The Horror: Junk Build, High-End-Hatchet job, Frankenbike Challenge Extravaganza
10-20-23, 02:26 PM
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Been sick over here for the last few days, so nothing has come of anything, really.
But as soon as I am better, expect horrible things!
But as soon as I am better, expect horrible things!
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Interesting process that splatter paint. Wear a lot of the splatter.
As part of hideous-a-fying of the Toilet Bowlnago, I decided to start with John Deer paint (it was going over powder coat so it is not permanent by any means).
Then I thought I’d try my hand at splatter. Actually it was a blast but I dislocated twenty bones in my right arm whilst partaking of the dab and throw method.
i started on the chainstay but then it spread like mono in a college dorm...
Thinking about some other surprises but would like to get it mostly built first for when I take my trip up to Charlottesville this week.
Baking in the sun. Hopefully get in 2 hours before it rains.
“What the fork did you do to that thing?”
As part of hideous-a-fying of the Toilet Bowlnago, I decided to start with John Deer paint (it was going over powder coat so it is not permanent by any means).
Then I thought I’d try my hand at splatter. Actually it was a blast but I dislocated twenty bones in my right arm whilst partaking of the dab and throw method.
i started on the chainstay but then it spread like mono in a college dorm...
Thinking about some other surprises but would like to get it mostly built first for when I take my trip up to Charlottesville this week.
Baking in the sun. Hopefully get in 2 hours before it rains.
“What the fork did you do to that thing?”
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10-20-23, 05:49 PM
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Part of the horrification is the embarrassment we take upon ourselves. Luckily no one will mistake it for a Colnago so I’m safe!
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10-23-23, 07:45 AM
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Was going to bring the Bowlnago to Virginia to finish and ride, but ran into wheelset and brakeset frustration, apparently my chosen brakeset was made for plate brake bridge. Have to redevise.
Coronado didn’t work so opted for Lambert. Spanish ANSI seatpost...
Brought the MBK gravel bike instead. Thelma in her glory sniffing for the grail fox...had to settle for tracking a few squirrels and getting fixated on a cow.
Coronado didn’t work so opted for Lambert. Spanish ANSI seatpost...
Brought the MBK gravel bike instead. Thelma in her glory sniffing for the grail fox...had to settle for tracking a few squirrels and getting fixated on a cow.
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10-23-23, 07:09 PM
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Got short ride in and a few more pics with the Jeunet Zombie bike the Fuji coaster has gone away to the local thrift store and has been sold.
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10-23-23, 11:20 PM
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I admire your incessant dedication to this thread! It stirs the soul! I need to start getting busy. Ya'll would be making me look bad, but the bike project is already doing a great job of that!
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10-26-23, 08:07 PM
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My progress on the Horror build was significantly impeded today by the War Department who insisted on my helping with widow cleaning. No bike work and a trip to the auto shop to do a four wheel brake replacement and again tomorrow for four new tires. It is a good thing I am a mechanic with mechanic friends or labor would kill me. Brake parts with my discount were $400 and tire are $1300. I am thinking my bike addiction is far cheaper than the cost of keeping a vehicle on the road. Cost for this repair would have been over $3K had I not been able to work in the repair shop for free. I am not complaining mind you but just saying my bike work had to take a back seat for a while. Smiles, MH
10-26-23, 08:29 PM
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My progress on the Horror build was significantly impeded today by the War Department who insisted on my helping with widow cleaning. No bike work and a trip to the auto shop to do a four wheel brake replacement and again tomorrow for four new tires. It is a good thing I am a mechanic with mechanic friends or labor would kill me. Brake parts with my discount were $400 and tire are $1300. I am thinking my bike addiction is far cheaper than the cost of keeping a vehicle on the road. Cost for this repair would have been over $3K had I not been able to work in the repair shop for free. I am not complaining mind you but just saying my bike work had to take a back seat for a while. Smiles, MH
Right? Anytime I start getting into the costs of life anywhere that are far and away from vintage bicycles, it is definitely refreshing going back to the bikes, and just how ultimately cheap they are. It would be a different game were we doing the electro-e-power carbon battery-shift bikes of today, but time has passed us by and, for the most part, the costs as well!
One time I added up all my bike purchases and averaged them out. I think it came out to somewhere around $80 a bike. Now, that might have changed with some of the later additions like the Crapamount frame, the Super Record donor bike and my latest green Trek 930. The Huffente blew the whole thing out of the sky...we don't even talk about it
But all those expensive ones are brought back down to earth w/ things like the Clang find Trek, and some other gets from the co-op.Mrs Le Grande has still been pretty sick, so we are still laying low over here, but I'm hoping I can make some good progress on the beauty queen this weekend.
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10-26-23, 09:17 PM
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I'm closing in on completion. Brake cables, bar wrapping and some finishing touches remain. Then will experiment with video - hopefully Sunday - then off to catch up with my pusher in Charlottesville after work on Monday.
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Not done, but I felt like sharing.
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Now that's some serious...what's the opposite of bling?
I especially like the lights.
I especially like the lights.
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10-28-23, 08:47 AM
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The fenders are absolutely perfect.
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Yet somehow, the wheels turn freely (I admit to be slightly surprised). The rear wheel is built with a Sun Tour Pro Am hub that spins forever. No way I'd let a fender impede it. The front brake, however... let's say that's an "opportunity".
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Halloween is here. Time to bring the horror!
@northbend saw my previous post and had the inspired idea of putting bar ends on the bar ends to give a sort of antler effect, Plus, you can never have too many hand positions, right? So he graciously sent me another set of bar ends for the project.
The bell is self-explantory, but you may be wondering what the lone shifter is doing there. It's an AccuShift, so it clicks -- for those times when a bell is too much but you don't want to be totally silent. BTW, for those who love details, the shifter is mounted using a Shimano stem shifter mount. I had to re-tap the hole to get the right threading for a downtube shifter.
I miss my childhood erector set. Another small detail, the Truvativ face plate didn't fit between the adapters for the bag mount drop, but I found that a Kona stem I had used the same spacing for the bolt holes and was just able to squeeze in there.
Lug lining with a Sharpie. Not a Sharpie paint pen, mind you. Just a standard Sharpie.
EvapoRust had this clean and sparkly, but it seems like the second I took it outside it started to rust again.
The claw adaptor on a bike with an integrated derailleur hanger was fun, but you really don't need to do anything to a Shimano Eagle derailleur to get a Frankenbike effect.
Since I used a 700c wheel on the rear, I needed short reach, which meant using a front brake from a Weinmann Vainquer set. I could have swapped out the center bolt, but that would have been a real hassle. Instead, I used an old ball bearing cartridge as a washer so the nut would thread on tightly.
I was missing one of the straps for the front fender, but a piece of old inner tube does just fine.
Ready to ride!
@northbend saw my previous post and had the inspired idea of putting bar ends on the bar ends to give a sort of antler effect, Plus, you can never have too many hand positions, right? So he graciously sent me another set of bar ends for the project.
The bell is self-explantory, but you may be wondering what the lone shifter is doing there. It's an AccuShift, so it clicks -- for those times when a bell is too much but you don't want to be totally silent. BTW, for those who love details, the shifter is mounted using a Shimano stem shifter mount. I had to re-tap the hole to get the right threading for a downtube shifter.
I miss my childhood erector set. Another small detail, the Truvativ face plate didn't fit between the adapters for the bag mount drop, but I found that a Kona stem I had used the same spacing for the bolt holes and was just able to squeeze in there.
Lug lining with a Sharpie. Not a Sharpie paint pen, mind you. Just a standard Sharpie.
EvapoRust had this clean and sparkly, but it seems like the second I took it outside it started to rust again.
The claw adaptor on a bike with an integrated derailleur hanger was fun, but you really don't need to do anything to a Shimano Eagle derailleur to get a Frankenbike effect.
Since I used a 700c wheel on the rear, I needed short reach, which meant using a front brake from a Weinmann Vainquer set. I could have swapped out the center bolt, but that would have been a real hassle. Instead, I used an old ball bearing cartridge as a washer so the nut would thread on tightly.
I was missing one of the straps for the front fender, but a piece of old inner tube does just fine.
Ready to ride!
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^ That's spooktacular Andy. Bravo!
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The Smella has now officially made as many trips as the Spruce Goose, and it covered more than six times the distance.
There would be tough competition at my workplace today for ugliest bike, but I think I'd manage to claim the top step on the podium.
As with Silly Commuter Racing, it's easy to win if your competition doesn't know they're competing.
There would be tough competition at my workplace today for ugliest bike, but I think I'd manage to claim the top step on the podium.
As with Silly Commuter Racing, it's easy to win if your competition doesn't know they're competing.
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I am speechless. There is so much goodness in there, I am humbled at the efforts. The rear and front differential is freaking hilarious.
The Sharpie Lug lining is exquisite.
The satanic elephant basically caps it off.
It is truly heartwarming and soul-burning.
I am speechless. There is so much goodness in there, I am humbled at the efforts. The rear and front differential is freaking hilarious.
The Sharpie Lug lining is exquisite.
The satanic elephant basically caps it off.
It is truly heartwarming and soul-burning.
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I was really surprised by how it rides. I thought I wouldn't feel the soft ride with the wide tire in front and a skinny in back, but it really feels soft -- maybe because my weight is so far forward with the undersized bike. Or maybe it's because my average tire width is 32.5.
The handling was also surprisingly normal.Using the mirror was a challenge, as it's actually a bit behind my eyes when I'm riding and I have to look back a bit to see it.
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And to think, when you first mentioned this thread to me I didn't think I had any ideas.
I was really surprised by how it rides. I thought I wouldn't feel the soft ride with the wide tire in front and a skinny in back, but it really feels soft -- maybe because my weight is so far forward with the undersized bike. Or maybe it's because my average tire width is 32.5. The handling was also surprisingly normal.
Using the mirror was a challenge, as it's actually a bit behind my eyes when I'm riding and I have to look back a bit to see it.
I was really surprised by how it rides. I thought I wouldn't feel the soft ride with the wide tire in front and a skinny in back, but it really feels soft -- maybe because my weight is so far forward with the undersized bike. Or maybe it's because my average tire width is 32.5.
The handling was also surprisingly normal.Using the mirror was a challenge, as it's actually a bit behind my eyes when I'm riding and I have to look back a bit to see it.
And along with the theme of the elephant, we know that’s really rams/goats inspired...
I knew you would enjoy this one!
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