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The inspiration for this bike was in early Klunkers, running classic one piece cranks and planetary gear hubs. However some modern Klunker twist was also welcome, for example i made it run 29' wheels. I used an old destroyed Electra ladies cruiser frame (hence the name) as a starting point, and added pieces from destroyed 1980's German touristic bike called Radiant. Great thanks to ones in comment section for the feedback and help with the build!
Starting point:
Featuring:
- SRAM i-motion T3 wheelset, taken off a donor bike, dutch Locomotief bicycle
- Schwalbe Rapid Rob 29" tires found in the trash can a couple years ago
- Fork made out of an older Radiant bicycle fork
- Schwinn sweetheart sprocket
- 175mm long OPC
- 1950's/60's Sturmey Archer shifter
- 1970's Altenburger brake levers made in Germany
- Electra Straight 8 handlebars with a hand made cross bar
- More parts found in my workshop, in general nothing but a donor bike for the wheelset is bought for this build
That was really cool build to make, though i am finishing in the last moment and there are few more things i wanted to do, like painting
Build thread.
Finished bike pictures:
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