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That's really bloody cool. I was gonna get a Motorhead sticker as a headbadge for my bike but I couldn't find one that'd fit, plus Lemmy wouldn't ride something with a rack...

he's still friggen loud* though! i'm still impaired from saturday.

*but not as loud as the Fucktones where.

@ojaw: forgivemeee, i don't get it.

That's a pic of the Milli Vanilli boys.
A reference to manufacturing something that gives a false impression of legitimacy.
Not saying the bike isn't successful, just odd that it's been pre-aged.
Mostly, just funnin'.

oh, i know them milli fails, just couldn't make the connection.

i get what you imply there and honestly, you are right on the money, but not in a pretentious way i hope.
think of it as a bit of a piss take.

yes, funnin' and foolin' around.

Understood, and the skill involved is appreciated.
Cheers.

That brooklyn is probably only a few years old... like buying a pair of new jeans and cutting holes in them.

My old messenger kona explosif bike. Stripped and rattle canned the worse colour I could find. Much fun.

My own around-town beater:

1980s Thompson frame with some superficial rust :)

This is really good to ride. I bought it off edscoble and rode it everyday for 3 weeks in germany, it is now my away with work ride! chuck it on the back of a lorry and hay presto freedom wherever I go!*
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are those cotterless cranks? if so how did you sort out the bb?

Original BB were wonky, and the GI is way too spinny, brought an old road crank and new BB from Fitzrovia, perfection.

Man it was such a fun bike, I missed it.

The update of bars and now a brake too!
Abit of more adjusting has been done since the photo! Including saddle and bars position

^What's that frame designed for? strange angles for a track bike no?

is that for 650 front? ^^

not for an early 20th century track frame, the fork is definitely not original is it?

are those cotterless cranks? if so how did you sort out the bb?

I'm guessing you're thinking of the Raleigh Twenty, which has non-standard shell width and threading, but this is a Dawes Kingpin which accepts a standard BB. A much better choice for modding.

Bought it as a 1940's track frame! Geometry back then was abit different than now a days! The front fork is a 700c with nice tight clearances! And of course isn't the same period!

I know what you mean! I wish I had a kingpin rather than the twenty I sold due to the bb problems!

Alas, this was my beater. It was without doubt the best bike I ever owned. Sniff

The update of bars and now a brake too!
Abit of more adjusting has been done since the photo! Including saddle and bars position

This bike is mental. I like it.

I don't know if you're going to have to have really high (and tilted back) bars though to make it comfortable? Like a chopper!

^^ welcome back Hoonz. You in the country?

This bike is mental. I like it.

I don't know if you're going to have to have really high (and tilted back) bars though to make it comfortable? Like a chopper!

Is the best ride I had! The bars now are perfect, same with the saddle move it a few cms back! Thinking of a front rack now for shopping and stuff! Any suggestion?

How the fuck does a stem get that scratched up!?

How the fuck does a stem get that scratched up!?

tl;dr??