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THE SCRAP YARD
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RRB BUILD OFF COMPETITIONS
BUILD OFF 7 - (2012)
BUILD OFF 7 BIKES
The "Nuthin Special"
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<blockquote data-quote="LBCJ" data-source="post: 585066" data-attributes="member: 15628"><p>Thanks to Kingfish and Skipton. It's great to get kudos at all, let alone from guys building some of the better stuff around here. I remember following that yellow bike build a while back!</p><p></p><p>The Nuthin Special is a half roller now. Went and got some stainless hardware, acorn nuts mostly, and installed the fenders and polished up chainguard. Don't know if anyone noticed, but there was a spoiler in a previous post in the form of a truss rod bracket on the headset. The set I'm using are nos Electra, for no other reason than not finding decent Schwinn ones on short notice. But they're permanent now, as I chopped 'em way down to fit the short head tube. </p><p></p><p>I'm trying to keep the plastic and aluminum off the bike, and I thought I had some 1/2" chrome road bike pedals but no such luck. Everything I've seen that's new and cheap looks, well... new and cheap! If I have any time left this is something I'll revisit. </p><p></p><p>Finished the front wheel, so I'm unveiling my secret weapon. Doing this build in the first place hinged on whether I could find a cool tire for the S6 wheels. If my only choice was gumwalls this would not have happened. Luckily, someone on ebay found a dozen or so of the "schwinn" Kendas in white so I jumped on them and the RRBBO7! </p><p></p><p>All that is left is rehabbing the 3spd., building the rear wheel, and figuring out the linkage. Yep, all the hardest stuff. Especially since every other bike I own is a single speed. Love those red bands!</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q470/cookkustoms/IMG_4841.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Man, do I dig acorn nuts! Stainless seemed to match all the dull chrome best.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q470/cookkustoms/IMG_4844.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Truss rods were cut WAY down. took about two inches from both ends combined.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q470/cookkustoms/IMG_4848.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The only pedals I have that even remotely look the part. Tons of cleanup and the jury's still out.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q470/cookkustoms/IMG_4847.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Oh yeah! I didn't know how easy I had it as a fat tire guy until I started searching for tires for this thing!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LBCJ, post: 585066, member: 15628"] Thanks to Kingfish and Skipton. It's great to get kudos at all, let alone from guys building some of the better stuff around here. I remember following that yellow bike build a while back! The Nuthin Special is a half roller now. Went and got some stainless hardware, acorn nuts mostly, and installed the fenders and polished up chainguard. Don't know if anyone noticed, but there was a spoiler in a previous post in the form of a truss rod bracket on the headset. The set I'm using are nos Electra, for no other reason than not finding decent Schwinn ones on short notice. But they're permanent now, as I chopped 'em way down to fit the short head tube. I'm trying to keep the plastic and aluminum off the bike, and I thought I had some 1/2" chrome road bike pedals but no such luck. Everything I've seen that's new and cheap looks, well... new and cheap! If I have any time left this is something I'll revisit. Finished the front wheel, so I'm unveiling my secret weapon. Doing this build in the first place hinged on whether I could find a cool tire for the S6 wheels. If my only choice was gumwalls this would not have happened. Luckily, someone on ebay found a dozen or so of the "schwinn" Kendas in white so I jumped on them and the RRBBO7! All that is left is rehabbing the 3spd., building the rear wheel, and figuring out the linkage. Yep, all the hardest stuff. Especially since every other bike I own is a single speed. Love those red bands! [img]http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q470/cookkustoms/IMG_4841.jpg[/img] Man, do I dig acorn nuts! Stainless seemed to match all the dull chrome best. [img]http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q470/cookkustoms/IMG_4844.jpg[/img] Truss rods were cut WAY down. took about two inches from both ends combined. [img]http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q470/cookkustoms/IMG_4848.jpg[/img] The only pedals I have that even remotely look the part. Tons of cleanup and the jury's still out. [img]http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q470/cookkustoms/IMG_4847.jpg[/img] Oh yeah! I didn't know how easy I had it as a fat tire guy until I started searching for tires for this thing! [/QUOTE]
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