Recent content by BeachBum504

The first time I painted the rims, I took a poor approach and used a copper-like spray paint called "Golde-Sierra" or something like that. That's why they look more orange in the first pic. After I grinded all of that off, I bought a Rust-O-Leum Copper, and they look much more like the 3G rims...

Nope, they are the same silver wheels that came on the second bike I bought for parts and the tires too believe it or not! I saw the 3G wheels on this website, and went to HomeDepot and bought Copper, and metallic black paint. Very carefully taped every individual spoke, grinded them down with a...

Bought this on craigslist for 50 bucks... Then saw a great Felt cruiser I really liked and thought it would be a cool direction to head......took it apart, and began to learn how a bike even goes together, and learned how I was going to paint it. Turns out...it would have been easier if I took...

I love the flipped bar look! I bought a bike on craigslist the other day. My first cruiser. It was won in a Malibu Rum raffle by the original owner. I liked the frame, but honestly, everything else had to go. I didn't know anything about bicycles but before I knew it, the whole thing was...

I took an old bike frame and flipped it upside down and mounted it. The wheels can sit right on it and even spin! Works for me!

I've recently purchased a cruiser on cragslist for the upcoming summer. The only thing I liked was the frame! So, before I knew it, I was taking it apart and sanding it down! Before this, I had no knowledge of bikes, and yesterday I gave myself a free lesson in taking the rear wheel, brake, and...