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Still looking for 18′s

Posted by Hon | February 21st, 2011 | Filed under Blog

I’m looking for 18′s front and back for this project. Jason grabbed a really old pair he had for mockup. It was really cool to just walk around the shop and pick parts from Jason’s stash so that we could keep things moving. These wheel tire setups look awesome and have given me a good idea of what I want.

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Frame meet springer

Posted by Hon | February 21st, 2011 | Filed under Blog

I’m fortunate to have found some really heavy parts for my build. My favorites are the frame and the springer. There have been many days that I’ve tripped out looking at these parts in my living room, wondering about them and how they actually found there way to me. Now they are finally going together!

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Old Bars for mockup

Posted by Hon | February 21st, 2011 | Filed under Blog

Jason and I both looked at these bars and were blown away. They’ve got a real nice vibe to them and have these funky old grips on them. Perfect for helping me envision what bars I’ll choose later on. Look to be a variant of the Speedster bars. Thanks Jason.

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Let the games begin

Posted by Hon | February 21st, 2011 | Filed under Blog

Today was a great day. Finally after months of collecting parts, Jason and I started to put together a mockup of my bike. I usually don’t like to begin doing so without having all the parts, but Jason was kind enough to lend me some of his nice vintage parts to help me get things going so I can make some decisions. Here he is, doing a quick rebuild of the rockers so that I’m safe. I plan to ride this bike so safety will come first.

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Inspiration – Matt Olsen 52 WR

Posted by Hon | February 20th, 2011 | Filed under Blog

I think everyone who is into 45′s has seen this Matt Olsen 1952 WR that he did for his friend Dave. Matt made a post on his blog this morning with a link to Joseph Emmett Mielke Photography (www.bigjoephoto.com). There are 162 beautiful photos of this bike posted which you can zoom into original file sizes. I shamefully screen capped 4 photos and posted here. I couldn’t control myself. Sorry Joe, if you see this post and want me to remove please let me know. Matt’s blog is one of my favorites, he posts about all the work he does and about his father’s work at Carl’s Cycle Supply. It’s amazing stuff. I’m pretty much screwed now, I’ll be looking at these pics all day and probably all the time for a long time!