Beach cruiser to a klunker build (...to a tractor :)

[user 35810]

Hello everyone Im new to the community, and also new to vintage bikes, builds and so on.
This is my first build, still doing stuff, but is ridable now, so here it goes.

It started as a broken used supermarket pink and white beach cruiser, now I am trying a klunker build.

I send it to a bike shop, and they really made something nice (very Brazilian styled).

After that initial transformation, I managed to convince my mom into cycling. I transfered the wheels, tires, gears and parts to her old mailman bike ( found this part of Brazilian history haha)
I made a klunker for her, she uses to go to work and have fun in the weekends.

After that my beach cruiser was a lot more...stripped down...
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I love old harleys and wwII bikes, so I tryed to "add" parts (don't know how to say im English, things that prevent the tires to shoot mud from the ground...)

And then....I removed the wheels and tires again, for another build...this one I actually sold to a collector here in the city
My city is very famous because of vintage cycling, streets named after birds, and the absurd amount of old dudes riding mailman bikes for some reason...
Here's the build that stole my beach cruiser parts ...View attachment IMG_20220717_151235579.jpg

After I sold this bike, I decided to transform my beach cruiser into a klunker (clunker?!)
The project involves modern parts, with rat rod and vintage style.
Big dirt tires, black wheels, bare metal paint job, disc brakes, and other motorcycle parts maybe...
The last thing I did was fixing all broken stuff, painted the wheels and made it ridable...

 

[twojs.bike]

(don't know how to say im English, things that prevent the tires to shoot mud from the ground...)

Fenders. Or. Mud guards

Welcome! Nice bikes!

 

[Pondo]

Cool builds! Welcome to the forum and enjoy!

 

[Ulu]

Welcome from the Sunny San Joaquin!

These guys would love to see some photographs of Brazilian bicycle culture.

 

[user 35810]

Welcome from the Sunny San Joaquin!

These guys would love to see some photographs of Brazilian bicycle culture.

Oh that's awesome
Brazilian bicycle culture is stronger in small cities, I personally prefer vintage stuff, but the young people here are actually good builders. Beach cruisers are uncommon in my region but some "styles" are the same in the country. There are some types of builds, but they all came from Monark brand, Monark Barra Circular and Monark Barra Forte (Circle frame and Strong Frame series).
I will show some stuff, original bikes, and the culture around it, people still ride the old ones, as you can still buy them new from stores (different brands same model):

So people take this kind of frame, and all the models from this brand, and turn them to something different:

Oh that's awesome
Brazilian bicycle culture is stronger in small cities, I personally prefer vintage stuff, but the young people here are actually good builders. Beach cruisers are uncommon in my region but some "styles" are the same in the country. There are some types of builds, but they all came from Monark brand, Monark Barra Circular and Monark Barra Forte (Circle frame and Strong Frame series).
I will show some stuff, original bikes, and the culture around it, people still ride the old ones, as you can still buy them new from stores (different brands same model):

So people take this kind of frame, and all the models from this brand, and turn them to something different:

** Edit: you can buy old Monark bike from stores, also old parts, but you can buy new bikes, that are similar, same "circular and low frames, but with modern disc brakes and tires

Fenders. Or. Mud guards

Welcome! Nice bikes!

Thank you!

Fenders. Or. Mud guards

Welcome! Nice bikes!

Thanks!

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Thanks for sharing the pics of the local bikes, some very cool stuff!

 

[user 35810]

Thanks for sharing the pics of the local bikes, some very cool stuff!

Thank you! I shared the usual builds from the community around cities
But I know that are more local stuff.

 

[SwissGuy]

Oh that's awesome
Brazilian bicycle culture is stronger in small cities, I personally prefer vintage stuff, but the young people here are actually good builders. Beach cruisers are uncommon in my region but some "styles" are the same in the country. There are some types of builds, but they all came from Monark brand, Monark Barra Circular and Monark Barra Forte (Circle frame and Strong Frame series).
I will show some stuff, original bikes, and the culture around it, people still ride the old ones, as you can still buy them new from stores (different brands same model):
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So people take this kind of frame, and all the models from this brand, and turn them to something different:
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** Edit: you can buy old Monark bike from stores, also old parts, but you can buy new bikes, that are similar, same "circular and low frames, but with modern disc brakes and tires


Thank you!


Thanks!

Man, those loop tail bikes with the circle (yellow, blue and black one) are some pretty good ratrodding material!
I somehow remember those slammed down fully mountain bikes with very short cranks as a brazilian thing...
The tube has everything:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Bikes+Rebaixadas