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It's gonna be a beauty, for sure.

Nice start!

Chicago Schwinns are just a real sturdy base to start with. Have fun.

This should be fun. I think it looked cool as it was.

Now I have to decide how to finish the frame. It has plenty of dents, and I read that light colors, or pastels, hide unevenness better than darks. I also read that flat or matte finishes hide the blemishes better than glossy, so I'll be looking for a light matte spray paint that will go with...

OK, so my gear ratio will be lower than 2.5 to 1. I found a 38 T chain ring that fits my crank set properly. Combined with my 16T cog , I'll have a very low gear ratio of 2.375 to 1. But that could be fine; I live in a hilly area, so I'll be able to get up the hills fairly easily, and I'll...

Intriguing, fo' shizzle.

You gotta go with some white stripes for sure. Carroll would be proud (though not impressed with the lack of horsepower.) That blue paint is gorgeous.

It's already showing some real attitude. I'm a fan!

Now THAT'S a stash. Your possibilities are truly endless.

I really wanted to use that nice little tensioner, but it didn't have the range I need to shift through all three gears. So I tried this derailleur: Added a friction shifter to the seat tube and mocked up a shifter cable: . . . then, I stood back and looked at it all, and thought "This just...

I agree, Lee. But I just mocked up the three-speed parts on the frame and had a "moment."

I was very busy yesterday with the Lone Ranger. First, I glued down the head badge and held it in place with zip ties: There's no hole for a rear or front caliper. I decided to go with just a rear, so I rigged up a rear caliper mount. I've done this before, and it works fine. Proper modern...

I did some research and they still build trials bikes. They have a very complete line of bikes.

I always liked the looks of mixte frames. I'm looking forward to see what you do with this.

Found this on Craigslist and bought it yesterday. It's a sweet skinny tire (26 x 1 3/8) roadster from Spain, A Monty Amsterdam: It would be perfect for this buildoff, but I'm as committed as Tonto to my kemosabe, the Lone Ranger.

I have a sweet little bolt-on, spring-loaded tensioner, if it will work.

Beautiful lugs, great story.

You ARE Le Mad Hatter! Crazy cool work.

Then I dug out a three-ring, three-piece crank set which I will refinish when it's time: After that, I pored through my small parts bins, bin by bin, and gathered what I feel I need for the build. This took a while, but I believe it will pay off in time saved during the actual build...