TRADITIONAL El Blanco LeTerd

[Captain Awesome]

Don’t reduce. Just load them in all their glory

 

[kingfish254]

He wanted to photobomb it, just so I could say.
Great Dog Terd photo!

 

[Pondo]

If I try to take a picture of the dog he will have nothing to do with it but if I want it o get a pic of a bike he’s always “Heywhattayadoin’?”

Shop inspectors are the best! Love the stem and bars too!

 

[Bike from the Dead]

Need to figure out a way to reduce image size with the phone. Used to always load to computer first and do that but works out easier now to just take from phone to rrb.

Sometimes I just upload photos directly from my phone, and it'll work fine for the most part, but what I usually do (since I take tons of photos) is copy pictures from my phone and Nikon to an external hard drive, pick out the best ones, and crop, edit, and scale them down in Photoshop until each file is under 2.5mb. It's a process, but I've always been more comfortable sorting, editing and sharing photos on my computer than on my phone.

 

[Chad T]

Sometimes I just upload photos directly from my phone, and it'll work fine for the most part, but what I usually do (since I take tons of photos) is copy pictures from my phone and Nikon to an external hard drive, pick out the best ones, and crop, edit, and scale them down in Photoshop until each file is under 2.5mb. It's a process, but I've always been more comfortable sorting, editing and sharing photos on my computer than on my phone.

That’s what I have always done but I don’t have an easy way to transfer from my new phone to the old laptop.

 

[Bike from the Dead]

That’s what I have always done but I don’t have an easy way to transfer from my new phone to the old laptop.

How old is your laptop? Maybe there's an app or program you could install that could allow you to transfer your files again.

 

[Wayne]

That’s what I have always done but I don’t have an easy way to transfer from my new phone to the old laptop.

Do you have email on the old laptop? I email pictures from my phone to myself and then have them on the computer.

 

[Chad T]

Do you have email on the old laptop? I email pictures from my phone to myself and then have them on the computer.

Yeah could do that. Could also download from here and resize but I think for now I’ll just leave some extra frame and crop. I’m pretty lazy when it comes to technology.

 

[Chad T]

I think this counts as a doodad. Removed the stickers on the brakes that cover the bolt holes so wanted to make something to finish that off. Kind of tried to mimic the old “dots” on Schwinn and Dia Compe levers.

Had some left over red spoke nipples. Needed to put a little bit of tread on the outside of the ends.

Then cut them off and try not to lose them.

Then they just thread into the ends of the holes.

 

[OddJob]

Here he goes! Mr Cool details comin' to life.

 

[Pondo]

That is slick!

 

[kingfish254]

Classy!

 

[Chad T]

Decided to clean up the stem. Since I wanted to smooth the welds I just went ahead and filed/sanded all the black off. (Looked like it was powder coat anyway. )

Old cut off steer tube from fork worked nice with spacer to hold the stem. Was going to look for some old handlebars to hold the other end when I realized I could just take out the spacer.

…yada yada yada….here we go.

And my hands hurt just looking at that!

I find it therapeutic. So far so good. Probably best to not get carried away…

 

[BobbyStillz]

Decided to clean up the stem. Since I wanted to smooth the welds I just went ahead and filed/sanded all the black off. (Looked like it was powder coat anyway. )

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Old cut off steer tube from fork worked nice with spacer to hold the stem. Was going to look for some old handlebars to hold the other end when I realized I could just take out the spacer.
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…yada yada yada….here we go.

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I find it therapeutic. So far so good. Probably best to not get carried away…

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[Pondo]

Probably best to not get carried away…

That stem looks like chrome now! Is it steel or aluminum? Man, that looks like it was a lot of work.

 

[Chad T]

That stem looks like chrome now! Is it steel or aluminum? Man, that looks like it was a lot of work.

Aluminum. I had it in the vice all week just did a bit at a time. Last leg was a bit of work as I wanted to finish it before I got in the shower,

 

[kingfish254]

That's sexy!!!

 

[OddJob]

He's known as "Chad T-he Buffer" , 14th in a long line of Polish monarks.

 

[kingfish254]

You should add this to the tips and tricks section

 

[Chad T]

Yes and I need to get on the terd part before time runs out again. . But wanted to mock up the bars to see how everything looks.

Fork is 20” bmx stand in. Grips are Bontrager mtb. “Olive Gray”.

Used the older stem so as to avoid the blocky 4 bolt modern clamp.