Is the Muscle Bike Build Off Annual?

[Couch tater]

I've got my 700x28 pizza cutters on full standby alert. Let's make this happen!

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

ISO 630 4 LYFE

 

[ingola]

I've been itching for a reason to use this chrome Robinhood

 

[threeforks]

"Skinny" means just that.
low rolling resistance on pavment, sometimes dangerous on gravel or with small rocks on pavement.

Even 700x38 c is approaching wide. A great size, good on gravel, but rolls OK.
I have a wheelset like that waiting, but that's not really "skinny"

The "idea" of a "skinny" BO sounds like a fun challenge, but it ought to stay "skinny".

27 x 1 1/4, 26 x 1 3/8, 700 x 30 c, or less. Or "sew ups" , if any of those survived .

So how about a "skinny" only, but then anything else goes , BO ?

Any frame, stock, cut up and "changed, or hacked.
Road, muscle, chopped or low rider.

Just an idea.

 

[SwissGuy]

If we go with the three categories I'll probably be in with two builds:
"(never give up) Hope4muscle":
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And I'll also might give the donor bike of that build a chance to become "Skinny'ma":
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The build concept is already forming in my head (hence the name) and I have a very special "paint job" in mind. If we go traditional without a skinny category I'll save the idea for the next summer BO and focus on my kids bike.

Man, I'm already hunting for/scoring (non) bike parts for the skinny build...

 

[ingola]

I love the idea of something we don't see around here often.

 

[threeforks]

Man, I'm already hunting for/scoring (non) bike parts for the skinny build..

The "non bike parts" bike sounds like another idea for a BO.
It's been done, ya know, bedframes, toilets, lawnmowers, picknick tables and whatever.

But a decicated "non bike" bike build might mean 4 classes of BO, too many for one winter.

I still like the "skinny' with anything else goes class.

 

[Captain Awesome]

"Skinny" means just that.
low rolling resistance on pavment, sometimes dangerous on gravel or with small rocks on pavement.

Even 700x38 c is approaching wide. A great size, good on gravel, but rolls OK.
I have a wheelset like that waiting, but that's not really "skinny"

The "idea" of a "skinny" BO sounds like a fun challenge, but it ought to stay "skinny".

27 x 1 1/4, 26 x 1 3/8, 700 x 30 c, or less. Or "sew ups" , if any of those survived .

So how about a "skinny" only, but then anything else goes , BO ?

Any frame, stock, cut up and "changed, or hacked.
Road, muscle, chopped or low rider.

Just an idea.

The only problem there is that this is already an add on to an existing build off which is the annual muscle build (aka winter build off) we can't make up a bunch of categories and delineation

I say keep it simple. Sub 1.5" tire width, 26" or larger, everything else goes

 

[SwissGuy]

I still like the "skinny' with anything else goes class.

So let's go for it!

 

[Captain Awesome]

The "non bike parts" bike sounds like another idea for a BO.
It's been done, ya know, bedframes, toilets, lawnmowers, picknick tables and whatever.

But a decicated "non bike" bike build might mean 4 classes of BO, too many for one winter.

I still like the "skinny' with anything else goes class.

Don't forget you guys are welcome to setup your own challenges at any time

https://ratrodbikes.com/forum/threads/how-this-works.23034/

 

[threeforks]

No mini challenge today.
My time to spend on the 'puter today is used up.
I will be looking foward to seeing what the winter BO ends up as.

 

[SwissGuy]

The only problem there is that this is already an add on to an existing build off which is the annual muscle build (aka winter build off) we can't make up a bunch of categories and delineation

So why not keep down on two, skip offroad for this year and do skinny instead?!

I say keep it simple. Sub 1.5" tire width, 26" or larger, everything else goes

What would that mean translated into metrics...? (sorry but to lazy to get out the calculator)

 

[Captain Awesome]

So why not keep down on two, skip offroad for this year and do skinny instead?!

What would that mean translated into metrics...? (sorry but to lazy to get out the calculator)

Technically it's 38.1mm but for the sake of blowing people's minds maybe 40 and under? Thoughts

 

[ingola]

40 and under sounds great.

 

[SwissGuy]

40 and under sounds great.

+1

 

[SwissGuy]

Just checked on a sellers site:
40-622 equals 28x1,50" It's labeled as trekking-/city-tyre.
By looking at it on the ad pictures I still would consider it skinny, but right at the edge. So using this as a max sounds good to me.

 

[ingola]

Also the Canadian size 28 1 1/2 called an f12 tire.

 

[RustyGold]

I say keep it simple. Sub 1.5" tire width, 26" or larger, everything else goes

...or just sub 1.5"...that opens up mini-velos, child road bikes, 24" Schwinn lightweights and copies, etc.

 

[Grant]

1971 Raliegh Record fixie that I am building.

 

[Couch tater]

1971 Raliegh Record fixie that I am building.

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That bike has such a cool vintage look & paint. I was going to use a sad emoji because I'll be competing against it .