Recent content by iwatarandy

the occ style front end looks kinda cool in the pics but they start to rust really fast because the are not well made and they have longer tubes on the tree so if you arent going to rake it out your bike will actually sit taller in the front that stuff can be fixed but it would be expensive and...

i think paint always looks so much better than powdercoat but i am a custom painter so i might be biased i just posted some pics of the forks on the bike im working on that are painted black with a blue candy painted over the black but you can use any candy or pearl you want in place of the...

im building and painting this one for my wife for valentines day the pics are all from my phone so they arent the best. IMG00048 by randamos, on Flickr P5200502 by randamos, on Flickr P5200501 by randamos, on Flickr i primed the frame to get it ready to paint IMG00484 by randamos, on Flickr...

im trying to decide what to do with this bike. i think i should restore it but i want to leave it "as is" but make it driveable. check out the brake mechanism. what i really want to know is does anybody know anything about this bike before i do something bad to it the head badge says metro. my...

my wife said i could have up to 10 bikes at the house so i have 10 bikes right now. a few are complete but ive got a bunch of ideas for the other ones this one is either going to me my sisters or my wifes. not sure yet. i really like the stars in the crank for a chicks bike the schwinn has...

a couple more pics. its kinda dusty and i dont have a microfiber here lol.

this was the first bike i built a few months ago. ive built a bunch of cars but i hadnt messed with bicycles since i got a dirtbike at age 10 this turned out to be an addiction but i love it. this one has a custom candy paint job that looks awesome in the sun.

just finished this one a few weeks ago it is my fav bike ever. the gold i sprayed on it is a custom formula i hand mixed myself followed up by a ton of clear coat. it looks sick in the sun.

ive been wondering if im the only guy out there that cant just go down to walmart and buy a bike off the shelf and start riding. my kids were bugging me to get a bike so i could go riding with them and i went and looked at a few bike shops and every bike i liked was super expensive and i can...