Custom Felt - Bullet?

[rydr1]

So it was time that I got back to work on my custom Felt. This has been on the back burner since my baby girl was born, that was over 10 months ago. :shock: So I decided to take this bike back apart yesterday, true the wheels, and continue cleaning the frame. The results are shown below.

I am still not done with it since I have to hook up the brakes and the shifter. I am also thinking of a different Brooks saddle and I'm not too convinced on the handlebars either. I also need to completely finish the clean up on the frame.

Not sure what to call it, but my wife suggested Bullet. 8)

 

[dogdart]

Sweet looking ride . I agree , not too sure about the seat , maybe a darker brown or black . The bars look good , maybe a sacrifice to comfort .

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Dig it! 8)

 

[seadragon]

Go black Brooks B73, black brooks plump grips and maybe some nice fat all black slick tires, will look amazing. the bare frame and black will look great together

 

[rydr1]

Thanks guys.

Seadragon, I can't decide between the black or brown B73. I really like the brown accent, but the black and silver is going well together too. Too many options, not enough cash. :?

 

[MIGZ]

Is it polished Al or chromed? either way looks good.

 

[Mr. Kool]

Wow...!!!!!!! Don't have to forget your sunglasses!!!!!

 

[rydr1]

Is it polished Al or chromed? either way looks good.

This is a polished aluminum frame.

 

[gcrank1]

Im thinkin polished alum. frames 'need' aeroplane names....... :wink:

 

[hewey]

Great looking bike! I built a very similar Giant Simple with the same vibe (bare aluminum frame, cream tyres on black rims, black forks, board tracker bars, brown leather seat), but that Felt frame and fork combo work so much better. Very nice work 8)

 

[rydr1]

Hewey, link your bike here so I can check it out. I'm getting ready to change the handlebars and I need some other ideas. I will be trying some bars that Tater recommended a while back and I will be posting pics of that once I get them installed. With the current setup, my knees hit my arms, so I need more room to pedal.

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

Some times ) we have to sacrafice comfort for pure Badness , i think all your elbow work has paid off very well !


Ralph

 

[hewey]

Hewey, link your bike here so I can check it out. I'm getting ready to change the handlebars and I need some other ideas. I will be trying some bars that Tater recommended a while back and I will be posting pics of that once I get them installed. With the current setup, my knees hit my arms, so I need more room to pedal.

I used a 90s mountain bike stem and bars off a GT windstream hybrid bike. It looked best with the stem and bars upside down, but like yours was a pain to ride :lol:

As you can see in this pic, by flipping the stem up the right way I got a more reasonable riding position

This is another one of my bikes, these bars were just standard sweeping beach cruiser bars I trimmed down

Another option might be some ‘moustache’ bars

 

[rydr1]

Cool pics hewey. My next step was to cut some cruiser handlebars like the ones on your Dyno. Originally I had thought about the mustache bars, but for now I went with the cheaper alternative. :mrgreen:

Ill update the post when I get those installed.

 

[gcrank1]

The 'stash bars look to me like they would have much the same wrist angles as Northroads (which I like) but give a bit more forward reach for a frame that is a bit short for a taller, or long armed, rider. With them a longer reach stem may not be needed, and even with more of a cruiser stem, still give a jaunty look/ride in the down position without being too far down.......gotta find me some 'cheap' to try out(yeah, good luck!).

 

[rydr1]

Gcrank, thanks for the info on the other brand bars. I'll be taking a look at those as well.


Here are a few pics with the latest bars: