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<blockquote data-quote="LBCJ" data-source="post: 583516" data-attributes="member: 15628">First off, thanks for the kind words, Kingfish, Peatbog, &amp; Bike2112! I'm likin' the black, too. And I'm hoping for a fast build as well, 'cause that's my only option!Didn't get too far today. was cleaning and organizing a lot of parts for this and two other bikes and time got away from me. I did manage to &quot;restore&quot; an old Brooks seat I've been wanting to use. Found it in a horse trailer! Polished it up and made it black again with regular old leather dye from the local shoe store. A guy I know makes the cool seat post I'm using. Solid steel, turned down on a lathe, heated, and bent. Finally, I polished up the front end parts for a photo, Racer bars from the donor bike, a steel road bike stem, the polished up badge, and some brand new takeoff grips. I really like those soft grips with the old school script! Hopefully, there will be a lot more to report tomorrow.<img src="http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q470/cookkustoms/IMG_4815.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Brooks- before<img src="http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q470/cookkustoms/IMG_4817.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Brooks- after<img src="http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q470/cookkustoms/IMG_4818.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />primed and painted the seat post<img src="http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q470/cookkustoms/IMG_4821.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Racer bars, road bike stem, polished badge, rubber &quot;script&quot; grips</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LBCJ, post: 583516, member: 15628"] First off, thanks for the kind words, Kingfish, Peatbog, & Bike2112! I'm likin' the black, too. And I'm hoping for a fast build as well, 'cause that's my only option! Didn't get too far today. was cleaning and organizing a lot of parts for this and two other bikes and time got away from me. I did manage to "restore" an old Brooks seat I've been wanting to use. Found it in a horse trailer! Polished it up and made it black again with regular old leather dye from the local shoe store. A guy I know makes the cool seat post I'm using. Solid steel, turned down on a lathe, heated, and bent. Finally, I polished up the front end parts for a photo, Racer bars from the donor bike, a steel road bike stem, the polished up badge, and some brand new takeoff grips. I really like those soft grips with the old school script! Hopefully, there will be a lot more to report tomorrow. [img]http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q470/cookkustoms/IMG_4815.jpg[/img] Brooks- before [img]http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q470/cookkustoms/IMG_4817.jpg[/img] Brooks- after [img]http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q470/cookkustoms/IMG_4818.jpg[/img] primed and painted the seat post [img]http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q470/cookkustoms/IMG_4821.jpg[/img] Racer bars, road bike stem, polished badge, rubber "script" grips [/QUOTE]

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