[WTB] Pretty much anything in the 18" range...

colker

Well-known member
I'm working on a Medium Yo F/F in Team Violet, like my original Eddy.


I just picked up something else in the meantime, too. Wife is gonna stick a fork in my neck while I sleep... I just know it.


:redface:

a BOI fork?:D

this something else.. what is it?:D
 

Doug Carter

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Staff member
Gonna build a bike path cruiser for summer rides with the wife... moustache drops, Brooks saddle, City Slickers, maybe a single speeder. Not sure really. Some kind of retro racer with a current flair to it. I dig the colors, though. This is gonna be a sick bike.

Hope to have some better photos soon.



This ISN'T the main bike I am focusing on acquiring though... :D
 

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colker

Well-known member
You better tell him Doug... Flav has been known to "...lose it..." on occasion.

;-)

I know what it is... I know what it is.... ;-P :skull::skull:

only lose it in MTBR/29er forum.

or worse: RBR...

:skull::skull::skull::skull::skull:
 

colker

Well-known member
Gonna build a bike path cruiser for summer rides with the wife... moustache drops, Brooks saddle, City Slickers, maybe a single speeder. Not sure really. Some kind of retro racer with a current flair to it. I dig the colors, though. This is gonna be a sick bike.

Hope to have some better photos soon.



This ISN'T the main bike I am focusing on acquiring though... :D

it's the original Fat Chance? 69
 

Doug Carter

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Staff member
Originally it was just the frame, fork and headset that I bought, but for a little extra cash (a lot less than I thought) I got the rest of the bike, too. Thanks for that find, Jim. This one is a gem.

Here's the complete build:

wheels :
- MAVIC X517 SUP rims
- butted stainless spokes
- NUKE PROOF atom bomb carbon hubs
- new SCHWINN quick release skewers
- PANARACER 1.8" Trail Blaster kevlar tires (good narrow mtb offroad (and onroad) tires)
- single speed conversion rear cassette (read bottom)

- SUGINO 175mm cranks
- SHIMANO 46/36/26 110/74 bcd rings - near perfect cond.
- original bottom bracket spindle
- new sealed cartridge bearings, press fit
- new hardened steel bb colars (much better than stock)
- SUNTOUR cro-mo bb bolts
- new SRAM chain
- 26.4 TCO (tall cool one) seatpost
- new brooks saddle
- new WOODMANS seatpost clamp
- NOS quill stem w/ brass roller
- NOS chromed steel riser bars
- ELECTRA brown stitched "leather" grips
- SHIMANO slr cantilever levers and calipers
- NOS SHIMANO deore dx 1" threaded headset
- paul melvin chain tensioner



Kid in a candy store kinda day for me... gonna have to save up a few more pennies and sell some more crap to get that Yo from Noah, too. :D :D :D :D


 

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colker

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suntour pedals... NICE BUILD!!!

ride it down a nasty steep drop and shake the road out of the system!!
 

jh4rt

New member
Originally it was just the frame, fork and headset that I bought, but for a little extra cash (a lot less than I thought) I got the rest of the bike, too. Thanks for that find, Jim. This one is a gem.

Here's the complete build:

wheels :
- MAVIC X517 SUP rims
- butted stainless spokes
- NUKE PROOF atom bomb carbon hubs
- new SCHWINN quick release skewers
- PANARACER 1.8" Trail Blaster kevlar tires (good narrow mtb offroad (and onroad) tires )
- single speed conversion rear cassette (read bottom)

- SUGINO 175mm cranks
- SHIMANO 46/36/26 110/74 bcd rings - near perfect cond.
- original bottom bracket spindle
- new sealed cartridge bearings, press fit
- new hardened steel bb colars (much better than stock)
- SUNTOUR cro-mo bb bolts
- new SRAM chain
- 26.4 TCO (tall cool one) seatpost
- new brooks saddle
- new WOODMANS seatpost clamp
- NOS quill stem w/ brass roller
- NOS chromed steel riser bars
- ELECTRA brown stitched "leather" grips
- SHIMANO slr cantilever levers and calipers
- NOS SHIMANO deore dx 1" threaded headset
- paul melvin chain tensioner



Kid in a candy store kinda day for me... gonna have to save up a few more pennies and sell some more crap to get that Yo from Noah, too. :D :D :D :D



Argh!!!!!

Are you kidding me?

That is such a find... My wife already stuck me with a fork, and had I known all that, I might have taken another one.

Ride her hard, Doug....

-j
 

Doug Carter

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Staff member
Can any of you guys identify the Brooks saddle in that newest photo?

The only thing that it matching it that I can find is the Brooks Swfit Titanium.

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :redface: :redface: :redface: :redface:
 

fat-tony

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Can any of you guys identify the Brooks saddle in that newest photo?

The only thing that it matching it that I can find is the Brooks Swfit Titanium.

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :redface: :redface: :redface: :redface:

Sounds like a question for Melvin. He likes those Brooks.
 

rody

Member
Doug,

Saddle looks to be a standard Swift...the Ti version does not use the large Brass rivets.

cheers,

rody
 

Doug Carter

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Staff member
Doug,

Saddle looks to be a standard Swift...the Ti version does not use the large Brass rivets.

cheers,

rody


Crypes, even if it is a crome-moly rail version, it's still a $200 saddle. :redface: :redface: :redface: Too bad it's not a brown or a honey version. :D
 

rody

Member
Very nice Doug...I passed on that a few months ago, just too small :(
Has a very nice aesthetic.

You gonna have fun :cool:

rody
 

Yo Eddy!

Member
Hi,

This is my Brooks Swift seat and it looks pretty much like Doug's



With copper rivets :eek: I have no clue to think the rail is not titanium. First there was a little sticker on it, saying 'Titanium'. Second: The rail is left unpainted, showing Cool multicolour areas where the material is welded, bended. Third: I never knew there were non-ti Swifts :confused: New?

A LBS around here sold them 4 yrs ago new in box for 50 euro each... Did take only one :(

Cool bikes Doug!
 

Doug Carter

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Staff member
Yeah Melvin, I think there are both Cro-Mo and Ti Swifts, but everything I have found on them, they look identical. I guess I won't know for sure until I get the bike and see the saddle in person. The Cro-Mo versions sell for 'bout $175 new and the Ti for well over $300. Crazy.

What do you guys think about drop bars? With the current flavor parts on this bike, something like an On-One Mary or Midge might be kinda cool.


Donno... this will be my first SS bike, so I'm just looking forward to throwing a leg over it. This Chicago winter has been painfully LOOOOOONNNNNNGGGGGGG. :skull:
 

jh4rt

New member
What is a on-one mary bar? Isn't that something like a Luv Handles, but inferior and less Cool?

:D
That is right on the money!!!!

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mainlyfats

Member
With copper rivets :eek: I have no clue to think the rail is not titanium. First there was a little sticker on it, saying 'Titanium'. Second: The rail is left unpainted, showing Cool multicolour areas where the material is welded, bended. Third: I never knew there were non-ti Swifts :confused: New?

Cool bikes Doug!

Every non-Ti Swift I've seen has bright chrome rails and those look pretty dull - ie: ti to me.

Anyway - nice score. A cool older bike for hacking and a Yo in what, 48hrs? If only I could hack a few inches off these arms and legs...
 

Doug Carter

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Staff member
That is right on the money!!!!

Hehehe, do they come in brown, and how long is the wait? :D


I'm thinking that I'll see how the position is on this thing and then maybe try some type of dirt drops in the future. Always wanted to try them out on a MTB frame.

Gotta find my City Slickers, too. :p
 
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