So here's the story. I graduated in the spring, moved back home with my parents, couldn't find a job, had no money and a lot of time.
I had a load of bike parts lying round in my garage so I decided to be pro-active and build a new bike.
I started with a Mongoose Villain BMX frame and went from there. I cut all the break lugs and stuff off and took off some of the nasty chrome.
The cobbled together some parts for the crank and found an old 44t Profile Racing sprocket.
I used the forks and a load of other bits of a rubbish 26" mountain bike.
The headset was a bit tricky because of the size difference between BMX and mountain bike stuff, but I bodged it enough to work pretty smoothly!
Then I retrimed an old BMX saddle in some check material.
I found some cool Kawasaki Spectra Motor Bike handle bars, they were super cheap and they look awesome. So I sanded them down to give them a satin look.
I also had to buy a new rear hub as I didn't have any lying around, so I took both the wheels apart sprayed the rims red and laced the wheels back together, always a fun job!
I found a big fat motor bike chain I could use.
I didn't have any seat posts that would swept back far enough for my liking so I made one from some BMX handle bars.
Then I decided that the check trimmed BMX saddle wasn't really right for the bike so I scrapped some penny's together and splashed out on a Brooks sprung seat.
And there it is, the finished artical.
I know it's not the same league as some of your bikes, but it puts a smile on my face every time I ride it to the pub!
Jon
I had a load of bike parts lying round in my garage so I decided to be pro-active and build a new bike.
I started with a Mongoose Villain BMX frame and went from there. I cut all the break lugs and stuff off and took off some of the nasty chrome.
The cobbled together some parts for the crank and found an old 44t Profile Racing sprocket.
I used the forks and a load of other bits of a rubbish 26" mountain bike.
The headset was a bit tricky because of the size difference between BMX and mountain bike stuff, but I bodged it enough to work pretty smoothly!
Then I retrimed an old BMX saddle in some check material.
I found some cool Kawasaki Spectra Motor Bike handle bars, they were super cheap and they look awesome. So I sanded them down to give them a satin look.
I also had to buy a new rear hub as I didn't have any lying around, so I took both the wheels apart sprayed the rims red and laced the wheels back together, always a fun job!
I found a big fat motor bike chain I could use.
I didn't have any seat posts that would swept back far enough for my liking so I made one from some BMX handle bars.
Then I decided that the check trimmed BMX saddle wasn't really right for the bike so I scrapped some penny's together and splashed out on a Brooks sprung seat.
And there it is, the finished artical.
I know it's not the same league as some of your bikes, but it puts a smile on my face every time I ride it to the pub!
Jon
