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[GoneFellow]

And I’m starting again. The front end is to heavy and it’s lost the charm of the old vintage bike. When I come back to the fundamentals of this build and staying true to the Gypsy look. I’m after a vintage bike with some bling bit a fat wheels. Now the “bling” Could be chromed out bits or modern comfort like suspension. And since I need to stretch the bike by a few inches and raise the front by an inch as well give it a crack and see if can do something less complicated and not go over the top.
I think this attempt with a similar approach will still tick most of the boxes. It may not give me the overall head turning, jaw dropping look that leaves people confused and wondering what did they just see.
But it’ll be a better and more functional product.
Im not completely walking away from the crazy fork design because I do feel like for a bike that was going to be built purely for a show and with some more refinement I would have landed with a set of forks that combined linkage forks and springer forks together. Now I have no idea if that’s practical, but I think it would make people stop and have a look.

 

[kingfish254]

No work or mock up is wasted effort. You always learn something that helps you down the road.
Looking forward to the next incarnation from your imagination.

 

[GoneFellow]

Ive been a bit busy the last des weeks and progress has been slow on the Gypsy Queen, I did manage to give the old girl a OA bath and the results are brilliant. I’ve used vinegar, citric acid but they don’t compare to OA.
So now I need to formulate a plan for this bike, rather then my usual ‘have a crack’ approach.
Ive been working on another bike I started about a year ago, it’s evolved quite a bit from its humble beginnings. It’s a SS Schwinn Cruiser with a steel frame. I believe it’s from the late 90s/ early 2000, but I’m not sure. Tomorrow I’m taking it for it’s first run since I’ve modified it. I it stays together I’ll have to post some photos of it, and if anyone has any contacts a Schwinn I’d love to show them so I can get there opinion.

 

[GoneFellow]

 

[GoneFellow]

This is what I’ve been working on over the last few weeks. It’s a 1 of 1 Custom Schwinn Deluxe Ebike, with drum brakes front and rear and a 8 speed hub on the back. More photos to come.

 

[GoneFellow]

Here is my Custom Schwinn Ebike. It still has a bit of fine tuning to go, but Im happy with the way it’s turned out.

 

[GoneFellow]

The wife decided that if I have a ebike then so should she. Which is fair enough. So I throw together this retro fit. I made sure it’s built built with the same specs as mine. I still need to do custom lights and paint, but for now I’ll fit off stock lights and paint the tank to match.
Ive got a couple of stretched cruiser on the go as well, if you want to follow my builds go to Instagram @skunk_cycles

 

[GoneFellow]

I managed to get a little bit of work done on the Gypsy Queen for once. Still with the idea of putting suspension on this bike and not going over the top Im approaching this with “Less is more”
I’ve mocked up the front suspension using the rockers I made before, I’m not sure if they’ll work or if they are more there for show, as I need to look into where the axle should go in relation to where the forks are bolted on. No matter if the axle should be centred or if I can leave them the way they are, I still need to raise the forks above the axle to fit the fat tyres in.
The main thing for me is if it’s not working make new rockers, because I’ve found that sometimes getting stuck trying to rework something can offer make it harder. So take the good bits of what you’ve learnt and put that into the new piece. The errors I’ve made are just lessons to help me get better at my craft

 

[OddJob]

Interesting idea. I will be waiting to hear your feedback on how this design works. Not sure that hose clamp will provide enough security against the spring movement. Please keep us in the loop!

 

[GoneFellow]

I just stumbled upon this website which has a bike building program on it, there’s a free version to have a play on. I haven’t tried it yet or really know anything about it. But it might be a useful resource. I just thought I’d post the website before I forget about it and I’ll let you know if it’s any good with my limited computer skills.
https://www.bikecad.ca/welcome

 

[Captain Awesome]

I just stumbled upon this website which has a bike building program on it, there’s a free version to have a play on. I haven’t tried it yet or really know anything about it. But it might be a useful resource. I just thought I’d post the website before I forget about it and I’ll let you know if it’s any good with my limited computer skills.
https://www.bikecad.ca/welcome

Bike cad is awesome. Tons of fun to play around

 

[GoneFellow]

It seems I’m easily distracted lol

 

[kingfish254]

Hows the fork design coming along?