ALL BAGGED UP

[tat_bikes]

Found this frame on my vacation traveling thru New Mexico at a antique shop. Was in a pile but loved the shape. Took it home and tossed around some ideas. Finally decided to make another stretch. Then decided where to place the new seat location. Thought it was cool but then chasing some motercycle parts ran across some damaged saddlebags for a bike and was given them. I've been into bicycles for year and have a massive collection of parts so everything buy add on parts I already have. I make my own bars and designed all my jigs to build on. The last two years I've been going through health problems so this keeps my mind off of things. I started collecting oldies years ago and have friends as pickers all over the country. But when I became sick it opened me up to the custom stuff. May 20th I stretched this on and it all went crazy from there. Had it done rather fast and started riding it to get coffee in the mornings. That's when a guy at Starbucks turned me on to your site. I'm 59 and on a early retirement so just learning about the internet. So your site and was hooked right away. In the last 22 months I've completed 16 bikes and gathered up 6 more projects. Just last night I bought a 41 Hawthorne Mercury to stash away for next year's class 1 build off. I'm hooked. So cool. Got so excited after entering I've created a new front fork and girder to attach a different light I found in my travels. That's for making me apart of this...

 

[Captain Awesome]

Nice

 

[wheelbender6]

Great work

 

[tat_bikes]

Great work

Thanks for your comment! Means a lot from fellow bike people!!!

 

[Wildcat]

Good work on the stretch!

CWC truss rods! I have a set just waiting for the right bike to add them to.

Don't forget to do a finished thread before the deadline tomorrow.

Welcome aboard!

 

[tat_bikes]

Good work on the stretch!

CWC truss rods! I have a set just waiting for the right bike to add them to.

Don't forget to do a finished thread before the deadline tomorrow.

Welcome aboard!

What else do I need to do to finish my thread? So lost on the phone, don't have a computer.

 

[Wildcat]

In the forums, there's a thread listed for finished bikes, right below the build journals threads. Just post your best pic first on there, as that's what will be looked at by everyone for judging starting tomorrow. Class 1 and class 2 have build thread and finished threads.

 

[Captain Awesome]

Good work on the stretch!

CWC truss rods! I have a set just waiting for the right bike to add them to.

Don't forget to do a finished thread before the deadline tomorrow.

Welcome aboard!

He's already got one up

 

[tat_bikes]

How do I edit that profile. I'm 59 and internet dumb. So confused and so sorry to not be phone smart!

 

[tat_bikes]

How do I edit that profile. I'm 59 and internet dumb. So confused and so sorry to not be phone smart!

Thanks captain awesome, just became a pro member. Really want those stickers too rock them on my van! How do I get them sent to me?

 

[Wildcat]

 

[Captain Awesome]

Thanks captain awesome, just became a pro member. Really want those stickers too rock them on my van! How do I get them sent to me?

@Angie @rrbadmin can get you hooked up

 

[Cyclist]

Thanks captain awesome, just became a pro member. Really want those stickers too rock them on my van! How do I get them sent to me?

Please send me your physical mailing address via the PM/private conversation. Then I'll get them out to you.

 

[Pauliemon]

Awesome build! I get ya about computers. I'm 70 and I've been tapping on computers and phones for 25 years, I still can't figure them out. Every time I get the hang they change it.

 

[Tallbikeman]

Really nice job on this build. I love your bags and fenders. Bike looks great. How is it to ride?

 

[tat_bikes]

Like a champ. One of the things they most do, be riden