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Old 08-09-11, 12:02 PM
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Finally Finished the Faggin!

As anticipated, my girlfriend and I had a great time putting this together. I gave her full access to anything in my workshop to use so it was interesting to see what she chose and why. There are a few things that arent fully finalized like bar tape, and rims/tires but here it is as it stands and rides:







Here's the original post starting from a bare frame and a couple of progress pics:

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Very nice. I really like that frame...cool to see it come together.

Am I a bad person for wanting to see it with a frame pump and white fenders?
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So cool and so weird at the same time. I love it.

Where's the rear brake??
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Still looking for a Mirage/Athena/Chorus rear brake if anyone has! lol
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This is rad!
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Outstanding!! I like everything about it.
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Well done. Isn't this fun!
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My compliments to your GF. The bike is wonderful. So cool!
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