The Spoken build + some others (updated 6/8/09)

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Riverbend Bicycles

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These first pictures are of the build of the bike I recently finished. I call it the Spoken bike. I've been riding it for a couple of weeks and I love it. It's got a sturmey archer 8 speed rear hub that makes it nice on these dirt roads that I have. It also has drum brakes front and back, Brooks seat, Felt 24x3 tires, Brooks leather bar wrap, and Sun double wide rims.
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I call this one the red bike (creative title right?)
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My 52 Hornet 24inch. This was pretty rough when I got it. I made it a Hornet, I don't know what it was before. It didn't have the tank or truss rods and was brush painted orange over the original green.
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This is a Sears Spyder I restored. It wasn't in too bad of shape, although I did put new rims and handlebars on it.
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This last one is the first bike I ever really worked on. It's a 26in Schwinn frame, with a 24inch rear and 20inch front tire.
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I am going to try and build a rat rod this summer if I can. I've got a few frames to choose from. An old Coast King cantilever, a lugged Triumph, and maybe even a Swingbike frame that I haven't felt like restoring correctly. Thanks for letting me post on this great site.
Talk to you soon,
Steve
 
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wow that spoken bike is a masterpiece! as i was scrolling thru the pics i was wondering how sturdy it was then i saw the spokes! very very creative!
the other bikes are great also!
 
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very cool that spoken bike.

you should use the hub in the midle as an attachement point for a suicicde shifter!
 
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Hooch said:
wow that spoken bike is a masterpiece! as i was scrolling thru the pics i was wondering how sturdy it was then i saw the spokes!
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Me too......That is very cool. imagine the possiblilties.
 
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WOW TALK ABOUT A TRIP
NICE WORK ON THE FRAME
REALLY NICE! :D
 
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UNREAL! that thing is truley awesome.

hypothetically speaking, how much would you sell that thing for? All Sentimentality aside
 
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Truely a masterpiece. At first thought, I was thinking "Thats a different way to get a little suspension out of a frame" and then the spokes fill in and I am blown away. If it rides half as nice as it looks, then you got a million dollar ride there. There are little columns of smoke across the country from everyones gears turning in their heads, I know mine are. The last time I got this excited about a build was when October built his own stretch frame out of a Huffy. Congrats on a great looking bike.

Lefty
 
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Yeah....I'll be the cliche guy.... :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: !!!! Holy Buh-Jeebus! Way to hit the ground running.....

.....continually amazed here......
 
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GTCOMA said:
UNREAL! that thing is truley awesome.

hypothetically speaking, how much would you sell that thing for? All Sentimentality aside
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It's hard to put a price on this one, because of the time invoved. I'm hoping this is just a prototype of things to come. I'm going to ride it hard this summer and make sure it holds up. Then this winter I'm going to try and build a few with some improvements as far as materials and final fit and finish. I hope to have something I would feel comfortable selling by the end of the year. I'll be sure to post pics if this ever happens. Thanks to everyone for the compliments.
JoeyMac said:
that spoke bike is really creative. I have this image in my head of the whole thing spinning on that center axle :)

And Nice Spyder! I have the same one in gold, but it doesn't look as good as yours!
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I also have a Spaceliner, but nothing like yours. I've never seen one that nice.
 
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im in amazment, art its art in its finest. when your to old to ride it, it needs to go into the smithsonian!!!or at least a bike museum.the creativity here on this site holds no bounds....
 

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