The Spoken build + some others (updated 6/8/09)

These first pictures are of the build of the bike I recently finished. I call it the Spoken bike. I've been riding it for a couple of weeks and I love it. It's got a sturmey archer 8 speed rear hub that makes it nice on these dirt roads that I have. It also has drum brakes front and back, Brooks seat, Felt 24x3 tires, Brooks leather bar wrap, and Sun double wide rims.














I call this one the red bike (creative title right?)

My 52 Hornet 24inch. This was pretty rough when I got it. I made it a Hornet, I don't know what it was before. It didn't have the tank or truss rods and was brush painted orange over the original green.

This is a Sears Spyder I restored. It wasn't in too bad of shape, although I did put new rims and handlebars on it.

This last one is the first bike I ever really worked on. It's a 26in Schwinn frame, with a 24inch rear and 20inch front tire.

I am going to try and build a rat rod this summer if I can. I've got a few frames to choose from. An old Coast King cantilever, a lugged Triumph, and maybe even a Swingbike frame that I haven't felt like restoring correctly. Thanks for letting me post on this great site.
Talk to you soon,
Steve

Re: The Spoken build + some others

GTCOMA said:

UNREAL! that thing is truley awesome.

hypothetically speaking, how much would you sell that thing for? All Sentimentality aside

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It's hard to put a price on this one, because of the time invoved. I'm hoping this is just a prototype of things to come. I'm going to ride it hard this summer and make sure it holds up. Then this winter I'm going to try and build a few with some improvements as far as materials and final fit and finish. I hope to have something I would feel comfortable selling by the end of the year. I'll be sure to post pics if this ever happens. Thanks to everyone for the compliments.

JoeyMac said:

that spoke bike is really creative. I have this image in my head of the whole thing spinning on that center axle

And Nice Spyder! I have the same one in gold, but it doesn't look as good as yours!

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I also have a Spaceliner, but nothing like yours. I've never seen one that nice.