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I'd be very interested in a chainring, I'll contact you. Thanks! As for the spider, I was talking about something that would work with a one piece crank, like this The thing is, I've got some aluminum here and friends with cnc mills, so if I got ambitious... I also considered a 3 piece...

Yeah I wasn't in love with the clamp position either. Luckily most everything is finger tight right now because it's all going to move/come off multiple times before it's done. Much more better? Today's update is pretty trivial. I got more parts but nothing fun. The front hub isn't going on...

The big brown truck stopped by today! Yeah, doesn't look like much, because it really isn't. The fork won't arrive until later in the week and that's what I'm really waiting for. But there were a couple things I could play with. When I was ordering this I saw seat post clamps on sale. I...

Can't you measure the ID of the tube? And then shim the 20.7 if it's some weird size close to that. Or just grab the beer can now and start shimming without measuring since it doesn't really matter at that point. A beer can will likely be just under .1mm thick, so it would only take two...

I put the crank on today. Then the chainguard. Spun the crank. Hit the chainguard. Scratched it. D'oh! It was already dinged up so not the end of the world but what a rookie move. I got everything to clear but I doubt I'll use it anyway. I didn't take pictures. Imagine a Typhoon frame with a...

Somewhat old thread but it kinda fits into what I was doing this afternoon so I'll toss my two cents in. The Cheater Slick I had as a kid had a single top tube. Was the twin tube a different year or a differnt model? I remember breaking the frame on mine and being bummed, and then going to...

I'm going with the school on that one. Most of the time I laugh it off in a "Geez I'm such an ....." sort of way, but one time I stabbed myself in the eyebrow with a knife. That one scared me, it could have gone very badly.

That is my typical procedure too. The truth of it is, I was too lazy to take the frame out of the stand to lay it down on something. Years ago I was installing cups on an Airdyne excercisor. For some reason I was using a big hammer. And talking to someone as I did it. So I'm holding th ecup...

It probably won't be a problem, but if you have an issue with the bars moving you can upgrade to clamps from a Ducati single. They use the same method to attach the bars and the clamps are serrated so they grab the bars harder, in theory anyway. I can't find any pictures of the underside of the...

As much as I'd like to install a 3 piece crank in this, it makes no sense right now so today I went to install the bottom bracket and crank off my Breeze donor bike that came free with the rear hub. It cost less than what I'm seeing kickback hubs selling for, so it made sense at the time...

The punchline will be when he remembers that 11 years ago he was going by the username "heyguys" on forums...

After some wandering with my dog this afternoon I decided to change the direction I was going to go with my recent Typhoon find. ingola's build likely influenced me along with the klunker threads here. I'd like to be using a '62 frame also because that's the year I was born, but a few weeks...

The derailleur doesn't care if it's shifting or not, the tensioner function will work fine EDIT ^WRONG^ I missed the coaster part. The tensioner would work but you can't run a coaster brake with a derailler - when you backpedal the derailleur will keep the brake from working. Tension in the...

I may be in... awaiting the official ruling on a rear hub... Ah, what am I saying. I already ordered the fork so I'm in. Long story short this afternoon I decided to build my Typhoon up as an MTB rather than a cruiser. It should fit in the off road category now, though it may have a 3 speed...

So here's the thing, The weather today was beautiful. I was out walking the dog, thinking about projects when I decided I really want to find a 1962 Typhoon frame to build up. A lot like this bike actually, but more off road oriented. I was born in '62 and have wanted to have a '62 Schwinn for...

I don't know anything about dropper posts or 29" wheels but I can say that my '88 RockHopper comp has always had a post that can be adjusted without getting off the bike. The spring attaches to a long bottle cage bolt. In theory you can flip the quick release seat clamp and either sit on it...

Sweet! I'd like to find a '62 Typhoon frame to build something on, it's a year of birth bike for me.

I think I am going to order two of these

And now I have a rebuilt rear hub. I didn't take any pics of the process since it's a messy job, but it is pretty much much doing the reverse of taking it apart, only the parts are cleaner. Until you smear grease all over them. Weighs in at around 3.75lbs And I'l just put it here for a...

I used to eat Famous Amos cookies while at work. I'd have at least one small bag a day, often two. Plus I'd drink at least one can of Sprite a day. And there was other stuff, (not so) occassional candy bars, etc. Plus a good desert after lunch sometimes. Often. Outside of work I rarely had any...