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I thought it might be handy to have a thread where folks can post for parts needed for their builds, in case anyone happens to have...

cut square, will clean it up and smooth it with a file or the dremel. Pulled the bulbs and found some LEDs I had on the shelf. Looking...

Napkin blueprint calls for a conversion to a standard bike chain and use two modern cogs for the rear steering. I've done this before...

Drive donor and I've got to do some adapting... Modern drive on a turn of the last century bike... gonna need adapters.

Wanna see something cool I'm probably not going to reuse??? Bent and too skinny for my tires. Also the skip tooth gear is welded on...

I got my wheels trued up today. Time for some mockup. First is with a knobby rear, skinny front. With some parts added Knobbies all...

OK, after spinning my wheels all day, I got the rear back together. Not tensioned or true, but you get the idea. I already knocked a...

Full disclosure: I had been waiting for a spoke order to get my wheels built. The order came yesterday so I sat down to get some...

I’ll save the welding for a day when I have more time. I wanted a better look at the bike overall so I threw some more parts at it. It...

The first mock-up with the full drag forks and wheels. This is exiting! It looks great but I have to admit to being nervous about the...

I love the smell of mock-up in the morning. The fork plates bolted right on with a standard Huffy headset. The nice thing about using...

There’s some chance that this is the first time this NOS slick has been mounted on a rim. It mounted up just fine and looks great.

Must. Stop. Getting. Distracted. Need to concentrate on the task at hand.

Pondo posted a stance pic. It’s premature, but his pics made me want to see this bike on its wheels since I haven’t ever seen a...

I got the rear fender back too. Drilled out the rivets that mounted this bracket to the fender so it could be stripped. Now I’m using...