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Thought I'd show you my bike build!
Originally this bike started out as a 70's Royal Enfield, complete with 70's livery. I brought it as I'd seen a pashley speed 5 riding round my town & once I investigated the bike, realised they didn't make a frame small enough for me. At 5'3" I'm somewhat short in the leg!
I brought the Enfield because the frame geometry would allow for 700c wheels yet it was a 19" youths frame. it was perfect for a Pashley inspired build.
I rode it for about a year like this before it "developed"
Initially it was a "fixie" but who am I kidding, it was dangerous! so I fitted a front brake & replaced the rear flip flop hub with a coaster brake single speed hub & me and the Enfield became one!
Move on a year & a Racycle appeared on Ebay with a 100 tooth front chain ring, This I wanted! (just like the pashley! some people have no imagination of their own!)
I found an 80T front ring & modified a 28T old school BMX chain ring to become the new rear sprocket to make the gearing usable round town. During this phase I also started a little bike repair business & someone had given me a trade bike & in the front basket was a brand new heavy duty chain, it fitted the look & feel of my conversion perfectly so I used this as it was long enough too!
I engraved some plastic for the pedals with my new business name "bikespeeds" as I wanted this to be a show piece to help promote the shop, so I might stand out from the crowded local market & then also set about making some "kellybar" inspired handlebars. During this stage I found this site, and was inspired to use spanners for the centre section
.
Another bit of engraving to the centre washer set them off nicely.
So this is where is stands today. its certainly an attention seeker!
Originally this bike started out as a 70's Royal Enfield, complete with 70's livery. I brought it as I'd seen a pashley speed 5 riding round my town & once I investigated the bike, realised they didn't make a frame small enough for me. At 5'3" I'm somewhat short in the leg!
I brought the Enfield because the frame geometry would allow for 700c wheels yet it was a 19" youths frame. it was perfect for a Pashley inspired build.
I rode it for about a year like this before it "developed"
Initially it was a "fixie" but who am I kidding, it was dangerous! so I fitted a front brake & replaced the rear flip flop hub with a coaster brake single speed hub & me and the Enfield became one!
Move on a year & a Racycle appeared on Ebay with a 100 tooth front chain ring, This I wanted! (just like the pashley! some people have no imagination of their own!)
I found an 80T front ring & modified a 28T old school BMX chain ring to become the new rear sprocket to make the gearing usable round town. During this phase I also started a little bike repair business & someone had given me a trade bike & in the front basket was a brand new heavy duty chain, it fitted the look & feel of my conversion perfectly so I used this as it was long enough too!
I engraved some plastic for the pedals with my new business name "bikespeeds" as I wanted this to be a show piece to help promote the shop, so I might stand out from the crowded local market & then also set about making some "kellybar" inspired handlebars. During this stage I found this site, and was inspired to use spanners for the centre section
.
Another bit of engraving to the centre washer set them off nicely.
So this is where is stands today. its certainly an attention seeker!
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good job on the bars and rear sprocket 
