burnt penny"first build ever done before build off"

[Sin City Tec.]

started with this cranbrook, it was a girls cruiser that I added a top bar and add 5 in. behind the BB. Rode it for about a yr. like this then desided to redo the whole thing. Buddy had to show me how to post pic. been done for about a month.

started the rebuild by adding 6in to the front forks just cut the legs off from a 16in kids bike

cut the ends off my forks all lined up ready to weld'em together

legs done now to clean up welds

all cleaned up bracing added

here are the wheels I ordered 26x2.25 rear and 24x1.25 for the front

here is the crank and sprocket OG crank from cruiser with sprocket from 16in bike painted VHT burnt copper

started my frame mods wanted it low so I started by sitting the frame on a ammo can liked the look so desided 7in below the BB was good. added 8in behind BB rebent rear stays and layed seat post back some and bent rear stays up so I could weld it back together

all stripped and new top bar bent and welded in

got the forks painted just had to see what they looked like!

frist coat of primer

all primed ready to sand and paint

all painted! paint is VHT burnt copper

putting it all back together

sportting apes at this point was undesided if thats the bars I wanted

swithed to OG sprocket and a pair of OCC bars still unsure

desided on these BMX style bars

Here it is done endded up switching to a 26in front tire very happy with it rides great just got to be careful on turns not to drag the pedals! I did build a kick stand for it too.

Let me know what you all think!

 

[upsfella]

Looks good,but it appears as if the welds need to be cleaned up where the top tube meets the head tube and seat tube.. Just by looking at the photos i can tell its a body shop, so i am sure you know how to fix it... Keep up the good work!

 

[Sin City Tec.]

yeah I started to rush at the end whated to get done there are some areas I should have sanded out some more.

 

[Lowlife Lucas]

Nice!

 

[pacman270]

Its a thing of beauty. Love the wheel size combo

 

[supergoob]

This thing is gorgeous!!

 

[Sin City Tec.]

thanks for the great feedback! The weird thing with the front wheel is the 26x1 3/8 is that is the only size tire that will fit that rim I was going to put a wider tire on but wouldnt fit.

 

[Wildcat]

Looks great!

The 26 x 1 3/8 is larger than 26 x anything decimal, the usual size rim. Same goes for the skinny 24 x 1 3/8, it's slightly larger in diameter.