Firestone reincarnation #6

[necessaryevil]

I was poking around in the garage today and decided to do a parts check on the tandem build I'm slowly working on. Then I thought "Hey, I better TEST these parts to make sure they're good and safe" . My old firestone has been around a long time and has been built up many ways (5 that I can remember), so why not a sixth? The forks, wheels, tires, bars, grips, and seat all belong to the tandem but I think they fit this bike well. It rides sooo good. I might need to test ride these parts for a few months more.

 

[kamamakuza]

Look good. I would lose the front brake since you already have brake without it but it is up to you. Other than that, it look clean.

 

[necessaryevil]

The tandem is going to have front brakes, so I thought I'd see how they perform. Took this thing to the local park tonight and did 8 miles in 32 minutes. Now I am very tired :lol:

 

[deorman]

Even if not absolutely necessary, front brakes give you a lot more control over your bike. Not to mention what that particular fork would look like without them. On a tandem, I would say that they are.(Necessary, that is.) :wink: