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A friend asked me to get her mother's bike up and running again. It's been in a garage since the 70's and the grease is hard like wax. There is some rust but nothing too bad. The tires are roasted so they will be replaced. I'm just gonna do a simple breakdown and clean of all the...

Okay this thing is done. It's a present for a friend's kid who got into Northwestern. I found the book rack at a store called the Pony Shop in Evanston Il I had to hack it together, but it looks okay. I just hope no one steals it. I'll have to get her a huge chain lock.

I picke up a slightly used but good condition Schwinn Mesa Runner Hybrid. I have been going nuts with the fat tire bikes but decided to go for making a fixie (with breakes). My goal is to go as cheap as possible on this one. I paid $10 for the bike which is a good start. I pulled off the...

I picked this bike up for $100 beans and I am having trouble figuring out what it is. The rear wheel has a New Departure Model D hub. The headbadge is a LaSalle. The chainguard and frame have Schwinn stickers. The paint is origional as best as I can tell. It has a store sticker on the rear...

I saw this bike at a high design furniture store. The owner let me ride it. I was amazed how nice it rode. http://www.metaefficient.com/bicycles/strida-an-ultra-portable-folding-bike.html

I scored this bike at a garage sale outside of chicago for $40 clams. I put new tires and tubes on it. The chain, chainrings and derailleurs all needed cleaning and lubrication. After that it rides like a champ. The rear drum break is bizarre but it works great. I figured out they are easiest to...

Here is a 1964 Schwinn Deluxe American I picked up this Wednesday for 70 clams. It is in working order and except the missing tank and light is all origional. Yes even the tires are old school US made Schwinn. This will be my spring build. A bike for my wife. I got this from Chicago's Working...

This tow truck was parked in front tof the hardware store so I snapped a pic. I think it's a 1952 Fetzer Turbo Tow with Hydromatic speed shifters...or not, I may have made that last bit up. This thing is manned by a little old Italian guy who comes around about twice a year and sharpens...

Well, this is not a well documented build. Between floods, work, weddings and such I can't believe I got this much done. My friend Frankie saw my first ride and asked me to make him one. I got a cheap huffy P.O.S. and went to town. He lives in Chicago so I went for an Urban Assault Vehicle...

A cruddy Chwinn frame. Stripped the headset etc. Sanded and painted the fork...Ultra Flat Black. Next up sand and paint the frame. I am thinking a Ruddy Brown Primer?

I was just goofing around on the interweb I stumbled on this great site. In honor of finding Rat Rod Bikes I have decided to make, what else, a RRB. First a little about me. I am a gearhead in all senses of the word. I manage a hardware store and am always tinkering with whatever my customers...