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1959 Schwinn Hornet.
3G Partytime fork. 7/8″ built in stem.
3G- SlickyG tires
3spd F&S hub. S/A shifter
Brooks Saddle

This was built for fun using some parts that I had collected.
1950 BF Goodrich frame (Schwinn)
Drum brakes- front(NOS), Back(Grimeca) w/ 5speed
Motocross bars, Tange forks.

This is one of the bikes I have made in my garage. The first one was a chopper with a very long fork, but it was almost unrideable. This one was shorter at first, but later I enlengthened it and added rear suspension (air). It feels quite comfortable to ride.

As you can see my garage […]

Here is a wood bike that I built from 3/8″ Baltic Birch plywood and LVL(laminated veneer lumber). The rear dropouts are the only frame part made from metal. Rides well and is fairly light when properly equipped.

My 2007 Raleigh XXIX with a 1×7 drive

Frame: Dbl-butted Chromo
Fork: Stock Chromo
Bars: Easton EA50 OS, soon to be MonkeyLite XC
Stem: Truvative Hussefelt, soon to be a Thomson
Brakes: Avid BB5
Pedals: Shimano M520
Seat and Post: EA50/WTB Laser Comp, Now Thompson Elite with WTB Rocket
Crankset: Truvative FireX SS 33t+rock gaurd
Rear End: Shimano HG-50 13-34 7 spd cassette, deore […]