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Ah man, what a dope ride! You should throw a springer on the front.

I've been kicking it around Munich on my Lockdown build....finally have some decent weather here.

Yeah, so the paint is EXTREMELY easy to use and apply and the turn out is pretty decent, but...the paint in the can is a liquid and immediately turns into a powder. The problem with that is that if you hang your bike to paint it, the powder falls below and builds up. I have a few rough patches...

The end is nigh!... My cruiser build, that is :grin:she's all painted and mostly assembled, just waiting on a couple of small parts so I can put her all together. Luckily there is a drying room in my building, that no one uses, so I had plenty of space to paint during my COVID-19 vacation...

I think it's looking pretty sick at the moment. Next month, I'll try to paint her and April should come time to put her all together.

Wheels came earlier than expected :happy: 80mm, baby! I can't wait to throw them on my frame.

So Spring is just around the corner and I just started building up my cruiser. I still have a few more parts to pick up, though my wheels are on the way :happy: I'm still not sure what to do about the fork. Either, I'll paint it the same color as the frame (plum) or I'll polish it to a mirror...

Looks sick and can't wait to see it when it's finished.

Takara, the other Japanese steel! I love the old Japanese bikes!

This is pretty much my finished Mixte-Rod! She's sooooo fun to cruise around the city with.

Thanks! I think so too. She rides way better than before now; more stable and more comfortable.

So it's been a while since I've posted anything, but I've been off traversing the world I realized my old handlebars, although real cool looking, we're making my ride pretty uncomfortable. So, I bought some new handlebars and some beautiful leather grips from Walnut Leather, out of Oregon. I...

Ah... Alright, I'm drinking what you're spilling! That actually makes sense. My biggest obstacle will be going around the gripshift and brake lever. I'd throw on a suicide shifter, but with my rake angle being so extreme, it just might literally be a suicide shifter, though I can ride one...

Glad you dig my build! Yeah, I used 26ers on purpose so I could get that stretch. I don't really have problems steering and controlling, but because of the rake angle, I can NEVER ride no hands, as she would jackknife and send me to my doom... I thought about using a banana seat in order to be...

That's a pretty cool tip, though the problem I see is that I don't really have the cables to be holding the wrap in place as he does in the beginning. Also, I think the fact I'm wrapping around "Non-Wrapbar" components (grip shift, v-brake, etc) is killing the clean look. I will, however try...

Chill build! Like something out of a Hanna-Barbera cartoon!

Just a quick photo shoot, as I was biking through an old shopping center. Would make a sweet ad! My wrapped, but should be re-wrapped bars. I'd like to throw an old Bates style head lamp on the front. Very Comfortable saddle! He seems to be very fond of my pretty rat rod!

Glad you like it! I still have a few minor tweaks to make, but she's pretty much complete.