Alt Bike Culture - RatRodBikes.com 's Bike-Build-Off 3

This summer I participated in the RatRodBikes.com Bike Build-Off 3, an online competition for custom-built ratrod and hotrod styled cruisers. There were 58 finished bikes, of all different styles. Voting wrapped up last week and the winners were announced:

1st Place: Madd Hammer (68 votes)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3007/2815386687_e6e82eb3eb.jpg
by Monster Metal - Final Build Pics (http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=9792)

2nd Place: DevilWing (65 votes)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3029/2813507263_13f36db036_o.jpg
by Joey Mac - Final Build Pics (http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=9750)

3rd Place (tie): Pay It Back (41 votes)
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j255/karfer67/bike%20stuff/adamsbike013.jpg
by Karfer67 - Final Build Pics (http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=9355)

3rd Place (tie): Maldwyn the Flying Merkel (41 votes)
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd286/dnorgrove/Picture130.jpg
by Boardtrack Fan - Final Build Pics (http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=9715)

Here's a gallery of all the bikes:
http://www.ratrodbikes.com/bo3gallery.htm

And all of the build galleries:
http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=24

And of course...the finished bike threads:
http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=25

It was a lot of fun to be a part of the competition, and a great honor to have my bike included amongst so many awesome rides. And an even greater honor for my bike to come in second place :)

Cheers to all the bike builders, everyone wins… an awesome bike!

holy moly the Madd Hammer evokes memories of old 30's Oil-in-the-frame Ford tractors

I liked the Madd Hammer. He actually posted some video of it as well. Seems like there's a rear suspension built into that, which is not obvious at first glance.

My Snake Farm bike was part of that build-off, and actually got a vote, which was very cool. :)

Great bikes!

I love the look.