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metalchewy

metalchewy

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What kind of brazen insanity cam come from this tomfoolery??
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A few weeks ago I was sitting downtown with my DcBR Bomber for one of the rides during Vegas Bike Week. One of my friends, that rides the big tall bike for the Wednesday rides, takes a look at it and says, Hey, You could make a swing bike from that... ... Easy.
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I told him there was no cutting that frame. But I do have one that have cut before a lot like it.
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Mentioned the thought to another friend a week later and he told me I would be insane to cut it.
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Up until Saturday, there was no mention of swing bikes on the buildoff discuss I on. Thought I might be the only one left swinging in the wind when it's all over.
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Well, sometime today, i might lose the battle with insanity.
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More to come.
 
GuitarlCarl said:
Swing bikes are fun.
Don't forget the ability to pin it noswingy...
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Agreed. Was thinking thru the kind of plate that I'll need for the no swingy thingy.

Also trying to figure out the return springy thingy. (technical term )

Stand up the bass and slap up a swing beat. This one has been ear worming me for weeks...

 
Ahhh so we have the swingy thingy ma-jiggy going on here... :21:
 
metalchewy said:
What kind of brazen insanity cam come from this tomfoolery??
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A few weeks ago I was sitting downtown with my DcBR Bomber for one of the rides during Vegas Bike Week. One of my friends, that rides the big tall bike for the Wednesday rides, takes a look at it and says, Hey, You could make a swing bike from that... ... Easy.
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I told him there was no cutting that frame. But I do have one that have cut before a lot like it.
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Mentioned the thought to another friend a week later and he told me I would be insane to cut it.
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Up until Saturday, there was no mention of swing bikes on the buildoff discuss I on. Thought I might be the only one left swinging in the wind when it's all over.
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Well, sometime today, i might lose the battle with insanity.
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More to come.
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Definitely a lot of swing going on this year... 😉
 
A simple pin horizontal thru the rear headtube oughta do it. Close tolerance maybe hardened. Hang it on a chain. Simple is always good. If you share with the seat tube you might need to go low. The mechanism on a real swing bike is overly complicated.
 
GuitarlCarl said:
A simple pin horizontal thru the rear headtube oughta do it. Close tolerance maybe hardened. Hang it on a chain. Simple is always good. If you share with the seat tube you might need to go low. The mechanism on a real swing bike is overly complicated.
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Like this 😉
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Pondo said:
Whoa, that must have been a good one! Love the bike and the new direction(s)!
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The first one was rolling into a wall. The second was a yardsale from a mis-judged curb a year later. The third was an evasive maneuver caused by a drunk gal on a city ebike and i found a cement post.

I had minimal pain, the big bike however wasn't as lucky on the 2nd and 3rd incidents. Walked it a couple miles to the truck after the post.
Pondo said:
I like this name for a build
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Brazen Insanity. You are right. Sounds like a cool build. 😎
 
metalchewy said:
The first one was rolling into a wall. The second was a yardsale from a mis-judged curb a year later. The third was an evasive maneuver caused by a drunk gal on a city ebike and i found a cement post.

I had minimal pain, the big bike however wasn't as lucky on the 2nd and 3rd incidents. Walked it a couple miles to the truck after the post.

Brazen Insanity. You are right. Sounds like a cool build. 😎
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Geez, you've been thru the school of hard knocks with this one!
 
Pondo said:
Geez, you've been thru the school of hard knocks with this one!
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And then some. Broke a pedal once on the mountain and came down on a stub. Glad i had my leather boots on that day. A few weeks later, I originally broke this frame after being airborne on a different mountain trail. Coasted to the bottom. Luckily I was on the downhill side of the loop. The frame and I have a bit of history. Heheh
 
Spent a little time during my lunch hour today. Had an idea to try a 20" fork with a slightly larger tube instead of that classic one.
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Marked it up and put it on the band saw.
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Ground the top to fit the inner curve. Worked out perfectly.
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Hangs onto the frame.
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Still working up to cut the frame and really start fitting it together.
 

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