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Next we can move on to some fun bits

We started here

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Some old Razor BMX bar and stem and some rusty newsboy bars


Whoops.............

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And then somehow we wound up here


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Hopefully that conveys as well in photos as it does in my dusty brain
 

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Ok, so.............

How's about this? Slapped on this polo seat for an eyeball and stuck some wheels in place

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That crank fought me all the way but nothing a maul and 36" cheater bar couldn't solve 👍


Speaking of, I got my chainrings from Husky. Got this 3.5 lowrider crank from the stash

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Pretty sure these cranks came from @RustyGold when he sold me a bunch of Bratz bike parts for my BO15 bike

I love the "cycle" of parts around this place

I've got some forks coming from @Pedalpat that I think will be my first pass on the next big build for me. Maybe BO18? Who knows
 

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I am seeing a mental picture of Burt Munro, lying on top of his motorcycle in his swim trunks, doing 200 miles an hour.
You mean Rollie Free 😉

This'll be more like a tall man with his knees in his chin and outstretched arms
 

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And yes, that polo seat will have struts. No sissy bar, just struts
When did it become a “polo” seat?

That was always either a banana seat or a stingray seat. Was actual polo involved?

Did bicycle polo become a thing or something? (…a thing or something? That’s the most grammatically awkward thing I’ve said so far today.)
 

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When did it become a “polo” seat?

That was always either a banana seat or a stingray seat. Was actual polo involved?

Did bicycle polo become a thing or something? (…a thing or something? That’s the most grammatically awkward thing I’ve said so far today.)
1. Yes bicycle polo is a thing. Very popular in NYC actually





2. I didn't invent it. Just using the same verbiage but has nothing to do with the above

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I’m not suggesting that any of you folks made that name up, because I have seen it on the Internet as well. But I certainly didn’t understand it unless it’s some European thing or some copyright business.
 
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