Originally Posted by
Alex Moll
I don't believe these were "demontable" (sp?), and I'm pretty sure that chain tensioner is not installed correctly - doesn't look right, and that's not the way I've seen others installed. Wish I could remember the details of the Classic Cycles bike (owner Jeff Groman showed it to me this spring) - there are a couple of funky things, and he's choosing to display it as found. IIRC, it has some drillium in the tubes, and may not be safe to ride.
They are, however, definitely cool works of industrial art. Sorta steam-punkish. If Jules Verne were a cyclist . . .
Wow, now that you've mentioned it, I see the holes you're talking about - ouch! Although those tubes look pretty beefy, I bet it's actually still fairly safe to ride, though it definitely makes good wall art as well!