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  1. pebblewurm

    Space Patrol Bike

    And the silver over the fiberglass looks less shiney than over metal... Hopefully the clear purple will do the same as a clear shiny coat and brighten it up. I still have some work to do on the lights.
  2. pebblewurm

    O'Curren builds a coaster brake racer

    I like the heat sink! Is it an off the shelf part for another application?
  3. pebblewurm

    Space Patrol Bike

    I never really liked purple all that much, but my original intention was to keep as much of the original paint as possible, so purple it was! This shade/method is growing on me. I did get side tracked on a project with my daughter for a couple of weeks, but I am now back at it! We do have a...
  4. pebblewurm

    Building up an urban assault machine from junk parts..need suggestions.

    Keep haunting the alleys, bike shop dumpsters and thrift shops. Even kids bikes are using threadless headsets and usually come with brakes. For cheap, as opposed to free parts check out these guys: http://www.troybikerescue.org/ I'm a huge fan of bike co-ops. Drag home every bike you can find...
  5. pebblewurm

    Motorman by Meijs

    Zounds! Pricey is an understatement- better than five grand US for the base model, minus VAT but plus shipping. Some nice ideas but you could roll several of your own for that.
  6. pebblewurm

    Motorman by Meijs

    Same in California- if you want to ride electric and unregulated, you have to have pedals- same goes for a moped or a "motored bicycle". Those big fat tires should be suspension enough for 20-25mph in my experience. Honestly, fat tires are the only suspension I like riding on. Taking a closer...
  7. pebblewurm

    Secrets of the Masters

    Here's my nominee for an ascended master of bike geekdom- he bult a well engineered and functional replica of a very strange bike form the end of the high wheel era. In his shed and on a Myford 7" lathe. It's a blog so it runs back to front but well worth looking through...
  8. pebblewurm

    Columbia Convertible Commuter *FINISHED*

    C'est tres cool! I like bugeyes.
  9. pebblewurm

    Space Patrol Bike

    I tried that, and it went kinda oval on me. This stainless tube is pretty stout- left over from some liquid nitrogen lines for a lab. Eyeballing it looks 18 gauge or thicker and seamless to boot. Definitely over spec'd for fender braces. I did have fun turning wood even if I was overthinking...
  10. pebblewurm

    Off to the scrapyard...

    They are not good bikes, but I agree on the seat guts. Add the brake adjusters, one decent headset and it might be worth the time to take them apart and throw the bits in a coffee can. I am always digging out crappy 10 speeds, mainly because i am looking for a one piece crank to three bolt...
  11. pebblewurm

    Space Patrol Bike

    Some more progress, now with pictures! The tank is roughed in: On this frame the seatstays mount on the outside of the seat tube. I should have trusted my measurements and amputated the back of the tank from the get-go rather than chiseling it away into nothing. Then I could have mounted the...
  12. pebblewurm

    Columbia Convertible Commuter *FINISHED*

    Time for some stainless mesh in there!
  13. pebblewurm

    Vintage Electric

    Commercial e-bikes are perishingly expensive, but they don't all have to be. My commuter uses an Aotema/Wilderness energy kit which was something like 200.00 oneBay and after years of getting by with lead acid batteries I sprung for a lithium iron phosphate pack which was 375.00 BUT will be...
  14. pebblewurm

    Cheap horn units

    If you want a cheap noisemaker, The Surplus Shed has these C-cell fired beauties for only $2.00 each: http://www.surplusshed.com/pages/item/m3105p.html I have a few and they are loud and squawcky, and also work with an AA cell. Better yet, until Tuesday 6-23 they are having one of their...
  15. pebblewurm

    80s shogun chro-mo 400

    Shoguns were good quality bikes, pre yen shock. Mixte frame could be a plus, depending on where you are. It's probably worth whatever ladies English three speeds go for in your area which can be highly variable. I'd grease it up, run it up the flagpole and see who salutes it.
  16. pebblewurm

    Space Patrol Bike

    I finally picked the bike up yesterday- it made it out intact via BikeFlights ground. The rust peppering on the fork is responding-slowly- to an oxalic acid bath. 3 kitchen tablespoons in a 5 gallon bucket for a pH of 3. I forgot to pack the cranks, but I have some others here to choose...
  17. pebblewurm

    Space Patrol Bike

    Whoops- posted too soon. I really can't call the modified bits "craftsmanship"- more like just trying to make them work and spend some quality time in the shop. It is fun, and I am getting better at it. One of my favorite sayings is anybody can do just about anything if you are willing to do...
  18. pebblewurm

    Space Patrol Bike

    Thank Harbor Freight for the tube roller! And I am in luck because an unmodified piece from the scrap box makes a perfectly acceptable off-center flattened end:
  19. pebblewurm

    Space Patrol Bike

    The bike should finally arrive here on Monday- I keep forgetting to leave the front gate ajar. However I did retrieve the stainless tubing and the modified rollers are working fine. Bending the tubing without deforming it. Process was simple, once I stopped overthinking it. I found a piece...
  20. pebblewurm

    Secrets of the Masters

    Another thing that can save your bacon-or an old part- is a set of thread files. They will clean up any external thread, no matter the size. They even come in Whitworth profiles. A lot of junk can be brought back from the dead with them. Here is an article explaining how they are used...
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