American Content...

[REKIBorter]

Only ever seen one American in the flesh so deffo rare. Monsterfatuk knows something behind the history of the brand.

 

[SeeingisBelievingGTMuseum]

Nice tie-dye ano job! Great pick-up sidekick! A rep that worked with me back in the GT days grew up in St. Cloud and did complete bike assemblies for Fred at American while going to college. He rode an American for a while, until he had no choice but get a Zaskar. I think Chris is repping for Trek these days out in the mountain west.

 

[Sidekick416]

Thanks all for the comments and feedbacks...

am thinkin now if i should build it up and enter it for the BOTM..

:roll:

 

[Sidekick416]

more AMERICANS...

sourced for retro bikers in Philipines... guess a following starting up there..

 

[dyna-ti]

Nice frame,very flash
I'd go for black,that way the frame isnt lost amongst ano bike bling :?

 

[mechagouki]

... hmm... just curious... any reason why i shdnt clamp the top tube ???

You should never clamp any frame tube - always use the seatpost. Depending on the tubes wall thickness (very, very thin on some high-end lightweight frames) it is very easy for the uneven pressure applied by a clamp to crimp the tube. If you do a lot of wrenching keep a cheap seatpost in all the common sizes handy.

 

[Sidekick416]

... hmm... just curious... any reason why i shdnt clamp the top tube ???

You should never clamp any frame tube - always use the seatpost. Depending on the tubes wall thickness (very, very thin on some high-end lightweight frames) it is very easy for the uneven pressure applied by a clamp to crimp the tube. If you do a lot of wrenching keep a cheap seatpost in all the common sizes handy.

COPY that !!

 

[Ductape]

I always liked the Anno black the best. If I remember right back in the day it was US $50 more to get polished and $100 more for annodized. I just couldn't justify that extra $100.

For whatever reason my pics dissapeared from above. I will force them (or different ones) on you again.

My 1990 American CompLite brushed:

Touring Europe for a month in 1991:

1990 Rodriguez Tandem polished. Made for Rodriguez by American:

Current configuration getting used as a road bike:

And my latest Craigslist find. Memories of a past friend. 1993 American CompLite polished. the day I picked her up, a diamond in the ruff:

And how she hangs in the garage now, ready for a well deserved makeover:

 

[Sidekick416]

grrrr....

makes me wanna build one

 

[Sidekick416]

hahhaaaa.


so i did ride one.. and influenced my mates to ride same too !!!!