Bar Fly - (Patina on the Apes)

[karfer67]

This bike is killer

 

[jats]

looks great cool patina pattern on the bars!!

Troy

 

[junknutz1975]

Nice job on the patina!

Looks SICK! :shock:

 

[tvc15]

The patna on this bike and the overall look is +++

 

[justride]

At the Shiny Side Up in San Jose today. Will take some more pics of Bar Fly, and some of the other bikes here.

 

[justride]

Live from Shiny Side Up

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

This bike is pure COOL! The patina on the bars looks great! 8)

 

[justride]

Re: Bar Fly - (Done and dusted)

Thanks Schwinnray. She got a lot of looks at Shiny Side Up today in San Jose.

I took a little time to sneak away from the show to snap a couple more pics.

For a while, I had a vintage gooseneck on the bike, but the apes had a smaller diameter, and the spacers just ruined the look. Fortunately, a buddy had this beat up old BMX stem, and I thought it was perfect.

I also got around to installing the shifter. I decided to put it on the seat tube, but kick it to the side a little to make it easier to reach.

To hold the cables in place, I used the old spokes from the same wheel I got the front hub from.

With that, I think she is done... May be time to post in the completed bikes section...

 

[junknutz1975]

Just the way I like 'em! 8)


Sick bike dude!


:mrgreen:

 

[Randythe Rat]

Just the way I like 'em! 8)


Sick bike dude!


:mrgreen:

+1 perfect! Super Cool bike.

 

[kingfish254]

When you drilled the mounting holes for your shifter on the seat tube, did you make sure that no metal shavings went down the tube to the BB? I did the same thing and didn't even think about it until someone pointed it out. I cleaned out my BB and tube before riding it.

Killer build by the way!

 

[justride]

Lol, yeah, but only by accident. I had assembled the BB with no grease, so I had to take it apart and noticed the metal shavings in there... Never would have thought about it otherwise.

Thanks for the compliment. One more BBO in the bag.

 

[tvc15]

I love this bike... a rattier rod than the rest for sure! Nice work!