Ok, I can't really call this my "latest" build, because its the only bike I own. I just keep reworkin' it into newer generations. This time around, I went from the old flat gray primer color to DupliColor's "Engine Block Blue" 500 degree spray paint. No, I don't really expect my bike to get up to 500 degrees, but I think the color looks good! I'm planning on adding white DMR V8 platform pedals, white Oury grips (the best!) and possibly some white tires, if I can find a tread pattern I like.
The bike is from an unknown maker. It is a modern aluminum cruiser fame with chromo fork. Equipped with a SRAM internal 7spd drivetrain and SRAM brakes. Modern Alex rims and a host of mid-grade parts, like the Kalloy stem and seatpost.
I got the chromed steel handlebar from a woman's Huffy cruiser. I cut down the ends by about 1.5 inches. I replaced the SRAM Spectro S7 twist shifter with a vintage clamp-on stem shifter (with one shifter removed). I can't tell which gear I'm in now, but who cares. That old SRAM twist shifter was about the size of a small grapefruit! I'd like to track down a white Campy or Huret shifter cover for this lever. However, that may be difficult to do.
Thanks for lookin.
BELOW: Photo of old paint job, old handlebar and old SRAM shifter.
The bike is from an unknown maker. It is a modern aluminum cruiser fame with chromo fork. Equipped with a SRAM internal 7spd drivetrain and SRAM brakes. Modern Alex rims and a host of mid-grade parts, like the Kalloy stem and seatpost.
I got the chromed steel handlebar from a woman's Huffy cruiser. I cut down the ends by about 1.5 inches. I replaced the SRAM Spectro S7 twist shifter with a vintage clamp-on stem shifter (with one shifter removed). I can't tell which gear I'm in now, but who cares. That old SRAM twist shifter was about the size of a small grapefruit! I'd like to track down a white Campy or Huret shifter cover for this lever. However, that may be difficult to do.
Thanks for lookin.
BELOW: Photo of old paint job, old handlebar and old SRAM shifter.
