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Back at it! Putting in the axle with the washer in the middle for alignment. Welding the bridge to the chain stays. Here is the hole left after the kickstand was removed. Time for some cardboard aided design! This is a piece of 1,5mm thick steel that is becoming a gusset. Nearly there...

Got sick last week, so the work have slowed down. This may result in me not having enough time to paint the bike before the build off deadline. It is rather cold now, so paint dries longer then usual, i would need at least a few layers. So i am preparing myself to leaving the bike in its raw...

That bike desires a fork that would show the head tube off! Maybe an unspringed blade fork or a Shockmaster springer?

A good knife works well to remove powder coating fast!

In my experience powdercoated seatpost would never work as desired. Powder is way unpredictable in its layer thickness and at same time quite soft and plastic. There is a reason they don't powdercoat seatposts at factories, while it is one of the cheapest ways to paint and protect metal. If i...

So, here is some planning for the wheel slots and a fender mounting hole on the dropouts. I am probably not going to put the fenders on this bike as a part for build-off, but who knows. However, if i like the way it rides chances are i will use it for commuting, and in the winter times fenders...

Well, actually i have a cool Soviet bike called Ukraina that a friend of mine is selling. It is not very old, i think it is from end of 70's or beginning of 80's, but it is nearly mint and on all original parts. I am paying him a visit next week probably and will take the pictures for you. It is...

I didn't honestly use one myself. But it looks way too unstable, i won't trust my health to such a sketchy solution. I'd rather go for roller brakes then.

Well, no, not that bad. Honestly i never had experience with international shipping on Christmas time, so i guess it could take longer then usual, but we can try and find out :)

Two chains will be enough :)

Priority shipment takes one to two weeks, so yea, we can try but it is up to you. I take the photos of what i have tomorrow and show you.

Are you still searching? I may have a perfect set for you.

I believe skiptooth was only popular in US. In Europe skiptooth was around when chains were still block chains and not roller chains, and as soon as technology shifted to roller chains around 1910's they switched to regular teeth. While in US they continued with skiptooth to provide some old and...

Basically you want them as low as you can have, as it was mentioned already. It does make difference. So in my ebike project, despite of the cool looks of the filled tank area i've decided to put a battery on the bottom tube. Here how it looks on a render.

Today i have cleaned up most of the tubes taking the paint off and preparing them for welding. I also have cut the rear triangle apart to modify the dropouts and clean up the paint easier. I didn't take a lot of pictures, but here how the extended dropouts look like. I don't usually clean up...

By my inactivity one may think i forgot about the build :D Truth is i wasn't managing my time in life the way that would lead to this bike being finished quick, but i am not giving up! :) I was thinking and decided not to cut the bottom tube off Electra frame and leave the BB, belly and head...

Well done! Surely it took a lot of time and effort. I remember how i used to clean up my 144 spokes wheels too on my first cruiser bike back in 2013 :) Make sure you protect them somehow, otherwise they may start to corrode again soon.

Thanks! The update is coming soon! I bought some new 26x3.0 Project 346 Balloon tires and i was promised by a friend the wheels will be laced this week! So soon i will be able to actually fit the wheels i am intending to use on this bike, decide on the tire size, if i run 3.0 wide both front and...

I took another look at it, actually it is nearly perfect :)

Finished the bike! Had do change the seat springs since the original one broke after repair, so i am using some german seat springs from the same era. Here how it looks when done, the graphics are vinyl cut stickers. The bike is now for sale :)