RM Special
Look Ma, No Hands!
Love the bike Ozzie. Great build and cool color combo! My original intention was to build a klunker with the exact same style frame but I found it difficult to find one. I am planning on using one of the Shimano Radiax rear brakes which has a 5 speed freewheel chainring setup that you can't really see in the ad photo. It keeps it in the late 70's early 80's era which is my intention for the build. I have a Atom rear brake off of a tandem that is a 5 speed but chose to go with the Radiax as the weight between the two are very similar.
I found this online from the 1978 Shimano catalogue. The parts and pieces are welded to the frame and painted already but failed to take pics... Once the paint dries it will be sanded down to bare metal in places and sprayed with a salt/vinegar solution to make it match the rest of the paint and rust that cover the rest of the frame.
Hopefully I will be able to post more updates soon.
I found this online from the 1978 Shimano catalogue. The parts and pieces are welded to the frame and painted already but failed to take pics... Once the paint dries it will be sanded down to bare metal in places and sprayed with a salt/vinegar solution to make it match the rest of the paint and rust that cover the rest of the frame.
Hopefully I will be able to post more updates soon.