Recent content by Filthy Bill

We have "bike lanes" in NM for a reason....Bicyclists. If you ride with traffic you need to obey regular traffic laws. I am sure that if anyone driving a car tride to pass another car on the right while it was turning right would get a ticket, just like the bike rider did in the accident I...

Can a Threadless Headset be used in place of a Threaded Headset?

I actually witnessed an accident between a car a female fixie rider. The fixie rider was riding in traffic, when a car signaled to turn right into a parking lot, the fixie rider jumped into the bike lane trying to pass the car. Instead she ended up t-boning the car, tacoing her front wheel &...

I took it all apart today. Going to be getting the frame & forks sand blasted. I'll be posting progress pics in the Bike Build section.

Good looking out. I had the same info. I was just wondering if anyone knows when they were built etc.

I purchased an ULTIMAX ALBATROSS CRUISER from C/L for $45.00. Does anyone have any info on these bikes? I searched google, but had no luck. I took a few pics with cells camera.

Re: 1971 Schwinn Varsity - Orange! Looks simply AWESOME!!

After I posted it, I started looking around on the net & figured out that it wasn't as old school as I thought. I am indeed gonna ride it.

I scored this Old School Dyno VFR for $20.00! I plan on throwing a new seat, new chain & some Maxxis Hookworms on it, then reliving my teenage years!! :lol: Hopefully I won't kill myself!

Hello everyone! I am currently working on an all chrome Old School Diamond Back Acent. I stumbled across Rat Rod Bikes by mistake & am I ever glad that I did! I am amazed by all the AWESOME bikes! I have been bitten by the Rat Rod Bug & after my current project, I plan on hunting down an old...