You won't need the fan assist if you eat enough beans on the ride!
Thunderbolt Grease Slapper
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How's the gearing on that hot tamale Tom, er, Carl? I lost count, but that front chain ring looks to be around a 53 t monster! If you get that up to speed, you'll be 'blowing by' the other riders in more ways than one on your S.O.B (south of the border) ride.
Nobody light a match...
Gerty says there's a 20 tooth cog on the red band 2 speed hub, running 1:1 in high and .67:1 in low, a 52 tooth Evans sweetheart with a 20 tooth cog is 2.60 ratio in high. Now calculate the 26" rim with a 2.10 tire using a 52 tooth sprocket and a 20 tooth cog and you get 68.14 gear inches which Tom boy says is actually pretty easy to pedal and that's in high!
Merle.
Well folks after all of that...
Gerty pulled a 3 speed from a Rat,
with matching black rims, red nipples and steel spokes. I won't bore you with math but Tom says 2nd gear feels like high gear on the two speed kickback and 3rd will really get you moving. It's still a coaster so there's only the one cable. All around nice guy Tom Slick likes it simple. I'm guessing Tom's looking for a race, but I'm also wondering where Gerty found that rear fender? Looks to me like it was originally on the front.
Remember there's no such thing as too hot of a sauce on the Tamale Ride, Marigold...
Merle.
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Gerty pulled a 3 speed from a Rat,
with matching black rims, red nipples and steel spokes. I won't bore you with math but Tom says 2nd gear feels like high gear on the two speed kickback and 3rd will really get you moving. It's still a coaster so there's only the one cable. All around nice guy Tom Slick likes it simple. I'm guessing Tom's looking for a race, but I'm also wondering where Gerty found that rear fender? Looks to me like it was originally on the front.
Remember there's no such thing as too hot of a sauce on the Tamale Ride, Marigold...
Merle.
Sent from the edge of an alternate universe...
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Tom wanted to try the original in the rear so full fendered it is. What is he thinking?
Merle.
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Merle.
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I don't know what Tom or anyone else is thinking, but I'm thinking that fender looks great.
Glen.
Glen.
I really like that first fender in the rear, the color match with the frame; that white border on the fender is real 'racy' . The full fender does make the back tire look fatter. Depends on what 'Tom' is trying to achieve.
Black wheels look great!
Black wheels look great!
^ What he said...
Well Croozers, Bruisers and there's no such thing as losers here at ratrodbikes... The Tamale Ride is done and dusted. There were a few folks in attendance who have bikes in the build off, but our hero was the only one who actually rode his build off bike, the Thunderbolt Grease Slapper.
Also, both fenders are original to the bike, but the rear was repainted before. Orange!?!?! Gerty, repainted it again in a faux weather finish.
Merle.
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Also, both fenders are original to the bike, but the rear was repainted before. Orange!?!?! Gerty, repainted it again in a faux weather finish.
Merle.
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Nice Rat-ina on that rear fender. Wow, Finished huh? I guess Tom Slick being first to the finish line was a real thing. 
"There's no such word as finished in bike building, Marigold." Tom Slick. "I know a few choice words Tom boy. Bash yer knuckles on a frame a couple times and you will too!" Gerty Growler.
Now, now folks, don't get bunched up in a pack. I heard there's a race coming up you won't want to miss. The Tour De Pork. It's a 3 stage race for heavyweights starting out with a roll thru the Hot Dog stand district, where you must stop and wolf down as many franks as you can. There's a complicated algorithm for scoring the first stage, a combination of weight gained and minimum lap times divided by the finish placing, multiplied by actual hot dogs consumed! Save some room for dessert.
Merle.
Now, now folks, don't get bunched up in a pack. I heard there's a race coming up you won't want to miss. The Tour De Pork. It's a 3 stage race for heavyweights starting out with a roll thru the Hot Dog stand district, where you must stop and wolf down as many franks as you can. There's a complicated algorithm for scoring the first stage, a combination of weight gained and minimum lap times divided by the finish placing, multiplied by actual hot dogs consumed! Save some room for dessert.
Merle.
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Is Hunter S. Thompson writing your blog?
Love the build ... and the reading
Love the build ... and the reading
Is Hunter S. Thompson writing your blog?
Love the build ... and the reading
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
Hunter S. Thompson
I should aspire to be so eloquent...
Merle.
Hello ratters, here's just a teaser for the upcoming Tour De Pork. Remember, there's no word as whoa! in a Hotdog eating contest...
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Cool stem.
Looks like Tom found a rubber baby buggy bumper for the rear fender... What's in your pocket?
Merle.
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Merle.
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There should be a category for first one finished, 
Time out.
It's not finished.
There's still over 3 months to go!
It's not finished.
Google Tom Slick & The Thunderbolt Grease Slapper.
It's ok if you don't get it.
But understand, it's not finished.
and remember there's no such word as finished
until Gerty says it's finished.
Carl.
It's not finished.Nice Rat-ina on that rear fender. Wow, Finished huh? I guess Tom Slick being first to the finish line was a real thing.
Ha! @OddJob will win thatThere should be a category for first one finished,
It's not finished.
There's still over 3 months to go!
It's not finished.
Google Tom Slick & The Thunderbolt Grease Slapper.
It's ok if you don't get it.
But understand, it's not finished.
and remember there's no such word as finished
until Gerty says it's finished.
Carl.
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