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Don't know what I'm doing, gonna do it anyway.
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I've been stumbling onto bikes a lot lately, one of my most recent is this ladies rollfast. I bought it for the skiptooth parts, so figured I'd join in this build off for kicks.
Guess I'll see if i can bring an image out of my head.
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Well. In order to get the drop part into the bike, I did a "simple chop" aka "LocoJoe" chop.
I cut the seat stays at the seat tube, then used a ratchet strap to pull the rear triangle up, henceforth lowering the bike.

For another bike im building, I tried my hand at making a KOTA fork, which I haven't done for several years. I messed up the first one, so I used it here for mock up.
I obviously won't be using this fork for this build, but it helps me visualize.

This is all I'm doing for today.
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Didn’t know that chop had a name here. My first c2 build was a woman’s huffy with that chop and a raked headtube!
 
Throwing parts to see what sticks.
Bent the original fork, now a 26" wheel won't fit. So, I added a 24". Might modify the truss rods to fit too.

This saddle, I've had for several years. I just never found anything to put it on, so cut and modified for this.

The sissy bar was part of the wheelie bar for J.C. Draggins. It doesn't line up to the axle with the short saddle.

And the fender just doesn't look right.

I don't know what, if any of this will stay. I just wanted to feel productive today.

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Throwing parts to see what sticks.
Bent the original fork, now a 26" wheel won't fit. So, I added a 24". Might modify the truss rods to fit too.

This saddle, I've had for several years. I just never found anything to put it on, so cut and modified for this.

The sissy bar was part of the wheelie bar for J.C. Draggins. It doesn't line up to the axle with the short saddle.

And the fender just doesn't look right.

I don't know what, if any of this will stay. I just wanted to feel productive today.

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Love the stance
 
Found a 5 inch crank, and borrowed a wheel from my wife's project.
This thing is almost un-rideable...almost

The crank isn't quiet short enough. But if you keep the pedals and your feet flat, and don't find any high spots in the road, you're fine.

I'll probably just shorten one of the longer cranks I have down to 4 inches. That should help.
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Still looking for sheet metal for filling in the frame. I'm trying to not have any money in this build, other than a couple cans of paint. So, I look around for people throwing out appliances to get metal from.

Anyway. I filled in the area where I cut the seat stays. I could have just welded in some bolts or ball bearings, and called it good. But I wanted to do this.
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Then, I thought I'd see what a front spring rack would look like.
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I kind of dig it. And it also adds to the cargo part of the bike name.
So now it's dropped and can haul small cargo...
 
Did some C.A.D. to see what I thought about some lowrider styling.
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Not much of an update, but I finally got some thin sheet metal.
After weeks of looking, it was my neighbor who got a new range. So now I have what I need to get the panels on.
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