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Pondo

Pondo

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Presenting Doom Slug, my 1950 Roadmaster styled up as a late '50s kustom.

Full build thread here.​
 
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This bike was my first klunker and has been a fun ride for the last few years.
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I wanted to give it a new style and decided to go with a late '50s early '60s kustom boulevard cruiser theme. But I wanted it to look like it was built in the late '50s and has been sitting in the garage for the last few decades.

I decided to do white accents with the white glitter grab rail seat, pedals, grips, Shelby chain guard and new 2.4" whitewall tires. Here's an early mock-up.
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I decided to use some crusty old white S2 rims and wanted some extra gears to help out with the hills in my neighborhood so I undertook my first real wheel build to add a cool Sturmey Archer drum brake hub. I've never gone through the whole process of measuring, ordering spokes, lacing and truing before so this was pretty fun.
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To shift the gears I added a derailleur and stem shifter from an old 10 speed. I mounted the shifter to the seat stay under the saddle for a jockey shift arrangement that worked out great.
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I bobbed a rear fender from a Huffy for the back. Stripped that and parts of the chain guard to bare metal to accent the chrome on the tank.
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And added a cool chopper headlight
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Polished up the head badge a bit and rubbed the old paint and primer down with WD40.
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The chain ring looked too new to me so I gave it a skip tooth conversion by grinding off every other tooth. Then I gave it some RaT-ina for an aged aesthetic.
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The whitewalls were new and looked it so I toned them down with some paint and wood stain. It's a great bike, looks great rides great and I'm pretty happy with it!
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Pondo, you basically achieved everything you envisioned for this ride; which is hard to do! The '50s vibe, the rear hub conversion and wheel lacing, all your touches on the RaT-ina, especially the chain ring and tire aging ... :113: !!

Kudos on a great build!
 
Pondo said:
This bike was my first klunker and has been a fun ride for the last few years.
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I wanted to give it a new style and decided to go with a late '50s early '60s kustom boulevard cruiser theme. But I wanted it to look like it was built in the late '50s and has been sitting in the garage for the last few decades.

I decided to do white accents with the white glitter grab rail seat, pedals, grips, Shelby chain guard and new 2.4" whitewall tires. Here's an early mock-up.View attachment 275781View attachment 275782

I decided to use some crusty old white S2 rims and wanted some extra gears to help out with the hills in my neighborhood so I undertook my first real wheel build to add a cool Sturmey Archer drum brake hub. I've never gone through the whole process of measuring, ordering spokes, lacing and truing before so this was pretty fun.
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To shift the gears I added a derailleur and stem shifter from an old 10 speed. I mounted the shifter to the seat stay under the saddle for a jockey shift arrangement that worked out great.
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I bobbed a rear fender from a Huffy for the back. Stripped that and parts of the chain guard to bare metal to accent the chrome on the tank.
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And added a cool chopper headlight
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Polished up the head badge a bit and rubbed the old paint and primer down with WD40.
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The chain ring looked too new to me so I gave it a skip tooth conversion by grinding off every other tooth. Then I gave it some RaT-ina for an aged aesthetic.
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The whitewalls were new and looked it so I toned them down with some paint and wood stain. It's a great bike, looks great rides great and I'm pretty happy with it!View attachment 275795View attachment 275796
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Great work! I would love to ride this one around!💪🏻
 
Roosterbooster0 said:
So you got a lil hint soul!!! Mhmm I see ya
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Haha! Thanks man!!
OddJob said:
Pondo, you basically achieved everything you envisioned for this ride; which is hard to do! The '50s vibe, the rear hub conversion and wheel lacing, all your touches on the RaT-ina, especially the chain ring and tire aging ... :113: !!

Kudos on a great build!
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Thanks OJ. It's been a really satisfying build. Just a week ago I wasn't sure if I would cross the line with this one so I put off the chain ring conversion but it worked out. I've really appreciated all the input and advice from you and everyone. It is a great ride and I love it!
Shrunken_Head_Pedaler said:
Great work! I would love to ride this one around!💪🏻
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Thanks! If you're ever visiting Yosemite drop me a note and I'll bring some bikes and cruise the valley paths with you. :cool2:
 
Pondo said:
Haha! Thanks man!!

Thanks OJ. It's been a really satisfying build. Just a week ago I wasn't sure if I would cross the line with this one so I put off the chain ring conversion but it worked out. I've really appreciated all the input and advice from you and everyone. It is a great ride and I love it!

Thanks! If you're ever visiting Yosemite drop me a note and I'll bring some bikes and cruise the valley paths with you. :cool2:
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Deal!😎✌🏻
 
CONGRATS!! Awesome job on a killer rat! Well done brother!
 
That Roadmaster is Old. Skool! When I saw the first photo, I was wondering how you linked a skiptooth chainring to a cassette wheel, and now I know! You nailed it! That really does look like a period custom. Great job!
 
Bike from the Dead said:
That Roadmaster is Old. Skool! When I saw the first photo, I was wondering how you linked a skiptooth chainring to a cassette wheel, and now I know! You nailed it! That really does look like a period custom. Great job!
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Thanks man! It was a super cool project and it's a really fun ride. I think this one will stay in this configuration for quite some time. 👍
 
Road Master said:
I have been gone a few years - moved to Florida. Imagine my surprise when the first bike I see is a Springer Roadmaster ! You put a huge smile on my face. Great Job !!!

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Good to see you back here on RRB! Hope you will jump in with a build in the near future.
 
Road Master said:
I have been gone a few years - moved to Florida. Imagine my surprise when the first bike I see is a Springer Roadmaster ! You put a huge smile on my face. Great Job !!!

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Welcome back! I'm glad my bike brought you a little joy. It has been doing the same for me. Do you still have your Roadmaster? I'd love to see it. :cool2:
 

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