Rat Bikes! Pub Bikes Beaters! Frankenbikes!

i only just saw the horse! .quality.

lame video, but looks like a super fun bike Anto Lille - Retro Motobecane project on Vimeo

Wonder if that thing has any dampening at all?!

i remember them from when i was a kid, they were completely rubbish, fell apart easily.

Who does that song?

Who does that song?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEzVefYibiE

Cool, a new band. They sound a bit like a greaser-styled version of Pixies.

I've never heard of them either, just listening to their albums: http://theyoungwerewolves.bandcamp.com

This probably counts as a frankenbike now.

Slack frame

^ Every junior designer's dream has come true.

my old forks?!

They are indeed. He was considering drilling them for a while. Shocker!

Mark's new beater. NJS certified and Ted-tigged chainstay repairs

Those repairs look rad. It is a beater for sure.
Although in my opinion it's not ok to take a very expensive frame and use it as a beater..

£175 for frame fork and headset is pretty cheap!
Then a bottle of gin for the repair...yeaaahhh

Then a bottle of gin for the repair...yeaaahhh

I trust you didn't pre-pay.

What was the actual repair Jammy?

The chainstays were cracked on the inside, small line of tig weld on each one...

Ah, did wonder with it being a lugged frame. Proper job!

Nice! Bike, work done and cost!

Ok, I'm gonna brace myself for the inevitable torrent of abuse... >_< ... but what defines a "beater"?!

start on page 1, read the thread, should give you a good idea.

Ok, have already read from start to finish before I started posting and get that a rat is old and well used bike that is still desirable (at least to some). So is a beater much the same, but NOT desirable?!