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WOW! I have never seen a fork shear in half like that before! Glad you had a backup option ready. Sounds like you got a plan! Looking forward to seeing how you execute it.

Thank you! And it's not even all the ones I have! Yeah, those longhorns need to go on something. I just haven't found the right bike for them yet.

Made some more progress on Schwindecisive today! First thing I tackled was swapping out the 52-tooth Monark chainring for a smaller 46-tooth Schwinn chainring. I tried test-fitting another Schwinn chain guard with the 52t Monark chainring to see if I could make it work, but there just wasn't...

Like Red Green once said, "I'd recommend you put a real good primer on those pizza boxes, 'cause when cardboard gets wet, it loses a lot of its strength."

🤣 Just as the prophecy foretold! Thanks! I've been itching to use that fauxtina technique at some point again myself.

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Thanks OddJob! I'm looking forward to finally getting this Schwinn done!

Just when I thought I was out, you guys dragged me back in. 🤣 In all seriousness though, I'm glad I was able to participate in the Build Off with one of my unfinished projects. Thanks! Funny thing about those paperboy bars: they're actually from my Columbia/Western Flyer Newsboy Special...

Awesome video! I'll have to check out more of her stuff! And now I really want to build a swing bike from my junk frames... Thank you! Thanks! 🤣 Haha, no, that's just all the weeds compensating for the Bermuda grass! Thanks Marshall! Sweet, I'll have to check it out!

That tank turned out FANTASTIC! If I didn't know any better, I'd say it was an old metal tank!

Thanks Pondo! Mind if I borrow that?

I normally prefer bike tanks inside the frames, but holy cow, that tank next to the nanner looks AWESOME! I think it's got potential!

My entry for this year's Build Off is the very first bike that got me into this hobby 6 years ago: my 1950 Schwinn DX I won at an auction for $65. It's gone by a few names and gone through a few build threads over the years, but not once in those 6 years have I been able to complete it. For...

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I'm a bit biased towards Murrays, but that JC Higgins has awesome character to it! Still, I think that Murray would make for a great BMX/klunker/standie build, so either way, I think you've got 2 good candidates there!