Hi all, just found this site today and it looks like a wealth of info.
I recently completed 2 cruisers for myself and my wife:
here's a before shot of hers....the other was in the same condition.
Here's the afters:
I know they're not Rat bikes, but my next build is going to be.
I do have a question about these 2 first...
everything works great on the bikes, but when applying the pedal brakes on either bike, we get a metallic howling noise. I cant tell if its coming from the rear wheel or the crank, but it verberates through the whole bike and is rather annoying. I've taken the cranks apart and checked the bearing and all is good.....is it the rear wheel?
Thank you for any suggestions on that.
Now, on to my next project. I'm torn between a low rider / rat or maybe a burrito!
All I know is that I spent way too much on the 2 I just did, so this one has to be on the cheap. Where's the best place to find cheap donor bikes?
Thanks for reading!
CB4
I recently completed 2 cruisers for myself and my wife:
here's a before shot of hers....the other was in the same condition.
Here's the afters:
I know they're not Rat bikes, but my next build is going to be.
I do have a question about these 2 first...
everything works great on the bikes, but when applying the pedal brakes on either bike, we get a metallic howling noise. I cant tell if its coming from the rear wheel or the crank, but it verberates through the whole bike and is rather annoying. I've taken the cranks apart and checked the bearing and all is good.....is it the rear wheel?
Thank you for any suggestions on that.
Now, on to my next project. I'm torn between a low rider / rat or maybe a burrito!
All I know is that I spent way too much on the 2 I just did, so this one has to be on the cheap. Where's the best place to find cheap donor bikes?
Thanks for reading!
CB4