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Hi there Has anyone attempted to copy this bike , or at least it's style ? I am concerned about it's weight as it is very hilly where I live & I am concerned about it's length [ won't fit car rack or train compartment ? ] & My back does not like me being stretched forward to much to reach the...

Thanks will give this a go soon , and show results. Either a EZ clone style bike or a Bike-E clone , unsure at present. Paul

Hi there This is an excellent tutorial , and your results look great. Can you please share the dimensions of you pulleys ? I wonder if I can use the rollers that come with the hydraulic bender I already have ? regards Paul

Re: ☆★☆Ꭼsє LᎾ₡Ꮎ JᎾKᎬЯ!☆★☆ RRBO#8. REAR END MOCKED. Luke Have you seen these ? http://www.screwfix.com/search.do?fh_search=flap+discs&fh_view_size=20 Save a lot of hand filing , they come in various grits. Paul

Luke Thanks for your detailed reply I shall read an inwardly digest :D :wink: All my current knowledge [ what little there is :wink: :wink: ] has come from Brads Atomic Zombie site and few of his plans I have. Currently working on a spoked 15" x 175 rim and a space saver that will have...

Hi there Excellent tutorial , printed and read more than once :D Could I ask :- 1)How wide is ' wide ' for the BMX rim ? 2) what inner tube would you use for this combination ? 3) I am thinking of 4 spokes for a space saver car wheel on the rear , but would like the front wheel to look the...

Hi all Got a chance to cut & bend today :- image hosting imgur The masking tape and the pen marks are where each of the bends were made. This is it mocked up with a 20" front wheel :- screen shot software and if I had the time to add a space saver car wheel to the rear :- image hosting...

Hi all I am in North Nottinghamshire , Mansfield to be more accurate so yes I am close. Whilst I have built the Red chopper I am a novice TIG welder and so am currently shying away from a weld there , although if I can find a fairly long head tube so I can put a sleeve inside it without...

Alec Well we can't have the Yanks & Aussies monopolising this forum can we :lol: You are right it is an old Raleigh frame , it actually had rod brakes ! and the head badge is under the blue paint. I have the forks , they are the ones with the lock in one side , I am unsure whether I can use...

Hi all Thanks for your replies. I wanted to leave the head tube attached to the rest of the frame so it could be cold bent into alignment after I had bent it to shape , however it does limit how close the bender can get to the ends of the down tube. Still if I make a mess of the bending...

Hi there I posted this in the How to's ? http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=73304 maybe it would have been more appropriate here ? as I am sure someone must have tried to do this ? regards Paul

Hi all Sorry English ! :) HUH I understand there is a weld at the bottom of the fork , underneath the bolt hole that holds the fork together ? sort of facing the tyre. Does cutting the fork in this manner mean without re-welding that area the fork may separate ? Paul

Hi there I understood that the threaded portion of the forks was only welded to the headset collar at the very bottom of the fork ? Just below the brake/fender bolt hole ? Does your butchery compromise this in anyway ? regards Paul ps it is beautiful butchery :lol:

Hi all Here in the UK historically we have never built many bikes with curves in the frames [ unlike the beauties you have access to in the USA & Australia ]. So when it comes to hacking , the frame shapes I get access to are limited in geometry are boring and need some help to look good. I...

Hi there Lovely bike , can I ask ? Did you build your earlier bikes just with the hydraulic bender ? and bought the tubing roller later as can be seen in the pictures for this bike? The benders are far easier to buy in the UK than the rollers and I am thinking I will get one to increase the...