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  1. idiotboy

    TRADITIONAL Blue bike too

    I bought a crank with a 19mm spindle, so I got a bottom bracket to fit that size to an “American” bottom bracket shell Dan’s comp has great instructions with pictures for this installation I wasn’t feeling the black crank arms so I hit them with some leftover paint from last years bike and then...
  2. idiotboy

    UNLIMITED Singularity

    Such a variety of cool bikes!
  3. idiotboy

    Paint or leave the patina RRBBO 19

    I really like the look of this bike so far! if it was mine, I would try to remove the re-paint and see what's underneath. If enough of the original finish is left, that would be my preference. Beyond that, bare metal looks great on some bikes but can be a lot of work. repainting is always my...
  4. idiotboy

    TRADITIONAL Blue bike too

    My ten dollar slingshot stem is up next, the inside of the steer tube felt really gritty so I honed it a bitI bought a piece of 5/8” cold rolled steel to make a seat post, I’ll have the 7/8” spacer welded on at work so I can use this brooks seat then I straightened and scraped the old paint from...
  5. idiotboy

    TRADITIONAL Blue bike too

    My parts selection has determined the direction this bike is going to go in, I’m building a hot rod. I was missing more new departure parts than I thought, and both rims are bent. My parts pile has some toy store bike wheels that need work, but last year when I had a few extra bucks I bought a...
  6. idiotboy

    TRADITIONAL Blue bike too

    I haven’t touched the bike in a couple weeks, but I dug through the parts pile, ordered some stuff, and went to a swap meet this morning to see if I could find something I liked better than what i already had. I now have almost all the parts I need to assemble a bike. Ill get back into it this...
  7. idiotboy

    Wethersfield Ct swap meet June 9th

    Great day today despite the weather, saw some very cool bikes this Bianchi was beautiful, never saw a linkage like this before it must not be common to see this many of these in one place this one just looked like a really fun ride, and the chrome lugged frame is coolthis is the one I brought to...
  8. idiotboy

    What have you been riding lately?

    Rode my swap meet cruiser around the swap meet today
  9. idiotboy

    What have you been riding lately?

    Charity ride on my local rail trail, took the Shelby
  10. idiotboy

    TRADITIONAL Stir crazy

    Just a suggestion, if you’re going to use a rack, save the other curved brace, looks better than a straight one
  11. idiotboy

    UNLIMITED Ratneck Rampage

    I was thinking tube also, I like your idea better!
  12. idiotboy

    Show us your Dogs/Cats/Pets

    Pepper. Adopted her almost 4 years ago from the local shelter. Constant amusement
  13. idiotboy

    Help ID

    One of my all time favorite bikes here, Critter1’s lackluster from build off 7
  14. idiotboy

    Help ID

    Dude the frame IS the cool part 😁
  15. idiotboy

    TRADITIONAL Blue bike too

    Thank you, I just read through it, seems like a great solution
  16. idiotboy

    TRADITIONAL Blue bike too

    I’ve been working late and slacking on page 2! Tonight I started digging through the box of parts that came with the bike to see what I can use this rack looks bent to me, the blue is a bit off and the front mount has been hacked, it’s going into the future use pile this truss rod mount was on...
  17. idiotboy

    TRADITIONAL 🅵🅾🅾🅻🅸🅶🅰🅽 - 1930s Elgin Oriole - 2nd Place (Tie) - BUILD JOURNAL

    Really like this combination of parts!! what was the original purpose of the bracket on the fork?
  18. idiotboy

    TRADITIONAL DILEMMA

    I remember you posting that when it happened
  19. idiotboy

    Eds finds

    Found this, not sure how accurate it is
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