It's made from several things I found at the thrift store that had hoops. Probably candle holders or warmers that held Sterno? Not sure but they were cheap. I used a heavy duty reflector attachment. The welding is bad because the hoops are stainless and I didn't use stainless welding wire. I had to weld it many times with a lot of heat to get it to penetrate and then grind and weld again. It works great. The long spring saddle is homemade to.
You might be interested that I have bent the tips of the chain tensioners when klunking. Happens a lot. On my Columbia Klunker I resorted to track style heavy duty tensioners. A cheaper pair bent right away. I keep bending them on the Snyder and will probably go with the track style.Cover bare metal frame/fork in epoxy primer, then high build primer, sand. Paint stenciled areas black, lay down stencils (sweat). Paint frame/fork mango color. Carefully pull stencils and lay down four coats of clear, hang & wait a couple days. Wet sand frame/fork paying special attention to stenciled areas. Polish frame/fork with a cutting compound, then a buffing compound, then spay wax to a high luster. Sand and polish sling shot stem (..because it has to look as good as the paint. Yes you've opened a giant can of worms.) Open a beer, stand back and say, "Dang that looks good!".
Funny... I was just thinking about this yesterday. If I bend them, I'll switch to a heavier duty track style billet tensioner.
Yeah, they got to be tight, almost dragging. Long pull levers give you twice the pull with half the leverage. You get a VERY slight improvement with long pulls but you have to squeeze twice as hard, stick with what 808 said.
Wow cool stuff. This will make a great looking bike. You must be young. I couldn't ride a 18 x 32 tooth single speed. I have to do some pushing with 24 x 23. I can ride almost all of the green and blue trails with 24 x 23 but not all. Forget the black diamond stuff, I have to walk about half of those trails. I am 71 and am amazed at the power available to young legs. Looking forward to seeing the finished product.Got a few more parts in for this sucker.
-SA rear drum
-White Industries 18t freewheel
-White Industries ENO 170 crancks
-White Industries 32t chain ring w/ integrated bash guard.
-Tange 68/103 BB
All i need now are some Paul levers and a chain. I've never used one, but I'm gonna try out a half link 3/32" chain for this.
White Industries used to recommend a 103mm BB for folks who wanted to run an ENO on their track bikes. I wonder if they changed the design, or....? I feel like I owe you a BB set....
Ah.. no worries Rob. Had to start somewhere. If the 107 doesn't work, I'll bump up to 110. I was all excited to get the cranks on and got road blocked! Now the shipping wait begins.. which sucks in December.OH, dang.... my bad.
I guess the bright side is, if you had to change the rear spacing to 115mm, you can probably juggle spacers to dial-in the chainline perfectly for the 107mm set-up, and then dish the wheel accordingly.
Again, I apologize for the mix-up.
