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  1. mplumb59

    New guy, build questions

    Nice link and great looking bike, Love it. Fantastic ideas you guys have been giving me, Thanks a lot. I guess I blew the build off being I already cut and fabbed on the bike. Oh well, I actually have a 20' trike I thought about building for the build off but there is a bike festival here...
  2. mplumb59

    New guy, build questions

    I cut the two small cantilever tubes where they connect to the drop tube and the seat tube. I split the bottom of the chain stays right at the bb housing. I put a bolt across the rear drop outs and ratchet strapped from the bolt to the stem. Once I pulled it to where I wanted it I welded...
  3. mplumb59

    New guy, build questions

    Trying to get this pic downloading figured out. I already cut the cantilever tubes and rolled the rear up to lower and welded everything back up. Wire wheeled the decals off and started roughing up the paint. Ground off the cable guides and chain guard brackets.
  4. mplumb59

    New guy, build questions

    Thanks for the advice. I've been checking out the flex liner. Pretty sweet. I'm gonna post some pics as soon as I figure out how too.
  5. mplumb59

    New guy, build questions

    Skimmed over thread. Great ideas. Thanks. I'll read it over later. That's about what I was thinking too, I'm just thinking about going with dual springs but the concepts the same.
  6. mplumb59

    New guy, build questions

    First off I would like to say hey and that y'all's website is a great resource. I spent my teenage years riding a bmx/freestyle bike. As an adult I started riding mountain bikes then got into road bikes. My wife wanted a cruiser so we went to Wally World and bought a couple of cranbrooks. Well...
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