Anuthern ...painted

[Uncle Stretch]

Ok I did live long enough to get my tire. It has that stupid reflective strip. I guess I will
buy a black paint marker and try to go over it. Other than that I really like it. Still rides good.

I did pull the reflective tape off. It left a grey stripe and I tried lacquer thinner but it didn't touch it.
May try some acetone. If not I'm sure a paint pen will cover it now.

 

[thatismytruck]

I kinda like the gray stripe front tire. The size is perfect! I'm glad you decided your frame was worth buying some really good tires, because they absolutely are. Nice job.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Thanks Skip. I really like the way it turned out. Man I love this build. I was hoping for a drag bike look
and I think I got it. Monster in the back and smaller in the front.

 

[sleepy]

I like it with the Frank on the front....further emphasizes the huge factor of the rear tire.

That is one beautiful bike. 8)

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Thanks Sleepy. The cool thing is both tires have the same tread pattern. I was hoping the frank
on the front would look good and I'm really happy. If I stuck another floyd on the front it would
look like a bike with big tires. Not bad but not the look I want....I'm so glad it worked.

 

[texasbigjon]

that fat frank on the big rim looks perfect up front! my rim should be here by tuesday....hopefully. :lol:

 

[Uncle Stretch]

I got to thinking about how cheap they are and ordered two more today.
They act like they are a discontinued item and they are selling out the stock they have.
I will have to redrill them for 36 holes ,but its really easy and I can't pass them up at $30
plus $4.50 shipping If you need help on redrilling the ones you ordered the get with me
and I will show you what works. Really simple. :wink:

 

[Bigdaddy772]

I just ordered a set. How did you redrill them?


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[Uncle Stretch]

This was a cool way. I lined up the valve stem holes... took a hoop (spokeless rim) and taped it in four places ,
next to the big rim. Then I took a square and marked across at each spoke hole. I drilled on the flat
rib. There is one on each side. Marked on one side and then the other all the way around. Then just
hit the middle of each mark with a punch and drilled them with a cordless drill. My drill press is a bench
model and the rim hit the bottom. You don't have to get them perfect. I drilled out the valve stem hole too.
Its a presta one and needs to be bigger. You can find out a drill size with any rim for the spoke and
valve stem hole.
If you tape the inside of the rim and then squirt some liquid steel by 3M in the old holes, from the tube side,
making sure you don't put a big blob on where the tube goes it will fill all the old holes and then you can drill the
new ones when they dry. Only takes a couple hours and the stuff is really hard. Any other questions PM me

 

[MplsCoaster]

Super Sweet! You got everything right: Frame shape, super rake, big and biggers, wide rims, handlebars...

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Thanks I'm glad you like it. Sometimes they just click and turn out really good. I got lucky.

 

[dash]

man that came out nice

 

[sleepy]

Uncle, any chance you could measure and post the width and diameter of the rear tire? I'm getting this crazy urge to mount that tire/wheel combo on the back of my Onyx 29er....I don't have anywhere near your fabrication skills so I would have to use my "store-bought" frame to achieve that monster rear tire look.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Dash thanks glad you like it.

Sleepy its 29'' tall and a full 4'' wide on a 3 1/4'' wide rim. The skills are acquired with practice .

 

[thatismytruck]

What's the little chrome band on the top tube near the head tube?

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Its an aluminum band to keep the fork from dinging the paint.

 

[thatismytruck]

Ah ..thanks

I have little rubber bumpers on my triple tree for that.