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beatcad

beatcad

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i got this '63 speedster from fellow member jaba13 last week. thanx, man.
of course built for speed is a STRAY CATS song, but it's also a song by MOTORHEAD!!!
i picked up a cheap bike from the local junk guy just for a fork. than i rummaged thru my parts bin and came up w/ a quick mock up. my original plan was to make it a single speed freewheel w/ just a rear brake, but the more i look at it i think it'll look cleaner w/o a brake lever/cable/caliper. i will loose the chaingaurd. i may or may not use these bars, and i seriously dought i'll use that saddle.
whatcha think?
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Re: built for speed(ster)

this wont be a klunker or cruiser.
this will be a simple,sleek,slick,seriously stripped, super sick, stealthy suburban street sweeper.
sound silly?
 
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good use of alliteration :lol: that is a seriously cool looking frame for a road(ish) bike, I'm so sick of double diamonds... should be sweet when you build it up!
 
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beatcad said:
this wont be a klunker or cruiser.
this will be a simple,sleek,slick,seriously stripped, super sick, stealthy suburban street sweeper.
sound silly?
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sounds deadly :p
 
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Hooch, I'd do a super good cleanup job on it and leave it as is , but thats just me.What's up with the tubes ? Has someone wrapped them with handlebar tape? If you take it off sell me the rack. Thanks 8)
 
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Hooch , Now I see. Too late , the deed's been done . What I thought was a rack was the truss rods. :(
 
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so, i've been thinkin' about this for a week or 2 now. it was always in the back of my mind what i wanted to do, but i dawned on me today what i want to build.
i want to build it somewhere between my boardtrack style bike and my fixie.
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i want it to be classic racing cool and maintainence free simple, but something i can whip thru traffic with.
i love to ride both of these bikes. but i already have them.
i want to build this as a bone dependable(as if the others aint :roll: )user friendly commuter bike.
tires not as thin as the fixed, not as fat as the boardtrack.
narrow handlebar to split lanes(cut between cars).

it's all in my pea-brain rite now. i think it'll turn out cool.
 
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I really like your fixie :shock: I am sure you wont mind shipping it to me so I can safely store it for you in the Dragster Museum of awesomeness, world renown for storing other peoples possessions since the burning of the library of Alexandria! :mrgreen:
 
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I picked up a speedster yesterday, I'm about to embark a build similar to what you're going for. A fast bike with some real style...
 
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i just got back on this build. i've been workin' on a motor-sickle lately.
here's a teaser sneek peek.
got some cheapo pedels and popped off the reflectors and cut the ends off.
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i splurged and had the frame powdercoated. he (the powdercoat guy) also cut off the front chaingaurd mount and the kick stand mount.
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i'm waiting for wheels still. hopefully i'll have some more pix soon.
 
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Nice GM tubs. I have some CHEP crates that I designed my garage shelving around.

All black headbadge will be nice an subtle.
 
well, it looked like snow today,so i went to the bike shop last nite to pick up tires, tubes, and bar wrap, so i'd have something to work on today. i finished up this bike and i want to take it for a spin, but there's a foot and 1/2 of snow outside.
sorry about the poor pix. when the weather breaks i'll get better ones.

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What's that sprocket? That's kinda snazzy looking. I like the overall look of the bike. I'm thinking of going down the same road with my Columbia canti frame.
 

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