RAT ROD BIKES BUILD OFF 2 DISCUSSION

[yeshoney]

Go for it!

As long as you say it started as a girls frame and you are adding to it via welding, I'd say you are covered.

 

[low_life]

I really want to join the fun with this bike but I want to do a girls/boys conversion. I assume that lets me out because of the welding rule unless there is an exception for the girls/boys conversion? Please advise... Otherwise I'm going to just go ahead and build it anyway.

I'm just curious what that fork is off of. A friend of mine just bought a fork like that off the bay and was wondering what it was.....thanks

 

[Lightfoot]

I'm just curious what that fork is off of. A friend of mine just bought a fork like that off the bay and was wondering what it was.....thanks

Looks like a columbia

 

[Kustom Kreator]

yep, it's a columbia. The springer is why I want to use this bike and convert it. The fork is too long to use in a mens head tube. Just look at the length of the head tube on this bike!

 

[Schwinnspastic]

Kustom Kreator as long as you leave the original frame structure intact your fine but why do you want to change it..nice girly bike the way it is.

 

[Rat Rod]

The winner of the build off will receive one of these limited edition RRB shirts
that was designed by martin....our member representing France.

 

[Schwinnspastic]

Martin that is a great graphic ...I'd lay my money down for that shirt

I really think this will be a great build off and way to fun

 

[goldz56]

yep, it's a columbia. The springer is why I want to use this bike and convert it. The fork is too long to use in a mens head tube. Just look at the length of the head tube on this bike!

:idea: if you want to use that fork on another frame cut a piece of 1 1/4'' black gas pipe and it will slide right over the fork tube, cut it to the length you need for a spacer, put it on below the bearing race and problem solved. btw some cheap pipe has a seam on the inside make sure the pipe that you use doesn't.

 

[aka_locojoe]

Sorry if I missed it but is there a deadline to enter by?

I'm really busy for the next couple of weeks but think I'll have some spare time after that.

 

[Boneshaker]

NO FRAME MODS????? I guess evrybody's stuck usin' a "square" frame!!! :mrgreen:

 

[xddorox]

I would just like to mention that after less than 48 hours of the build off launch we already have a very diverse group of bikes about to be reborn. With all these different bikes on the workbench, I doubt very much that this will be a boring build off. Are we having fun yet? :mrgreen:

 

[tartosuc]

I would just like to mention that after less than 48 hours of the build off launch we already have a very diverse group of bikes about to be reborn. With all these different bikes on the workbench, I doubt very much that this will be a boring build off. Are we having fun yet? :mrgreen:

I totally Agree with you Gerry,

this should be an interresting build off..i'm desperatly looking for a frame to enter the build off!

 

[xddorox]

I'll keep my eyes open for you tartosuc.

 

[tartosuc]

I'll keep my eyes open for you tartosuc.

thanks!

 

[october]

well, i guess it's a "straight bar" build off... :?

oct.

 

[mastershake916]

well, i guess it's a "straight bar" build off... :?

oct.

I noticed that there are a lot also, I have a frame that I was going to build up, but I think I'm gonna choose something else now.

 

[Boneshaker]

I'm just bummed 'cause I'm guessin if I take a mountain bike frame, flip it and make a board tracker outta it I'm DQ'ed.

That's okay, I got my connections on the job lookin for a frame. Okay so my ONE connection.

 

[Rat Rod]

41 bikes entered on the first build off and we're already up to 26 bikes on the 2nd.

 

[Kustom Kreator]

I'm gonna build my girl's Columbia and convert it to a mens frame. If I get disqualified for it I don't care. It's all good, I was going to build this bike anyway. It's just happens to be the same time the contest is running.

 

[october]

41 bikes entered on the first build off and we're already up to 26 bikes on the 2nd.

rat rod,

out of the 41 to enter, how many were finished, to vote on?