Death Trap

[us56456712]

I’m calling it close on the painting. It was in the 30s F last night and 44 F now. It’s going to be 67 F this afternoon so I’m trying to decide if I should try the clear coat. I’m worried the base may lift.

 

[us56456712]

Bogus Breezer frame, bogus Brooks B72 saddle and now bogus TA crank. I filled the molded in the Maxy logo with JB Weld and put on these stickers, just like guys with 390 mills would put on 427 logos, which fooled no one once it was running. Their held on with epoxy.

 

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[Captain Awesome]

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Very nice. Love the top tube decal

 

[us56456712]

Very nice. Love the top tube decal

Bogus

 

[MattiThundrrr]

* @Captain Awesome , you're Keanu

 

[Captain Awesome]

@Captain Awesome , you're Keanu

 

[us56456712]

I transferred the rear hub and spokes off the flattened Araya rim onto the good Araya rim I got from Horsefarmer. I did a little assembly today.

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[us56456712]

We have been gone so I’m starting up again today. It’s drizzling but it’s going to clear later today. I need to adjust the derailleurs and mount the pump and bottle cage.

 

[us56456712]

I went for a ride. Next storage or a wall hanger.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I think it looks good enough to display. Nice work

 

[us56456712]

I think it looks good enough to display. Nice work

It would be better displayed than ridden. It’s a tank

 

[Sue12]

How can you not ride it? Hand built swing thing!

 

[MattiThundrrr]

It's not a swing bike,. I think perhaps you mistook his chrome pump for a hinge? It's a tribute to the first bike made specifically for the purpose of mountain biking, the legendary Breezer One

 

[GeePig]

It would be better displayed than ridden. It’s a tank

Lovely bottle, though

It has been a great build, I have thoroughly enjoyed following you through your toil and trouble, the snow, wind and black flies!

 

[Slow-Rider]

It would be better displayed than ridden. It’s a tank

so once every 2 weeks cruise it. the rest of it's life display it.

 

[us56456712]

22 miles, part in the rain yesterday. Mostly paved bicycle paths with a little easy dirt hiking trails. The left crank arm kept coming loose. I’ll have to ditch the crank spindle bolts and dust cap as a unit and go to separate bolts and dust caps. This didn’t happen when I rode it in primer so the square taper needs to be jammed in further, probably from the multiple times it’s been on or off. Are they ever done? It rides good, no hands no problem.

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

No Hands, No Drift = Straight Frameset

Nice Job!

 

[Tallbikeman]

Beautiful job on faux Breezer. I raced against these bikes in the late klunker era of Northern California MTB racing. We called it klunker races before it was called MTB races. I had a klunker made from a Schwinn Varsity frame. It was a 27" wheeled bike with a 26" frame before modification. I ran a coaster brake rear hub on 26" x 1.75" aluminum wheels and semi knobby tires. There was enough room for these tires. I had a frame maker braze on Mafac tandem cantilever lugs on the Schwinn forged fork. Magura brake lever. Very reliable and fast mountain bike. Weighed 31lbs ready to race. I loved the klunker era but times change as do the bikes and the Breezer was part of the change.