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Hey Rat Rod Bike folks, sorry for my absence pretty much been sticking to Facebook these days. Since this is in regard to an event pretty much looking to get it out through all venues... What: 1st Annual Patriots Day Custom & Vintage Bicycle Show Being held in conjunction with...

This will be the 3rd show being held at Biff's, will provide additional info when I receive it. It should be a great show since we'll be seeing cooler weather... June's show was brutal!

I found this on Facebook, thought I'd share it, since the site is mentioned... http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2014/05/31/cherry-hill-bikers-start-slow-ease-customized-bicycles/9801321/

I'm not sure if any of you have been to this site or not, it appears to be a middle man exporter for all kinds of stuff made in China... http://www.aliexpress.com/ I've seen a lot of the stuff on Ebay at one point or another, with substantial mark ups. So far I've ordered a bunch of misc. items...

I saw some pretty cool display kickstands, they were like a heavier gauge rod that kind of wrapped around the bottom bracket area... just there temporarily. I don't know if that description is gonna do it, but does anybody know of what I ask, and if so where could one obtain one? I'll see if I...

Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever been in this section before... never had a BMX bike, at least in the last... oh thirty years or so! Well this is my most recent acquisition, one Mongoose "Kos Kruiser"! I kind'a stumbled on it, don't ask what I paid, it'd just make you cry! Even more...

I have a line on a chrome 26" Mongoose BMX bike, pretty cheap. Problem is I'm out of my element when it comes to BMX stuff, I'm sort of under the illusion (or delusion) that being a 26" it might be worth something, it does have Araya double wall rims. I'm hoping somebody can enlighten me on the...

I was on a Facebook page and the typical comment regarding bicycle addiction came up, so I posted this and thought ya'll might get a kick out of it... "It can be really RUFF to kick an addiction that grasps you like a BOA-G, high tech methods like ELECTRA therapy tend not to help, but you don't...

Stupid question Rev. 7.125... "Wrap around fenders, how the..." What are most people doing to accommodate wrap around rear fenders, or I guess some call them street sweeper styled, the ones that wrap around to almost the ground? I have a welder who says he can butt weld the fenders, but then I'm...

Well Biff's Burgers has added a second Custom/Vintage Bicycle Show to it's events schedule. Well the first show was well attended, lots of trophies... so they are considering four shows a year. I know of one area event that it'll be in conflict with which might put a dent in the attendance, so...

I posted a link to my photobucket folder with pics from the event yesterday, if anybody's interested (I know I don't hit the events page every day, figure I'm not the only one)? http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/biff-burgers-show-swap-meet-st-pete-fl-3-1-15.89722/ Ah, here's...

I've been looking at some Bendix stick shifters, I'd like to use with a Nexxus 3 speed hub. What I'm finding are the 5 speed shifters are a bit more plentiful (and even cheaper!) for some reason. My question is two part, first are the 3 and 5 speed shifters the same with just a decal change or...

I've been seeing a lot of stuff on FB pages regarding this Senate Bill 92 (?), making helmets and Hi-Vis vests mandatory for cyclists of all ages. Now I read the bill but didn't see anything regarding the requirement of bicycle safety gear (anybody got a bill section number?)... of course I...

So this week's been interesting to say the least, bought a 3G Chopper, which under no other circumstances would I have given it a second look (wiser now, part out was worth it!)... and "Chopped" it up:eek:! Traded for a really cool frame (in case anybody was wondering where Kingfish's Higgins...

Apparently this is a new event, so not a lot of info... Something to hold us Florida Gulf Coast types over until the Dunedin show. I'll update info as it's obtained:

I'm in! This build will be dedicated to every guy who's had his heart ripped from his chest an used as a hacky sack by some demonic broad... Well at least that's what I'm going for at this timeo_O The name will become apparent as it progresses, here the start pieces, the rake unfortunately won't...

In the process of building the wheels for the G519 clone, Now there does not appear to be an affordable source for the brass 3/4" nipples (14 gauge) or affordable double butted spoke in 10 5/8" (14 gauge as well)... So, I've been trying to recycle the old spokes and nipples from the various...

I was getting a little curious after being on a thread regarding somebody building a klunker, so naturally I referred to the MOMBAT site. While I was jumping around and checking out the "For Sale" section I stumbled across this: http://www.mombat.org/MOMBAT/Bikes/1995_DanEd_Purp.html This was...

I was just messing around on Facebook and ran across this page for "The Chain", apparently a print magazine for custom bicycles... Does anybody know anything about this mag actually being published, and if so where to subscribe? I searched to see if hey had a website but didn't find anything...

So hopefully I can convey it clearly... Is there a standard formula for spoke lengths going from say a 3X to a 4X, and you know what your required length is for the 3X... this is a hypothetical as obviously there wouldn't be any reason to go 4x from a 3X. What's prompting the question is I have...