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I was kinda late to the game….
I randomly checked the site and saw that another build off was going on. For some time I had been collecting parts to make my dream muscle bike. I kept moving other projects ahead of my vision as the years went by.
It was time
I wanted to use an established frame for both geometry and ease of building a jig. I found a 24” complete mountain bike that fit the plan. I used the seat tube, lower chain stay, head tube, and bottom bracket, the rest would be hand fabricated. I built the jig directly off of the mountain bike frame and removed sections of the frame I wouldn’t be using as I built other pieces. It was slow going but I completed it in a timely manner. My motivation was a hybrid between a muscle bike, bmx bike, mountain bike, and vintage road bike. I’ll let you look at the pics and decide which is which!!
Build thread:
https://ratrodbikes.com/forum/threads/“smoke-show”-24”-muscle-bike-build.116019/
Please enjoy the pics and thanks for letting me play!!!
I randomly checked the site and saw that another build off was going on. For some time I had been collecting parts to make my dream muscle bike. I kept moving other projects ahead of my vision as the years went by.
It was time
I wanted to use an established frame for both geometry and ease of building a jig. I found a 24” complete mountain bike that fit the plan. I used the seat tube, lower chain stay, head tube, and bottom bracket, the rest would be hand fabricated. I built the jig directly off of the mountain bike frame and removed sections of the frame I wouldn’t be using as I built other pieces. It was slow going but I completed it in a timely manner. My motivation was a hybrid between a muscle bike, bmx bike, mountain bike, and vintage road bike. I’ll let you look at the pics and decide which is which!!
Build thread:
https://ratrodbikes.com/forum/threads/“smoke-show”-24”-muscle-bike-build.116019/
Please enjoy the pics and thanks for letting me play!!!
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