My neighbor dispatches dumpsters and one day I saw that somebody had tossed two 24" bikes. I pulled them out and took them down to my basement. One was a full suspension Mongoose that was pretty well trashed and the other was a Roadmaster. At first, I didn't know what to do with them and then I recieved my inspiration.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2iUQqp- ... re=related
I decided that I needed to build a Sledgehammer for my daughters that will soon be outgrowing their 20" bikes. The only money that I put into the bike are a few bucks for paint and five bucks for new cables and housing.
I didn't get a before shot fresh from the dumpster, but this is close other than I had already pulled the rigid front fork off and replaced it with the shock from the full suspension bike. Since the front shocks had provisions for linear pull brakes, I had to modify the frame so that I could put them on the back of the bike too.
I cut the brake posts mounts off of the full suspension bike and stripped the paint off of the frame where I was going to weld them on.
The wooden paint stick wasn't stiff enough for proper alignment, so I made a jig and hose clamped it into place.
I welded the brake post mounts on and the alignment was good enough for hootsfor. I got the linear pull style of brakes off of the full suspension bike.
After a little work, I added some primer to finish it off.
I stripped the bike down to paint the frame.
After pulling all of the stickers off and sanding it down, it's ready for paint.
I got the paint down, but I wasn't happy with the results. I ended up chemically stripping all of the paint off and then I blasted it with baking soda to remove everything down to the bare metal. I didn't get a picture of the naked frame, but I primed it again and the second paint job turned out better.
My next door neighbor cut the graphics for me and I applied them to the frame.
I painted the forks, handle bars, cranks, etc. I trued the wheels, installed all of the components, added new cables and housing and took it out for a test ride. I have pegs for it down in the basement, but I haven't painted them yet, so I left them off.
It isn't a perfect match, but it was fund to build. I have picked up another one of these frames and I want to cut up the front end and really make some changes to the geometry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2iUQqp- ... re=related
I decided that I needed to build a Sledgehammer for my daughters that will soon be outgrowing their 20" bikes. The only money that I put into the bike are a few bucks for paint and five bucks for new cables and housing.
I didn't get a before shot fresh from the dumpster, but this is close other than I had already pulled the rigid front fork off and replaced it with the shock from the full suspension bike. Since the front shocks had provisions for linear pull brakes, I had to modify the frame so that I could put them on the back of the bike too.
![100_2451.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/959/95921fbac6bdf34c63b8faca2e53d97f.jpg)
I cut the brake posts mounts off of the full suspension bike and stripped the paint off of the frame where I was going to weld them on.
![100_2456.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/728/728ccde3fc00b34e86dd3594dfe06635.jpg)
The wooden paint stick wasn't stiff enough for proper alignment, so I made a jig and hose clamped it into place.
![100_2459.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/520/5207ab7854229bc53c727664f00eda82.jpg)
I welded the brake post mounts on and the alignment was good enough for hootsfor. I got the linear pull style of brakes off of the full suspension bike.
![100_2462.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/650/6506e53a997bcce93a2b5c32a4a2ef2d.jpg)
After a little work, I added some primer to finish it off.
![100_2463.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/228/22838e94208f206dfb627d802d86662a.jpg)
I stripped the bike down to paint the frame.
![100_2465.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/24b/24b9170d02a9edeff37fd4440a97aca2.jpg)
After pulling all of the stickers off and sanding it down, it's ready for paint.
![100_2467.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/b43/b4382dea214ae558fa9ed4654db0b78d.jpg)
I got the paint down, but I wasn't happy with the results. I ended up chemically stripping all of the paint off and then I blasted it with baking soda to remove everything down to the bare metal. I didn't get a picture of the naked frame, but I primed it again and the second paint job turned out better.
![100_2468.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/fb6/fb648a4d6031eff917b1299c15163963.jpg)
My next door neighbor cut the graphics for me and I applied them to the frame.
![100_2535.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/686/686eb8d3ba36579522541278ab6cf090.jpg)
I painted the forks, handle bars, cranks, etc. I trued the wheels, installed all of the components, added new cables and housing and took it out for a test ride. I have pegs for it down in the basement, but I haven't painted them yet, so I left them off.
![100_2574.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/17e/17e34178ee33571f668819c159a16358.jpg)
It isn't a perfect match, but it was fund to build. I have picked up another one of these frames and I want to cut up the front end and really make some changes to the geometry.