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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?
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  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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Tagged cyclocross, Girls Bike BBW, single speed, Stainless Steel Dropouts
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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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Tagged single speed, Utility Cyclo Crpss
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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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