Re: Fat Fix
Looks Great! 8)
Looks Great! 8)
Fat Fix (COLOR CHANGE)
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Re: Fat Fix
Thanks King. Not sure about how the rest of it will turn out , but I'm liking my springer.
Thanks King. Not sure about how the rest of it will turn out , but I'm liking my springer.
Re: Fat Fix
:shock: :shock: 8)
:shock: :shock: 8)
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+1!kingfish254 said:
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Your springer is in scale to the fat tires/rims. Pure big Texas awesome right there.
Your springer is in scale to the fat tires/rims. Pure big Texas awesome right there.
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Awesome!
Luke.
He is building a bike the size of TEXAS!ifitsfreeitsforme said:
Awesome!
Luke.
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Man thanks everybody. I'm really proud of my springer. This is the first one I have built
that looks worth a flip. Wish I had that stupid BB part , I could have this finished by monday.
Man thanks everybody. I'm really proud of my springer. This is the first one I have built
that looks worth a flip. Wish I had that stupid BB part , I could have this finished by monday.
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I can't wait to see it come together. I see a few fat tire bikes in this build, very exciting.
I can't wait to see it come together. I see a few fat tire bikes in this build, very exciting.
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wow, amazing fork.
wow, amazing fork.
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Thanks Goat... Bill . Its coming along. They finally mailed my two BB's. Supposed to be here Monday.
Then it will take a couple days to have my fab friend make one wide one out of two.
Got the chain stay built, Left it long till I decide what stretch I want to use. I normally do 7''
but I'm afraid it will make it too hard to pedal. Will probably go with 4 inches.
Thanks Goat... Bill . Its coming along. They finally mailed my two BB's. Supposed to be here Monday.
Then it will take a couple days to have my fab friend make one wide one out of two.
Got the chain stay built, Left it long till I decide what stretch I want to use. I normally do 7''
but I'm afraid it will make it too hard to pedal. Will probably go with 4 inches.
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Well they say you have to break an egg to make an omelet . So I decided to sacrifice a frame
I will probably never use again to see where I'm going. So a few cuts later and the things I don't like
about this frame are gone. Now I have a better idea of the direction.
If anybody wondered, the tubing is as thick as the stuff I use. Nothing tinfoil about this frame. :wink:
Well they say you have to break an egg to make an omelet . So I decided to sacrifice a frame
I will probably never use again to see where I'm going. So a few cuts later and the things I don't like
about this frame are gone. Now I have a better idea of the direction.
If anybody wondered, the tubing is as thick as the stuff I use. Nothing tinfoil about this frame. :wink:
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Dang Uncle Stretch you cut yours before I got a chance to cut mine... :mrgreen:Uncle Stretch said:Well they say you have to break an egg to make an omelet . So I decided to sacrifice a frame
I will probably never use again to see where I'm going. So a few cuts later and the things I don't like
about this frame are gone. Now I have a better idea of where I'm going.
If anybody wondered, the tubing is as thick as the stuff I use. Nothing tinfoil about this frame. :wink:
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Yeah I'm not using much of the original frame. Maybe the BB so I don't have to wait
for the others. I really needed a way to mockup the new frame. I tried drawing it on the
workbench , but really could get it to come out right.
Yeah I'm not using much of the original frame. Maybe the BB so I don't have to wait
for the others. I really needed a way to mockup the new frame. I tried drawing it on the
workbench , but really could get it to come out right.
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Last week Chuck gave me an old frame. I cut the seatpost out and it looks like
it will go in this frame. Its 4'' taller than the original one and it will make the seat
look better, not like its raised up a foot. Shoot its coming right along. Should be
doing some major building tomorrow.
Guess I could get real goofy and use a curved seatpost. It would look like a short fat high cruiser. :shock: :shock:
Last week Chuck gave me an old frame. I cut the seatpost out and it looks like
it will go in this frame. Its 4'' taller than the original one and it will make the seat
look better, not like its raised up a foot. Shoot its coming right along. Should be
doing some major building tomorrow.
Guess I could get real goofy and use a curved seatpost. It would look like a short fat high cruiser. :shock: :shock:
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For what it's worth, I'm liking the one with the taller straight seat post. The curved one seems to be inside your "box" of other builds :wink:
Cheers,
Volt
For what it's worth, I'm liking the one with the taller straight seat post. The curved one seems to be inside your "box" of other builds :wink:
Cheers,
Volt
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Yeah its too predictable . I guess the straight one wins. It continues the BMX look that
fat bikes have. Well we will see how it looks tomorrow. I'm ready to roll now.
Yeah its too predictable . I guess the straight one wins. It continues the BMX look that
fat bikes have. Well we will see how it looks tomorrow. I'm ready to roll now.
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Loving it!
Luke.
Loving it!
Luke.
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Really I liked the bike. It had the front tire too close where your foot hit when
you pedaled, and the seat post had to be up too high. So this will solve the problem, but really
won't look too much different. If you close one eye and squint the other, this should be what it
will look like when its finished...well with it all one color paint. This is just mocked up. Maybe tomorrow
it will be closer to this.
Really I liked the bike. It had the front tire too close where your foot hit when
you pedaled, and the seat post had to be up too high. So this will solve the problem, but really
won't look too much different. If you close one eye and squint the other, this should be what it
will look like when its finished...well with it all one color paint. This is just mocked up. Maybe tomorrow
it will be closer to this.
