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Welcome Cheesy are all those bikes in the second picture yours ? The Gold one in the centre of the picture looks like something I rode as a kid . Would love to see a full shot of that bike . cheers B

48 DX. It's a work in progress looks rough works good . This is what it looks like after the acid bath. I'm only using stuff I have kicking around . Original fork is toast and hard to find in the great white north .

Also did this 40s CCM

Two different looks on this one 1962 Elswick Hopper Tour Anglaise Prima frame Sturmey Archer 2 speed . Sheldon Brown said his Elswick TAP was his first good bike that he owned .

Sold this Humphry to the niece of the guy who owned Humphry bicycles can't remember exact year but was in the 1950s . And yes the little tab on your handle bars is for a lamp probably a 2 D cell one that looks like a miners lantern . M could stand for Miller Headlights This one had Chrome...

Reminds me of something I have think I know where they got the idea for this frame now . Twin top tube Van Dessel WTF Also there's a French bike builder called Achielle that makes a coaster brake bike called an Omar that uses this style frame . Your Bike is cool would like to find one like it...

Looks like it is intact around the rivets you should try and rehab the leather .

Second pic is my Hiawatha in original paint I believe it is a 47. Also. has a little blue pin striping around the white darts .

Heres my last build off bike placed 35th BO13 Just found out a couple of days ago it was stolen from the guy I sold it to :mad::mad:

I'm likin your before and after shot idea but might be easier to put a link to the build thread under the final shot . That way if someone hasn't been following the build off but is tuning in on the final shots and wants to know what went into a bike they like they can just go right to it ...

This is why I'm not on Facebook and Twitter and any of those other sites . chill brothers it's just supposed to be a friendly little build off and the other beauty part is when someone tells you something on line that they might not say to your face You can ignore them

I've done a couple of girls bikes but nothing this cool . Very tasty not overdone everything fits .

Love the colour on this bike was going to repaint my daily Ryder a light grey colour but now giving this some serious thought , This is one of my favs

Thats a boatload of work but 2 very classy bikes in the end . Who wouldn't cast a vote for those beauties

I cast a lot of votes this year as there were some stellar bikes in the contest . I look at would I ride it how much work went into it physical and creative then you need to come up with a balance between those things somehow . Some of the bikes I liked the best were simple clean builds but...

We had the Pink Panther this year maybe you're on to something and also takes care of what colour should I paint it

Think I need to spend more time thinking of a good name for my bike . Number 68 out of 68 in the polls :21:

Amazing what you started with and turned into this work of art beautiful bike .

This bike is awesome all my regular riders are 28 inch bikes I would love to take a cruise on this thing . Think you really nailed the scale as well even the saddle looks right .

It's in the finished threads now thanks for all the comments and likes :41::41::41::41::41::41::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::rockout::rockout: