Hey guys and gals my names Chris, Im 25 live in lenexa, KS, a constuction worker by trade and do some artwork for friends bands, local t-shirt companies, etc... from time to time. I am currently waste deep in my first bike build... Ive been wanting to build a bike for a while now and this forum with its numerous, rediculously classy bikes has singlehandedly got me off my laurels and into the garage!
The bike I am building right now is kind of a hodge podge of misfits, but I think they are meshing nicely thus far. Im using an old huffy cruiser frame, but have swapped the headtube out for a circa 70s schwinn roadbike headtube(to accomodate the amount of rake i wanted), Im also using the forks, brakes and front wheel off the schwinn(Prolly sacrilage cutting up that old schwinn :roll: ). Ordering a hairpin saddle and a couple other doo-dads to detail it out. Im painting it in a fashion that seems to be pretty popular around these parts, flat black, gloss red, maybe a lil white for some extra contrast. All rattle can naturally.
Ill be posting pics after I bother to figure that out, stay tuned should be some sickness real soon!
BTW, does the whole painted whitewalls thing work or is it just crafty rubbish?
The bike I am building right now is kind of a hodge podge of misfits, but I think they are meshing nicely thus far. Im using an old huffy cruiser frame, but have swapped the headtube out for a circa 70s schwinn roadbike headtube(to accomodate the amount of rake i wanted), Im also using the forks, brakes and front wheel off the schwinn(Prolly sacrilage cutting up that old schwinn :roll: ). Ordering a hairpin saddle and a couple other doo-dads to detail it out. Im painting it in a fashion that seems to be pretty popular around these parts, flat black, gloss red, maybe a lil white for some extra contrast. All rattle can naturally.
Ill be posting pics after I bother to figure that out, stay tuned should be some sickness real soon!
BTW, does the whole painted whitewalls thing work or is it just crafty rubbish?
