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:oops: ...can't believe I forgot about Memorial Day coming up! Very good point! I'm confident they will...just a bit excited about the gradual development of this build. I appreciate the words of encouragement!

Two days later and still have not heard from The Cruiser Shop yet regarding the hoops. If I don't get a reply within the next 2-3 days, I'll likely give them a call when they're open on Sunday. In the meantime, I found some old truss rods laying in the shed that I may use for the rear of the...

You definitely pushed me out of my comfort zone on this project, but I'm glad you did!

The light bulb has finally come on for this build and I've decided to let go of my inhibitions. Pretty much have discovered ways to utilize parts I've had laying around for quite some time. Man, I'm having such a huge blast putting this thing together!

Re: Bar Fly - (Mock Up with Wheels) As many times as I've looked at your bike, it just now dawns on me that you're running a 26" front & 24" rear :) . I actually considered using that setup in my build and now I see why. Lookin' really good and I like what you did with the tank!

Thanks guys. I've been keeping tabs on both of your builds and look forward to seeing the end result of what I believe will be impressive rides!

My initial idea for a handlebar and stem combo...

Speaking of the last photo above, there's a seat in the background that originally had a crash rail. I removed the rail and mounted it to the seat I have on the frame. As crazy as it looks, for some reason I like the end result.

I never got a chance to contact The Cruiser Shop about their 26" hoops pre-drilled for 144 spokes. They open back up today at 5 PM on the west coast, and I'll shoot them an email. In the meantime, I stumbled across a few more parts in the shed that I may consider for this build. A Nexus...

Thanks. I'm just glad I was lucky enough to have that feature at my disposal 8) !

I finally took some photos of the seat mounted to the frame. The hairpin that was already welded to the undercarriage The chopped up section of the undercarriage that is mounted through the seatpost clamp A couple of bolts, nuts, spacers, and several washers used to mount the springs to...

The seat is actually mounted through the seatpost clamp via hex bolt and nut, however seeing your seat mounted through the clamp triggered the "On" switch to flip the :idea: inside my brain!

It dawned on me earlier today that I still had this Troxel saddle, which I used in a mock up for my very first build, laying around in the shed. Since I'm somewhat trying to build Silent Assassin on a budget, I figured I could save money by figuring out a way to mount the seat onto the seat...

Amen! Very well said!

I couldn't agree more! This build has pushed me outside of my comfort zone, but because of that I'm having much more fun than I did building the Chief. Slowly but surely, I'm seeing progress toward creating the bike I want, and I'm so glad I decided to get involved in the build off.

Thanks a lot! To be honest, I was a little concerned that I would never figure out where to go with this build. Thanks to the suggestions and support of several forum members, it's lead me to developments that quite frankly have me pleasantly surprised. I still think there are a few more...

You've just so eloquently described the precise reason why to this point I've chosen to go bare metal over full black! But if for some strange reason I change my mind and go black, I will definitely make a trip to AutoZone and pick up the Duplicolor Shadow!

It just so happens that my girlfriend's bike is the exact same frame as mine, and she's currently running 26x2.2 tires on 1.75 wheels . With the rear wheel mounted approximately in the middle of the dropout, the spacing between the chainstays near the bottom bracket is a shade under 3 inches...

:lol: :lol: Too funny but you're right, and it's a classic color that you can never go wrong with! Maybe I'll end up having a change of heart once I see a mock up of the wheels & tires on the frame. We'll just have to wait and see!

I wouldn't be too surprised :o if that comes next!