It's a very messy workbench and a very overworked tech.
The shop has many unfinished products, and one very over worked person, who hopefully, after the busy Christmas season, will get a few of these projects completed.
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The hunt for two right side Shimano DX pedals continues. I have these two left ones, one is 1/2", and the other is 9/16". Soon, I hope.
Today, on #TalesFromTheWorkbench, where everything seems to be a throwaway item, break it, chunk it, buy another, I still seems to find a simple way to make something last. Recently, I broke one of favorite lights, added a zip tie, and pulled tight with the Hozan 4th hand. Good as new!
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The idea of using anything other than the original @SRSuntour rear coaster brake hub just seemed so wrong. Getting through what was 50+ years of dirt and corrosion took some work, but the results speak for themselves. #Bikes #cycling #bikePorn #bikeart #bikeSky
And another Tales From The Workbench! The transformation from rusted out beach cruiser to decked out Klunker is just a thing of beauty. As the Musée du Louvre callwd it, "œuvre d'art." #Bikes #Cycling #TalesFromTheWorkbench
Today, for some #TalesFromTheWorkbench, I was recently given a few frames and forks from an old friend of mine who was out of room. Adding to the list of project bikes that I have growing. If you look closely, yoj might spot one of the King frames back from the powder coaters. #BikesSky #Bikes
Four bicycle forks of various sizes sit in front on a workbench.
Bicycle forks wait their turn for the next project.
A current collection of forks.
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We spent months on this build. And it turned out way better than I anticipated. What better way to show it off than a little Godzilla theme. Enjoy. #bike #Bikes #bikeporn #Cycling #Klunker #TalesFromTheWorkbench
What appears to be a fork and handlebars in a workbench waiting one a frame to come back from paint.
What appears to be a fork and handlebars in a workbench waiting one a frame to come back from paint.
I'm still waiting on the frame to come back from the powder coaters, so it was time to clean up those old Surly forks. #BikeSky #Bike #TalesFromTheWorkbench
Fry and a bald Emmitt approve of the "cleaner" workbench. I approve of the tasty Shiner Bock. #TalesFromTheWorkbench #Beer #BikeSky #Bikes
Here is today's Tales of the Messy Workbench. Hahaha! Eventually, I will finish this current build and clean up the mess. #BikeSky #Cycling #Bikes #TalesFromTheWorkbench
Bicycle wheel sits in a trueing stand about to be tensioned.
A silver Sansin bike hub laced to a Mavic SUP ceramic rim.
The cruiser build just got a bit closet to begin completed. Sansin hub laced to a Mavic SUP ceramic rim, with DT Compation double butted spokes. #Cycling #bikes #BikeSky #TalesFromTheWorkbench
The close-up of the disassembled shifter.
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The close-up of the disassemble Shimano CTR shifter.
Back in the garage, get ready for a new #TalesFromTheWorkBench
The baking on this old frame is really nice. What a thing of beauty. #bikes #cycling #TalesFromTheWorkbench
The disassembled Suntour Coaster Brake hub waits to be polished and rebuilt.
The Suntour Coaater brake broken down, ready to be polished and rebuilt. #Bikes #cycling #TalesFromTheWorkbench #BikeSky
An older rusted up bicycle has what appears to be stumbleweeds stuck in the back wheel.
Backwheel has what appears to a tumbleweed stuck in it.
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The same Volume Compton, after paint and build up with classic era parts.
A 2002 Volume Compton Frame sits on a messy workbench.
This was a really fun build to do. From the paint removal and grinding off of the Gyro tabs. Fresh rattle can paint and era correct stickers. So clean! #BMX #BikeSky #cycling #TalesFromTheWorkbench
The view through a bicycle wheels valve stem hole shows the logo of the gub manufacturer. Sign of a great wheel builder.
The view through a bicycle wheels valve stem hole shows the logo of the gub manufacturer. Sign of a great wheel builder.
That is why I love to build wheels. The view through the valve stem hole is always a good one if done right. #Bikes #BikeSky #Cycling #BMX #TalesFromTheWorkBench
The remains of a sealed headset bearing pulled from a frame during swap out. The condition of this bearing is not good.
I was doing a grame swap last night in the shop when I hit a bit of a snag. This is what was left of the top headset bearing from the old frame. The sad thing is, these bearings were relatively new. #Bikes #BikeSky #BMX #GarageLife #TalesFromTheWorkbench
A spoke wrench sits on a bike wheels nipple, awaiting the disassemble process on the wheel.
A pair of Mavic SUP rims sit in my garage workspace.
On this segment of #TalesFromTheWorkbench I present to you, a pair of, in excellent shape, Mavic Rims. These rims will be a perfect match to the hubs that I shall be using for a new, err, new to me "clunker" build.
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Black Sunday 20" Soundwave in the stand for a frame swap
Sunday frame swapped ro an Deluxe frame, all parts fit, just needed bottom bracket bearings, and a brake cable with straddle cable.
Sunday frame swapped ro an Deluxe frame, all parts fit, just needed bottom bracket bearings, and a brake cable with straddle cable.
Sunday frame swapped ro an Deluxe frame, all parts fit, just needed bottom bracket bearings, and a brake cable with straddle cable. The clearance on those micro drives is so close.
Alright, everyone, it's time for Part Two of #TalesFromTheWorkbench A frame swap for Jonas from a smaller Sunday Soundwave to a longer and much more comfortable Deluxe Dirt frame. The brown frame at one time was mine, and he always loved it. So it seemed fitting to give it to him.
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Made a little headway on the frame swap for my son, hopefully, be done this week. I'm just waiting on a chain and s brake. #bikes #TalesFromTheWorkBench #cycling #GarageLife
Being a tool nerd and a former employee of Sears Roebuck, having 2 of the same Philips Head Screwdrivers might seem redundant. But knowing the difference between the American produced one on the left and the knock-off from Lowes on the right is a must. #Dork
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Today at the workbench, we shall be listening to Pubic Enemy. A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back. #TalesFromTheWorkBench
