Chicago Tail Draggers JDRF raffle bike build

[Onewheelsqueel]

****Final update, we have a winner!****

Congratulations German Monarrez on winning the Chicago Tail Draggers 2017 raffle bike!

Thanks to the people that donated parts, to the labor involved to get it to where it is, to everyone that took a chance on buying a ticket or 45 of them. You know who you are and we couldn't do this without you.

Along with raised $1434 to donate to The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation!






****Update edit, bike is nearly done!!!!****
Huge huge huge thank you to all who dontated to our raffle bike build! We couldn't have done it without you. This just proves that we have one heck of a great bike community. The bike is nearly done. I had a hiccup with the pleated tank but that will be taken care of by capable hands (another bike guy). The bike is coming out just awesome we premiered it yesterday and tickets are now on sale and we did a awesome amount of sales as well. I will have a ad up for online ticket sales either today or tomorrow. But here's the nearly finished product it showcases many good people's big hearts and talents. I have a list I will post of people who helped when I post the ticket sales and those that helped will be rewarded with a ticket / tickets to show our appreciation of your support.

Now the bike -

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Original post-

So this will be the second bike we will raffle off next year at our show in Chicago. This year we raffled off a custom built Elgin moto balloon bike and raised $1200 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund! @SlyRed built that bike and we helped sell tickets. This year in order to reduce money spent and maximize donation we are doing the bike as a group effort and looking for parts donations. The frame, seat post, and a yellow band kickback hub donated by @us56456712. @SlyRed will be donating wheel assemblies to the project.


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Saturday I added a seat which I will be recovering and the guts will be powder coated by @XC204 along with the frame/fork, wheels, and other misc parts. Also added a fork that @SlyRed donated

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Then I took the bike to @Pookie42 and we tried some fenders which weren't to be, they wouldn't work.

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But the stem and kickstand will work.

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Parts needed:

Rear reflector.

Pre war CWC tank. (yeah right)

Hate to be picky but we are looking for parts in good shape so as to help keep with a nice bike.


Parts donations are as follows:

us56456712: frame, seat post, yellow band kickback.

@Pookie42: truss rods / kickstand

@Smoopy's: Bars / Tires

@Frank boglioliFenders / rack

I@Ifitsfreeitsforme: Seat / grips

Aaron- @ratrodz: Sprocket

@Falstaff: Half link chain

Gary Ross- Powder coat, SA 3spd

@SlyRed - chrome spokes, front hub, wheel lacing and truing and pin stripes on wheels.

 

[Onewheelsqueel]

Link to the wanted ad for parts needed.

http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/in...ike-parts-needed-all-parts-considered.100035/

 

[Onewheelsqueel]

Wow! This is gonna be one cool Raffle bike! Huge thanks to @frank boglioli for donating a rear rack, fenders, reflector mount, and Goose Island Green line today. They give a Great look to the raffle bike. This is gonna be good! Thanks again to everyone who has helped it come along this far already!

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[Onewheelsqueel]

Ok got the pic to work. Ugh.

 

[us56456712]

Wow! This is gonna be one cool Raffle bike! Huge thanks to @frank boglioli for donating a rear rack, fenders, reflector mount, and Goose Island Green line today. They give a Great look to the raffle bike. This is gonna be good! Thanks again to everyone who has helped it come along this far already!

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Good progress so far. Someone will have a nice ride.

 

[Onewheelsqueel]

Good progress so far. Someone will have a nice ride.

Yes sir, and we will hopefully raise a lot more $ for JDRF.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

Great start!


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[jamesdart]

Nice build. My son is T1D so it's cool to see some of my own hobbies kicking some funds into JDRF.

 

[Onewheelsqueel]

Recieved a seat and grips from @ifitsfreeitsforme

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I also recieved the bars and tires from @Smoopy's and will have to get a pic of them to post.

Again thank you to everyone donating parts, your help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Onewheelsqueel]

Update. As it sits with pookies wheels and tires for mockup

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Powder coated assembled wheels
26x2.125 brick tread on alum 50mm hoops

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[Onewheelsqueel]

It's bout to look much different as well.

 

[Fv2]

Looking good so far.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Love the curve on the rack supports! Ties in nicely with the stays...

 

[us56456712]

Looks like some work has been done to the drive side seat and chain stays. It's a beautiful bike. Did anyone attempt to rebuild the yellow band kick back?

 

[Onewheelsqueel]

Love the curve on the rack supports! Ties in nicely with the stays...

Yeah they tie in really good, they would have been on a CWC frame just like this one.

 

[Onewheelsqueel]

Looks like some work has been done to the drive side seat and chain stays. It's a beautiful bike. Did anyone attempt to rebuild the yellow band kick back?

Yeah the dents were filled in by welding over them and grinded then filed down, multiple times.

And yeah the kickback wasn't used, a new Sturmey Archer 3spd was donated and laced in by @SlyRed

 

[Onewheelsqueel]

The kickback will probably be sold to fund other parts for the bike. If not sold sent back to @us56456712

 

[us56456712]

The kickback will probably be sold to fund other parts for the bike. If not sold sent back to @us56456712

You could also keep it and use it for next years raffle bike.

 

[Onewheelsqueel]

You could also keep it and use it for next years raffle bike.

That may work as well

 

[us56456712]

That may work as well

This could give you more time to find someone who could rebuild it. I think it would add a whole new dimension to a raffle bike. It would give you lots of bike types to explore. Just think if you had a full sized vintage folder frame. Put luggage racks on it and you would have a 2 speed cruiser for the camp ground. No cables and almost nothing could go wrong with it to mess up your camping vacation, except a flat. This could be a bike you put in the back of your truck topper after you jammed in all your camping gear. I don't even know if they made a full sized folder other than military bikes. Lots of places to go besides the usual with a kickback. Nothing against the usual either.