The TENDERIZER - finished ? :(

[fartknocker]

whats with the black out on the handlebars?

Oh, ummm, just a little censorship:)
I've got a couple little things that I'm working on and I don't want to give any teaser shots yet...

[ej599]

Very cool. I pity the first ankle biting dog that makes the mistake of chasin' you down the street! Good looking welds too.

[fartknocker]

HAHA! That cracks me up...I can picture poor little Fido's first encounter with my pedals!!

[fartknocker]

[karfer67]

love the color what is that?

[stretch]

brilliant!

[karfer67]

brilliant

[bean]

!!!!!

[fartknocker]

Thank you very much! This gets more exciting every day, especially with everyone's cool comments. And watching all of the other bikes progress a little every day keeps me motivated.

karfer67, the color is Rust-Oleum Dark Bronze Metallic. I personally have never liked metallic paint jobs, and I would have never thought of buying this had I not seen it used on my brother's bike parts ( viewtopic.php?f=6&t=16090 ). The first thing that I see in my head when I think of 'metallic' paint is a very sparkly and shiny finish...not so with this particular color. When I first saw it sprayed on my brother's bike I knew I had to have it!

[sensor]

now thats thew perfect badge
if you have anymore(or could get some) would you be interested in swapping one for a beer tap?

[bikebuilder]

Nice clean bike!

If it had multiple gears a beer tap shifter would be cool.

[fartknocker]

now thats thew perfect badge
if you have anymore(or could get some) would you be interested in swapping one for a beer tap?

Unfortunately that's the only one I have. I knew I should've bought one for the house You can find them easily on ebay for around $6. I searched forever to find one that was old and rusted and beat up but couldn't find one, so I bought it new. It was shiny, painted, and galvanized...three things that I didn't want! So I dipped it in some muriatic acid and it looks much better. It even has this strange greenish tint to it after the acid, which I really like. I was originally going to spray down with salt water and let it sit outside to get all rusty but the weird color it has now is perfect:)

[herr_rudolf]

Never saw knobby tires look so good... This bike turns out beautiful so far, with all the original/unique details.

[fartknocker]

Nice clean bike!

If it had multiple gears a beer tap shifter would be cool.

That is a GREAT idea! grrrrrrrrrrr! I'd been looking for a 3-speed wheelset since the very start of this thing but I got too busy to keep up with the ebay listings. And I was trying to think how to make a cool shifter. Well, when I eventually do get a 3-speed you can bet I'll have Guinness on tap!

[fartknocker]

Well I've decided to change the name...since there won't be any horns on this build as originally thought. Plus the name just has a great 'ring' to match the look of the pedals

First ride, first blood - I finally took it out for the first ride and my pedals promptly attacked my calf while sitting at an intersection. It was just a small cut, so no good pictures to post. Maybe next time I'll try harder for full penetration and get some gory pictures