Dirty South Klunk (Update 11/02/08) FIN!

[Rustinkerer]

i have had a few people tell me this frame was different things....
first hawthorne, then schwinn, then monark.....
here is the bike in its original state when i brought it home.

Ah, it had a Monark sprocket on it too. Perhaps Crassly will back me up, I still think Columbia. ~Adam

[rockpilex]

well crap. do they even sell MTB type pedals for 1/2"?

Try BMX pedals, most are 1/2" and some of them are pretty cool.

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i bought some new tires yesterday.....the 3rd(and hopefully final) set for this bike build.
i was a little disappointed with not being able to find cream/tan/skin colored knobbies.
but, the tires i did get are some pretty sweet panaracers with gray walls.

i also placed an order with debbie at bikeworld.
- fork truss bars.
- 2-bulb headlight. already a mount welded to the fork....
probly be here first part of next week.

also, i looked on clunkers.net and noticed the originals used metal cage pedals, like on road bikes. i have some perfect ones i got off of a varsity.

and, my Schwinn High Sierra bars/stem are coming tonight.

i might have a good little mockup tomorrow.

[necessaryevil]

I found these tires while searching for white 24" tires for my skunkworks build. They are white knobby tires with a small blackwall. They are pretty pricey are I could'nt justify buying them for my low budget klunker, but you may think differentlty.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... uCtKOe52Q=

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got my donor bike.....

my coworker gave this 83? schwinn high sierra to a girl we work with who is about 5' 2"
she can barely reach the pedals.....
i am gonna fix her up with something smaller.

so i got the bike as a "trade".....already planned on using the bars from it.....now i may use the front wheel and brake too.





now the real fun starts!

[klunker]

sweet! let me know if you want to unload the shifters, cranks and bottom bracket.

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ok, so i had some obstacles, overcame them, ran into some more, and i think i have overcome them too.
today i got together the full bike (minus the fork trusses and front headlight) and rode it....in the rain....and its a bad a** mo sheen if i do say so!

these photos may suck cuz it is raining....

switched out my tires for some knobbies....panaracer fire XC pros 26 x 2.1.....not the original hub shiner.

rear dropout and cog with "KOOL" chain....smooooooth

my schwinn chainring, cool cage pedals (1/2" thank goodness)

changed the saddle with a messinger i had that has rubber seating. big red reflector on the back.

rear view....


front view...

one more full view...

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i rode the Dirty South Klunk today......rides awesome!

took her off road in the neighborhood.

Truss rods and headlight coming early next week.....

lots of sweet bikes in this buildoff!

[Rustinkerer]

"NO, KITTEH! THAT"S MAH KLUNKER BIKE!!!" Looking good! ~Adam

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

"NO, KITTEH! THAT"S MAH KLUNKER BIKE!!!"

i lol'd

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"NO, KITTEH! THAT"S MAH KLUNKER BIKE!!!"

i lol'd

Ditto!

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My fork truss rods and headlight came in today!

gonna put em on around noon.....look for photos this afternoon!

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well halloween slowed me a bit.
but here we are.....the finished product, i think.

[Rodland]

Well done! That is my kind of bike.

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man, we have pretty much a whole month left, and while i am happy with my klunker, i want to do more....hrmmmm