New Home For The Old Girl

Many years ago I was given this old Schwinn ballooner frame….

Nova never had any interest in it but I kept it around knowing some day I”d find it a home.

I would build it up once a year for me to ride on Ladies Night at the Pub Pedal…

You might recall I threw it together for her to ride at our Patriotic Pub Pedal this year…

The red wheels among other things on the bike were spoken for so I replaced them with parts I wasn”t using. I also swapped out the fork as the original fork tube had been cut (due to stuck stem) and welded and I wasn”t real confident in the welders work. I sent the bike home with her today like this…

You notice I kept the truss rods and feather chainguard.

I hate that I painted over that great patina though.

Once upon a time my Daughter and I together built her a bike but then she then moved out of the lower 48 and couldn”t take it with her so it was sold.
In the years since she”s moved back she hasn”t had a bike.