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Turns out I bought the wrong one & need to get the set that threads for 5/16. Oh well....back to the store I go!

My work week concluded yesterday evening, so now I can center my attention back to the bike. I just finished cutting down the spring stays on the fork hoop, and I'm getting ready to head to Home Depot to buy the tap and die set for re-threading. Wish me the best of luck!

Thanks guys :D. I'm very relieved to have the seat placement settled. Now, I can finally shift my focus toward wheels, tires, and sprockets.

Great song & GTB I will do sir!

Re: Bar Fly - (Fender and Chain Guard Patina) +1 Niiiice!

I initially went with this stem for my build, however... ...after stumbling across another stem on the ebay, I think it will compliment the frame much better. Plus the handlebars I plan on using are 23" wide with a 16" pullback! So, I'm hoping that this stem combined with the saddle being...

Was lucky enough to get a few photos before sunset. Did a little work on the seating... Then, I managed a mock up of the seat with a front wheel. The length of the seatpost may be questionable for some people's tastes, but I like it much better than I thought. In fact, I was quiet...

Thanks. Hopefully, I can pull it off when all is said and done. Slowly but surely, it's all coming together.

Shiny bits is what that store appears to have plenty of :shock:. Push comes to shove, if they don't have any in black then I'll order the silver ones and paint them this color: Thanks for the heads up!

I did through a few emails to see if they had 72h and 144h hoops that were 2.5 inches wide. They told me they didn't know of anyone who made them but had the 24x3 & 26x3 in 72h & 144h that you're referring to. Since I've extended the dropouts on the frame to accommodate the wider hoops, I...

Re: Kustom Coaster III +1...just goes to show that it's time for me to step my bike creativity game up 8) !

The definition of delivering in the clutch. You my friend are a life saver! Thanks :D !

I went back to the drawing board with the seating arrangement and ditched the bracket. I found the original handlebars that came with the bike, chopped off one of the handles, and used it to make a layback seatpost. Then I used the guts from a different seat to mount the saddle to the...

Your builds are nothing short of amazing, so it means a great deal to read these words coming from you. Thank you very much!

Re: NDN - Mock up 1.3_fender welded Before I decided to enter the build off, I browsed through several threads. There were a few builds that caught my eye and have become my favorites in this competition. Yours happened to be one of them and I had no idea that you were putting together this...

I own that truck only in my world of dreams and wishful thinking :mrgreen:. Unless you had a legit reason for not keeping the truck, I would kick myself everyday too! Thanks for the compliment!

I checked out your thread on Flexy, and man your attention to detail blew me straight out the water! In terms of my mental gears, I'm just a newbie trying to keep up let alone reach the bar that's been set by great builders such as yourself and many others 8) !

Very good point Kingfish! That is something that likely will be done once I get the wheels and tires. The rear wheel will be 3 inches wide with an offset rear sprocket, which will give me a better feel for the chain lines with the front sprocket and help me determine the adjustments that need...

I actually happen to agree with you 100% regarding the mounting for the back of the seat and have been concerned that the brackets would show some bend from flopping over time. Will definitely look into installing more heavy duty brackets. Thanks for the heads up as well as the compliment...