Thank you Matti!
Shoestring (DONE!)
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Aren't the Komet hubs copies of the Sachs hubs? Or do I mix up stuff now?
Hey, every bit of info helps! One thing I'm already seeing is that these Komet hubs apparently used a specialized spanner to take them apart. I would figure I could just use regular tools to take these apart, but I have not had that kind of luck, not even with a vice.
I'll definitely want to do a more thorough search on the forums and YouTube here in a bit. Thanks for the help though!
I don't know. Feels like I've seen both names on the same hub before.
MattiThundrrr
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You can see on this one (from Sweet Marie) the F&S stamping above the word Komet
The headbadge is FANTASTIC. That font is a great match. Now you have me thinking about what to do with this part of MY build-off bike...
Thanks man! I tried to get the font as close as possible to the original Murray font.
That's a good place to add your own signature to your bike! Built by Murray, rebuilt by ParkRNDL! Plus it's got a cool shape that could be really fun to fill in!
Komet hubs were made by Fichtel & Sachs, so yes they are Sachs as Matti indicated.
Lots of cool work going on. I like the dirty dancing you're doing with the tire. Shoe polish can help with that as well.
Killer graphics and decal design. Kepp up to good work!
Killer graphics and decal design. Kepp up to good work!
Thanks Kingfish! Yeah, Dad said something about that. What I'm thinking about doing is brushing a light layer of grease around the tire, but I might just try the shoe polish trick too. I've also thought about trying paint, but I'd like to be able to wash it off in case I change my mind later.
Thank you! Will do!
If they are the same, this site might help:
http://www.scheunenfun.de/explosionszeichnung.htmTo my knowledge this is the most complete resource to all things Sachs hub related!
The rest of the site is a treasure trove as well if you are into old European/German bikes. The design is very outdated but the content is mint!
Awesome! I'll be sure to check it out.
Alright! I just finished the 3rd sticker design for Shoestring! All that's left to do now is artificially age both this sticker and the last one I created, lay out all 3 sticker designs on a single page, and take them to the library to print them all out!
Just to elaborate on this sticker and the reason behind it: The sticker is a spoof of Football logos for the Super/Rose Bowl, and even some racing stickers from the 1950s/1960s. It's a big reference to The Dust Bowl and The Great Depression of the 1930s, a time when a lot of folks didn't have a lot of money and had to make do with what little they had. Fitting, since this sticker's going on a bike that's all about making do with what I have without spending a bunch of money. This sticker references a particular phenomenon of the time where the dust, dirt and wind were so bad, that families would place their bowls upside-down on the table to keep the dirt out of them, and only flip them right-side-up when it was time to eat. So this sticker design shows an upside-down bowl on a table covered in halftone "dust," with the year when the Dust Bowl began, 1930, underneath the table in Roman numerals. I also covered the table in a red and white checkerboard tablecloth to add a little color, and suggest a hint of racing, like how the "Okies" raced to California to escape the dust and find a better way of life back in the day.
Just to elaborate on this sticker and the reason behind it: The sticker is a spoof of Football logos for the Super/Rose Bowl, and even some racing stickers from the 1950s/1960s. It's a big reference to The Dust Bowl and The Great Depression of the 1930s, a time when a lot of folks didn't have a lot of money and had to make do with what little they had. Fitting, since this sticker's going on a bike that's all about making do with what I have without spending a bunch of money. This sticker references a particular phenomenon of the time where the dust, dirt and wind were so bad, that families would place their bowls upside-down on the table to keep the dirt out of them, and only flip them right-side-up when it was time to eat. So this sticker design shows an upside-down bowl on a table covered in halftone "dust," with the year when the Dust Bowl began, 1930, underneath the table in Roman numerals. I also covered the table in a red and white checkerboard tablecloth to add a little color, and suggest a hint of racing, like how the "Okies" raced to California to escape the dust and find a better way of life back in the day.
MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck was a tremendous novel portraying the struggles of an Oklahoma family on their trip to the west. The struggles and heartbreak and disappointment in a dream that doesn't pan out provide perspective on current issues.
I need to read that book sometime.
Struggles...heartbreak...disappointment....dream that doesn't pan out. Yep sounds just like current issues here in the RRBO. So many hopes and dreams, but only a few will win.
Every builder who completes a bikes, wins a bike.
And honestly, that's the best reward anyone can get for participating in these Build Offs. Sure, prizes and trophies are nice, but I enter these competitions to get my bike projects done. No better motivation than a friendly competition with a deadline!
It’s a heart wrenching story, and it is guaranteed to depress you a little.
I have lived 47 years among those same massive orchards and vineyards in central Cal, where this trouble occurred in real life.
There were, and are, huge ancient oak trees here in many places, which is why there were the “Oakies.”
They came from all over the east, not just Oklahoma.
The locals called them that, because the immigrants slept out under the oaks at night.
It was another word for a homeless person or a tramp.
