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Hi all, I haven't been around much until lately, and have seen a lot of cool Clunker builds - enough that I feel inspired to add a page to Alan Bonds' www.clunkers.net website. If you are interested please PM me and I will gather your pics and details and post them to his site. Until...

The Commando was originally built from "spares" by Tom for a painter who used to work for him, then purchased in the early 90s by a good friend of mine. SN is 20B54 which puts the frame at 1983 so my best guess is a late 1984 early 1985 build from left over parts. It had been languishing in a...

new project, collecting a turn of the century build kit pic from the top of Mt Tam, that's Bon Tempe lake in the distance so far collected: WTB Grease Guard hubs and BB WTB SST.98 saddle Race Face Turbine LP cranks SRAM 9.0 SL carbon rear derailleur SRAM 9.0 front V-brake SRAM...

One of the great all around trail bikes with the FSR-Horst design, light enough for XC but burly enough for all mountain/DH. I use the 4.5" rear kit with the TALAS at 100mm, but have the 5" links/shock for those times I feel ... the need. Not really a daily driver these days (since I got the...

The Mountain Bike Hall of Fame ballots have been mailed - I may be biased but Alan's induction is long overdue. If you are a member (or former inductee) you can vote, it costs little to join. Alan's nomination (by Billy Savage) Pass it along 8)

Picked this up recently in trade with Alan Bonds - crappy cell phone pic from my 6/5 ride (yes that's Mt Tam in background). "Bluebird" a 40-41 DX curved downtube with NOS Union drums and all the to kill for bits. full details from Alan's site

Recently sold the 97 Ignaz-X - got a fat offer and was barely riding it cause, well...it was only good for coffee runs and was too minty to mod for offroad duty… Less than a day later this popped up on craigslist - low price, short on description with no pics. I call and turns out know...

Alan built this up for me a few weeks back, rides as purty as it looks. Vintage bits are 1939 Schwinn DX frame and Excelsior X badge, Bendix lever action 2-speed coaster, Araya 7X hoops, Suntour mid flange alloy hub, Sugino cranks with TA 42T track ring, B72 saddle (stamped 1975)...

Some quick pics of the tank that just came together. From the peak of Suntour friction goodness. Fairly original condition, I added B17 saddle, TB-II reissues, Ritchey grips and Wellgo shin shavers. - Eric

Some pics from the "clunker garden" :D Alan Bonds finished this beauty a few days before the fest: Black bike on left is Wilson's 1935 double diamond, red bike is Alan's DX with Nexus8: Black bike on right is Mark's DX with Bendix lever 2 speed and Ideal drum, the other black one is...

...well it's sorta retro...and sorta not. But it's all hardcore. Just got finished today, more pics tomorrow after I get some splatter on it.

Thank you ebay! Completely original down to the LHR knobbys. ...look familiar? Yeah, kinda like my 36 Schwinn bomber ;)

This one came together last week. 1935 Mead Ranger frame (Chicago Schwinn made) known as a Double-Diamond because of the straight seat stays. Not mine but another built up for my mate Wilson (though he still owes me for the frame ;-) ) using skills learned from Alan Bonds. ebay was the...

My mate Wilson just got this one together, I sourced most of the kit for him thanks to ebay and knowledge garnered whilst building my clunker from Mister Bonds. Joe Breeze approved ;) Same B97 frame as my La Salle - this is a Majestic also made by Schwinn circa 1936. He used new...

Hello from The Shadow of Mount Tam - long time lurker, first time poster. Here's a hunk of pre-war steel I have been working up with help from some aging hippies in my neck of woods, it's been down the mountain a couple times so far and it's as rattly as I remember :) Pretty much a copy of a...