Are you in?

[GuitarlCarl]

Thinking about it.

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C'mon man. No real rules 'cept for tire width, the "skinny"class is wide open. It's time for an exagerated WHATEVER you want, I'm doing a cartoon TT bike. Think I'll ever race a time trial? No so I'm going out there on it. I think it's the best class this year and a TT build lets me do a paint scheme comparable to a muscle bike on an adult sized frame without compromising on saddle and bars. Build one...build one... build one ...

 

[Late To The Party]

I'm in for my first BO, Skinny Tire. 1918 Rollfast I picked up this summer. Been gathering original parts and two parts bikes for a 700c shimano 3 speed coaster brake wheel set. Needs major steer tube repair work but I have a plan.

 

[Palepainter]

How many entries are allowed. i Seem to have missed that in the rules.

 

[Captain Awesome]

How many entries are allowed. i Seem to have missed that in the rules.

* Multiple entries per class from one builder are allowed, but they must have their own build threads as well as their own finished threads and be entered for voting separately

 

[MattiThundrrr]

 

[OddJob]

We now have 39 builds going in the Triple Threat Winter Build Off ! Let's shoot for 50 ! Build a bike!

 

[Slow-Rider]

OK so I am in skinny tire with this. DB high speed race bike frame.

what they look like mounted (barrowed picture) . should be skinny enough to be qualified for build of class.

but do I go with Shimano 600 shifters and Shimano 105 thirty-six hole hubs. so my legs have options. when sore during a ride , chugging up a hill , riding in on coming wind.. or do I say bleep gears add a single speed 12 or 13 fix gear sprocket on full leg blowing fix gear hub. mate that to a 52 or 56 tooth single front gear sprocket?

 

[Slow-Rider]

so whose building one of these?

 

[Ulu]

Riding that thing, you only need one bozo to barge in front of you, and you will be riding a casket. It’s the same reason I don’t like to skateboard around other people.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Fear prevents people from trying all kinds of fun things. I lack the common sense required to cause the fear. I remember flying over the bars trying to land a 3 or 4 foot drop onto a flight of stairs. As I attempted to run it out with a bike between my legs, I remember thinking about safety for a second. I have plenty of scars, very few regrets.

 

[ingola]

Fear prevents people from trying all kinds of fun things. I lack the common sense required to cause the fear. I remember flying over the bars trying to land a 3 or 4 foot drop onto a flight of stairs. As I attempted to run it out with a bike between my legs, I remember thinking about safety for a second. I have plenty of scars, very few regrets.

He really does

 

[Pondo]

As I attempted to run it out with a bike between my legs, I remember thinking about safety for a second

Been there, done that. I was fearless in my younger riding years. I've had to learn to try not to crash too much because things break when I do now. I don't bounce as well as I used to.

 

[Ulu]

Fear prevents people from trying all kinds of fun things. I lack the common sense required to cause the fear. I remember flying over the bars trying to land a 3 or 4 foot drop onto a flight of stairs. As I attempted to run it out with a bike between my legs, I remember thinking about safety for a second. I have plenty of scars, very few regrets.

Matti, if you wanna call me a big chicken just say it plainly, son.

Now, I have been in at least 20 motorcycle accidents in 50+ years.

So what does that prove?

It’s possible it all only proves that brain damage is cumulative. (I ain’t claiming I don’t have any…)

Also, if you have no regrets in life you learned very little, or did everything right.

For instance, I regret not studying COBOL in 1995 because I could’ve made a lot of spare cash on the side at Y2K.

I regret doing that wheelie in 1969 that broke my friend’s tail light.

I regret hanging a target on the clothes pole, when I was 9, and shooting the neighbor’s house when I missed the bullseye.

I regret leaning my Raleigh bicycle against the garbage can when I was 7, as some garbage man came along and picked it up and crushed it.

I could go on for hours. I have lots of regrets because I’ve done lots of things wrong.

 

[Captain Awesome]

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Matti, if you wanna call me a big chicken just say it plainly, son.

I wasn't calling anyone names, if you look closely, the comment regarding "lacking common sense" was directed at myself. I was using an example from my bicycling life to show examples of how I felt afterwards to entice nervous builders into jumping in. I'll be in the deep end. Might be in over my head, we'll figure it out

 

[Slow-Rider]

Been there, done that. I was fearless in my younger riding years. I've had to learn to try not to crash too much because things break when I do now. I don't bounce as well as I used to.

ya sucks getting older. we don't heal up as fast as we did in HS! but age is just a number. if I can throw a leg over a bike still. I will. if I can hold a wrench still. then I will dig in the spare parts pile or look on trash day. find a bike to rebuild. don't have room to park another bike. build it to sale or give away to a needy person. no reason not to join in on the build off!

 

[Ulu]

I wasn't calling anyone names . . .

Well I was, and I apologize.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Remind me again why I'm doing a skinny build..

These suckers are so wide I had to switch aspect ratio

 

[Slow-Rider]

thinking out side the box. a friend built this on another bike site. would something like this go in. muscle bike class or BMX/ off road class??

 

[Captain Awesome]

thinking out side the box. a friend built this on another bike site. would something like this go in. muscle bike class or BMX/ off road class??
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I would venture to say neither

Doesn't meet the 2 of 3 rule for muscle and that rear tire does not scream off road