Search results

Rat Rod Bikes Bicycle Forum

Help Support Rat Rod Bikes Bicycle Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. tanksalot

    Freight Train 1896

    Another build of completed and another bike for my collection. Here’s the finished bike photo . I may upgrade the photos before the dead line . That being said I want to put up a few photos just in case .
  2. tanksalot

    Freight Train 1896

    Some ride photos.
  3. tanksalot

    Freight Train 1896

    Better than riding with someone in front on this bike . Face to butt distance not so great. Lol
  4. tanksalot

    Freight Train 1896

    That’s easier said than done . I think I have chain rings to set it up . And I have the mile of chain that I would need . My concern is doing the work just to have the bike pedal like a lead balloon . Estheticly I agree it would look better with a skip tooth drive train . If I ever found the...
  5. tanksalot

    Freight Train 1896

    Always use tools the vintage of your build when possible .
  6. tanksalot

    Freight Train 1896

    The devil is in the details .
  7. tanksalot

    Freight Train 1896

    Not sure if these have enough bite .
  8. tanksalot

    Freight Train 1896

    This is my latest reason why in my opinion EBay has gone down the tubes . Chinese drop shippers posing as US sellers !!! They dont even take the ad down when they are out of stock ! I purposefully purchased it twice off the same seller just to be refunded . I guess they don’t realize thier...
  9. tanksalot

    Freight Train 1896

    I bought this to try on the bars . Not using these bar caps though. I have somthing else in mind for that.
  10. tanksalot

    Freight Train 1896

    Of course this opportunity happens when the bike isn’t finished. Still had to take the photo though.
  11. tanksalot

    Freight Train 1896

    It’s on the road even though the bike isn’t finished I rode it 2 miles a mile in the back seat & a mile in the front seat . I’m changing the rear seat to match the front seat better . Ordering bar tape . Plus a few other things. One other thing worth mentioning this bike is freaking tall. I’m 6’...
  12. tanksalot

    Freight Train 1896

    I literally painted the bike to unpaint the bike . The idea was to fill the light pitting holes with matching white paint . I was also able to recover more of the original paint that was hiding under an old black repaint that was also remants . I wanted to do this and keep as much original paint...
  13. tanksalot

    Freight Train 1896

    Iver Johnson Wheels .
  14. tanksalot

    Freight Train 1896

    The best Modern Tubes IMO .
  15. tanksalot

    Freight Train 1896

    Rim strips .
  16. tanksalot

    Freight Train 1896

    Pedals for now ? Can’t find 1896 Pedals cheep .
  17. tanksalot

    Freight Train 1896

    These ties are on the bike at the moment but I’m debating on changing them for a rounded edge tire set.
  18. tanksalot

    Freight Train 1896

    Back at it .
Back
Top