Recent content by Spacely Sprockets

Nice work! :shock: That's one beautiful machine.

That is just gorgeous. Replicating the MBA test bike was a perspicacious choice. Very nice work!

Beautiful! :shock: The '94 Shock-A-Billy is one of my all time favorite bikes. Steel meets Amp; what's not to like? :wink: I remember MBA's rave review. They called it "a Ninja in a party dress." More pics please.

Good eye for detail. The finish appears plain gloss-grey most of the time, but in direct sunlight or a camera flash it is indeed sparkly metal-flake. I dunno...does he look familiar? The pic is from the '89 "Art of the Mountain Bike" exhibit at the Braunstein-Quay Gallery in San...

Very cool 8) These are the first blasted and clearcoated steel frames I've seen, other than Richman's. Thanks!

Thanks, everyone, for the kind words and the warm welcome. For those unfamiliar with fillet brazing (though I'm certainly no expert): Unlike Tungsten Inert Gas arc-welding, which actually melts the tube material at around 2000 degrees F. in order to fuse the tubes together, brazing uses brass...

Hi all. This is my first post, though I've been lurking here for a while now: Nice board! Hope you don't take umbrage at Uhhmerican participation :wink:. Here's my #1 vintage ride - a '93 custom from Jeff Richman (my cousin). I described my riding preferences and spec'd the components, and...

Hi all. This is my first post on your excellent board. I started out on rigid steel MTBs back in the early '80's, and when I went FS, I just couldn't part ways with steel, so I had a custom Amp built in '93 (I'll post some pics and specs in the Reader's Bikes section). I've tried quite a few...