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Cheers Jimo. I didn't want to go overtly military :P

Nice, did you add the extra bar or did it come with it?

Re: Been a couple of years... had the frame for lord knows how long and got it all finished last summer... But here's my take on a WWII inspired cruiser..... Bars are off a 1960's Triumph... I forget which one RockShox were in the garage and needed a good clean up. I ended up having...

http://www.cyclebasket.com/products.php?plid=m4b0s0p0 Hope that helps :)

That looks like new! Very tidy

If you do decide to go down the blasting route, and are going to paint your frame yourself, get the shop to apply primer (etch primer if its going on aluminium) so at least you have a coat on it before starting work. Blasted metal goes off VERY quick if left unchecked! Another test for powder...

That's a real beauty. Red's not my thing, but on your ride, it really is classy.

Beauty looking machine there fella, nice one

Liking the bike stand, very rural :)

Out o interest, what rear hub has that bad boy got on it?

All this Klunker talk reminds me of my Raleigh Striker with the back pedal brake in the 70's I had a perma-grin even when all the cool kids got BMX I was doing the same stuff on that, but waaaaaay better skids :)

Not sure if this is in the right section, but anyways. Winstanleys BMX have 8 splined crank axles in their clearance at £5.99. http://www.winstanleysbmx.com/product/3 ... Crank_Axle

Aye, the lugs and extra shizzle is going the journey. I'm going with a semi-fixie look so no cables, with a sturmey archer kick back 2 speed hub and back pedal (coaster) brake. Thanks for the responses guys, much appreciated :)

Just got one of these frames off ebay. I've always wanted to do a build from scratch and I'm loving the style of the 'cudas in this here thread. Being a bit of a noob, however, I don't really wish to start throwing money away, so I'm gonna be cheeky and just ask. What threading is the bottom...