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"I will say, this DC rattle can paint is 2.5 times the price of the Rustoleum, but I really like how it lays down on the steel, and the 'depth' of the color. Remember, this will all be cleared as well, and the clear will make that metallic paint and the color really come out." That's what I'm...

Smaller update, I've been working on my seat. I've trimmed down the fiberglass to fit into the pan. I then ground off the rivets that attach the pan and seatpost connector thing, you know the arch thingy.... you tell me what its called. I drilled through the fiberglass, and I'll bolt the pan...

So now that I've got the basic idea of the main points of my bike settled, I've spent the last week prepping the bike for paint. That's right, like I said in an earlier post, I've never really liked the yellow. I wire wheeled all the paint from the frame and tree fork caps. After the wire...

Major step in the development of this bike. I assembled and installed the Nexus 7 speed wheel on the bike. Man... It Rocks!!!! I'm gonna ride the Hell out of this bike... It also helps that I put a slightly bigger front tire on it. I thought it would fun to have a super skinny slick on the...

Come on.... it's been June for 11 hours.... lol

As you can see from my last post, I like ape hangers and banana seats... That's the direction I'm going with this build as well. Mocked up an old seat to test ride... I liked this, but wanted to try a laid back seat post. Had to order one and wait... Here's the first configuration... Not...

Haven't posted anything in a bit, doesn't mean I haven't been doing anything... Honestly most of my time was taken up working on other bikes. I choose not to own a car so I ride my bikes everywhere. I get into a rut riding the same bike or two all the time. This past week I decided to ride a...

For now they're just pressed in there by the triple tree forks. Yes that isn't a long term solution, they would shift out of alignment. My solution in the end is to JB Weld the cups directly to the head tube. I'll do that after I do paint removal and before I paint the bike. I never built...

I've also put on the chain ring crank I want to use. It came off a girl's Sears Spyder I picked up a while back. I had to put it on a crank with longer arms, since the girls bike was a 24". I wanted to see how it rode as far as pedaling because it's a 50 tooth ring. This also gave me the...

So ... I've been working on the bike, but not posting so much... time to catch up. My solution to my headtube bearing cup problem is this... I bought brand new 1 1/8 headtube bearing cups, I then took my angle grinder and "dremell" and shaved them down. Eventually I'll JB Weld them directly...

So the solution I came up Yeah that's where I got it. My ex and I had a bottle couple years back and I kept it for just this purpose.

Because it's a 1 1/8 steertube 8n head tube meantfor a 1"... It's the only forks I have that are long enough for that Phat headtube, it's 10" long...

I had another Phat like this that I built and rode as a Daily Rider a number of years ago... i sold it off about a year and a half ago... i kind of miss it.

First issue I have to tackle is steering post bearings. The triple tree fork is from a adult size OCC Schwinn I believe. I picked it up at least 5 years ago. For it to fit in the head tube, I had to pop out the bearing cups on the Phat. Something like this?

So I decided on a Phat Coach Linkage frame I've had for at least 3 or 4 years. Everything else is a bit up in the air. I am going to use the 26" Nexus 7 speed, and I want to go fat tire rear, and skinny front. That was the only common thread for the 3 frames I was considering. Quick mock up...

So... I've decided to join another Build Off. After doing minimal bike work for a couple years, this past year I've been finishing "projects" and moving along. You all know, you have this frame, those parts, wouldn't that be cool. I've finally been actually doing, not just planning or dreaming...

"It's always good to have options "... One of my mottos Like what you're doing so far.

Trek Cruiser I've made my own... Rides Great... lotta 60"s and 70"s in there

1978 Schwinn Collegiate Sport I redid in Red White and Blue... One owner before I did it, Sold on to someone to Ride....

Dyno Rat Rod I sold yesterday.... Phat Linkage Crank with Triple Trap Pedals... 24"Wheels clad with Electra Fattie O 24"x 3" Tires