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I used a torch and my usual mild steel dimpling tools do try and widen the chain stay gap. I couldn’t get the chrome molybdenum tubing...

I used a torch and my usual mild steel dimpling tools do try and widen the chain stay gap. I couldn’t get the chrome molybdenum tubing...

I didn’t finish in time for the end of the build-off so I’ll finish up here. I put the rear wheel on today. 38 mm tires are tight, I’ll...

BUILD JOURNAL: HERE --------------------------------- The Story As I wheeled the rejuvenated 1982 Malvern Star Sprint 12 out of the...

Meh…. She’s done. Test ride around the block was fine. Seat is WAY too low for long rides, so, I’ll have to lift that up…. But...

https://ratrodbikes.com/threads/crusty.119345/ Back surgery hampered the snow riding but got out a bit today with the brace on for a few...

This granny bicycle (omafiets) is ready for the finished build thread. There were some 'detailing' ideas left, but time and budget made...

I didn’t finish. This is as far as I got. I still have to weld on a different chainring, finish lacing the back wheel, put on the rear...

I woke up this morning to this.

I used 270 and 276, which is close enough that spoke head washers on one side centered the hub. Pro wheel builder gave me 269 and 274...

Ski flying used to be much more dangerous. The agony of defeat dude wasn’t the only jumper that day to qualify to the hospital. They...

I’ll run it again and try and get it right. I think I saved a photo of my old numbers. It’s close now. New spokes are cheap enough, but...

Oh no helpful you are. I’m going to revisit my calculations. I appreciate your input. Now I know where I went wrong. I reordered my...