Recent content by margo

Wheels are from Bicycle Wheel Warehouse online. Starting at 75 bucks ish. Available in different colors and build packages too (these were 100 with black hubs, spokes, and rim tape).. Pretty good deal imo. Got most of the assembly done last night...still needs fenders, grips, and accessories...

As it sits today. Picking up seat, tubes, and whitewalls this weekend. Drivetrain to follow.

Thanks to all for replies. I am thinking that a 1/2" chain is going to be what I will set up. I think I will throw the 1" drivetrain on my burrito (which needs a good pair of rusty old wheels anyway 8) ) and give my sister's ride the 1/2" off my 79 Schwinn, which I am trying to work into a...

This was my next idea. The only issue I can see with it, is that the skiptooth cog seems thicker than a standard 1/8" cog. Will there be any issue with bad chain wear from having this extra room to move? This bike is going to be a primary mode of transportation for my college bound sister, so...

I have a skiptooth cog on a New Departure coaster brake from a late 40's Schwinn DX that I am looking at fitting onto a newer coaster brake style wheelset. The cog is attached (assuming threaded on) to the drive screw and held on by a threaded lockring. My question is: Is the internal...

Are you planning on using that bar (or similar) to link directly from the handlebars to the fork? What about rigging up a sprocket on the front head tube and connecting it via chain to your rear steer tube. Looks like a fun ride though :) Looking forward to seeing it finished up

All good advice above...one more thing to keep in mind (usually only an issue during winter months) keep your workpiece as close to room temp as possible...if you are storing long bits of tubing outside in cold night air, try to get them warmed up before you weld them. This will allow the weld...

Look forward to seeing this one further along... Nice choice in beer 8) If you like a hoppy brews, try to get your hands on Ranger IPA from them too...my new favorite New Belgium beer!

I think you should have left the tongs intact... :lol: I was thinking about doing something similar...wanted a casino theme...dice caps, roulette wheel pattern fenders, and poker/blackjack chainguard, and stick some cards in the spokes 8) If I had the patience, I would tear down a set of...

I am not running them right now...but I also have three spokes missing from my front wheel and one from the rear :oops: The majority use corrugated plastic (campaign sign type) sign board. You cut the major diameter to fit inside your brake surface or tires if you are fixed, cut the minor...

I currently play on a 4 speed mountain bike...2 rings up front that I can pick the chain up and drop to change gearing for grass vs. hardcourt...and a 2 speed rear hooked up to a gripshift so that I can shift on the fly to pull a little more speed if I have a break away or need to get back to...

Anyone here play the game on grass and/or hardcourt? I am currently playing both out in Boulder, and am thinking about swapping out some parts on my 79 Schwinn, throwing some 48 hole Chukkar wheels on it and making it my new hardcourt beastie. Thought it would be fun to have a classic out on...

Frame and all parts, except the fenders, are blasted. The chain was caked with the black, greasy soot that showed its age, and I'm sure is loved by most everyone on this site except for me :) I soaked the chain in a solvent for 2 days, and wire wheeled it to get most of the aged crud off...

Kid sister is heading off to college this summer. My parents are sending her without a car, so I decided to build her a campus cruiser. Hunted this beast down on CL. Best I can make out, it's a pre-48 (ish) DX. Tore it apart 2 nights ago...everything came apart nicely, and the frame is...

A photo I took of a friend's custom built 29'er while were out on the Kokopelli trail last fall. And a concept for a lowrider I though about.