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    are mid 70s 10 speed questions allowed in ratrods?

    See this wiki page for info about Roger. Former pro bike racer in the late 1950s (doper before there were tests), spinal injury during le Tour du France, never regained full use of his body, died at age 40. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Rivi%C3%A8re Your bike was a tribute bike from...
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    Macro Monday! Show that zoomed-in detail shot on Monday

    Inside Out. Tri Diamond bmx 14 tooth freewheels The one on the right was on a kids bike. The left hand threaded cone un-threaded and dumped the bearings, pawls and pawl spring out. Replaced with the one on the left.
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    weight

    I've cut the weight of many ef Schwinns by about 9 pounds by taking off the especially heavy Schwinn steel rims, those useless Huret derailleurs and barely functioning Weinman brakes. From about 42 to 33 pounds or so. The camelback frames are usually the smallest size in each model that came...
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    BMX bikes.Lets see'em!!!

    1999 or 2000 Rhino Turn-n-Burn in pretty good shape. A fresh donation at the local bike coop. From Dynacraft. Serial starts with 00TD so that makes it a 2000. But the assembly date sticker is 1.11.1999. so November 11, 1999 build. Only issue is the seat is torn loose a bit along the edge. Oh...
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    RBAF

    Genuine Schwinn Approved (by Union of Germany) pedals installed and the creaking and popping is almost completely gone.
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    finished build location?

    Or "Oh oh, @rickpaulos is already done? I can do better than that" :) I'm sure you can. Or "that isn't my idea of a rat rod. Here is mine." Thanks to this site for not discussing what a rat rod is and the overall positive attitude. It's not about how quick the build goes. With over 4...
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    RBAF

    And I saw this at a swap meet in 2021. Looks to be a Speedster or Racer single speed with an Exerciser sprocket.
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    RBAF

    I saw this Murray on the WWW years ago and it is a favorite photo.
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    Bikes at Sunset

    my rrbbo 2022 entry
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    RBAF

    Tires arrived today so a push to get it done. Turns out the rear coaster brake hub axle was bent in two places. So much so the hub wouldn't work properly. Replaced the axle with a straight one from another hub. The hub shell is creaking and groaning so I may have to replace the entire hub. I...
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    finished build location?

    Done. More or less. Where to post?
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    RBAF

    Its kinda trashed. It has sting ray bars so I suspect it got lots of wheelies and the smashing back to earth bent the fork out. It's an early model with downtube shift levers. I'll be striping it for parts when I get around to clearing the pile.
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    Bike for my son

    Wow, on that link the OP posted, the editors choice for best bike is about as bad as kids bikes can be. It appears they did their clueless "research" for on line purchases without actually going to a quality bike shop. Clearly they don't know about good bikes. The title should have included...
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    RBAF

    The brown seat I initially put on the bike turns out to be broken. Same Mesinger saddle that Schwinn used but it came off a Free Spirit Sunbird (Sears) bike. Nice looking cover that removes. I'll try to find another Mesinger base to put in on for another build someday. A couple hours in the...
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    Bikes at Sunset

    Wendy's Corvette
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