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The mullet term comes from mountain bikers

That’s called a staggered wheel set. I build them all the time for the custom bike world.

Looks good like that!

This bike looks so fricking fun! You could use the space in the frame and rear triangle for bags and call it a tourer or you could build...

The fork for the F4U finally showed up. It's the heaviest I could find and it looks to be good quality.

The wheels are relaced and ready to go for truing at the shop. These both use the same 258mm spokes, even though the 27.5 rim is larger...

Okay, then we're talking about the same video. Alright, thanks! That's super helpful! I've got a bunch of 24 inch wheels I took apart...

I knew the MRI was almost over because my favorite solo came up on Comfortably Numb. I was right and missed most of it but I was happy...

I had to travel to Oahu last year to get a stent fixed. In the MRI thing they provided headphones and I requested Pink Floyd. They...

I need to learn how to lace and true my own wheels at some point. The way you described it sounds just as relaxing as drawing bikes is...

A lot can change in one day. Back to a big cruiser already. The 26 x 3.0 on 57mm rims fit the fork nicely and the one speed rear needs...

Here's the latest. 27.5 front, 26" in the rear. Mullet.

So here is the wheelset, I just need to swap the hubs. I enjoy lacing up wheels the same as little old ladies like knitting. I'll sit in...

The crowd has spoken! PURPLE!

As someone who didn't grow up watching Pee-Wee Herman, and as someone who has too many bikes in red and white because apparently that's...