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Time or Money

Don’t ask me if it is worth it to add 8 hand fabricated pieces to the super high quality dropouts I buy from the good folks at Paragon Machine Works. It makes the rear end behave as though the axles were effectively wider, makes a huge stout interface with the chain and seat stays and when asked for gives a discrete mounting point for rack and fender hard ware.
One day I’ll grow up and have parts like this machined so I can save a couple of hours labor. Tomorrow these get cleaned up and welded. If I am lucky I can get a pile of tubes mitered up and fit into the jig as well. Clock is Ticking. Continue reading

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BBW T-shirts getting closer

TweetWould you wear this? Or this? Would you pay $20 for one printed on super sexy American Apparel?

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Duo-Tone (or) Stopping by the neighbors to borrow some sugar

TweetSo the stories of some of the bikes listed on my last post is not quite complete.  #13, my after hours built cross stead had gotten an emergency top tube replacement after I’d revealed a not repeated design flaw riding … Continue reading

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Belly Aching BBW Builder Beats it out of the Basement to Re-Wind His Wind Spring

TweetNo, there was no set due date but in my determination to push the duo of dame’s frames out the door I diligently pushed through the last week of work getting them finished  forgetting something critical for the maintenance of … Continue reading

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Swowy Wednesday WTF, WAFWOT

TweetBBWs #26 &#27 are both at the last stage before they are entirely tacked and welded and ready for their alignment check and finishing.  With so much time invested already I went ahead and spent the better part of the … Continue reading

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I was in the Basement, Anyone know if that Giant Rat saw his Shadow or not

TweetWinters grip hasn’t loosened in the least yet but with the death of my computer my own grip on sanity sure has. Without the inter-web at my disposal I spend a lot more time cursing at WERS for going to … Continue reading

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Ben gets his gun & the next batch of BBWs for BBWs is taking shape

TweetB. Frank picked up his flat black, single speed-able cross racer today. As with a lot of the frames that I sell to my hard riding peers it will initially be built with whatever he can manage to scrape together … Continue reading

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Black on Black

TweetI was initially pretty bummed when sponsored BBW rider Ben Frank insisted upon flat black as the color for his much delayed by the painter Cross Bike. Finally getting it in hand after 2 months, a rejection, and a re-coat … Continue reading

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Last Post Deleted Due to Whininess of it, Time to Forget Women & Build Some Bikes

TweetHoora, or insert your own favorite testasterone slogan here.

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2010 Leaves me speechless yet, Here are some pictures instead

Tweet Finally have a FlickR account for the photos as well.

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