Florida law states "two wheeled vehicles" & in Clearwater Florida swerve wheelie riding the Tourists is really looked down at....get a dui drinking or smoking down there on a bicycle! (And don't think of running, couple their guys look like Olympic weight lifters, ON POLICE BICYCLE!)
Built for a young lady to commute to work, got way to pricey with used parts and had to quit! Front sprockets are ordered, some decent bar tape is to be picked and installed.
Nicely done! I use 3 speed hubs also, I use wheel smith's spoke calculator...
Here's a Sun Rim from a pacific? Anyway a Chinese knock off Atom hub from a cheapo moped, think I ordered these spokes....but cheap. The rims were in a garbage pile, the hub given to me missing some hardware...
Those are "band" brakes not drum! Your bike is from the very early '80s, you'll have to cruise BMX Museum to figure out which one it is.... but cool!
BMX collecting isn't about the $$$ unless you're an unscrupulous reseller.
LBS was closing, had a going out of business contest. "Best wheelie"...
I used a repurposed bike trailer with a large tote attached. Use a cooler. Bungee all down! Tie bread to saddle bag. I shop for 2. Or....she holds 4 cases with ice easily. But the ride home is a mess.
I like your build, but the story was good to read as I know someone from Largo that was into racing down here then also. Good ol dude had great stories of Tampa and Bradenton.
I have mechanical hobbies, cars, guns, mowers, bikes, a J(h)eep, Mustang, Yukon, just keeps me a little busy. 18 year old is turning 19 and we've saved over a year of his earnings. Now we search for his project rod.
Yeah I rode "wade" around, one of the most aggressive geometry bikes I've ever ridden! That dude must have ridden like a beast. Fully on the gas it rides correctly, I don't have it in me anymore! Cruiser coaster wheelies for me!
Sadly I have been stupid busy and dying a little everyday. Bounced jobs a couple years, wife ran off and left her son, raising a teen boy, a heart attack after Covid....ugh! Quiting all social media except the man sites has changed my life recently. Here is my crew for work, the other family.
Not sure, didn't make it that far! It was 11:20 when I messaged and he told me I had until 12:00 to get it...on Saturday. I'm an extremely busy man!!! I messaged back at 11:36 asking where, he told me the details were in the ad... I was looking for a street address not a city!!! He sent a couple...