I just got this frame a few days ago from another member. thanks again, yeshoney. He used it a few years ago in Build Off 7, and as much as that fantastic bike deserved to stay together, his willingness to part with the frame and my ability to rationalize made it happen. Check out the bike he built here:
http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/in...-a-red-bike-and-want-to-paint-it-black.61034/
I had to set another project aside for the moment to put this one together. Here's the frame sitting next to the 1940 Elgin Twin Bar I'll be building down the line a bit:
I had some spare parts around, and I had to ride it as soon as possible, so I put it together over the last few days, and it rides as good as it looks. Probably the most fun you can have on a bike. I've only done a few miles so far, and I'm sure I'll have it apart a few times before I'm done. I have an 8 speed wheelset on another bike that's due for maintenance, so I'll probably swap that out for awhile while I work on it in a few weeks, but until then, it's a blast in this configuration. Rebuilt New Departure D on the back and an nos ND WL on the front, both blackout, and the second set of wheels I've built. Yeshoney sent it along with blackout cups in the head tube and bottom bracket, which matches nicely. I might swap the rear out for a Morrow blackout hub I have on another bike. I like the way the bars I currently have on it ride, but I'm not sold on the look, so that will probably change a few times as well. Forks will change as well. Cranks and chainring I like, and I'm pretty happy with the seat, though I may restore that or find someone willing to swap for a similar black version, not sure yet.
My wife has chimed in that we should call it the Phantom, which fits, so there it is. Anyway, I'll update this thread as things change, but for the moment, here it is, fresh off the first ride:
http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/in...-a-red-bike-and-want-to-paint-it-black.61034/
I had to set another project aside for the moment to put this one together. Here's the frame sitting next to the 1940 Elgin Twin Bar I'll be building down the line a bit:
I had some spare parts around, and I had to ride it as soon as possible, so I put it together over the last few days, and it rides as good as it looks. Probably the most fun you can have on a bike. I've only done a few miles so far, and I'm sure I'll have it apart a few times before I'm done. I have an 8 speed wheelset on another bike that's due for maintenance, so I'll probably swap that out for awhile while I work on it in a few weeks, but until then, it's a blast in this configuration. Rebuilt New Departure D on the back and an nos ND WL on the front, both blackout, and the second set of wheels I've built. Yeshoney sent it along with blackout cups in the head tube and bottom bracket, which matches nicely. I might swap the rear out for a Morrow blackout hub I have on another bike. I like the way the bars I currently have on it ride, but I'm not sold on the look, so that will probably change a few times as well. Forks will change as well. Cranks and chainring I like, and I'm pretty happy with the seat, though I may restore that or find someone willing to swap for a similar black version, not sure yet.
My wife has chimed in that we should call it the Phantom, which fits, so there it is. Anyway, I'll update this thread as things change, but for the moment, here it is, fresh off the first ride:
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