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That's be ok too, I'm just looking for a low-cost alternative for light duty use. How wide are the 'Goose rims? They look wider than the Darryls on the Pug Ops.

I'm looking for thoughts / opinions on using the 3G Boa tires. Specifically, since Surly Nates are $150 each for the 120 tpi casing version, I'm considering alternates to use in the summer on bike paths and around town, so as to save Nate from excessive wear. The 3G tires are a little narrower...

Well, I know the guy and he's alright. :D It helps that I offered to build him a custom cargo bike based on a Luxury Liner frame, which I might have to deliver on since he came through on his end... ;)

I'm not sure if I'd want to go to an IG hub, at least not at the moment. I can see the arguments for doing so, but for me at the moment, they don't outweigh the cost and effort to do it. To get a comparable range of gears, I'd have to spring for an Alfine 11 hub, and then lace it into the...

Nope, nope, I meant 6. It's still a 5-bolt pattern for the small chain ring, but there are 6 arms for the big one. See here: http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/components/cranksets/grand-cru-50-4bcd-crankset-mkii.html

What I'm really after is something with vintage appeal but is relatively modern in terms of hardware. Regarding components, I'm not racing, but I do plan to put on a lot of miles. I'd like everything on the bike to be 105-grade or better. I don't plan to use a Shimano crankset, though, since...

OK, so I have the frameset, and its even green, but I'm still not entirely satisfied with it. I do like the color, and aside from tubing diameters, it already has a sort of vintage look. However, I want it to really stand out and really look old-school. So, I've decided a custom paint job is...

Ok, so this isn't a rat rod project, however a lot of what I've learned building rat rods went into this. Also, truth in advertising, this all past-tense, I built this bike at the end of summer into fall. For the sake of story telling and posting simplicity, I'll tell it as if it were...

I'll see what I can do... :D

OK, not a rat per se, but a fat bike no the less. I bought myself a Christmas present, in the form of a 2014 Surly Pug Ops. I just picked it up from the LBS a couple days ago. Next to my Columbia 3-Star rat, it makes the 24 x 3" Berm Master tires look downright small: The Ops model...

Well, set it up...

I'd still like to pick up one of their Flyers in olive green, which seems reasonably cool at $400 or so. I just can't find anyone around that sells them. Is the BMX cromoly, or is it hi-ten like the Flyer?

Re: Firewing 1953 Columbia 3 Star DeLuxe (2nd) 8/26 ChangesRADIO That's cool though, I'd definitely do something like that if such a thing happened around here...

Re: 3-Star Delusion - A minor update :mrgreen: I took the bike out on Wednesday evening with the local bike club, which is mainly a road riding group. I'm often the odd man out on something with wider tires, on something that "crazy heavy" (apparently everything over 25 pounds is "heavy")...

Re: Firewing 1953 Columbia 3 Star DeLuxe (2nd) 8/26 ChangesRADIO Well, I guess you could call that literally over-the-top, though perhaps less so then wearing a shark fin... :mrgreen:

Re: 3-Star Delusion - A minor update I've had some issues with the chain rubbing inside the guard while riding around the neighborhood. With the chainring pushed way out so the chain line clears the tire, the clearance inside the guard was minimal. I'd tried tweaking its position, and could...

My folks had a '69 Apache Ramada (the big hard-topped pop up) when I was growing up. In fact, they only sold it a couple of years ago.

Is that an Apache trailer?

I just saw this, thanks :mrgreen:. PM sent.

Looks good. I have a bike that I need to do that with - someone spray painted everything (grips, chain, sprockets, etc) flat black. I think that there's red under there, but am not sure...