Looking like it's about ready to race
RRBBO13 Q U O I S E
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http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/in...le-in-a-limited-quantity.105955/#post-1072759
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I threw together just enough parts to take it for a test ride. It went mostly as expected.
However, I did find out a couple of things that I wasn't happy about. First, the seat springs are pretty weak. My weight alone pushed it almost all of the way down just sitting still. That will have to be fixed for sure. Second, because it is sitting low with the 24" front end, the pedals will hit the pavement if I pedal while turning sharp. That will also have to be fixed. Lastly, the rear wheel felt very unstable and wobbly. That had me concerned about the drop outs until I remembered that I had only finger tightened the spokes and the tire wasn't fully inflated.
That will definitely be fixed.
Here's the first ride picture.
However, I did find out a couple of things that I wasn't happy about. First, the seat springs are pretty weak. My weight alone pushed it almost all of the way down just sitting still. That will have to be fixed for sure. Second, because it is sitting low with the 24" front end, the pedals will hit the pavement if I pedal while turning sharp. That will also have to be fixed. Lastly, the rear wheel felt very unstable and wobbly. That had me concerned about the drop outs until I remembered that I had only finger tightened the spokes and the tire wasn't fully inflated.
That will definitely be fixed.Here's the first ride picture.
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This is the street next to my shop. Not far from the shady lane that I like to use for pics. Next time for sure!
It looks a lot more rideable than it’s Raceliner sibling
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Might be just the weight of your pig tale ?
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Most definitely!
If that's so, I'd say it's more likely to be my beard rather than my hair!Might be just the weight of your pig tale ?
Good luck working out the kinks. Curious how you might strengthen the seat springs.
Love the stance of the 26/24 wheels.
Love the stance of the 26/24 wheels.
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http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/cwc-roadmaster-build-in-brazil.104850/page-2
This worked very well here.
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Thanks for the link, I remember seeing this but couldn't remember who did it. I intend to do the same fix on Quoise. Been searching for the correct size springs but haven't found any yet.http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/cwc-roadmaster-build-in-brazil.104850/page-2
This worked very well here.
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I need to go back and do that with my starsNbars saddle. Great job!
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Everything looked original on your bike! But some of us know the story behind it.
Very inspiring!I found some springs today at the hardware store. I also picked up a couple of eye bolts. This will become a variation of the @léocwc saddle fix.
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So I had the washers welded to the eye bolts to create a 'cup' for the spring to sit in. The length of the bolt was also cut to fit.
It took about a half hour to reassemble all of the parts. With the additional spring holder in the way it was tricky getting the nut and washer inside the lower spring. I put it back on the bike to sit on it and the new springs did the trick! It feels much better now.
The nuts will get swapped out for some matching old ones and the spring will get aged to match but it may have to wait until after everything else is done. This little side project has taking up precious time to get the bike painted and finished.
It took about a half hour to reassemble all of the parts. With the additional spring holder in the way it was tricky getting the nut and washer inside the lower spring. I put it back on the bike to sit on it and the new springs did the trick! It feels much better now.
The nuts will get swapped out for some matching old ones and the spring will get aged to match but it may have to wait until after everything else is done. This little side project has taking up precious time to get the bike painted and finished.
That's a nice bit of hacking.
That saddle looks well-sprung. Good luck on swapping out the old nuts.
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Why struggle with old when you can have brand new?!
https://www.boltdepot.com/Square_nuts_Zinc_plated_steel.aspx
I have a beautiful old seat
that's in need of the same mod.
Nice mod to the mod.
Carl.
that's in need of the same mod.
Nice mod to the mod.
Carl.
Well, aren't you modest.
