Re: Hot Rod Girl
N8NBOX said:
def loving the direction your going in, can't wait to see it finnished
that's interesting because........
I was sitting there in the garage, just staring, you know.... letting the ideas come forward. I then realized that I had never looked at it with stock wheels... at least not under the tiny (26x1 3/8) fender. I threw the rear on, and then ran inside to borrow my
girlfriend's bike for the front wheel, a 24x1 3/8, so that it matches the old skool rear.
interesting....
and then.... I had an even crazier idea:
you know, looking at the pictures now, I like the upright bars better, but the pictures of the dropped style suck because it was getting dark out. when I look at it in person, there is really something to it. I also need to make or buy a layback post for either setup, to get the profile I want.
So as you can see, I now have a debate on my hands. using modern fat tires (I'll buy wide whites if I go that route), I would run the front rim I am doing the mockups with, and a super -wide rear (DX 32), both drilled out, really wild. but the problem I run into there, is that I need to come up with a separate braking system, and probably a derrailleur and shifter. It would start to look pretty cluttered once I get all that stuff on there.
The way I see it, the vintage rubber looks WAY more "rat" than modern stuff would. I am somwhat concerned with it though, because it's not as much of a mod. being in a competition, I do want to grab a lot of attention, but even having said that, I REALLY like the old skool rubber, and leaner look. my only regret with it, is that I did want to put a tall stick shift on it, and the coaster has no need for that. the stripped down look screams hot rod to me though. Perhaps I am best to go with that, and then since it is easier to pull off, I can really focus on some great
little details.
Let me know what you think!
