Phoenix

[us56456712]

Phoenix, risen up from ashes.

 

[ingola]

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I was hoping you would bring that over here to

 

[us56456712]

I was hoping you would bring that over here to

Thanks

 

[Son of Kradus]

Hooray, im not the only one.........fire pit for paint stripping....only when neighbors are out!!!!

 

[ingola]

Thanks

Should show the whole thing

 

[us56456712]

Hooray, im not the only one.........fire pit for paint stripping....only when neighbors are out!!!!

Got no neighbors this time of year, there all in that ..... Florida place. We cut our old cabin off the foundation with worn out chain saw chains and bar, pulled it off the foundation with a giant come-a-long attached to a tree and I burned it to save demolition costs. That was this time of year. Our contractor built our current home in the winter.

 

[us56456712]

Should show the whole thing here

I’ll get around to it.

 

[us56456712]

Hooray, im not the only one.........fire pit for paint stripping....only when neighbors are out!!!!

That was my feeble attempt at forge brazing the head tube extensions on. The springer fork tube was too long for the frame I was using and the headset was larger than the old road frame. It looks bad but worked. Paint removal, in the fire was a just a bonus.

 

[us56456712]

I’ll get around to it.

Slow site, 5 seconds to show the letter you typed. Then after all the struggling your post disappears. Then there is the Oops, something’s wrong notice I get. Sometimes it’s a normal site like my other blogs, sometimes it’s a pain. This is why I don’t post much here anymore. What, I’ll post of the build will be photos, too much bother with words. You all will have to figure out what’s going on. Doing this post it disappeared and I had to do it again and I got the oops notice.

 

[Captain Awesome]

Slow site, 5 seconds to show the letter you typed. Then after all the struggling your post disappears. Then there is the Oops, something’s wrong notice I get. Sometimes it’s a normal site like my other blogs, sometimes it’s a pain. This is why I don’t post much here anymore. What, I’ll post of the build will be photos, too much bother with words. You all will have to figure out what’s going on. Doing this post it disappeared and I had to do it again and I got the oops notice.

Strange

 

[Captain Awesome]

My guess is it must be service or something related. Don’t think it’s the site. Working as usual on desktop and mobile for me

 

[us56456712]

My guess is it must be service or something related. Don’t think it’s the site. Working as usual on desktop and mobile for me

This is the only site that is problematic

 

[Pondo]

When I've had problems with this site a quick reboot has taken care of it. Cool project!

 

[us56456712]

One inch motorcycle bars. Gooseneck and levers modified to fit. Hand truck one inch grips. Wide bars as in the sepia photo I posted below. 7/8 motorcycle bars would require a Problem Solvers shim for the 1 inch gooseneck to fit.

 

[us56456712]

When I've had problems with this site a quick reboot has taken care of it. Cool project!

I tried that, doesn’t work. I’m now posting a few words, then editing and posting and repeat. Otherwise if I’m not quick everything disappears. I can’t see what I type as it takes five seconds for each character to appear.

 

[Pondo]

Bummer. Hopefully it will sort itself out soon.

 

[us56456712]

English 1940s post WWII gravel pit/bomb crater racing. Homemade bicycles with springer suspension, wide bars and drum brakes.

French Velocross bicycle from 1950s.

650b rims and wide touring tires, shifter modified to mount on bars and derailleur bash cage.
please wait an hour to comment as I post in small sections and save and add more. I’m not done with a post for half hour. This is the third attempt as it keeps disappearing.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

English 1940s post WWII gravel pit/bomb crater racing. Homemade bicycles with springer suspension, wide bars and drum brakes.View attachment 251766
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It was also done in the Netherlands after the war, some good history of "Fietscross" here:
https://universityofbmx.com/history-of-bmx/history-of-dutch-fx-1950s

 

[us56456712]

It was also done in the Netherlands after the war, some good history of "Fietscross" here:
https://universityofbmx.com/history-of-bmx/history-of-dutch-fx-1950s

Fiets means bicycle in Dutch. Dutch racing with a springer.

Fiets cross or FX , Holland 1940s-50s.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

jeez and I thought bmx and mtb were something "new". Guess not.