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The spokes are fine. Not sure what you’re seeing. Went to my LBS this morning and they had these. A little long, so I’m going to find a shorter one, but that’s going to have to be the solution.

Just enough for shape. I let that little bit out because I had a hell of a time getting the tire on. It’s super tight on the rim. I tried to press the stem up by pressing through the tire. I even pulled the stem up with channel locks. It just won’t stay up.

Yeah, if I can get it to grab

Sometimes I just have to stop before I start throwing things. The front tire should be easy. But it was a bear to get on. Then when I did, I can’t get the stem to pop out far enough to get the pump on it. It’s a deep rim, so I figured I can find an extended stem tube… but I’ve looked...

Had to free up some more clearance. Not so much for the tire, but to give the fender room to clear the tire. I’ll check it soon.

As the size sinks in more, maybe it will work with a double set up. I need to get the front end built and the bike on its wheels so I can really see how proportion looks.

In order to set up the fender, I need the front wheel. It’s ready, but my OCD got hold of it. There weren’t a lot of choices for a 16” rim with 36 holes, I got this aluminum rim. It has a raised ridge, and a cut valley, I guess just for texture. I just want it smooth since it will be...

The new lights came in. They are bigger than expected as well! It said 4.5” x 4.5”, but that’s the lens. It’s more like 4.75” across and 5” tall at the shell. My original plan was to double them up, stacked at an offset. But if I stick with this design, maybe I’ll only use one. I might need...

An important piece of the 5-speed conversion arrived @JNOACK! I helped get this piece repopped, so it’s good that I needed one!

I sent the box back. Just too big for a bicycle

From this… To this…

Bumped for a couple of Huffy Rail Twin Sticks

That's awesome that you were able to bring those back! @Jaxon those two were the last of the remnants you sold me. I was unable to get them matched. I'm so glad you were able to do it! I'd like to buy them back now. :D

Put the front wheel together.

As I figure out how to get this back end to work, the devil is in the details. This original locking washer for the sissy mount has a tab that sticks out a little far, so I ground it off them. That way the new sissy mount can butt right up against the frame. I checked out the caliper and the...

Saw my color out in the wild today.

Mail call!

Other bike is gone, so time to make up time. Got the freewheel in, so mounted the tire and stuffed in the wheel to see how it will clear. I need to cut this tab and move it back by half. And I’m going to cut out this brace, replace it with a solid one, moving it up a few centimeters to...

It’s not a matter of mounting. It’s a matter of proportion. The light is just too big.

Welp, this ain’t gonna work. It’s gianormous! And the front “grate” looked a lot thinner in the pic. This looks like something from The Rocketeer!