Re: body drop huffy project. name: Cloud 9
Or one of these...?
Great work e'bike!! That's super sick!! :mrgreen:
Or one of these...?
Great work e'bike!! That's super sick!! :mrgreen:
9ike industries presents: Cloud 9. now with foot brake!
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Re: body drop huffy project. name: Cloud 9
ugh i am DYING to work on this thing some more! i was going to try and go around flipping the dropouts but with the fender its not an option. i also have a sneaky surprise for the brakes. im going to lace a 3 speed hub with a jockey shift of some sort so ill lose the coaster brake. if it works out as well as i think it will its going to be pretty neat and different. the color scheme will be oxide primer frame and fender, with flat black forks and iw as thinking about doing a colored back wheel. thoughts?
ugh i am DYING to work on this thing some more! i was going to try and go around flipping the dropouts but with the fender its not an option. i also have a sneaky surprise for the brakes. im going to lace a 3 speed hub with a jockey shift of some sort so ill lose the coaster brake. if it works out as well as i think it will its going to be pretty neat and different. the color scheme will be oxide primer frame and fender, with flat black forks and iw as thinking about doing a colored back wheel. thoughts?
Re: body drop huffy project. name: Cloud 9
Straight bars. Starting to dig the green more. Wasnt a huge fan when you first sent me that chop but now its growing on me. Try it. If its terrible we can re-paint it... Straight bars.
Straight bars. Starting to dig the green more. Wasnt a huge fan when you first sent me that chop but now its growing on me. Try it. If its terrible we can re-paint it... Straight bars.
Re: body drop huffy project. name: Cloud 9
Fellas, this bike is just cool. It's looking kinda like a bobber.
You know, with the unconventional flip to the rear triangle, you're putting a nice twist to the typical lowrider look.
I think bars, like the ones on the red bike, would be a nice compromise and not as stereotypical as apehangers (as cool as they may be).
Can't wait to see the brake setup, keep going!
Cheers!
Dr. T
Fellas, this bike is just cool. It's looking kinda like a bobber.
You know, with the unconventional flip to the rear triangle, you're putting a nice twist to the typical lowrider look.
I think bars, like the ones on the red bike, would be a nice compromise and not as stereotypical as apehangers (as cool as they may be).
Can't wait to see the brake setup, keep going!
Cheers!
Dr. T
Re: body drop huffy project. name: Cloud 9
no major progress just yet, just a part and some design ideas ironed out. the back wheel with the whitewall belongs to elchupacabra for mock-up purposes so i bought myself a bontrager whitewall at Kona sport in wildwood over the weekend.
im hoping to have the 3 speed wheel and maybe shifter mounted up this week
no major progress just yet, just a part and some design ideas ironed out. the back wheel with the whitewall belongs to elchupacabra for mock-up purposes so i bought myself a bontrager whitewall at Kona sport in wildwood over the weekend.
im hoping to have the 3 speed wheel and maybe shifter mounted up this week
Re: body drop huffy project. name: Cloud 9
I didn't get anything major done as I had hoped yesterday but I did accomplish one thing worth mentioning: my brake idea. This bike is not going to win any beauty pageants and I want it to look as ratty and improvised as I can, so I came up with a footbrake mounted to the fork. It's a brake lever extender from a 10-speed for the rear brakes mated to the front brakes and cable. I used a hacksaw to cut the regular brake lever off just to get it out of the way. It will be seeing the grinder to smooth it out. So far in preliminary tests it works awesome. All I have for now is an iPhone pic. Tell me what you think...
I didn't get anything major done as I had hoped yesterday but I did accomplish one thing worth mentioning: my brake idea. This bike is not going to win any beauty pageants and I want it to look as ratty and improvised as I can, so I came up with a footbrake mounted to the fork. It's a brake lever extender from a 10-speed for the rear brakes mated to the front brakes and cable. I used a hacksaw to cut the regular brake lever off just to get it out of the way. It will be seeing the grinder to smooth it out. So far in preliminary tests it works awesome. All I have for now is an iPhone pic. Tell me what you think...
Re: body drop huffy project. Cloud 9 now with foot brake!
It works awesome. Works best when the brake is actually mounted to the fork though. On first test Excitebike spit the brakes out... lol. It was pretty funny. I have better pics of the setup. I'll post later when I get home...
It works awesome. Works best when the brake is actually mounted to the fork though. On first test Excitebike spit the brakes out... lol. It was pretty funny. I have better pics of the setup. I'll post later when I get home...
Re: body drop huffy project. Cloud 9 now with foot brake!
Dude! You are a freakin' MADMAN! :shock: That is awesome! I am SO stealin' that idea!! :mrgreen:
Dude! You are a freakin' MADMAN! :shock: That is awesome! I am SO stealin' that idea!! :mrgreen:
Re: body drop huffy project. Cloud 9 now with foot brake!
go for it riderx! just mention me in the credits haha
its hard to come up with new and interesting ideas on this site b/c there are some amazing ideas here, i knew i had to go way out of the box
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bigblock, i didnt weld mine, it uses the original band clamp
go for it riderx! just mention me in the credits haha
its hard to come up with new and interesting ideas on this site b/c there are some amazing ideas here, i knew i had to go way out of the box
. bigblock, i didnt weld mine, it uses the original band clamp
after a LOOONG day of grinding and welding this is what i have so far. and its ridable!
Nice!
Its so rad. Glad its finally coming together. Why is your apartment so clean?
The apes looked heaps better! Still looks mad as bro.
Very cool!
here is a better overall shot. i am going to leave it white, i took a file and hammer to the paintjob someone put on it and im happy with the streaks of raw metal showing through the white. i may still re-relocate the crank and put in a 3 speed jackshaft
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