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  1. 10-15-2012 #1
    jamescyco
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    Bloatvagen

    Something I melted together. Grocery-getter/North Dakota Commuter. Working on rack system now but not xtracycle-like.

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  2. 10-15-2012 #2
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    looks like a great rig for going up very steep hills too! very little danger of looping out... very cool bike.
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  3. 10-15-2012 #3
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    Same wheelbase as Big Dummy, give or take.
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  4. 10-15-2012 #4
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    Wow! Nice custom one-off!
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  5. 10-17-2012 #5
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    Freaking awsome dude!!!!!!!!!!!!

    That bike is where its at on the real. Hell yeah. Perfect for North Dakota where the snow blows straight to the side!! Rock on.
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  6. 10-17-2012 #6
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    That is quality!!
    Well done that man, looks really good.
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  7. 10-18-2012 #7
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    Great job! Can't wait to see the rack system that you come up with. I love the name as well!
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  8. 11-05-2012 #8
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    Nice work. The chain-stays look kinda familiar...are they a fat-fork "re-purposed"?
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  9. 11-05-2012 #9
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    Thanks. Yes, they're blades with a bend bigger than the Pugsley fork up front. Could probably get a 6-inch tire in there -- even more had I not cut them down. 170 mm spacing in rear. Bike actually rides nice and more nimble than expected, even at 41 lbs. Still working on detachable cromoly rack, with a longboard skate deck atop it.
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  10. 11-05-2012 #10
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    Oh....wiping drool off chin....I LOVE this!!!
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  11. 11-10-2012 #11
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    yeah but will it fit Big Fat Larry's?



    seriously though...WAY COOL!
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  12. 11-11-2012 #12
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    nice bike!
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  13. 11-11-2012 #13
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    Awesome ride, are you handlebars custom as well?
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    what'd you use for a BB?
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  15. 11-12-2012 #15
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    Jones Loop Bars.
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  16. 11-12-2012 #16
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    Howitzer, with 100mm Paragon shell
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  17. 11-14-2012 #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by damnitman View Post
    yeah but will it fit Big Fat Larry's?
    I believe those are BFLs
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  18. 11-14-2012 #18
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    awesome! Any issues dropping the chain? Looks like it might benefit from an idler pulley and/or front retention device
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  19. 11-14-2012 #19
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    No issues yet, surprisingly. I've taken a couple of links out of the chain since the picture, which was taken by a buddy just after the rattle-can paint dried. I think the non-ramped Surly ring up front helps keep the chain from dropping.
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  20. 11-15-2012 #20
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    Bloatvagen-Swedish for fat road?
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  21. 11-15-2012 #21
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    vagen - wagon.
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