Two. Sinister Splurge and my 20's Elgin. Two multi-speeds, and a couple of kickback/autos I believe from looking at the finished thread..
WINTER BUILD OFF PRIZE THREAD!
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There's a very heated battle for third. It's a three way tie at the moment!Putting up a 3-spd sturmey archer "Austria" hub. No other markings. Nuts look original chrome. Luke, for 3rd(for threespd), or you can give out as you choose!
Que Bueno! A sweet 3spd for 3rd. will be right on.
Funkme
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I have a 3 speed on 1910.Does that count?
I need another 3 speed for my next build.
I need another 3 speed for my next build.
Ha! Is it a hub, or a gearbox? Let's add it to the list....three for three!
Funkme
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I have a vintage sachs-Torpedo 3 gear hub,thats what the suicide shifter is for...
OOPS! Missed it when I saw the wheels & hub you planned to strip. My bad! If I had paid closer attention to your final wheels, I would have seen your early Sachs 3111, a very much unseen and under-appreciated bicycle hub. It may have even affected my voting if I saw it!
The Schwinn Austria SA is still up for grabs! The race for 3rd for the 3spd is between 3 now!!! Thanks funk.
Funkme
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You see threads get overlooked sometimes...I miss a lot also,it's hard when you are building.OOPS! Missed it when I saw the wheels & hub you planned to strip. My bad! If I had paid closer attention to your final wheels, I would have seen your early Sachs 3111, a very much unseen and under-appreciated bicycle hub. It may have even affected my voting if I saw it!
The Schwinn Austria SA is still up for grabs! The race for 3rd for the 3spd is between 3 now!!! Thanks funk.
I like those old hubs,they just keep going.
Winners for these prizes have been contacted and they will be on the way soon!
Congrats to everyone for an awesome build off.
Barn Rod by @@Psycho Sammi, has won Best Rusty Rat Rod Bike. This was picked by my girlfriend and myself. And this is the prize.
Reasonable facsimile thereof by @@us56456712, has won for Last Place Prize.
Giving him a brake! I am sure he will put this to use on his next build.
Congrats to everyone for an awesome build off.
Barn Rod by @@Psycho Sammi, has won Best Rusty Rat Rod Bike. This was picked by my girlfriend and myself. And this is the prize.
Reasonable facsimile thereof by @@us56456712, has won for Last Place Prize.
Giving him a brake! I am sure he will put this to use on his next build.
GOT IT yesterday! Thanks, for right now, I have it proudly displayed in my bike shop!
Funkme
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Cool they gave me a tracking no: and it showed the delivery.
Enjoy a drink or 2...
The Sturmey/Schwinn hub is on the way! Steves super clean rat is a well deserved 3rd. finish.......Nice Job on the Bomber Rat. ...
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I got the ....y prize brake lever in todays mail. I would like to use it for my BOTEN bike as I am contemplating the use of a front brake. If I use the bars I want then the ....y prize won't fit because these old bars are too wide, I spread a stem. Makes fitting grips a challenge too. I will probably have to use a motorcycle lever. If I find better bars I will use those, perhaps bars from a 1980 mountain bike would give me the look I am after.
This would work for the ....y prize but I don't care for the alloy look, I like chrome for the build I am thinking about, but that might change to.
Bars I got (too big a diameter for my ....y prize).
Thinking about using either one of my Bendix red bands or a Bendix manual 2 speed if I can build one out of the 2 and half ones I have left over from building one for my friend. The axles I have are not real good so we will see about the 2 speed. I re tapped one and the other is a little bent and has rusty pitted threads and would have to be straightened and re taped. I was gong to try and built this over the winter but never got around to more than cleaning and re taping the one axle. I got a dirty feeling that the axes are not usable. I have both the available rear cogs; 18 and 19 tooth and want to use the 19.
This would work for the ....y prize but I don't care for the alloy look, I like chrome for the build I am thinking about, but that might change to.
Bars I got (too big a diameter for my ....y prize).
Thinking about using either one of my Bendix red bands or a Bendix manual 2 speed if I can build one out of the 2 and half ones I have left over from building one for my friend. The axles I have are not real good so we will see about the 2 speed. I re tapped one and the other is a little bent and has rusty pitted threads and would have to be straightened and re taped. I was gong to try and built this over the winter but never got around to more than cleaning and re taping the one axle. I got a dirty feeling that the axes are not usable. I have both the available rear cogs; 18 and 19 tooth and want to use the 19.
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There is always another bike to put it on down the road.I got the ....y prize brake lever in todays mail. I would like to use it for my BOTEN bike as I am contemplating the use of a front brake. If I use the bars I want then the ....y prize won't fit because these old bars are too wide, I spread a stem. Makes fitting grips a challenge too. I will probably have to use a motorcycle lever. If I find better bars I will use those, perhaps bars from a 1980 mountain bike would give me the look I am after.
This would work for the ....y prize but I don't care for the alloy look, I like chrome for the build I am thinking about, but that might change to.
Bars I got (too big a diameter for my ....y prize).
Thinking about using either one of my Bendix red bands or a Bendix manual 2 speed if I can build one out of the 2 and half ones I have left over from building one for my friend. The axles I have are not real good so we will see about the 2 speed. I re tapped one and the other is a little bent and has rusty pitted threads and would have to be straightened and re taped. I was gong to try and built this over the winter but never got around to more than cleaning and re taping the one axle. I got a dirty feeling that the axes are not usable. I have both the available rear cogs; 18 and 19 tooth and want to use the 19.
Funkme
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A sack of decals arrived today.I've got more squadron decals. So... the winner will get an assortment of U.S. Navy F/A-18 squadron "Zappers". Like this...
Excellent!!!! Now Ineed to think of a build I can apply them to...
Thanx a mill Mike.
Will post a pic with all the swag and bike when they arrive...
