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It will not get done for this MBBO, unfortunately. I have a 3-weeks lead time with my chrome shop, and I'm not close to being ready to tear it down for chrome. Once I do, I have a ton of "body work" and paint prep to do before any paint can be laid on. I just can't rush the process for a...

I’m going to say I personally do not like this new build off schedule. 3 months is just not enough time to do what I do with work and family commitments, and some work on random week nights and weekends. Because of this short contest schedule, this will be the second bike in a row I won’t...

When I set up the shifter I felt it hitting. This was hitting it. So a ground it down, and this happened. I got it done, then set up the housing. @Pondo pay attention. This is the issue with using a 3-speed shifter arm for a 5 speed. These stops don’t allow enough stick throw. This...

Today’s work mood: Raw Bobbin’ it!

No, your fat tire makes your fat tire look too bag. Now, go make Daddy a sandwich.

The shift handle got drilled and the click ball removed. The freewheel space got made. Pulls the freewheel out nicely, and not too much, even thought it looks like a huge gap here. The derailleur will have to be adjusted correctly to keep that chain from flying off. That’s supposed to the...

Parts finally purchased. Tires are coming from England, so may be a few.

Now you know why people pay me to do it. Lol

It’s been a crazy week, so haven’t got much done. I am going to fabricate mounts instead of doing that stupid looking side mount job. I couldn’t find a cable housing stop that would fit the threaded hole. So I had one that was slightly bigger than the existing hole. Opened up the hole and...

With a Wal-Mart clearance price tag of $33 flapping from the handlebars

Poking around with ideas on how to mount the caliper… If I use this plate, it would have to be welded to the side. I’m thinking if I do that, and even blend it in, it would weird.

Still doing wheel fitting stuff. Now I need a derailleur. So polished it up and added a little bling on the jockeys in the form of sealed and anodized. I’ll put new caps on at the end. But would the 1/8” single speed chain fit? Yes! But I’m not sure about the color difference. I wanted...

Bike received! Now I need parts money and purchasing time!

Drilled and tapped in the brake bolt at work today. The bolt head doesn’t blend quite like I expected, but it’s close.

They arrived. They looked particularly wide, so I had to do a comparison to a regular set of high rise bars. It’s an odd shape, but the whack custom bends are the point. And like my last two sets of custom bars, the eye must adjust to them because they are unique. I’m going to install two...

My son (the one on the right) is attending UC Davis. A bike friendly campus. He’s riding his Walmart cruiser. It’s slow, too much physical work to ride around, and it’s not holding up mechanically. So you would think that his bike customizer dad would build him something wildly...

That looks fantastic! The laid back post puts the seat right at a cool spot! Love it!

A dumb mistake I made was not giving my welder an axle spacer to hold the fork blades in place. Because of that the heat from welding the fender mount warped one of the legs in. So I put my spreader on it. Good to go.

I’ll see if we have that at work. I’m not against going through on the other side with an oval head.

Before I had to leave for the weekend… I couldn’t get to the acetylene torch at work, so got a yellow bottle at Lowe’s. Had to make some adjustment dimples. Went over to my welder’s, got the fender mount tacked. Got the rear fender lower mount tacked back on. Mounted the rear fender to...