I need me one of those flask holders. For medicinal purposes of course.
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Hello all. I finely got to work on mocking up my bike. Not without a few hick ups along the way. My sandblaster let me know he will not have time to do such A small job as my bike parts ( after waiting 5 weeks). The next thing was, the fork is split, so today I just mocked it up and had fun trying a bunch of stuff to see what direction we were headed. Here is where it ended up, nothing is carved in stone. I am still on the fence about some of it.
MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
What is the fork? Pretty unique looking...
I'm all a tingle...
I'm all a tingle...
This is one crazy package so far. I am thrilled to see where it goes. The fork is terrific. Seat, stem, flask, all very nice vintage look. Very cool frame too. Not so sure about those wheels though...
MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
Since no reply, and nobody asked, I'll tell you what I think the fork is. It looks to be a Brodie Gator Blade, a high quality piece. If it's one of the early versions, hand made in British Columbia. I've seen them listed for over $300. The newer ones are hawt too
Those Dia Compe levers are PIMP.
Hello and thanks for the positive comments. I did some more mock up today and changed a few things. I changed out the stem, I thought the other one looked out of place. I changed out the wheels, I could not get a good chain line with the other set up, this one is way better. I know that some of you liked that fork but is was not truss rod friendly ( and I really wanted to keep the truss rods). So I went to the shed and found another fork. And thats today’s progress.
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Looking good so far!
Thanks frogtown, I did get a little more time in the shop tonite. I finely got a kick stand to fit, it is a butterfly style that both legs come up on the left side of the bike ( I know that no self respecting hipster would have a kickstand on his bike.) but it is the only way I can store it and I do not like leaning a bike against anything. And I put a chain guard on I am not sure it is going to stay. And that’s tonites progress. Happy building
Cool build!
I like the truss forks better for this ride.
I like the truss forks better for this ride.
I think it is sandwiched between the two headtube nuts.
In this case the bracket for the truss rods is bolt on. I am working on the fine details such as a bracket for the flask, the mounting of the chain guard and the seat hardware. I have been trying to pick a color combination so far I a leaning towards a butter yellow on the frame and fork with black or grey accents. This may change when i see the million colours available at the powder Coating store. Thanks and happy building.
Hello all, I have not been active this last month (life gets in the way, in a good way). I just had a look a the bikes that are already finished. WOW I am just trying to get to the finish line. Today I made some time to work on the bike. I finished grinding the welds and sanded the rest. I am going to leave it the way it is and finish it in satin clear. I still have to sand the truss rods and brackets and the fork. This bike has had a few colours so they will all be present. Here are a few pictures, it is good to be back, happy building.
I like those Redline chainrings.
The redline chainring is a left over from my son’s bmx racing days. It is a 45 tooth, I do not know how it will go. With the 27 inch wheels, we will see.
The clear coat is now on I will start assembly soon
