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hammer mechanic · Aug 31, 2024

Torker Big T.
I dragged two of these home last year. They've been hanging out in my shed since. The plan is to knock some of the ugly off of it.

Pondo · Aug 31, 2024

Big T. That makes me think of Big Dan T from Oh Brother Where Art Thou. That was John Goodman's part in that great movie. And this is a bike I'm really not familiar with but it looks really stout and practical and should be a great build. :cool2:

MattiThundrrr · Sep 1, 2024

There's some heat in that Torker DNA. If it were mine, I'd be looking in this direction for inspiration:

hammer mechanic · Sep 1, 2024

Pondo said:
Big T. That makes me think of Big Dan T from Oh Brother Where Art Thou. That was John Goodman's part in that great movie. And this is a bike I'm really not familiar with but it looks really stout and practical and should be a great build.

I love that movie.

hammer mechanic · Sep 1, 2024

Been in the parts stash. Pulled this out:

Baby steps

hammer mechanic · Sep 2, 2024

Stripped down the Big T.
I was prepared for the stem and seatpost to be stuck since it looked like it had spent a lot of time outside. Surprisingly they both came out easily. Hats off to whoever greased them up previously.

Whole lotta seat post.

In comparison, when I took the bottom bracket apart, most of the balls were MIA.

This chewed up the crank pretty well.

Where it sits right now

OddJob · Sep 3, 2024

That rear rack is really cool! But I see you might be going a different route. What size are the wheels on this baby?

hammer mechanic · Sep 3, 2024

OddJob said:
That rear rack is really cool! But I see you might be going a different route. What size are the wheels on this baby?

The rear rack will stay. I just blew the whole thing apart so I could do a deep clean. Hoping to keep all of the decals. The front basket is a different story. On the lookout for something smaller that matches the vibe of the rear rack.

Bike from the Dead · Sep 3, 2024

Is the "T" short for "Tonka?" Because that bike screams "Tonka Time" to me! That's one rugged-looking step-thru!

hammer mechanic · Sep 3, 2024

Bike from the Dead said:
Is the "T" short for "Tonka?" Because that bike screams "Tonka Time" to me! That's one rugged-looking step-thru!

She thicc for sure

OddJob · Sep 4, 2024

hammer mechanic said:
The rear rack will stay. I just blew the whole thing apart so I could do a deep clean. Hoping to keep all of the decals. The front basket is a different story. On the lookout for something smaller that matches the vibe of the rear rack.

There are quite a few on Amazon that emulate that style pretty closely. Here's one example...

hammer mechanic · Sep 4, 2024

hammer mechanic said:
The rear rack will stay. I just blew the whole thing apart so I could do a deep clean. Hoping to keep all of the decals. The front basket is a different story. On the lookout for something smaller that matches the vibe of the rear rack.

The wheels are 26" Weinneman DH39s. Those will just get a wash and wax.

OddJob said:
There are quite a few on Amazon that emulate that style pretty closely. Here's one example...

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I had that one and a few others on my radar

hammer mechanic · Thursday at 7:42 PM

Gotta tap out here. Some work was actually happening, but not a lot. Definitely won't be finishing with my current situation. Could this get moved to the regular build section?

Pondo · Thursday at 7:53 PM

hammer mechanic said:
Gotta tap out here. Some work was actually happening, but not a lot. Definitely won't be finishing with my current situation. Could this get moved to the regular build section?

It's moved. Looking forward to your klunker build for the ORBO!

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