Thanks for pointing that out and showing the solution. You had mentioned it before but I had already forgotten. It's all those paint fumes I guess.
Won’t finish: Savage B.O.B.
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Thanks for pointing that out and showing the solution. You had mentioned it before but I had already forgotten. It's all those paint fumes I guess.
We love following your builds.
I hope you finish. This is my first build. I’ve wanted to do one for quite sometime, but like you life gets in the way. The detail your current buildwell it’s insane to me. The sissy bar you had made amazing. If it doesn’t get done in time, it will get done and be a show stopper.
Have you never tried to run cables through the frame. Like for brake and shifter
Have you never tried to run cables through the frame. Like for brake and shifter
It will not get done for this MBBO, unfortunately. I have a 3-weeks lead time with my chrome shop, and I'm not close to being ready to tear it down for chrome. Once I do, I have a ton of "body work" and paint prep to do before any paint can be laid on. I just can't rush the process for a contest that's a lower priority than the quality of the build.
I have run cable through a frame. I generally don't because I like to have a vintage look from the era the bike is from, so I usually run full housing runs with housing clips. I toyed with the idea on this build to run the cable/housing through the fork leg to the drum brake, but decided to stick to the vintage look again.
I agree about the vintage look with builds. This is more of a custom. I’m kinda nervous trying to get from the top tube down the center tube with the cable housing.
I was wondering about the front drum cable on your build
What do you want to know, how I’m going to route it? Down the left side like I did for this bike.
Did some kickstand work. It was too tall, so I needed to bring it down about a half inch.
So I flattened it on a Press Break and bent it about a 1/2” up.
Then cut off the 1/2” excess
I still need to test it.
So I flattened it on a Press Break and bent it about a 1/2” up.
Then cut off the 1/2” excess
I still need to test it.
Whilen
I was wonder if you were going to runthe cable through the fork while I was watching the progression.
I agree with you. The MBBO was four months for so many times, from its inception. I think cutting it to three months makes it difficult to truly create the muscle-bike quality that was seen 10-8 years ago. IThanksgiving cuts at least a week out of the schedule. Family Christmas parties, and work Christmas parties and other things in December cuts another weekend or three out. Having it end at the end of the year, even if voting doesn't start till Jan third ( for the mods to pull the voting together) seems appropriate to me as well.
For many of us, those cool custom parts and mods were manufactured in the last two weeks of the year when we could burn the vacation hours vs lose them, in order to give the final details needed for the cool builds.
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@CRASH I truly hope you are able to finish this awesome build.
I’ll finish it for sure. Just not in time for the end of the contest.
When the new format was announced last year we wish these opinions would have been voiced so we could take them into consideration
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Longer time frame (which people said they didn’t like previously because they lose drive to finish)
But then we won’t have as many throughout the year. Less build categories unless everything becomes some derivative of the triple threat we tried once
We can discuss elsewhere besides clogging up @CRASH thread
Amazing amount of work perfecting this rear wheel installation. I love the old Eagle derailleurs because even 50+ years old they are not worn out, will work wonderfully and are very durable. You have the patience of Job and the workmanship is starting to shine through.
Even in its raw form this is a great looking bicycle. Great workmanship. Looking forward to the finished product.
I didn’t voice this opinion I have now because I didn’t have it. I was in favor of the new format, honestly. I didn’t realize how it would affect me. I’m doing more complicated builds, and I seem to have less free time to do them. So, this is driving my new opinion. I don’t want that to affect the current MBBO. I’m not asking for an extension or anything like that. I’m just not going to be able to finish in time for the contest, and that’s ok.
Going to be working with @deven_science at Alchemist Bikes on another set of bars. We’re going to tweak this design a bit.
The set you see below will be up for sale. If you’re interested, let me know. I’m going to sell them for what they cost me. They are raw, so if you’d like them chromed I can see what my chrome guy in town would charge.
The set you see below will be up for sale. If you’re interested, let me know. I’m going to sell them for what they cost me. They are raw, so if you’d like them chromed I can see what my chrome guy in town would charge.
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Kick stand works
This is me! Gotta love a stick shifter!
Got a knob picked out?
It’s a Ross stick shift. I’ve got a Ross T-handle for it, and the console of course.
