my first frame... "Collapse"

[beppe]

Hi guy, sorry for my very bed english, I'm Italian Boy, I'm 34 YO, married and I have 2 fantastic children (2 and 5 YO).


This is my first custom bike frame, I modified an italian bicycle "ATALA":


I love the strange and exaggerated bicycles,

The aesthetic result is fascinating, like blue color or black pastel, tires WHITE, no front brake, posterior brake to retro pedal , therefore aesthetically free from every cable. front with hub dynamo …. I send you a pair of images: naturally the job is as soon as begun, and it goes to slowly…...... new horizons…

Beppe

 

[beppe]

pics with new tires

and naturally there isn't space in the chassis…. it must increase .....

foto:

building building building…. start from some thing that exists in order to render it still beautifulr…. indeed, inasmuch as the beauty is relative, in order to render it still more fascinating..

Ciao

Beppe

 

[beppe]

hi...

I have made the tube that it holds the handle-bar… excuse to me but I do not know as is called in technical terms…

The handle-bar is straight in brass

I have added a tube where the handle-bar is threaded…

I have given two welding points in order to block:

I have controlled the alignments .....

and I have welding.......

a lot of image:

some particular:

Ciao

Beppe

 

[kenny p]

AWESOME!!!

 

[beppe]

I have increased the posterior space under the saddleback, I have added a tube to reinforce the frame, I would have intentional to make curved so that it followed the profile of the tire but I do not have tube-blender ....... now the tire does not touch the frame:

Beppe

 

[beppe]

three photos of the tube to fix handle-bar, I welded the small tubes in order to fix the handle-bar, now i must the cut the longitudinal tube.

ciao

Beppe

 

[beppe]

Here the semiended handle-bar, to putty, to polish and to paint:

and this is the job to increase the space (from frame and tire) in the inferior part of the bicycle… now I have 1 milimeter of air between tire and chassis…. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

And this is I working in my small garage…. what could make an OPTICIAN like me to welding? A RayBan sunglasses (in this case one copy) and mount 2 welding glasses!!!!

Bye

Beppe from Italy

 

[Markm]

Looking good! You work like an artist!!

 

[basscadetz]

okay, you just gave me great ideas for my next messenger bicycle/fixie. beautiful man!

 

[gravediggerjason]

You work like an artist!!

ditto on that ... love the details your putting in

 

[beppe]

I like fixa!!!!!

I don't know if this my bike will be fixa or single speed with retro pedal brake...

Beppe

 

[superflygeoff]

i love it!
the frame is bella. beautiful.

nice clean welding too.

 

[Rat Rod]

Awesome bike....AWESOME TIRES!!!!

 

[budzillacycles]

Great job!

You have lots of space in there now. It looks neat

 

[xddorox]

Yeah I love the choice of tires on your great looking frame. :mrgreen:

 

[Honest Abe]

That is a cool bike. I like the tires and seat. Show some pics of the Volkswagen bus hiding in the background. I have a 64 panel van.

 

[outsider13]

BRAVO!! you are an artist with a welder, very nice frame idea AND tire combonation :shock: :shock: looks like a very nice vw bus too :mrgreen:

 

[iRide Custom Bicycles]

Wow! So much custom work. Very cool indeed.

Dan

 

[Clothespin n]

Your Welding Beads look AWESOME!

very nice work Cold Stretching the frame with that Jig you made.
The Frame design is great.

very nice looking Bus in the background as well :lol:

peace,
Kev.

 

[beppe]

this is the saddle....

brook B17 standard black!!!

the top of the saddles

I think to make the saddle tube in brass, same the handle-tube


beppe