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Looks like you need to trim some spoke ends or are you going tubeless? Beefy spokes look good.
Good eye, yes there are some spokes that need to be trimmed down. I tried to take care of it with a Dremel but it was just taking too long. I'll just take it to work and use some air powered tools on it.
So about a year ago I got a cheapo auto body repair kit from Oreilly's. I had not opened it until this build, it's what I used to pop the dents out of the rear fender.
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Being the frugal ratter that I am, I like to reuse a lot of parts or buy parts that are a little jacked up. Saves some $$.
I am going to reuse the fender braces that came on the bike. All were bent, but easily straightened by hand.
Except for this kink:
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Grab an anvil that I think will fit:
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Yup:
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Few well placed taps with the hamer and not perfect, but mo' betta:
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
Being the frugal ratter that I am, I like to reuse a lot of parts or buy parts that are a little jacked up. Saves some $$.
I am going to reuse the fender braces that came on the bike. All were bent, but easily straightened by hand.
Except for this kink:
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
Grab an anvil that I think will fit:
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
Yup:
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
Few well placed taps with the hamer and not perfect, but mo' betta:
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
I have a similar set, use it all the time for stuff on bikes...
Luke.
Luke.
mockup mockup mockup...
Carl.
Carl.
Another great tool to look for is a cobbler's or shoemaker's anvil. These are great for a lot of uses.
Thanks for following along everybody.
Since I don't have a proper tall cycle truck stem I'm going to use these wide, low rise schwinn apes. They actually look pretty good with a big basket on the front.
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
Was going to use this seat:
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
But it was a little too ratty for this build. I started to pull it apart for recovering and could feel the top pan crumble a bit so I decided to put it back together and save it for the right bike. I didn't have another complete saddle that wasn't already designated for a future built so I had to rat one together.
Take one nice girls seat guts and put them on a men's seat with bad guts.
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
Now I have a men's seat with good pans and guts!
Not just yet. I have been doing some test fitting, but still have aways to go before mock up.
Yeah, I gots to find me one of those.Another great tool to look for is a cobbler's or shoemaker's anvil. These are great for a lot of uses.
Since I don't have a proper tall cycle truck stem I'm going to use these wide, low rise schwinn apes. They actually look pretty good with a big basket on the front.
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
Was going to use this seat:
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
But it was a little too ratty for this build. I started to pull it apart for recovering and could feel the top pan crumble a bit so I decided to put it back together and save it for the right bike. I didn't have another complete saddle that wasn't already designated for a future built so I had to rat one together.
Take one nice girls seat guts and put them on a men's seat with bad guts.
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
Now I have a men's seat with good pans and guts!
Those bars should look great on there. Good work on the seat too!
Luke.
Luke.
He takes his time, you know that guys. Patience is virtue. By the time he's done with his kids bike she'll be in highschool.
I'm not the one to complain I'm just as bad with knitting.
Be easy on him Mom! Maybe middle school, but not high school. I'm the same way.
My ideas for the seat didn't pan out. I got frustrated and had to step away for awhile. But now I'm back in the saddle again...
Ok, enough bad puns.
I made this frame plate at work tonight:
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I'll test fit it when I get home. If it will ever stop raining for long enough, I might get some paint on this thing!
Finally got back to tackling the seat...not sure of it's durability but I'll give it a try until I can do up a more permanent solution. This is what I did for the single pan:
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Pan, felt, bandana and 3M headliner glue.
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
Pan, felt, bandana and 3M headliner glue.
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
image by LowpowerD, on Flickr
Ok, ok, ok...I'm ready now.
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After recovering the saddle tonight I'm feeling much better about this build. Reprofiled the rear of the chain guard to fit around the small chainring and into the frame. Got a "correct" stem (thanks schwinnspastic), but I think I'm still going to rock the apes. And going to use some slim coke bottle grips from a schwinn excesizer.
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Seat looks great!
Luke.
Luke.
I dig it, those are some beefy spokes!
Great work, Rg
Great work, Rg
Cool! Does your wife know you swiped her scarf yet?
