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There musts be people here who have an idea about this. I've thought of it since I made my latest purchase from Classic-cycle. I bought a swept banana saddle among other things... The thing is that I'm going for balloon tires + springer fork, but what about back suspension of some sort? I don't...

The paint job is well on the way. I have to add second coat of black as it didn't cover everything. I'm using a brush. If I had a paint gun, I think I would be done by now as spray is always easier to deal with. As you can see, the black Miranol paint is super extra mega glossy. Doesn't need...

I'm yet to build a truing stand... I've been thinking of using some old bike frame for it as its the easiest. I got plenty of old frames lying around. So far my DIY tools are quite modest, one modified old bike tool for locking hub bearings. Recent addition which isn't even ready yet is a tool...

Darn it, looks like the pentagram chain wheel has been damaged at some point or its original crank must be slightly different somehow. I can't get it to sit nicely on the crank, I might have to use another one. Luckily I have a pile of them, none are special in any way, but there's 44, 46 and...

Ohkay, I took the Torpedo apart, to an extent. I didn't need to tear it down to atoms, the hub has clearly been cleaned and oiled not in too distant past. All I did was to clean the big bearings a bit, give them new layer of grease and put it back together. It seems that this model is not what I...

I guess it all boils down to practice. :) I've been into this for a good while and still I feel like a newbie when I look at all the magnificent velocipeds around here and elsewhere. Trying to improve each time, the only way is uphill. :D

Thanks for the heads up MattiThundrrr. :) Hey léocwc, that's interesting! I had no idea about this, makes me wonder if that same brand was sold in Finland. Or some company here just used imported parts. The sand blasting company did magnificent job, I picked up the parts today and oh boy did...

I wonder if I'm capable of topping myself with the paint job this time? Here's some work in progress pictures of my previous build.

Its been quite a welcome here so far... As I expected, foreign community is nicer than our own. Finns are often so stuck up with their own ideas or too envious. xD

Here's something I've had in mind lately while working on my next Frankenbike. ;) ZZ top for the win. FO2 just has that something about traveling that works like a charm.

A timely reminder about helmets. I haven't used (or even owned.) one for ages... Its been in the back of my mind to find one and use it. The problem is that all which look decent, cost a lot. But its ridiculous to spend +500€ for renovating and building a bike and not spend 150€ for a decent...

I'm picking up some parts today, the chain wheel in the picture above and very old pump holder. I'll sure post pics later today. :) I stumbled upon a Øglænd advert today which I shared already. Interestingly, on the ad they mention the sturdiness of their frames which is honest advertising...

Here we go, as I started talk about Finnish bicycles built on Norwegian Øglænd frames, here's a advert for them, probably from late 60's. The model in the picture is clearly their own brand and probably some luxury model as this has their own chain guard and the carrying handle which most...

I don't mean to go offtopic here, but I got to say there's something really delightful with the paint job on this one, looks fantastic!

It figures that you guys got some nickname for old classic bikes too. :D Funny thing is that even to this day, its typically old ladies (And men too quite often!) who ride the classic, or classic style re production bikes here. And then there's some kids who want to be really hip and stand out...

Oh yea, those chainguards are pretty as heck! Ours are typically quite simplistic very often. Speaking of chainguards, I found that I have one of the most typical models around, from 60's to 70's era once again but it has the Jupiter logo on it, the old one with nice cursive letters, stamped on...

Thanks guys. :D More random bike rambling and pics on the other thread.

That's interesting, I think I've seen this brand mentioned once or twice, but I'm unfamiliar with it. I would presume this is something made for export or sold in Finland on other name. The most common Swedish brands here are Monark and Crescent, from Norway its Öglaend all the way. Also I...

Thanks guys. :D I thought so as it seems that majority of people here are from the US. In Finland it was very popular for local bike shops to use Norwegian and Swedish made frames under plethora of brands. These days most of the small shops are gone but not forgotten. I think the most commonly...

I don't know how familiar you guys are about Scandinavian/Finnish bicycles, I haven't yet spotted any on here. So this might be of interest I guess. :) I said a bunch about my bike building/renovation stuff on my intro thread, but I'll repeat some here. It seems I'm stuck with the classic...