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While I don't much like the 1 step back for 2 steps forward, I doooo love the little sparks of inspiration that come along the way.

I've had this large glass sphere for years. I am thinking of mounting this underneath the steertube and possibly lighting it up with an LED.

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BobbyStillz said:
I'm not amused, but he thinks it's hysterical.
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You'd think he'd be a little more nervous! At first glance, I thought you were combining beer with hacksaw... That's living dangerously!
BobbyStillz said:
am thinking of mounting this underneath the steertube and possibly lighting it up with an LED.
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That idea is so cool. If you could hide the electrics in the head tube, it'd just glow under there
 
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MattiThundrrr said:
You'd think he'd be a little more nervous! At first glance, I thought you were combining beer with hacksaw... That's living dangerously!

That idea is so cool. If you could hide the electrics in the head tube, it'd just glow under there
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That's the hope 🤞💡
 
SkyknightJohn said:
What a freaking fantastic idea! 😎 I hope you can make it happen.
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Let's give it a whirl...

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Only seen if looking from directly below (if I run you over, you'll 'see the light' lol), so I will have to make a reflector of sorts to make it fully illuminate.

From underneath:

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From the side:

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However, we've got...

 
Didn't have much time today, but I got the crank assembly together...and it's a thing of beauty.

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Put the crank arm from a 26" ladies bike on it which gives better leverage. Also the longer arms aren't so long that they'll scrape 🤞 (we'll confirm with a test ride).
 
BobbyStillz said:
Didn't have much time today, but I got the crank assembly together...and it's a thing of beauty.

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Put the crank arm from a 26" ladies bike on it which gives better leverage. Also the longer arms aren't so long that they'll scrape 🤞 (we'll confirm with a test ride).
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Half link looks awesome
 
OddJob said:
@BobbyStillz , looking forward to your episode of Imelda Bar-cos !! Do you have a closet full?
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I have a cache of 'investments'. 🤣

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(I see your Imelda Marcos reference, double it, and add a META-phor of my own.) 😉
 
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Ok, it all stems from here 😉 I think I can go either way depending on where the bars sit (height wise). The Collegiate neck lowers the bars about a couple inches, and kicks them forward about an inch, so we'll see (I don't want to hunch).

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Right now, these are the options:
-Papa bear
-Mama bear
-Baby bear
...and Goldilocks
But which one will be, "just right"?

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Btw, this is my pink panther build right now:
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BobbyStillz said:
Ok, it all stems from here 😉 I think I can go either way depending on where the bars sit (height wise). The Collegiate neck lowers the bars about a couple inches, and kicks them forward about an inch, so we'll see (I don't want to hunch).

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Right now, these are the options:
-Papa bear
-Mama bear
-Baby bear
...and Goldilocks
But which one will be, "just right"?

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Btw, this is my pink panther build right now:
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Let’s see that Collegiate and a mama bear setup 😉
 

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