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6:30 am bale hauling.

Agree on that. I was planning to paint the frame. But now I’m not sure anymore. Painting and accentuating the lugs is a way to go too.

Today I found some time to get these chrome parts out of the vinegar and salt bath. After neutralizing the acid with water + baking soda and a little polishing this is the result.

And in between all the work, I'm saving these young swallows (who tried to fly out) from our farm cats.

Finally, the weather turned here in The Netherlands. Here on our farm we still had the mow 20 acres of first cut grass. The following week I will be busy getting the grass ready for silage and hay baling. Little time is left to work on the bike. A sea of grass.

Last night was my third night in a row working on the bike. What a luxury 😄. I started with picking parts. I was able to make an inventory of what I have and what I need to order. The highlight of the evening was mocking up the bike. I'm pleased with the stance. When I look in my crystal ball, I...

My advice is, just do it. First-time disassembling is a little scary. Even I still take pictures, it helps a lot when putting it back together. The two colors grease are the same type. I switched brands and the new brand is a different color. No fancy things going on here 😆

For now, I keep it in. Melting the cups is a good idea, I'll keep it in mind. Thanks for the tips!

Last night was cleaning night. Some rusty parts are getting the vinegar and salt treatment. The rear wheel I'm using came with this bike. It is in great shape. The rim only needed to be cleaned. I took the hub apart for cleaning and servicing. That's done, the only thing left is slapping a tire...

Thanks again for sharing your version of the tool. It helped a lot coming up with this one.

Last night I managed to get the frame fully stripped. It bothered me the bottom bracket was still in the frame. So I spend some time making a 6 notch installation and removal tool. It fits great and it was fun to make. The downside is, the bottom bracket is still in. These nylon cups are stuck...

Stripping this frame is a pain in the .... It is coated with some sort of thermoplastic sealer. Heating it just enough makes it come loose. Heating it too long makes a sticky mess. Slowly but surely more and more metal appears. Only the seat- and chainstays left.

Great idea building the tool this way. Love it. I tried to remove the bracket with an oil filter wrench, the one with the chain. But for now, I probably leave the bottom bracket in. The bearings still turn very smooth. The upside of this plastic bracket is that it closing off very well. There is...

So... I finally started on the bike. The whole frame is disassembled, except the crappie plastic bottom bracket. I do not have the right socket for this one. Never the less I went on and started removing paint/coating and the underlying rust. Overall it felt good to be back in the shed and...

The Builders Map is awesome! My marker is set.

True, it is a decent frame. Thanks Karl, if parts are needed I'll let you know.

The last Build-Off which I competed in dates from 5 years ago. And although I got a lot on my plate this summer, I don't want to miss out again on all the build fun. Around two years ago a friend gave me his old transporter bike. I think this is a great base to start with. Good to be back!

I’m done! My son Mees, he’s one happy camper [emoji1]. And some close-ups. Good luck to all finishing your project! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Progress! I was planning to use this head badge, but the colors are a little off. It is in the same spectrum as the colors of the frame, but it just feels wrong. Do I need to change the project name now? Nope, the shape of the handlebars looks like a hawk I think. So I’m safe here...

I’m in! Project name: “The Hawk”. I had to check my camera roll to see when I started this build. Lucky for me it was the 2nd of March [emoji16] I bought this second-hand balance bike (cost me only €7,50.) for me son and found it a little too “girly”. And it’s a great opportunity to transform...