Rat Bikes! Pub Bikes Beaters! Frankenbikes!

...No it hasn't.

lolz

I knew someone would say that..
Who ever said I'll turn it into a rat though? ;)
It's rusty enough already.

Like I said, I already gave (a well known branded/'expensive') paint stripper a try.
The Nitromors only seems available as a spray here in NL too.
Stupid I hadn't thought of the wirebrush on drill though..

no brakes

also i wouldn't blow torch a frame, just in case of warping, melting etc

rode a tall bike fixed gear around for a summer in DC. pretty easy.

anti

i'm all arrows tonight

anti frankenbikes.... doesn't that mean it looks absolutely mint ?

rode a tall bike fixed gear around for a summer in DC. pretty easy.

that back look like a cassette.

i have always liked this picture, i guess it belongs here

That looks like a good way of firing a bottle top at high speed towards you balls.

That looks like a good way of firing a bottle top at high speed towards you balls.

If it somewhat miraculously evaded the bottle cage, top tube and saddle...

^^Ed's bike?

Seriously tho, is that a hydrolic rear rim break?

Magura's have a massive following in continental Europe and have been extensively used for touring as they're virtually maintenance free and so easy to service. You can also run them using water instead of hydrolic fluid (Though Magura tehmselves advise against this).

Magura

edit: quick fingers

You're slipping Rik.

blow torch

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frankenbike

fuck yeah

Ha! Yeah thats me.. shes in retirement after some fat bastard fell off her and broke her.

No blowtorch needed though. Just a mig welder

no brakes

also i wouldn't blow torch a frame, just in case of warping, melting etc

Warping, melting etc? Ha! You're an idiot.

there is a brake, his foot is right by the rear wheel, jam it on bmx style

You got it buddy!

And yes its a casette, not fixed

thats actually you in the pic? loving the hair

now he is a decent citizen with a normal job... sadly, no more hair

My bike doesn't actually look as rat as I hoped it would, especially not when photographed.
The bit that looks ratty really is this

The paintwork needs a bit more patina but the whole bike looks like this anyway

Excuse the front wheel, I had a puncture this morning and put my spare wheel on, thought it might add to the rattiness but it doesn't. Also the stem needs painting black, only fitted it recently and wasn't sure if I'd like it.

Like your beater a lot, bmxed. Seatpost and saddle need a few years to catch up with the frame though.

now he is a decent citizen with a normal job... sadly, no more hair

ha! you havent seen my hair recently have you rik!

and sorry did you just post a bike with a dura ace rear hub in this thread?

That's about the tenth DA hub on this thread I reckon!

I tried to clean my DA hubs with a blow torch and nitrous moss but thez hav melted :-(
I are rat

why the 3 top bikes have the same lock?
same owner?

^ That's just a shit photo of a cry-for-help bike with a magic plank-stand.

why the 4 top bikes have the same lock?
same owner?

ftfy