keep_it_warm Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Recently, at the Crown Point, Indiana show, there was a “70’s Webco” complete for sale. I stopped by the sellers table many times over the course of the day, trying to find out why no one had purchased it for the very reasonable asking price. Toward the end of the show, I was examining the bike again and I noticed the chainstay had a nasty repair done to it at some point in its lifetime. We came to a deal on the price and I purchased it. I was really happy, because it had some really cool parts on it. I took the entire bike apart and went over it with nevr-dull and 0000 steel wool. I think it came out great! Some of the heavily rusted areas are pitted, so it does still show some character, but 95% of the rust is gone. The seat post was stuck. I had my LBS remove it and it turned out to be solid steel weighing in at just under 2 pounds. I used some rough steel wool hooked to a power drill to clean out the seat post tube. I was finally able to install a normal 7/8 post and ditch the cheap vinyl seat. Instead, I was able to use the Cinelli Unicanitor saddle I have (I love this seat). I added some old vinyl pads and it’s done! Since all the dated components were 1978, I’m calling this a 1978 bike. Mucho Moto 4 Minimal Moolah! Parts breakdown: FRAME: Webco Replica FORK: Ashtabula HEADSET: Schwinn STEM: Ashtabula BARS: V-Bar GRIPS: Dorcy SEAT CLAMP: Steel SEAT POST: old, chrome SADDLE: Cinelli Unicanitor PEDALS: rat trap CRANKS: Ashtabula SPROCKET: Webco 44 RIMS: UKAI steel 2.125 HUBS: ACS (f)/ Bendix high-flange black coaster (r) TIRES: Cheng Shin (f) / Carlisle Aggressor 300 (r) PADS: Vinyl snap 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettefan Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Making us all feel bad for walking past it now ! I did actually stop and look and as I told you there, thought the asking price was even fair. GREAT job Tom ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keep_it_warm Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 Thanks Craig. I couldn’t pass it up after we agreed to a price that was way less than he had it marked for. I figured I couldn’t lose with the stem, cranks, forks and wheels. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turdburd Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Diamond in the rough. That came out great looking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dav451 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Very nice, your hard work really paid off. If you ever decide to change it a little, some black box bars and schwinn quilted seat would be cool. : ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yardsale2 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Man that was me standing next to you when you got and dam !! Looks fantastic! And I still don’t know how I missed it THE TABLE NEXT TO ME !! Lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dav451 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Yardsale2 said: Man that was me standing next to you when you got and dam !! Looks fantastic! And I still don’t know how I missed it THE TABLE NEXT TO ME !! Lol HAHAHA that’s funny. If it was a rattlesnake it would have bit you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keep_it_warm Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 6 hours ago, dav451 said: Very nice, your hard work really paid off. If you ever decide to change it a little, some black box bars and schwinn quilted seat would be cool. : ) Yes, agreed. The bars would be the first thing I would replace. Seat as well...I’m with you. I used the Cinelli for now because it works with the Ashtabula finishes on the bike and it’s from the correct era. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx2112 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Nice save Tom, looks great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yardsale2 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 3 hours ago, keep_it_warm said: Yes, agreed. The bars would be the first thing I would replace. Seat as well...I’m with you. I used the Cinelli for now because it works with the Ashtabula finishes on the bike and it’s from the correct era. Tom I have a set of black box bars if wanted/needed and a black quilted seat lmk. and again looks killer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keep_it_warm Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 Sure...I'll get with you. Thank you Ely 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larsvegas43 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 You're on a roll, Tom. Another stellar build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 26incher Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Love it! Big ups bro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin S.Brothers Posted March 11, 2020 Admin Share Posted March 11, 2020 dang, that came out great! Cool project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin TrulyOdd Posted March 11, 2020 Admin Share Posted March 11, 2020 Cool chrome webco...don’t see as many of these. Dialed too!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin TrulyOdd Posted March 12, 2020 Admin Share Posted March 12, 2020 it doesn’t even look like its been repaired. let’s see the “nasty”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keep_it_warm Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 Hubba Bubba bubble gum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keep_it_warm Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 Also, could this be after-market chrome? I ask because there is no (legible) serial number under the BB. If the chrome is after-market...it's OLD, because of the amount of rust that was on this thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin TrulyOdd Posted March 13, 2020 Admin Share Posted March 13, 2020 It looks like the repair weld is chromed. If so, it’d be done after being sold. I agree it’s for sure an old chrome job though. Besides being all rusty, etc...definitely doesn’t look like the new process at all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keep_it_warm Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 Yes. It's just a really neat looking bike. It was (in my opinion) dirt cheap, so I snapped it up....knowing I was not planning to dump any money into it. Super-cool to look at and have in the basement with the other bikes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrodamus Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 On 3/8/2020 at 4:02 PM, keep_it_warm said: Recently, at the Crown Point, Indiana show, there was a “70’s Webco” complete for sale. I stopped by the sellers table many times over the course of the day, trying to find out why no one had purchased it for the very reasonable asking price. Toward the end of the show, I was examining the bike again and I noticed the chainstay had a nasty repair done to it at some point in its lifetime. We came to a deal on the price and I purchased it. I was really happy, because it had some really cool parts on it. I took the entire bike apart and went over it with nevr-dull and 0000 steel wool. I think it came out great! Some of the heavily rusted areas are pitted, so it does still show some character, but 95% of the rust is gone. The seat post was stuck. I had my LBS remove it and it turned out to be solid steel weighing in at just under 2 pounds. I used some rough steel wool hooked to a power drill to clean out the seat post tube. I was finally able to install a normal 7/8 post and ditch the cheap vinyl seat. Instead, I was able to use the Cinelli Unicanitor saddle I have (I love this seat). I added some old vinyl pads and it’s done! Since all the dated components were 1978, I’m calling this a 1978 bike. Mucho Moto 4 Minimal Moolah! Parts breakdown: FRAME: Webco Replica FORK: Ashtabula HEADSET: Schwinn STEM: Ashtabula BARS: V-Bar GRIPS: Dorcy SEAT CLAMP: Steel SEAT POST: old, chrome SADDLE: Cinelli Unicanitor PEDALS: rat trap CRANKS: Ashtabula SPROCKET: Webco 44 RIMS: UKAI steel 2.125 HUBS: ACS (f)/ Bendix high-flange black coaster (r) TIRES: Cheng Shin (f) / Carlisle Aggressor 300 (r) PADS: Vinyl snap Great save and restoration. That 2 pound solid steel seatpost sounds crazy.. well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
