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must be the new hat?good stuff... congrats
can’t see much on the crank gonna pull th stem a bit later todayWOW that's a crazy grab! I'm betting you can pin the year of the Webco down better by checking the date codes on the cranks and stem. The cranks may have a 2 digit year code cast into them, located at the sprocket pin. Not all years have it but if it does you can get a date from the cranks without removing them.
working off memory and without checking a reference, yes. Seems like it was a year or two after I bought mine ('76) that the stickers changed and, at least locally, you could get the Chro-Mo frame. Here's mine as it sat in '77 after I drilled the brake bridge and ditched the Tuff wheels. Notice the super short brake cable routed through the plate. No shit, I did that to save "weight".
And you were asking about the bars earlier, there's no telling. I first had steel box bars and a 'bula stem. They were terrible, so above I think hidden in the pad is a tuf-neck stem and fluted aluminum bars. It's probably why I took the pic...."upgrades"
I'm thinking yours still might have started life as a complete then later modified by the owner. As oposed to a bike shop frame build up. And really the only reason for me to go down that road is your front sproket. I have owned three Webco completes over the years. I still own two. Every one I have ever owned or have seen thet still had the majority of it's original parts had that same 44t front sprocket.
For example. These are both '79 models I also had a '78 that had this front sproket as well.
I'm thinking yours still might have started life as a complete then later modified by the owner. As oposed to a bike shop frame build up. And really the only reason for me to go down that road is your front sproket. I have owned three Webco completes over the years. I still own two. Every one I have ever owned or have seen thet still had the majority of it's original parts had that same 44t front sprocket.
For example. these are both '79 models I also had a '78 that had this front sproket as well.
Good point. Another thing to check is the rear dropouts. Kids and dads overtighten everything. As clean as that frame looks anyway it might be hard to tell, but if it's put together as a complete it wouldn't show a lot of abuse.
Well the drop out are as grease as the rest of the frame. I really don’t think the rear wheel has ever been taken off of the frame. And I forgot to mention he gave me this reflector and told me it was OG to the bike.
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That's a trip. Nice find. These barn finds always blow me away.
You mentioned you aren't gonna clean it, at least go ride it; it's been sitting so long it may think it's a clothes rack or a door stop.
It was the guys buddy that I got it from and has sat in a box for 15-20 years. He buddy pasted away recently and the money I payed went to the family for bills and such. I may give her a spin but then again I would have to pull and repack every bearing cup on the thing. And I don’t want to really take it apart due to the great patinaThat's a trip. Nice find. These barn finds always blow me away.Well the drop out are as grease as the rest of the frame. I really don’t think the rear wheel has ever been taken off of the frame. And I forgot to mention he gave me this reflector and told me it was OG to the bike.
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You mentioned you aren't gonna clean it, at least go ride it; it's been sitting so long it may think it's a clothes rack or a door stop.
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