Hello! New to the forums, and really anything bike building related (rode bikes, but never modified them)
I joined the forums to look at some builds and get some advice for a bike I'd love to have, and can't seem to find anywhere to buy, so I think my only option is to build my own. I aheba bit of a weird mix of things I want to get out of the bike, so I'm hoping to get painted in the right direction, and hopefully not have to make too many major modifications.
So basically I want to have a "muscle bike" I guess is what they are called. I think they look cool. The rear tire being bigger than the front, and the front has a springer front end. Also the banana seat. I'd love to have one with a shifter too, one of the ones that go on the frame and are like a car shifter. Doesn't really matter how many speeds. One of the other things I want to do with it however is make it an e bike. I figured it would be easiest to add a mid drive setup or maybe a front wheel hub since I'm already messing around with probably changing the size there to a smaller one anyways. I think the mid drive or a rear hub (if that's possible with the shifter) would be better since it keeps power on the rear tire instead of the front though, just for the style of bike.
So really that's what I'm looking for. I'm hoping I can be pointed in the right direction to get started, but also keep to a reasonable budget. I know the e bike part is going to be expensive, just because it's electronics and not just bike parts, but ai also need a good start on a bike and I'll probably end up having to convert a newer cruiser style bike into the muscle bike thing I want to have, so I need some directions there too, especially with wanting the different sized wheels.
I joined the forums to look at some builds and get some advice for a bike I'd love to have, and can't seem to find anywhere to buy, so I think my only option is to build my own. I aheba bit of a weird mix of things I want to get out of the bike, so I'm hoping to get painted in the right direction, and hopefully not have to make too many major modifications.
So basically I want to have a "muscle bike" I guess is what they are called. I think they look cool. The rear tire being bigger than the front, and the front has a springer front end. Also the banana seat. I'd love to have one with a shifter too, one of the ones that go on the frame and are like a car shifter. Doesn't really matter how many speeds. One of the other things I want to do with it however is make it an e bike. I figured it would be easiest to add a mid drive setup or maybe a front wheel hub since I'm already messing around with probably changing the size there to a smaller one anyways. I think the mid drive or a rear hub (if that's possible with the shifter) would be better since it keeps power on the rear tire instead of the front though, just for the style of bike.
So really that's what I'm looking for. I'm hoping I can be pointed in the right direction to get started, but also keep to a reasonable budget. I know the e bike part is going to be expensive, just because it's electronics and not just bike parts, but ai also need a good start on a bike and I'll probably end up having to convert a newer cruiser style bike into the muscle bike thing I want to have, so I need some directions there too, especially with wanting the different sized wheels.