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1975 Diamant "Touren-Sport" 1962 Diamant (will be finished soon)

Re: "The Lucky 13" - Tiki-Shifter build No, it's based on a character name of the "Matrix"-trilogy...

Re: "The Lucky 13" - Tiki-Shifter build Maybe... the Shifter is almost done, but it doesn't work properly because the Clickbox I have to use doesn't fit on the rear dropouts...

Yes, about 90% of the tour was on bicycle trails.

I bought an old 1962, 28" "Diamant"-bike with a much older headlight some weeks ago: The headlight might be some mid 30s - early 40s. Unfortunately the bike fell down and the glass is now broken, so I have to find a replacement. I stripped the bike down and it is now waiting to get powder...

Alright some new photos of last weekends "Veloshow - Das Dicke-Reifen-Treffen" (the fat-tire-meet)... the weather wasnt that good but we had fun. :mrgreen: all photos can be seen here: Veloshow 2010

Re: "The Lucky 13" - Tiki-Shifter build Okay, some updates on this one.... I took some photos with a friend and attended a bike event of our local newspaper... ... and I'm currently building a costum tiki shifter for my bike:

That is my stretcher: (the green stretcher behind mine is a selfmade frame of a friend)

From time to time I will post photos of my home town here.... Today some friends and I took another test ride for our cruise in May. We rode to lake Cospuden south of Leipzig. (By the way, the guy sencond to the right with no hair is the owner of Retrovelo and inventor/ designer of the Fat...

Re: "The Lucky 13" goes Bobber @ legburner: The rims are Rigida DH80 and the frame was sold without anything - just the bare frame. @ sensor: When you first ride this bike it is hard to control, because of the extreme rake, but after some minutes of practise it handles very smooth and easy...

"The Lucky 13" goes Bobber It's finally rideable! Watch this: The shifter setup is not the final version...

Re: POST PHOTOS HERE FOR THE GALLERY PAGE My balloon racer named "Silent Bob":

Re: "The Lucky 13" - looks like a bike again =) Some new pictures - paintjob might be finished tomorrow... quick mockup primered: partially painted:

Re: "The Lucky 13" - looks like a bike again =) Yes, those are Rigida DH80 rims and the Thick brick is about 82mm - 84mm wide when mounted...

Re: "The Lucky 13" - h*** it's 'bout time! Another update... The handlebars arrived today and i bought a new headset.... and I did a quick mockup... this is gonna be killer :mrgreen: Oh and the ground clearance will be about 3,5 - 4,0cm... :mrgreen:

Re: "The Lucky 13" - h*** it's 'bout time! Yes, sorry for the bad quality of the photo... Better ones will follow... My plan is to get the bike done till end of next week... I'll start with sandpapering and primering tomorrow...

Re: "The Lucky 13" - new frame arrived, BUT.... I finally got it: @iRide: I'll sell it to a friend...

Re: "The Lucky 13" - new frame design revealed Okay, some news: Since my last post the grips, the Profile chain ring and the new stem arrived. I also rebuild the rear Wheel with the Pentasport hub. But the best: The frame arrived! BUT not at my home... It was send to a friend whos frame was...

Nice frame design! Reminds me a little bit of the "JackPot Mk.4" (modified Pimpgarage Simple C frame) build by Puti and t0m_smyk0wski from the TretHarley forum:

Re: "The Lucky 13" - new frame design revealed Little update: - yesterday the new rear-hub arrived: - I bought a Profile Racing chain ring over ebay yesterday - bought red grips from Classic-Cycle.de today