thx bud, i gotta tell ya, your bikes have been so insparational its not funny. your retro racer is a rolling piece of art work.
gaboon ebony is such a treat to work with (bag pipe wood) its very hard but carves real easy with carbide burs (dremel-the ones with cutting edges) i haven't sanded that skull, it was carved with round burs, end of story. the wood has its own natural oil. if i took the time to polish it, ya get a black lacquer type finish. you'd have a hard time telling it was wood. with a month or 2 of regular use, it will actually polish up on its own.
just took the bike around the block and dam near killed myself. (note to self, make sure you have the coster bracket inplace)
i forgot to put it back on, so when the brakes where applied, it rotated till it locked the wheel tight. i wasn't going very fast so it just scared the crap outta me.
put the bracket back on and it works like a champ!
soooo heres the finished build.
since the bike wasn't the quick build i expected it to be and the matched forks and rim i found in my basement (which spawned the destiny name) ended up not being used, i'm changing the name to lucky 13.
13 has been my lucky number since the age of 5. my babysitter rifled through my mothers jewerly box.(a very good friend of my parents-at a very tough time in his life-no excuses)
he hid all his loot in the neighbours yard under a rose bush. looking back i think it was all part of his plan to look innocent (check my pockets kinda deal)
well one of the chains with a #13 charm got snagged on the roses. i found it the next day when i lauched my soccer ball into the yard (and the rest of the jewelery.)my mom gave me the charm/chain and its been my number ever since.
this also turns out to be my 13th bike.
i was very lucky it showed up at my door, cause i love her dearly!
enter lucky 13!
