Love those grips. Either of those would be perfect. I think I like the straight ribbed ones best but they're both great.
ELGIN DECOLUXE
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I like the top set, both you can't lose with either.
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....the grips look sleek and fast....
I can't wait to see how this one turns out !!
The pointed grips look similar to those in the old Sears catalogs. I have a pointed pair for my Elgin build also.
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What's the rubber like on those grips?
Shiney makes me think they'd be kinda plastic like.
I do love the rubber on Thompsons... anything like those?
Fluted would be the easy choice,
but the knobbed grips would look more unusual/rare.
Carl.
Shiney makes me think they'd be kinda plastic like.
I do love the rubber on Thompsons... anything like those?
Fluted would be the easy choice,
but the knobbed grips would look more unusual/rare.
Carl.
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It is a hard rubber like you would find on older grips, but not at all like plastic. They are not cushy like some grips on new bikes.
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Either would work just as well.
I would give a slight edge to the second pair because they have a larger and smoother streamlined front bump.
I would give a slight edge to the second pair because they have a larger and smoother streamlined front bump.
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Well I'm most certainly going for the Art Deco look! I'm also a steampunk fan, even though I've yet to experiment with it. The Decoluxe will be leaning more toward dieselpunk but without any military references. I'll just call it 'civilian dieselpunk'.
While we're on the subject of art deco, this is a good time to show the stem that I recently got from @KEMPRACING . This is actually the second stem like this that Jim has provided for one of my build off bikes!
For continuity's sake, here's the stem along with the Elgin grips...
nice detail lines on the stem , great match to the grips
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Seeing the stem I'd still go with the second set. There's a lot of Art Deco designs that Deal with "contrast" of the shapes rather then just straight up "flow"
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See how there's a break up to the flow? But yet the eyes still trace the lines. That's what I mean. Also notice how there's groups of threes? You look at the stem three lines on it. Three dots on the handle bars. They're different but they would tie in nicely.
Sorry for the long post I am an artistic person who is into the past. i live and breath this stuff.
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See how there's a break up to the flow? But yet the eyes still trace the lines. That's what I mean. Also notice how there's groups of threes? You look at the stem three lines on it. Three dots on the handle bars. They're different but they would tie in nicely.
Sorry for the long post I am an artistic person who is into the past. i live and breath this stuff.
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Seeing the stem I'd still go with the second set. There's a lot of Art Deco designs that Deal with "contrast" of the shapes rather then just straight up "flow"
P.E
See how there's a break up to the flow? But yet the eyes still trace the lines. That's what I mean. Also notice how there's groups of threes? You look at the stem three lines on it. Three dots on the handle bars. They're different but they would tie in nicely.
Cool radio. We should've just stopped progress at this point in time and been happy.
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You call it "very small progress" and I call it "very creative and nicely done." Awesome stand.
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While we're on the subject of art deco, this is a good time to show the stem that I recently got from @KEMPRACING . This is actually the second stem like this that Jim has provided for one of my build off bikes!
I love getting beat by my own parts in the build offs
I love getting beat by my own parts in the build offs
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At least you played a part in it . That the Beauty in the site it all comes full circle . Remember 2 place is the first looser ....[emoji51]While we're on the subject of art deco, this is a good time to show the stem that I recently got from @KEMPRACING . This is actually the second stem like this that Jim has provided for one of my build off bikes!
I love getting beat by my own parts in the build offs
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It's very interesting that you bring up the groups of threes. That is something that I've been mindful of with this theme. More on that subject as it unfolds!
Thanks furyus. That was a small detail on the stand that will never be noticed, but it's the type of thing that helps with making the end result look original and not custom which is very high on my priority list.
You keep telling me that, but it ain't over till it's over! Thanks again, I really didn't want to take the stem off of the Bhuzzard anyway.I love getting beat by my own parts in the build offs
