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Rear brakes and a comfy seat. And a little dinner cooking before it’s time to hit the hammock. Getting ready fir a road trip soon. I’m leaving next weekend to drive from Florida to California. We will be camping all the way. Maybe some longer stop overs if we like where we end up. If...

I made some grips from blown tubes, and took this for a good ride today. The cranks and chainring need to be replaced. Warped like crazy. I’ll dig some parts out and see what I can do.

Yep This is excellent. The setup and the color, everything.

The head badge is not as I had hoped. First it was too shiny, then I tried to distress it a bit. Kind of failed to get what I was aiming for, but now it’s definitely Ratty!

Just hosed the mud off of it, because cool bikes get muddy. I’ll adjust the seat, rub the head badge out, oil it down, and then call it finished for now. Brakes may be in its future, but I’ll probably just not, to keep the pain part real. Also, I don’t like those grips so they will get...

All I have from them are some small parts and a cool wheelset. But tried to use them when possible to support the cause.

Does “rust brown” count? Or just brown paint?

The plan is to etch the background in with acid, and then stain it and polish the numbers and letters. But not too polished. Its a rat rod.

Good luck I wish you a quick return to happy, healthy wrenching.

I have a frame that could probably rock that Brady Bunch seat.

Wild chance here on a zombie thread But is the Brooks still available?

A couple sketches while I think.

Still waiting for the patina I may have to hasten it as we are running out of time. While waiting, I decided to make a head badge for it. I had some plumbing to do, salvaged a bit of copper pipe Cut it Shaped it Sanded it. Now to figure out the art.

Thanks I’m tempted to get some red grips too. And I am still searching for a decent saddle. What I have is serviceable, but not comfortable.

Here is one. I wear it biking and in the swamp, and for biking around the swamp, and for keeping the sun and rain out of my eyes.

Yea. I think you are right, that’s what he meant. It’s probably the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me.

All terrain rat rod A lady utility And a muscle bike. Definitely a member here.

Hmm Seems like this guy stalled out for a bit while I worked on my Swamp Lotus. This one is put together and the patina is forming, but does seem a bit superficial to start tying to lock it up. That saddle was terribly uncomfortable, so there is a different one on it now. I’ll take it for a...

Hang it at an angle. That will be even cooler. Here is my rusty Lotus It rides beautifully.

That looks cool, and scary, and dangerous, and it’s a work of art! I like it.