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Hey everyone, I've been lurking here for a while now and actively participating on the Facebook group, but I've decided it's high time to joined up here!
I'm a former automotive restoration tech and performance tuner, and a current stay-at-home dad, located just outside of Atlanta, GA. I got into bikes a little over a year ago when on a whim I decided to build a banana seat bike for my son's birthday. It's constructed from two Walmart girls bikes, which I cut in half and welded together. After completing that build, I was hooked. I now have almost 40 bikes ranging from a pre-war Rollfast (a former RRBBO competitor!) to a 2000s Huffy Slither, and everything in between. I collect and build whatever I think is cool, and I'm not particular about brand. That said, at least a quarter of my collection consists of Murray-built bikes, so I have developed a bit of a soft spot for them!
Without further ado, here are a few of my bikes:
My first ratbike build. This was the what got me hooked!
1938ish Snyder-built Rollfast (or possibly Hawthorne.) This was originally entered in RBBO9 as "The Merc" AKA "Godspeed" by a member whose name I forget now!
Huffy Slither with a mild stretch, on 20x3's.
My most recent build, "Event Horizon." Started with a '93 Huffy Good Vibrations frame and added homemade dropout extensions and 29" rollers from a Genesis GS7.
I'm a former automotive restoration tech and performance tuner, and a current stay-at-home dad, located just outside of Atlanta, GA. I got into bikes a little over a year ago when on a whim I decided to build a banana seat bike for my son's birthday. It's constructed from two Walmart girls bikes, which I cut in half and welded together. After completing that build, I was hooked. I now have almost 40 bikes ranging from a pre-war Rollfast (a former RRBBO competitor!) to a 2000s Huffy Slither, and everything in between. I collect and build whatever I think is cool, and I'm not particular about brand. That said, at least a quarter of my collection consists of Murray-built bikes, so I have developed a bit of a soft spot for them!
Without further ado, here are a few of my bikes:
![54385219_1162387220609773_4624306608027992064_n.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/714/714d08a228a9274f07521fc077ae3710.jpg)
My first ratbike build. This was the what got me hooked!
![53817058_1162461020602393_5517716816991879168_n.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/9dc/9dc2447f4583c52f4fd1cf3481e218c1.jpg)
1938ish Snyder-built Rollfast (or possibly Hawthorne.) This was originally entered in RBBO9 as "The Merc" AKA "Godspeed" by a member whose name I forget now!
![55604976_1171295966385565_5900559593188098048_n.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/8f8/8f847b533c6e59e27b1785040113261d.jpg)
![53908331_1163627520485743_7538991068587491328_n.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/afa/afa6a57695dcac04f9bae118831094a3.jpg)
Huffy Slither with a mild stretch, on 20x3's.
![54799894_1169782389870256_4562407728336601088_n.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/d98/d98cdb129b4e0985f9801bfd4e3df52e.jpg)
My most recent build, "Event Horizon." Started with a '93 Huffy Good Vibrations frame and added homemade dropout extensions and 29" rollers from a Genesis GS7.