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the red walls are armadillos, they are a heavier duty tire that I wanted to have on it since I'm commuting on it. They are spendy, but I've yet to flat the other set that I train with on my road bike, and they have been on over 18 months! And they do look pretty trick... I've also since added...

lookin alot like my commuter I just finished up... nice bike. Looks like you went aftermarked for the chrome front fork as well... you'll love it when your done. I'm picking up some sweet yellow bar tape for mine to match the cable housing. Was thinking about some salsa green skewers and...

Thanks for the info, I'll give the weld job a rip and see what I come up with.

Rims on the bike were 700's. I think I may take the option of cutting the tube lower, sleeving it and welding on a new top. I'd do the new fork route if I'm not successful with this. Hoping to preserve the stripes and the chrome lower half to maintain the stock look on chasis. Thanks for the...

Lookin for a little input if anyone has used one of these before:http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=6000119&subcategory=60001185&brand=&sku=9755&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=Shop%20by%20Subcat%3A%20Road%20Stems My John Deere commuter bike rebuild took a turn for the worse and the only...

Was looking for a sweet new SS to race this year... but DANG! dem some spendy frames! It would be pretty sweet to roll across the finish line on one though. I'm sure it would get some looks.

very cool, and not just a prop either... it's in action! 3 cord kid band... ce la vi.

(c)Man I second that... My LBS won't even hold on to old parts they pull from other bikes due to "liability"! Crazy.

Well, I got my first long ride in yesterday on the road bike. All the MTB trails are closed for the spring thaw, so might as well put in the base miles and get the legs ready for a big season on two wheels. Let's just hope that snow they are yapping about early next week for MN stays down in...

I've lived in a few different cities and all of them had CM rides. I used to participate in these when I was a regular bike commuter for the "awareness" aspect of cycling. There were alot of us getting hit and or buzzed by cars in Seattle and Portland. I stopped riding in CM when a more...

well, this one is going to be my commuting bike for the year I think. Got her torn apart down stairs and making my list of needed parts. The curb weight is a bit more than I was expecting, but with some heavy lugs, she should take the bumps out of the road real nice. the guy I got it from...

Well, being as painting is one of the two things that will take me the most time on a bike (the other being welding when I start my next project), I figured I'd share a couple things I learned/ran into on my first bike and maybe some of you other cats can lend an idea or two to get your paint to...

great stuff man!

Re: VeraLynn - My prewar Rollfast I dig those pointed grips, were they a vintage find or is someone currently making them?

It's a great lookin frame man, looking forward to the patined pix! Need to get me some ideas for my lady's bike...

Yeah, I'm actually in the process of taping it off, we'll see if it comes out... my significant other is getting kind of excited for her bike now! Thanks for the input everyone!

Well boys, it's done for now. Still need to find some bars, pedals and a taller seat post to finish it up, but I think it looks pretty classic. In the words of HomeStarRunner: "nuthin fancy, nuthin fancy". In honor of being called a "Yuppie" by bigreddaddy on my first rat build, I've decided...

1. The steel wheels that came on my huff are about 22 3/4" diamater from the outsite of the rims. I'm assuming I should be looking for a 22" tire? Is that correct? Am I taking a correct measurement? 1a. If I'm not taking a correct measurement, what would the correct measureing point be? 2...

Re: this is where it starts... :) Ha, yeah, you are probably right, got to keep reminding myself about that whole "rat" part of this. Maybe I'll just sand er down in a few places and let some of that old red show through then clear coat.

Re: this is where it starts... Progress! a few hours with the wire brush attachment for the drill, a razor blade and some sanding pads and I have the rims, frame and fork ready for the first coat of paint. Honestly, I was so freakin excited to start shooting color, I made myself go eat...