** The next build off 2024 **

[bruski]

Ahh... that be NZHMS Aotearoa.

 

[ingola]

Don't know if this fits the bill or not.
It was once a bicycle and it's certainly step through.
(Kind of has the rat rod vibe).
Think I will await the verdict of others.

Although very cool no.

 

[Captain Awesome]

STBO - STEP THRU BUILD OFF

• Frame must be a "traditional" step thru (commonly referred to as a ladies frame) in the end configuration (no gender benders to high bar/male)
  • Final say in eligibility will be handled by staff

• Anything else goes
  • From the factory or scratch built

MBBO - MUSCLE BIKE BUILD OFF

• Must meet at least 2 of the following 3 criteria to be considered a Muscle Bike

• Rear tire larger than the front. (Wider or taller or both)
• Banana /Polo seat
• Muscle bike appropriate bars.(Apehangers, Butterfly, Rams Horns, steering wheels, or any other weird variants, etc)

• Anything else goes
  • From the factory or scratch built

Build Off Rules

• Bike build must begin on or after Sept 1, 2024. This isn't a bike show...it's a build off competition. Do not jump in at the last minute with a completed bike
• The point is to build a bike and document the progress in the time frame given.
• You CAN enter more than one bike per class but you cannot enter the same bike in both classes
• Start a new thread in the forum’s Build Off Journal section and use the bike name as the “Subject/Title.” Keep a running journal in your thread about your build.
• Must include before, progress, and finished photos (all in one thread please). Do not start a thread, disappear for 2 months and show up with a finished creation
• Bike must be ride-able and pedal powered
• The Build Off will begin at 12 am North American Central Time on Sept 1, 2024 and Final finished bike photos must be posted in the “Finished Bikes” thread by 12 noonNorth American Central Time on Nov 30, 2024
• Any questions about the build off must be submitted in the discussion section.
• Please be courteous to others and do not fill their build journals with off-topic posts.
• This whole competition is all in good fun. The whole point is to be creative, build something cool and have fun!
• It is up to the competitor to review these rules and decide if their vision fits or does not and what category it fits into

 

[jtmasters68]

Don't know if this fits the bill or not.
It was once a bicycle and it's certainly step through.
(Kind of has the rat rod vibe).
Think I will await the verdict of others.

Thats certainly downhill only . Do it!

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Don't know if this fits the bill or not.
It was once a bicycle and it's certainly step through.
(Kind of has the rat rod vibe).
Think I will await the verdict of others.

Yeah, with the right handle bars and tires, it'll fit in the Muscle Bike category
2 of 3 - Apes and a rear tire bigger than the front.
In fact make it into an INGO style bike for the extra challenge of lacing an eccentric wheel.
^^^ yes this is on my bucket list.
The only problem I see is if it's built already...

 

[Captain Awesome]

The rules are posted

 

[bruski]

Yes, that pedal powered part of the rules is a bit of a problem.
Mind you it was always going to be an issue waiting for the start date.
Think I'll start on it now anyway and put up a pic or two as I go.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Yes, that pedal powered part of the rules is a bit of a problem.
Mind you it was always going to be an issue waiting for the start date.
Think I'll start on it now anyway and put up a pic or two as I go.

Yeah I skipped right over that pedal powered part...
I think that discourages those scraper builds, which is fine by me. I can't see having a bike you can't ride. So the INGO bike and any style of Kick bikes are out of this build off. Maybe at some point in another build off we could have a Super Nontraditional category that all the Kick, Treadle, Gravity and even those dang scrapers could all be in...

 

[Pondo]

I came across this cool custom on FB today, built from a step thru frame. Just wanted to clarify before we get going, this mod wouldn't meet the rules for the step thru class right?

I'd like to build one of these but not for the upcoming build off.

 

[jtmasters68]

I came across this cool custom on FB today, built from a step thru frame. Just wanted to clarify before we get going, this mod wouldn't meet the rules for the step thru class right?
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I'd like to build one of these but not for the upcoming build off.

What a great mod! So "swoopy" looking.

I leap on every bike I own

So when you find a good deal, you jump on it right away...literally.

 

[Pondo]

 

[Pondo]

 

[Pondo]

 

[Pondo]

 

[Pondo]

Not technically a step thru but I love it

 

[Pondo]

 

[Pondo]

And don't forget to bring the Muscle!

 

[Pondo]

 

[Pondo]

 

[The Renaissance Man]

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You can only enter one bike.