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Slow and steady!!! Finished making the lower rear-steer parts and they fit like a charm. I'll still be using the skip-tooth sprocket on the front... time to make the main tube, linkage rods and connectors! I was also able to spend some time on the Eclipse / Morrow rear hub and it's cleaned up...

I'd love some pictures and get some dimensions to see if it'll work. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Mint Julep Monday Update - I'm getting close to being able to send the frame off for paint. If everything goes well this week it should get dropped off next Monday! I also have the seat stripped and ready to sandblast. I'm going to give recovering it a shot. I've never worked with leather, but...

I have always wanted to build a wooden fendered bike.... guess it's time :)

LOVE the draggers, especially the 1st picture

It was dual / rear steer from the factory and used a skip-tooth sprocket on top of the front fork as well as at the bottom of the rear handle bar tube. The linkage was two lengths of skip-tooth chain connected by steel rods with adjusters. I'll be reproducing this as Colson intended but with a...

Made a little progress over the weened in addition to the graduation celebration. Got some Quick Bricks mounted up to check fitment in the frame and forks. They fill the space nicely with just enough room to get a fender in there. Gathered a few more parts and made a color decision. Here's...

This is Graduation week/weekend for our oldest daughter so I'll be enjoying family and celebrating heartily since we are hosting family and friends for her graduation party! I did make some progress on Mint Julep though. She is stripped and the frame is in the process of getting cleaned up and...

Thanks so much for the kind words - much appreciated! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Glad to have you two along for the ride :)

Hey guys.... after dropping off the face of the earth for a while (work and family life has been keeping me VERY VERY busy), I'm back for the Build-Off. This year, I'll be building a 1933 Colson rear steer tandem. "Mint Julep" will continue the bourbon-inspired bike builds and follow in the...

More pics of the X-53 please.

SO this is the Colson badge that was on our '33 rear-steer tandem. I took a look on the internet and couldn't find a badge like it. Has anyone seen one of these Colson head badges before?

Sits AWESOME! Nice work so far[emoji1303] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Got her home and started the cleaning process. Ran the serial number and cross-referenced the catalogs. Looks like a 1957 Spitfire. Everything looks correct but the seat has been changed out to a newer Schwinn model. AS seatpost clamp and bolt, Schwinn script front hub, Schwinn script seatpost...

Sometimes you find a good one! Looks to be in great shape - picking it up today. Could be a GREAT candidate for a TRM tank :) More details to come. Why is it that we always find blue bikes... lol

Lol - yeah that would have not been fun. The strap I used was super-strong, so I felt pretty safe. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Two-into one rear extension with a large reflector - not dragging the ground but functionally low.