TRADITIONAL 🅵🅾🅾🅻🅸🅶🅰🅽 - 1930s Elgin Oriole

[OddJob]

Kingfish and OJ meeting up for a bike ride at the intersection of Summit Avenue and Jones Street; 1329 miles apart.

 

[kingfish254]

In regards to how the B&M handle feels and works, I now like it just as much as the 8 ball. By design these grip handles are very ergonomic. At this angle it feels super natural for my right hand, and I just grab it a slightly different way with my left.

Took these shots against one of my go to aged home walls to get a feel for how it looks and photographs from different angles and gear positions.

 

[kingfish254]

Just noticed that it was cool how the headtube, shifter in 3rd, and the seatpost are in alignment

 

[Pondo]

Man, this bike is just cool. Even if you don’t change the finishes at all it’s really good. Due to the wheel discs I’ve started thinking of this as the world’s fastest rat bike, kind of a spinoff of the Munro Special. I’ve also taken a liking to that splash of red on the tank and don’t know if I would change it now. Very cool.

 

[kingfish254]

On the ride, I had to take advantage of the empty bandshell with the water on. Usually people are playing here.

 

[kingfish254]

Man, this bike is just cool. Even if you don’t change the finishes at all it’s really good. Due to the wheel discs I’ve started thinking of this as the world’s fastest rat bike, kind of a spinoff of the Munro Special. I’ve also taken a liking to that splash of red on the tank and don’t know if I would change it now. Very cool.

Thanks brother! I'm really enjoying the vibe from this build too. It's so fun to ride. So many people (locals and tourists) have stopped me to talk about it. I hope to finally get the guard on soon. My vision changes somewhat as each piece is added and I get the bike out in the open spaces.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

On the ride, I had to take advantage of the empty bandshell with the water on. Usually people are playing here.

...And how is that different from one old man playing with a bike?

 

[kingfish254]

...And how is that different from one old man playing with a bike?

Not much at all Except I wasn't playing around inside the water (at least not this time )
Honestly, it has to look pretty funny seeing an old man posing and staging his bike. Taking photos at different angles. Getting on his hands and knees for some photos. I'm glad to provide entertainment for them.

 

[kingfish254]

Starting the layout and placement of the Evans chainguard. I just how well this flows with downtube and chainstays. This configuration would give me clearance of 1/2" above the chainline.

 

[kingfish254]

You can get a good feel of how much farther the downtube stretches out down low on the Oriole from a regular frame by looking at where the guard bracket is.

I think I can twist this bracket to make it go straight down and then be able to fabricate connecting it to the low horizontal portion of the downtube.

 

[kingfish254]

Connecting the rear shouldn't be difficult. I may end up needing to grind out a little tire clearance for final positioning.

 

[kingfish254]

To prevent torqueing on the weld joint of the bracket, I used on crescent wrench to hold it still and then the the twisting with another wrench farther out.

I'll still need to fabricate some extentions to the bracket to clamp on to the downtube.

 

[Pondo]

Starting the layout and placement of the Evans chainguard. I just how well this flows with downtube and chainstays.

The way it tapers toward the rear plays well with the tank too. It's a good chainguard for this bike.

 

[Wildcat]

Starting the layout and placement of the Evans chainguard. I just how well this flows with downtube and chainstays. This configuration would give me clearance of 1/2" above the chainline.

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Yep, just the right length for the downtube bend. It looks like it came with it.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

It certainly is a good fit.

Maybe some graphics could enhance it even more!

Presenting the kingfish chainguard.

 

[kingfish254]

It certainly is a good fit.

Maybe some graphics could enhance it even more!

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Presenting the kingfish chainguard.

 

[OddJob]

Can you smelt what the Kingfish is cookin'?

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Honestly, it has to look pretty funny seeing an old man posing and staging his bike. Taking photos at different angles. Getting on his hands and knees for some photos. I'm glad to provide entertainment for them

Once, a lady watched me go through this routine with Duck Norris down by the river. After a few minutes she approached me and asked if I'd like her to take a picture of me with my bike.
"No thanks, ma'am. Only the bike is famous, not me."

 

[Wildcat]

Once, a lady watched me go through this routine with Duck Norris down by the river. After a few minutes she approached me and asked if I'd like her to take a picture of me with my bike.
"No thanks, ma'am. Only the bike is famous, not me."

I tell them the Smithsonian asked for a pic.