lotekmod

I'm in! I had a fun time building my Sears 3 speed last year and ended up selling it for a small profit. Now winter's setting in, I'm riding less, and I need to clear out some parts in my garage for a potential move in the spring. I'm not sure how to work the pricing since I have practically everything I need to build the bike and have had the parts for so long I'm not sure how or where I got them.

I don't get too hung up on the rules. I liked the bike that won last year. It was nicer than mine and it won. That seemed fair.

noglider 

Who will be the judge(s) this year? I was a judge last year and am not volunteering this time.

dweenk

If the contest boils down to patina, just take the prize.

CliffordK

I started this thread. So, I'll volunteer to consolidate information unless there are any objections, or someone else is excited about doing it and feels like they are missing out.

I suggested earlier going strictly by "People's choice". I will mix any bike I make into the middle somewhere.

What I'm thinking is on March 1, building several threads (with one master thread of links), with a poll for each major category with multiple entries. Categories without multiple entries will get lumped together.

It makes it a bit complicated, but then individuals can vote in each category. Best Road, Best MTB/Hybrid, etc, and it naturally groups bikes.

I'm always open for suggestions.

Rules as above?

CliffordK

I'm sure there are rustier bikes. I'm not quite sure what happened to it before I got it. It was a bit worse than I expected but the price was OK. It has both good and bad features, so it is a bit tough to place. Time to start stripping.

I just discovered a Normandy Freewheel, so now time to hunt down the proper tool (24 spline)

I'm not big on rebuilding functional wheels but these are good candidates for doing so.

noglider 

I think your plan is at least as good as the others. I look forward to this, though I doubt I'll participate. I have too many projects of my own that have received too little attention. I have a winter bike I'll need any day and has been unfinished for years. And so on.

dweenk

I may have a 24 spline tool that you could borrow. I will need to look through my "not often used tool" drawer though. If I don't reply, it's because I don't have it or can't find it.

CliffordK

Thanks for the offer. There are a couple of new ones and one used one on E-Bay. If I can get a good price it will save shipping back and forth across the country. Or I might just check with a local shop. It is always handy to have some oddball tools for those oddball jobs, although this doesn't seem to be a size/style that I really encounter very frequently.

CliffordK

PERFECT

Kobe 

I just may have to jump in on the fun this year. I have had this Proteus hanging from the basement rafters for a while now and a bunch of parts that want to be set free. The frame is straight, I just need to find a fork with a 300cm steerer tube.

How strict is the parts acquisition start date of 11/16?





One bit of advise is to maybe cut down on the number of categories. Nine seems like to many for the number of entries these usually get.

USAZorro

I think the ship will have sailed, and reached port, and made a couple other voyages by then. lol

oh - that's month and day, not month and year.

top506

Don't give up on that fork so easily:





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Kobe 

That's the original fork! Did you do it or have a shop straighten it?

top506

Did it my own self. The shop wouldn't touch it, but they did lend me the tools.

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lord_athlon

I picked up a bike on the 15th. Its going to be my entry.

CliffordK

Everything is flexible. I tried to indicate that parts acquisition is anytime. But, the assembly/build is this winter. But, if you just had your frame painted last week and want to join... you won't be ostracised.
Yeah, probably. I took some of the groups from last year, when there weren't any electrics. I think there have been recumbents in the past.

In a sense, one does't need any categories. In another sense, it is difficult to compare a MTB to a road bike. There were a couple of single speed racers last year. I'm not quite sure where they fell.

Having one bike in a category is difficult. Having 3 or 4 is good... No need to get 20 to compare fine details on.

I'd also like to encourage "unique" builds.

Anyway, I'm open to suggestions for a revised list.

Bike Cottage

There were some great builds last year and I can't wait to go hunting for a fresh project. Heck, it might even motivate me to do some of the other 6 projects ahead of it. I'm in no matter what the rules. It will be fun either way.

Dave Cutter

Maybe I could do some dumpster diving.

jetboy 

nice. i got a couple of free bikes (I call them parts) that I could build up for $0. they are all dumpster bikes. I already gave away all the good ones so it will be interesting....

dweenk

My entry is a dumpster find - a MASA 12 that has been hanging in the garage rafters for some time. It originally had a Shimano mechanical disk brake at the rear, but the rear hub was toast. Now it wears a Sturmey Archer SC3 rear hub laced to its original rim and a (sort of matching) German front wheel (both 26"). The only brake will be the coaster unless it seems too dangerous. If that is the case, I have a BMX side pull in my parts stash for the front wheel. I like the metallic burnt orange color. I'm working on obtaining a crankset and shifter.

rgh3455

Hi, On the old Mercer is that white sticker say something about Winston Salem NC?

bwilli88 

Why does it always have a temperature rating, how about giving extra to those who might be riding at temps above 37c or 98f

CliffordK

Yes,

Hopefully that isn't a bad thing

The guy I bought it from said his brother had ridden across the country.

CliffordK

Oh

Don't rub it in.

How about $2 for every mile at or above 38°C (100.4°F). That is a good temperature when it starts getting HOT, although we hit 100 a few times here last summer, and I managed to get outside. It was hot, but ok. Of course, it also depends on the humidity.

Can we subtract points for rides between 60°F and 80°F?

Last year, I think they allowed credits for below 0°C, 32°F. I know I hit it a few times with evening frost, but chose not to count it. Down around 20°F, it starts getting pretty chilly, but one can still bundle up. And, last year, quite a few participants also got snowed in, and thus extending the date to Feb 29.

lord_athlon

Im excited