Has anyone truly built a beater?

I've gone on a different tack...

Used to ride everywhere on old MTB.
Got an ebay road bike, old MTB became the beater.

Got a newer frame, old frame gets second rate parts and becomes the beater, MTB gets it's gears back and a bit of a clean up.

Next logical step... Get new frame again...etc.

That's not a cassette btw.. it's just sprockets squashed in there for chainline purposes. Cranks from the shop's bin.

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I was quite rude to a builder once, does that count?

I was quite rude to a builder once, does that count?

That would be beating a builder, assuming you hit him!

The last beater project started fine and cheap. KHS frame with all the small bits.

Then lucked into a pair of cheap tied & soldered wheels.

And just like that it's no longer a beater project because those wheels can't go with that frame.

Off course again.

my third build, and my favourite, much less flash than previous ones. its basically a beater if you don't count the dura ace rear hub. just wanted a decent rear wheel for future projects.

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@snoops: Your goose is giving me the evil eye. tell him to stop, please!

oh man that thing scares the shit out of me, check this one out

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@ snoops, that is not what i would call a beater! looks reealll purdy. that the frame you procured on ebay?

@ dmczone with regard to the OP, i did exactly the same, part by part. From a total shitheap to a sparkling swan. Now looking into locks.

Yeh frame i got off ebay, only track frame my size i have seen for sale on there.

Well i'm treating this like a beater as previous bikes i have pampered and swooned over like a wet flannel. This will be ridden hard and stickered up and bashed up and loved in its own way. tough love, but oh how i forget that i polish the njs stamp on my dura ace every night.

I call it the speed demon...

Snoops, what do the plugs on your ducks do?

light them up and scare children.

they were nightlights for me and my sister when we were young, terrified me but strangely attached to them now

Where do you put them?

yeah, i keep trying to build a pub bike and failing.

I have a fully functioning beater, old Raleigh frame and bits with a Halo wheelset.
I ride it when it rains and fear for my safety.

British cock ring technology still has some way to go, admits spokesman.
(Ha, 'tooled-up.com')

RPM's beater used to look like this. I miss it!

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my polo bike came from a rubbish pile. the front deep v too. the bits were cheap, from an older ride or new (rubino tyres). does that class as a beater?

i have this

which im going to sell/hopefully might have already! (http://www.londonfgss.com/thread11546.html#post331006)

and this

which i might sell for the right amount.

i have this

which im going to sell/hopefully might have already! (http://www.londonfgss.com/thread11546.html#post331006)

Whoah! Slaytanic1's favourite bike! Weird dropouts! Could almost turn 'em into track dropouts...

On the blue bike i cut the forward facing dropouts off and bolted on track ends in their place.