My sister has said for years that she would ride a bike if I found her one with a banana seat. This year for Christmas I did just that. I happened to mention to my friend Lee that I was hoping to find such a bike to give to my sister and he happened to have one in his basement. Lee has one of everything, by the way. I did some research and determined that the bike was a Ross Barracuda, made in the late sixties to early seventies.
The bike needed a bit of work, but it was in pretty good condition overall. I disassembled pretty much everything, down to the wheel hubs, and cleaned, polished or replaced anything that needed it. I decided not to go to the effort of repainting the frame as the many little rust spots gave it character, in my opinion. The only things that I ended up buying, in addition to the bike, were a bottom bracket and tires. Luckily I found a bottom bracket at Harris Cycle and tires on Amazon. Whitewalls kick ass. Below is the "after" picture. I thought it came out pretty nice and my sister seemed to agree as she jumped up and down in the driveway as I unloaded the bike from the car.
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