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Sunday, November 22, 2009 4:46 PM

20" Surly Big Dummy Frame and Fork looking for a good home

A little backstory. If you don't care then skip to the end. About 10 years ago I built this internal gear hubbed commuter bike with a chaincase and generator light (I know the generator light is missing from the photo, but trust me that the bike had...
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Monday, November 09, 2009 4:34 PM

Stainless Cycle Truck Rack

John Speare has my old Cycle Truck now (giving me room in the basement to make a new one). As part of the deal I wanted to make a new rack for that bike. The original rack is long and narrow (20" long, 16" wide) and after riding that bike a...
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Monday, November 10, 2008 4:41 AM

Cycle Truck Finished

I did some finish work on the Cycle Truck and sent it off to be powder coated a couple of weeks ago. It was coated by Seattle Powder Coat in Ballard. They did a nice job at a reasonable price and with a very quick turnaround. The paint is red to pay homage...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008 9:45 PM

Made A Cycle Truck Rack

I had a little bonus free time on Friday so I built the rack for the Cycle Truck. It is 18 by 20 inches and made of 1/2 inch diameter cromoly tubing with a 0.035" wall thickness. The rack itself is very basic and didn't require much tricky work...
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Monday, July 14, 2008 6:42 AM

Some Projects Wrap Up, Others Begin....

I rode about 60 miles on the Cycle Truck during the last week. During the week I was just riding it as a naked bike, but yesterday I fashioned together a basic container using a recycle bin and some muffler clamps. It'll do until I have a chance to...
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Monday, July 07, 2008 3:51 AM

Realized

Imagined: Realized: Full photo set . Next steps -- Build it up (they knobby rear tire isn't staying) and ride it, then build a rack for it. Alistair helped me with alignment today and took a few photos too. The frame brazing is done except for a couple...
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