24 inch hawthorne project

[BrigmasterA]

So here's the bike I got off eBay for ten bucks. I'm thinkin' banana seat, apes, I got a 5 speed stick shift, a 24 inch mountainbike 5 speed wheelset... then I'll have a "big kid musclebike". What say y'all?

Front and rear rims already don't match, so I'm not losing anything there. Anyone need a wards skiptooth rear wheel or hub? the front rim loks like a wider non-dropcenter rim, kinda like the mtb ones I have planned for it, only with some kind of molding or some thing at the edges. I'll post pics of that later. But the skiptooth stuff is up for grabs/trades anyways... Lemme know. I may even be ditching the fenders...

 

[Tonka]

I could use the skiptooth stuff and the fenders when you decide to part with them.

 

[BrigmasterA]

well, you spoke up first, tonka, so you'll be the first to know when I get it stripped down... Got a few other projects first though...

 

[Tonka]

Great....
Lemme know when you get things moving.
I know what you mean about having "other" projects"!

 

[ratina]

Cool bike, but how will you mount brakes if you put a 5 speed on there?

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

ratina wrote; how will you mount brakes on there?

just an idea but i once did a 24" schwinn dx bike like you are thinkin of doing with a 5-spd set up and i mounted a rear brake set up under the frame attaced to the brackett that would hold the front bottem of your rear fender if thats not to cofuesing ? any way it looked pretty good and actully stopped the bike ! 8)

 

[BrigmasterA]

Cool bike, but how will you mount brakes if you put a 5 speed on there?

I've got a welder man. I can do anything. :mrgreen: I'm not sure yet. I may weld it at the bottom so I could run with the fenders. We'll see. It'll all be posted in the build section once I start it.

 

[ratina]

Cool bike, but how will you mount brakes if you put a 5 speed on there?

I've got a welder man. I can do anything. :mrgreen: I'm not sure yet. I may weld it at the bottom so I could run with the fenders. We'll see. It'll all be posted in the build section once I start it.

8) Sweet cant wait to see what you come up with

 

[Fireproof]

I'd say that for ten bucks, you stole it!!!! :wink: