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Postby Multipass on Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:25 pm

Is that a blue Varsity I see back there?

Cool reflector BTW.

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Postby Clothespin n on Sat Jul 07, 2007 1:41 pm

Very Cool Mark..

It looks awesome..
another Great Build,

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Postby Markm on Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:44 pm

thanx guys, welcome back kev. Yep, Multi, thats a varsity. It's got that forward freewheel or whatever the h*** it is...
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Postby Rat Rod on Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:58 pm

I like the yellow old school skateboard. :D
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Postby Multipass on Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:20 pm

Markm wrote: It's got that forward freewheel or whatever the heck it is...


Aaah yes, those things. I had the same sort of system on my first 10-speed. It was cool that you could shift while coasting, but I don't know if there were any other benefits.

Lately, whenever I see a diamond frame, I want to make it into a fixie :roll: just a phase I'm going through I guess...

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Postby Markm on Sun Jul 08, 2007 7:40 am

multi: if you want it you can have it!! I'd like a fixie, just to play with, but don't know the first thing about making one!!
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Postby Multipass on Sun Jul 08, 2007 1:05 pm

Markm wrote:multi: if you want it you can have it!!


Ooh! That's a very tempting offer

Very tempting indeed! Hmmmmmm.....

Do you have the original wheelset? I suspect it may already have a fixed gear cluster on the back. If it does, you could swap out the front freewheel for a standard crankset, remove the derailleurs and presto! Instant fixie!

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Postby Markm on Sun Jul 08, 2007 1:32 pm

I do have the wheels but never really checked them out...I'll let you think about the offer for a few then check to see if it is a fixed wheel...also, thanks for the fixie tutorial!!
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Postby Markm on Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:02 pm

got the headlight mounted but its still not working... :?
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got most of the dents pounded out of the chainguard and reinstalled it. Looks like it was bent in half at one time :shock: don't really care for it but it matches,still cant get the stickers off the darn frame though!!
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Postby rat royale on Wed Aug 08, 2007 5:00 pm

You did a super job straightening out the bent chainguard.... Hey.... I got some bent fenders over here :lol:

This looks like it would be quite comfortable.

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Postby Markm on Thu Aug 09, 2007 8:57 pm

tried a slide show... dont know if it worked or not...lmk.different ideas....some stayed, some didnt. Click on pic. First pic is finished product.Thanx, Mark
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Postby skoda on Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:09 pm

I found that the water transfers come off with some cleaners 409(dissolve) or waxes. If not those, swipe em with acetone and couple minutes later, give em another gentle wipe. They should just kinda disappear.
Tire clearance is a terrible thing to waste.
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Postby Markm on Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:42 pm

thanx skoda...Ill try it.
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Re: Collegiate DFBO

Postby Danimal on Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:34 am

I know I'm late to this thread, but I LOVE that bike! Nice job markm.

I'm gonna build something like that someday...

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Re: Collegiate DFBO

Postby Markm on Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:15 pm

thanx Dan. Its really comfortable...
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