BO15 Mudd (my name is)

[Couch tater]

Today is the best weather we have had here in quite some time. Old Mudd has been hanging out by the pond turning green, Detroit Diesel alpine green. My body work shows through, the paint isn't 'zactly pretty, my good family name has been drug through the Mudd again. Mudd was never intended to be pretty though and even if I had decent painting skills I wouldn't change a thing. Mudd has had an obviously hard life and it gets to keep some of its' scars and look the part.

 

[OddJob]

Great color! And, despite what you say, I'd say that paint job holds up just fine!

 

[Couch tater]

Great color! And, despite what you say, I'd say that paint job holds up just fine!

Its a bit of a two blocker. I could wet sand it and make an improvement but Mudd is like an old snapping turtle, it wears its moss with pride.

 

[Couch tater]

So, now that I'm roughly halfway through my first build off, I'm already thinking about next year when I'm a grizzled old veteran, a faraway look in my eyes and bottom bracket grease caked in my beard. No more brush painted bikes. Keep every scrap of bicycle stuff that comes my way. Bare frames can be better than complete bikes. I need more garage space. I need even more garage space. Check frames for damage before parting with my cash. Make sure the wifes convertible top is up before stinking up the garage, sheesh. Of course I just bought a rattle canned tall frame '40 DX with a crank bite out of the chainstay and a slightly bent seatstay because its the journey man, its the journey.

 

[Couch tater]

Mudd got the full mock up treatment this morning. There are still lots of details to attend to but I can tell you the fat lady put down her spoon and cleared her throat.

 

[Couch tater]

Got the logos and head badge done, just waiting a while before I clear over them. The back tire barely clears so I have a set of axle adjusters ordered to keep it centered. I can't fit the fork until the correct headset arrives. I didn't like the way the truss rods looked so they are removed. No side stand for Mudd. I need to pick up a carriage bolt for the seat clamp. I decided to leave the rims as is, they work with the rest of it. The wheel hubs need fresh grease and Mudd is d-u-n dun.

 

[kingfish254]

Love the stickers. Especially the Mr. Natural.
It all goes well with the Bianchidonk green paint.

 

[Couch tater]

Love the stickers. Especially the Mr. Natural.
It all goes well with the Bianchidonk green paint.

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I have another Mr Natural on the hind side of my phone and when I was taking pictures of the frame with it, it was like, yup gotta slap one there too.

 

[Couch tater]

The correct headset and shim showed up. I was putting new pipes on my motorsickle and dropped one effectively dinging the tip of the pipe and scarfing Mudds seat tube so I have to touch up the paint before I even get to ride it.

 

[OddJob]

That bike looks like a solid, all-day rider right there! And that paint color is so unique, looks great with the chrome and black . Well designed, nicely executed!

 

[Couch tater]

That bike looks like a solid, all-day rider right there! And that paint color is so unique, looks great with the chrome and black . Well designed, nicely executed!

It wasn't intended, but when I look at Mudd the colors remind me of the the lathes and mills in a machine shop

 

[OddJob]

Now that you mention it, that color is somewhere between my drill press and my belt / disc sander!

Sorry about the blurriness, my eyes haven't completely focused yet this morning!

 

[Couch tater]

Waiting for parts....................... The chain adjusters seem to be on a tour of the USA courtesy of the USPS. My eyes adored them, so close, so close and yet so far

 

[Couch tater]

I just checked the tracking number for the axle adjusters I ordered. I live in Illinois and if you think my last post was some jive talkin'', check this out:

Tracking number created
May 31, 10:48AM
Henderson, NV

Package received by USPS

In transit
June 07, 03:04AM
Springfield Ma Network Distribution Center

Out for delivery


Delivered

 

[sandman]

I just checked the tracking number for the axle adjusters I ordered. I live in Illinois and if you think my last post was some jive talkin'', check this out:

Tracking number created
May 31, 10:48AM
Henderson, NV

Package received by USPS

In transit
June 07, 03:04AM
Springfield Ma Network Distribution Center

Out for delivery


Delivered

 

[Couch tater]

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I think so. With these guys, from Nevada to Massachusetts and I'm sitting in between.

 

[Couch tater]

Well, while I wait for the axle adjusters to make their 50 state whirlwind tour, I'm going to break Mudd down and hose him with Krylon clear coat. I'm really digging this bike and it has bumped my Heavy Duti out of shop truck status. Mudd has character and that is essential for any of my rides.

 

[BobbyStillz]

I don't want to ride Mudd aimlessly in downtown Squaresville so I went deep into the fiery bowels of my Skunk Works for some tech that would get me to Paradise City where the grass is green and the girls are pretty. Valve stems. Nothing commercially available could get me there so I hitched up my britches and dug deep. The solution was pencil toppers. I found some that are cooler than a polar bears hiney. The orifice of a pencil topper is slightly smaller than a valve cap, therefore I heated up a metal valve cap and rammed it into the aforementioned orifice effectively bonding them together. Now I'm the mayor of Wayoutsville,

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Yes indeed! I have a couple fez monkey pencil toppers on my triple bar.

 

[Couch tater]

Yes indeed! I have a couple fez monkey pencil toppers on my triple bar.
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Fez monkey pencil toppers......., now I know all is alright in this world.

 

[Couch tater]

The axle adjusters finally showed up. They have some jet lag and are a bit travel weary from their adventures. I needed to repaint the seat tube because I gouged it and decided to hose Mudd down with some clear coat while I'm at it. The weather here has been despicable for quite a while but this weekend finally gave us some clear, comfortable, low humidity weather. So, Old Mudd is hanging in the painting tree again. Unfortunately, the painting tree is is at the east end of my palatial estate and the wind has been 12 mph easterly for three days now and tomorrow looks the same. This is the final step to having my chick magnet done and I'm starting to get antsy.