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...., I missed out. they would look great on the front of the Screamer I am doing

There is no such thing as a soul. Not in a bike nor anywhere else. There is a "coolness factor" which like stated above is a sum of the parts.

If you are looking to go 3 speed just buy the whole kit with hub and shifter. They can be had for $60 on eBay. I just installed one on Saturday and it took all of an hour which included removing the old hub and relacing the wheel with the Nexus hub.

cut the inserts a little smaller than the tube centerline you are welding to. This will give you enough room to grind down the weld without grinding into the tube and loosing strength and adequate room for filler.

Shimano internals had a pretty wide series of rod lengths. If you want it to work run the number on the hub then find the correct shaft length or you will be fighting it forever.

sounds like the new owners have it up and running already. good for them. I have a 24" on the back of a Switchblade. Good looking tire.

10 years ago I bought many seat covers for banana seats. I am finally out and need to recover a highback banana seat. I started looking for someone selling covers and it seems like there isn't anyone left? Is this true? Where can I find pre-stitched material for seats?

They have been out of business since last year. There are rumors of someone buying the molds and may start production again but no one knows who these people are or how to contact them.

You will hate it if you ever actually try to ride a bike with it. They have so much friction in the planetary gears that even going down hill is like riding up.

They have also been called "pirates". Not that I would ever do such a thing but if I ever needed emergency air and just happen to roll into a parking lot with some cars I could "borrow" some air from a car tire to keep a bike rolling.

FlyingMachine Bikes. Probably the coolest fork I have seen this year.

A short piece of air hose with a tire inflation fitting works well to equalize the pressure. I still have one from my dragster that has a lock on fitting on one side and a press-on on the other.

the nice thing about BikeFlights is they are quick with claims. I shipped a bike with them (and FedEx) and "mysteriously" the Schwinn lockable springer was missing when it arrived at its destination. The box was cut open. The new owner took pictures and sent them to me. I found another fork...

I am the editor for Kustomized Bicycle Magazine. I have also been a contributing member to RRB for quite a few years. I have never brought the magazine to RRB because I have a great deal of respect for Rat Rod and what he has created here. Since it was brought up though I am willing to throw out...

try Nick at Local Cycles. he is a stand up guy, I have dealt with him many times and he keep a lot of hoops in stock.

If it is actually Cole Foster as the website leads me to believe then it will be done very well. He has built many award winning bikes and cars including Kirk Hammett's 36 ford and Mike Ness's 54 chevy.

They were very popular until the one off builders hit the scene and started building frames from scratch. Now that is the trend. I still love a good burrito but you can get much more creative starting with tube and a roller

Nick at Local Cycles in New York www.facebook.com/localcycles Dom at The Cruiser Shop in California. www.thecruisershopcampbell.com I'm sure they will ship to you.

I like that magazine. :giggle:

Felt wheels (24") are not 80mm. They are 56mm. You can fit them in most everything but a true 80mm wheel takes some cutting and welding to fit a standard frame.