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Hi Folks, It's been quite some time since I visited the forum. I did some searching on this yesterday and I didn't see anyone talking about this here yet but please accept my apologies if this is old news. I decided to pop over to FELT's website to see if there had been any changes to the USA...

I just hopped onto FELT's website to see if the 2016 bikes are up and I was shocked to see that the older angular frame style seems to be back!!!!! See for yourself: http://www.feltbicycles.com/USA/2015/Bikes/Cruiser.aspx A few other things I noticed are the Deep-six and the 1909 are now...

I got a chance to hang out at Motostrano HQ on Saturday for their cruiser bike event. The turnout was a bit light but those of us who showed up had a good time, and It sounds like Joe made some bike sales in the shop so that's cool. Especially considering he is an advertiser here at RRB. :) I...

I have chosen my favorite but I am curious, so a quick non-scientific poll. Which bars are best? OPTION 1, Cruiser half-moon bars, chopped 3" on each end, inverted board tracker style OPTION 2, Same as above except not inverted OPTION 3, Electra Townie bars Would love some opinions...

Hopefully nothing too redundant here. I know there is a gallery of rusty/patina bikes. Well, I looked through it and it is almost entirely AUTHENTIC rust and patinas which are beautiful, but it strikes me that there is some incredible artistry and trickery going on here with faux-tinas and...

Out for a ride today... The color shots: Thanks for looking! :D Regards,

The inspiration: I am a huge fan of vintage 4x4s. Land Rovers, Jeeps, Dodge Power Wagons, IH Scouts, etc. One series of vehicles always comes to the forefront of my favorites: the FJ series Toyota Land Cruisers. To me there is no greater expression of utility and classic industrial design...

So I have this bike and I have been contemplating converting the cantilever frame to a straight bar. The plan would be to cut the cantilever bars off, forward of the seat post area, and then weld in a straight bar. Is there any reason that this wouldn't work? structural concerns or other...

I originally posted about this bike back in 2008. This started out as a 2001 Schwinn Panther that I bought at Target. This bike served as sort of a beater for a number of years. Then in 2008 I stripped it down to bare steel, repainted it, fabricated some new parts including the tank...

I know people have posted spoke sources in the past but I am hoping one of you experts out there can help me out by streamlining my search for a specific gauge of spoke. I am looking for a source for heavy duty spokes in the 13 - 12 gauge range. These would be approximately 2.5 - 2.6mm in...

This came up in my post on bike snobs. Before bikes, my first love was steam powered engines. Live steam is a hobby for those who like fire, grease, pistons, gears, loud noises, and explosive pressures. :D Like my bikes, nothing is left stock. Everything is modified in some way. Here is a...

This weekend I brought my Schwinn Kustom over to Ardenwood park in Fremont CA for the annual Rail Fair. I'll get some pictures up soon. (I later found out that bikes are restricted from this park, but that's another story.) I loaded my bike trailer with steam engines so I could run some stuff...

Back in July a new bike was added to my collection. Seen up front is the new acquisition. A 2012 Felt MP. I have been wanting an MP for years now. I learned about them after buying the matte sand Electra Rockabilly seen in the picture above. The rockabilly has been a really fun bike but I...

Not sure if this info has gotten around yet but it looks like felt is making big changes to the 2013 cruiser lineup. Some of the classics that will now look totally different are the El Guapo, The 1903 and the MP. It looks like the plan is to switch all these bikes to the new "Deep Six" style...

I'm thinking of adding more gears to my Felt MP. I have sort of narrowed my choices for hubs between a 7 speed Shimano Nexus w/coaster brake and an 8 speed Sturmey Archer with drum brake. Can anyone share any opinions on either of these hubs? I have heard the Sturmey Archer has bigger gear...

I have been looking for good ways to gain a little extra room in the cockpit of my new Felt MP. I just ordered a 1" laid back seat post with support from Cycles US. After looking at some reviews of similar posts on Amazon dot com, I have seen some bigger guys have had issues with the posts...

It has been YEARS since I last posted so I thought it might be appropriate to make a quick post here to remind you all who I am. I am a professional museum exhibit fabricator living in the San Francisco Bay Area. I joined this site 2008 after purchasing an Electra Rockabilly Boogie. Shortly...

After finishing Casey's bike I am now in the stage of "tweaking" things. Here is the bike after I finished it: I think the drag bars look cool but man, I sure found this thing uncomfortable to ride. I don't know how you board track guys ride so stooped forward. :shock: :?: :mrgreen: I...

I guess this is an informal poll. I am just curious. I don't want to start any wars-- I just want to get a sense of peoples opinions. I have been watching these forums for a few months now. I see a lot of really amazing historic iron here: rusty rats, original patina beauties and restored...

Here is my attempt to make something nice out of a Pacific Cycles Scwhinn that was parked in my garage. Not much is left of the original bike. I ordered a bunch of new parts from Choppers U.S. I picked up the cream Felts from karfer67 on Saturday! Personally i think they "make" the bike...