My all time favorite crank forward bike are the Electra bikes ,in particular ,the Electra Straight 8 3i Cruiser!
But since i can't afford that ,i'll settle for an OCC Stingray Chopper frame with a Mongoose Dolomite wheelset .
Just finished it last night. Rides so nice. I kept the 6/7 speed derailleur tourney/Shimano from the Dolomite and put a 6 speed falcon shifter with it.
Put a 6 speed Falcon freewheel on it, the original 7 speed freewheel from the Dolomite was rubbing on the dropouts.
My welds don't look that great but they hold up good enough .,at least from a non-welder point of view.
I'm still debating on keeping the rust or just taking it off .I kind of like that rustic look
The seat is from a vintage Golden Schwinn exerciser bike,...if i only would've kept the 65T chainring......
The 56T chainring/crankset is from a vintage Fuji road bike.
The Dolomite i found on Craigslist for $25 bucks as a parts bike,the left side of the bottom bracket was totally shredded ,missing the left side piece of the bottom bracket spindle, no left side crankarm .. I guess someone tried jumping with it and slammed hard on it.
I relaced both rims and trued them to spec, they were both a little off,either from the traumatic accident or just from being a Walmart bike
The OCC chopper i found on the curb on the night before trash pickup.It was missing the left side crank arm.
