Been on the site since 06' and haven't entered a build-off until now.I tossed my hat into the ring and I am glad I did,Otherwise it would have turned into another project that sat around for far to long.I'm not the best at documenting a build but I tried my best.The entire build thread can be found here-
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This is what I started with.A 30's era ladies Austrian bike and a 79' Schwinn Continental.
The Frame as mentioned is a 1979 Schwinn,two Murray bikes used for tubing donors to make the truss bar in the frame.
The stock Schwinn fork was modified with a truss rod bracket and hand made truss rods.83' Schwinn headset.
Wheels were from the 1930 something ladies bike.28x1 1/2 rims and tires,Early Perry coaster hub and front hub-both rebuilt and spiffed up with some brass washers.
Brass "Guardian" head badge from box full O' badges I have.
Sugino sprocket and 83' Schwinn crank and hardware,old Diamond non skip-tooth chain.
Unknown English road pedals converted into 1/2 inch from 9/16.
A Brooks B-72 saddle from 73'
And the Pièce de résistance-The hand made,entirely one off "Smelly Bars".-Adjustable handle bars.
I am so very pleased at how well this bike and its major component-The bars turned out.I took "Trussworthy" out yesterday for some photos and beers.I rode around all day on this thing with NO problems.It is the most comfortable bike I honestly think I have ever built(and there is ALOT).The major influence for this build was to take an otherwise useless frame and fork and mimic an early 1900's bicycle.I think I achieved my goal very well.I have a ton of photos,so in no particular order-Trussworthy
Alright...That's all I can upload right now,I have more but they seem to get redundant.Enjoy!Now back to less time restrictive projects.
-Kreep-
viewtopic.php?f=67&t=58699
This is what I started with.A 30's era ladies Austrian bike and a 79' Schwinn Continental.
The Frame as mentioned is a 1979 Schwinn,two Murray bikes used for tubing donors to make the truss bar in the frame.
The stock Schwinn fork was modified with a truss rod bracket and hand made truss rods.83' Schwinn headset.
Wheels were from the 1930 something ladies bike.28x1 1/2 rims and tires,Early Perry coaster hub and front hub-both rebuilt and spiffed up with some brass washers.
Brass "Guardian" head badge from box full O' badges I have.
Sugino sprocket and 83' Schwinn crank and hardware,old Diamond non skip-tooth chain.
Unknown English road pedals converted into 1/2 inch from 9/16.
A Brooks B-72 saddle from 73'
And the Pièce de résistance-The hand made,entirely one off "Smelly Bars".-Adjustable handle bars.
I am so very pleased at how well this bike and its major component-The bars turned out.I took "Trussworthy" out yesterday for some photos and beers.I rode around all day on this thing with NO problems.It is the most comfortable bike I honestly think I have ever built(and there is ALOT).The major influence for this build was to take an otherwise useless frame and fork and mimic an early 1900's bicycle.I think I achieved my goal very well.I have a ton of photos,so in no particular order-Trussworthy
Alright...That's all I can upload right now,I have more but they seem to get redundant.Enjoy!Now back to less time restrictive projects.
-Kreep-