The mounting bar for the handlebars that connects the steering to the frame at the hub rusted completely through and I found myself bending it as I tried to climb a hill.
I stopped and walked the bike up the hill to flat ground that didn't require as much stress on the bars as hill climbing and pedaled home.
I spent several days trying to remove the handlebar stem from the hub of the forks. I finally had to cut it but still could not remove it from the forks. I removed the forks.
My old red bike was down to the frame since I've been scavenging parts from it but still had forks. It required spacers and washers to get to the right length but now the forks are mounted on my Chromium Cruiser.
The handlebar stem was finally free from the chrome forks and now are back on
the Chromium Cruiser.
the Chromium Cruiser.