Recent content by jOe

Woah, Rico, that is a hot trike! The paint color, and the fender scallops are beautiful. The trusses are very elegant as well. Really sweet!

Gentlemen, I think this one's about as ready as it's going to be. A sturdy rear end, and invisible pedals!- French cockpit and stopper- Some fancy spoking- The chainline of a champion- From humble beginnings- To happy endings!-

love that metallic purple!

Those "speed holes" look great! You're gonna be cleaning mud outta them for weeks, tho! :shock:

Re: The Twin Sin if you're still thinking about fenders, you could try swapping them back to front. that would give you a long enough front to get down to the lower bar level, and the back would look a little bobber. You could just use two rear fenders too. Or, you could check out the hammered...

crank dragger! At 6'3", that varsity should be just about right.. what is it, a 25" frame with 26" mountain wheels? (or, 62cm with ISO 559 wheels?) ? That'd look righteous with a set of 2" tires and looong chrome fenders..

Triggered by the Pashley thread, here's a more recent take on my version of Sheldon Brown's Raleigh Superbe/Competition. The first time I saw his bike, I thought it made all the sense in the world. Sheldon's bike- I had done a lot of riding in high school, then stopped for about 5 years...

This is kindof a cross between a club/path racer, and a Superbe/roadster, based on a Raleigh Competition GS frame. Nervex lugs, Huret dropouts, Reynolds 531, and a big ol dent in the top tube. If I took off the fenders, flipped the bars, and put on some creme Schwalbes, it'd be very much like...

This I built up, and now I gotta get rid of it!-

How did I miss an Uncle Stretch build?!? This is awesome. (One of many beautiful U.S. creations.)

Brilliant! ..that's a blown hemi, isn't it?

Wow, that is a hot bike! :shock: :D

This thing looks like it's going to be a sweet ride. I was thinking about your front end geometry issues though, maybe some math would help? The great thing about the internet age though, is that there are online calculators to do the math for you! This one looks like it might be perfect for...

That's some old world stuff, right there. Lots of inspiration to be found!

nice job! Wheelbuilding sucks the first three times or so, then it starts to come together. You jumped in at the deep end though, it must be a pain working around that gigantic rim! BTW, the Sheldon Brown tutorial and the Jobst Brandt book The Bicycle Wheel are both amazing tutorials. The...