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MY TIRES ARE HERE MY TIRES ARE HERE!!!!!!!!
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Okay....Do any of you know how horrible it is to try to take apart a bike and rebuild it without a bike stand???!!!!! My back is killing me and I am in dire need of some food right now! I will spare you the details but I just spent my entire morning fighting with this stupid bike. Nothing worse than having it fall over a million times and scratch up all the paint :mad: @#%$&(*^%$##@@###+@#!!!!!!!!
Okay, I feel slightly better now...here's what I did so far....
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Okay....Do any of you know how horrible it is to try to take apart a bike and rebuild it without a bike stand???!!!!! My back is killing me and I am in dire need of some food right now! I will spare you the details but I just spent my entire morning fighting with this stupid bike. Nothing worse than having it fall over a million times and scratch up all the paint :mad: @#%$&(*^%$##@@###+@#!!!!!!!!
Okay, I feel slightly better now...here's what I did so far....
It just needs a chain guard, chain and some decoration.. I'm thinking this is going to be finished and entered right at the deadline....
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The chain guard you have looks right. You've done a great job. I have an inexpensive work stand, and I find it quite limited. My advice is to buy a used professional stand.
 
Okay....Do any of you know how horrible it is to try to take apart a bike and rebuild it without a bike stand???!!!!! My back is killing me and I am in dire need of some food right now! I will spare you the details but I just spent my entire morning fighting with this stupid bike. Nothing worse than having it fall over a million times and scratch up all the paint :mad: @#%$&(*^%$##@@###+@#!!!!!!!!
Okay, I feel slightly better now...here's what I did so far....
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Unfortunately yes.
 
Looks good; get those tires a bit dirty and you'll barely be able to tell where the fenders and tires are.

BTW I do everything without a bike stand and at 6'1" tall I understand the back pain involved. Thinking about buying a stand hurts more tho lol.
 
Wow that bike looks great. Anyone who's met you would know it's really you too. I'm impressed.
 
I too have no stand...:arghh:
But I do have multiple hooks in the ceiling of my garage.
Gotta love :eek: hoisting an ancient cruiser up to work on it...

I like your bike, it's heavy... ;)

Carl.
 
Okay I fought with this bike all day yesterday but we had a long talk and its stopped with its attitude. Playing nice today and I put some finishing touches on it. As usual what I had envisioned came out completely different than I had imagined.
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I ended up painting the chain guard, just thought it would make the sprocket pop a little more. The color is actually a bit darker and shows up better than in the pictures. Rode it up and down my street. Rides good, brakes work just a minor adjustment on the fender bracket and shes good. Will take her on the bike trail tomorrow and test drive .:thumbsup:
 
Forgot to add this...Was a bookend at one time, just cut off the bottom and painted it.

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Got this effect by spraypainting it with black gloss excessively till it was dripping off then overcoated that almost immediately with the turquoise then left it hanging to dry.
 

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