Today was the 17th Annual Ralph Wayne's Backyard Nationals. It's a Kansas City event held at a local guy's house each fall. It's literally a bike show in the guy's back yard. Miraculously his neighbors have put up with this for nearly two decades. The really nice bikes get waved on up into the back yard. And then all others line the adjacent streets. It's a really cool event. I spent a few hours there today.
This year was particularly interesting because my friend Dave, who I've told you guys about before, debuted his recently completed board tracker replica bike. Dave has spent the last few years building this bike from the ground up. He literally started with drawings of the frame and then welded it up from there. The power plant is a lawn mower engine. The craftsmanship is top notch. Very cool bike. He chronicled the entire build on his dedicated blog: Board Tracker Blog
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