information is pretty scant around this make/ model admittedly I never heard of it before myself like many things until last week even though I grew up in the western suburbs when these were around. To be honest I never even heard of pushies galore until I made an enquiry to a clubman who I seen ride a restored 80's race bike and is putting together a retro steel social ride and developing some old school kit etc. I remember a few madisons floating around in the early 80's but I didn't hang with the gearies back then it I was a BMXer.
The other main issues are centred around the drive train, such as no derailluer hanger. In saying this I don't want to take the soft option and make it fixie or SS that's just queer and doesn't fit in with what I want the bike for. I was kind of hoping to get away with an external BB and modern crank with old school downtube shifters and I'm not saying it can't be done, I'm saying I don't want to risk the $$$ to find out. Also the old cassette is fitted to the original wheel that's different to the tool I have for this job. I want to keep it as 10-12 speed. So I'm on the hunt for a few bike bits.
Anyway its not my first rodeo I recently scored a 1969 Malvern Star roadmaster that had been sitting an old timer's shed and he gave it to my girl for 6 pack of VB. I fixed up the fenders and give a bit of shine to get it going and ironically the ride is terrible but its probably worth more than alot of these 3-7 speed ladies cruisers getting around these days. Its got character too, photos to follow.
Trying to be a little cautious about what I do on this bike build regarding parts compatibility, recycling etc. This bike needs to be ready for rocknroll it is definately not for show. But as the saying goes a pig with lipstick is still a pig. I saw another one of these things pop up on gumtree for pretty cheap, that's a 1975 pig and no by Guthrie so maybe this one is after that? Either way it's had a hard life and would have been destined for the scrap heap if not for this intervention. The knock on the downtube I'm fairly certain to be cosmetic so I'll get it ridable soon.
Information is pretty scant around this make/ model admittedly I never heard of it before myself like many things until last week even though I grew up in the western suburbs when these were around. To be honest I never even heard of pushies galore until I made an enquiry to a clubman who I seen ride a restored 80's race bike and is putting together a retro steel social ride and developing some old school kit etc. I remember a few madisons floating around in the early 80's but I didn't hang with the gearies back then it I was a BMXer.
The other main issues are centred around the drive train, such as no derailluer hanger. In saying this I don't want to take the soft option and make it fixie or SS that's just queer and doesn't fit in with what I want the bike for. I was kind of hoping to get away with an external BB and modern crank with old school downtube shifters and I'm not saying it can't be done, I'm saying I don't want to risk the $$$ to find out. Also the old cassette is fitted to the original wheel that's different to the tool I have for this job. I want to keep it as 10-12 speed. So I'm on the hunt for a few bike bits.
Anyway its not my first rodeo I recently scored a 1969 Malvern Star roadmaster that had been sitting an old timer's shed and he gave it to my girl for 6 pack of VB. I fixed up the fenders and give a bit of shine to get it going and ironically the ride is terrible but its probably worth more than alot of these 3-7 speed ladies cruisers getting around these days. Its got character too, photos to follow.
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