ThePog

I have a couple of spare frames you could do that to, it would be a shame to mess too much with that....

That is some lush kit you have there.... TBH if the bike will be used for any real amount of time, I would get a square taper bottom bracket for it and find some old cranks to suit. I only say this cos the other bits you have are pretty shiny new so I am guessing it will not be a period resto or anything. All my other bikes have square taper ones (except my wifes bike which is some bling ultegra octolink wizzbang stuff ). The cotter cranks are pretty shit in reality, I ended up using the crank axle off another real old 10 speed I had, with the original Herc bearing cups etc. The bearing surfaces were fucked on the old axle and the chain spacing was better with the newer one so max win. If the cotter pins have been fitted/filed correctly then they should come out pretty easy with a hammer, plenty of bike shops still carry new ones anyway. The stem is a Major Taylor one, fucking hard to get hold of in reality. The dude who sold me the bike gave it to me and he shouldn't have but he is sound. Also I am pleased to know what that crank is off, I spend 20 mins googling the other day and gave up...

Yea I'm gagging fucking better be fine is all I can say... Might do something with the bars, not sure what yet tho. The seat is comfy as, as long as you put a few coats of beeswax on them they come up nice. That one is pretty poked though, the leather started tearing when I started to tension it up, but as long as it doesn't rip and plunge the seat stem up my arse I will be happy.

I have tweaked shit about until is in a reasonably sensible riding position, ie relatively low chance of permanent damage to oneself etc. Some more betterer pics;

Looks sweet, is almost unrideable. Need to find some front axle bearing cones, they are in average condition.

So I have stripped the frame right down to bare metal now, just going to run with the beeswax over this for now... While I was at it I noticed that frame was bent like a fucking banana, the steering tube was at 5 degree angle to the seat tube and sitting about 20mm off to one side. So I judiciously smacked it with a hammer and pulled things about with my rather substantial heft - now the wheels should at least travel in the same direction.... Also I removed a couple of pounds of grease from the frame using a blowtorch to melt it out - 70 years of regreasing the bottom bracket by jamming it full of poo will do that. Basically all I have to do now is regrease the front axle and bolt it all back together for max win.

Simply go to gun city and buy a bottle of gun blue. Apply it to the bare metal while adhering strictly to the instructions... and you probably want to clear coat it afterwards cos it is pretty shit at actual protection, but it does look purty. And right there in a nutshell sits about 4 hours of in-depth internet research. The bill is in the mail.

Yea I am pretty fizzy over the possibilities that this thing affords... Just spent the evening stripping it down to it's bare components + stripping and regreasing the rear hub - hours pass like minutes doing that shit.

Here is the latest addition to ladaspeed bicycle mayhem, a 1930something Hercules 28"... I just chucked the bits I got together for the purposes of awesomeness evaluation, it is scoring a high decile. The paint has been mostly stripped, and everything will need dismantling and greasing etc. Plans are to make it look pretty much like this, but fully functional. Not sure what to do about the frame, the options are; - leave it as it is - leave it as it is and clear coat - bare metal and clear coat - red primer - actual black enamel It got stripped because there were apparently about 14 coats of paint on it. Probably going to be my main tweed run bike....

So I am going to sell this, mostly because it gets hardly any use and the funds can put to better use... http://www.oldschool.co.nz/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=29717

I will be there with bells on

yea thats the one, I would give a nut to be able to own that. Get it running, new tyres, roll like a boss.

I got a sweet brooks saddle from some shitty bike, took loads of pics too. That Indian on the trailer gave me a chub. Probs going back tomorrow for a quick sifty.

Here is the mostly finished product of the gun metalled Tarini, shit pics but hey. This is my current fav bike in the world. I ended up putting beeswax over the gun metal finish - works amazingly well IMO The bars are Velo Orange Porteurs from Velo Ideale The seat is a very old and fucked Lycette, super comfy tho Boot leather grips, laced with copper wire It is a bit hard too see but the finish shows the brazing up sweet as The current range of functional ladaspeed bikes, longbike is mostly in bits awaiting significant downgrades...

BigBike has had all the loving in the world now, just got the frame zinc plated, 8 speed Shimano Alfine hub, mudguards, Brooks saddle, pedals etc. The zinc is pretty subtle, but looks aws the closer you get when you realise it is not some shit paint. This will never rust now. Rolling it daily to work now, am feeling the love. Also am building up a single speed out of an old Tarini Tange 2 roadie frame, have gun metalled the bare metal, looks the biz; Probly need to clear coat it tho to make it last longer than 5 mins.

There is a classic car run from Princess Margo at 10.30 on Sunday, I imagine it would be pretty sedate/old codgers. Like me probly. Got a tweed jacket and pipe for shit like this.

Fuck you will be gagging for the swapmeet to come around...

This is possibly the best ever thing, ever.

Housepaint, roller, small brush for cutting in. Worked a treat for me.

I want to attach some bits to a bike frame.... will be about 20 mins of welding...?

Good effort, that is looking aws. I have a spare chain rollery thing that dodgysam donated to the longbike cause - will probably go a long way to sorting the front chain tension.

Out in Halswell. Just had a look, I have an adjustable stem but it has a 28ish mm mount.. you might be able to sleeve it?

I am sure I have a stem you can have..

I have a friend here in chch who is performing madness with a Fiat 128 and a mid mounted supercharged 2 litre twincam, He has been building it for more than ten years, longer than I have known him, but it is nearing completion now... http://www.turbo124.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=8279

I think you need an engineers eye cast over the problem in the flesh. Which side of town are you?