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I tried my hand at some "body work" today for the first time.

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The back fender was so bad, I considered replacing it. Now it's actually presentable. Not too bad for a beginner if I do say so myself!
I'm going to try to work this beast of a reflector into the built.

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cool bicycle man keep up the good job
 
I love cycle trucks and Clutch. I will be watching this one.
 
Great work Dave! I have a bunch of fenders you can work on if ya get bored! +1 on the reflector also.
 
Thanks for all the positive comments guys! There seems to be a few cycle trucks/delivery bikes in this years BO. Looks like I got some competition.
pick said:
Great work Dave! I have a bunch of fenders you can work on if ya get bored! +1 on the reflector also.
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I may not be getting bored anytime soon. I felt confident enough to tackle both of my Colson chain guards today and still have about several sets of fenders to go through.
I didn't get much done on Worm Drink this week. I got the hubs rebuilt and the wheels trued.
The nicest original Bendix I've ever seen:

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Got to love these big brass brake shoes

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Getting all high tech truing up the wheels.

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image by LowpowerD, on Flickr

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Looking BADD!!


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Uncle Fide said:
Lovin the workmates/forks wheel truing machine, my sort of specialist equipment :)


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That's the way we ratters roll, right?
Not much progress but I did manage to turn some bushings and spacers to help mate up the Schwinn drop stand to the Ross fork.

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Helps to work in a machine shop don't it buddy? Lookin good so far!
 
Those spokes look huge and like they could support a giant. How much for the spokes? Where did you find those? I have been thinking about this for a future build. I am trying my first attempt at re-spoking a rim this next weekend for a disc brake set up.
 
pick said:
Helps to work in a machine shop don't it buddy? Lookin good so far!
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It can have it's advantages ;)

Moisstink said:
Those spokes look huge and like they could support a giant. How much for the spokes? Where did you find those? I have been thinking about this for a future build. I am trying my first attempt at re-spoking a rim this next weekend for a disc brake set up.
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I got them from Memory Lane Classics, they're the stainless steel ones. I think they were about a buck apiece.
 
Those spokes look AWESOME!
Lovin this build so far.

WATCHING! :113:
 
Thanks for all the positive comments guys. I'm really digging the fat spokes too. It gives the bike a real work horse look.
Here's how the spacers and bushings look:

image by LowpowerD, on Flickr

image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
The drop stand works prefect now. Swings easy with very little side to side or up and down play. I'm pretty stoked about that :D One or two more pieces to fab and then it's on to paint!
 

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