Joscat's Caffeinachronism

[JOScatRATrod]

Frame: Diamondback Apex, double butted Cromoly Steel
Seat: Early brooks comfort (probably ladies) thin double layer leather
Rims: 24'' steel BMX cruiser, repainted with central red stripe
Sachs Spectro 3 speed coaster brake rear hub
Foot shifter made from old shimano bar shifter
New chopper style forks trimmed down with legs swapped to opposite sides
Raleigh cotter pin cranks, 50t chainwheel, BB, rubber block pedals, all off morrison exercycle
GGG 'Hoggy G' 24x3.45 tires
Rudge lightweight handlebars, flipped
Band brake on front with road bike top bar lever mounted at bar end
Suntour Sprint sealed bearing alloy rear hub on front
stripped exercycle speedo

 

[cody-james]

coolest diamond back I've ever seen

 

[herr_rudolf]

that's one tuff looking bike! awesome make-over. I love the handlebars and the rusty script came out great.

 

[Galtbacken]

Cool! Draws my mind to something from ww2. A fighter plane or something...an elegant tank? Really like the bars and the brake handle!

 

[MonsterMetal]

right on man! I love it!

 

[No cars on mars]

I like the brief case kickstand.

 

[karfer67]

agreed that is the coollest diamondback every built

 

[JOScatRATrod]

some pictures i forgot

the name decals

the finalised foot shifter

 

[deorman]

What a bulldozer! Don't break the curbs w/that bad boy. 8)

 

[JOScatRATrod]

thanks i will try not to. i cant afford any more distortions in those ancient steel rims

 

[JOScatRATrod]

I like the brief case kickstand.

It is indeed a vey nice man-bag. solid leather hide, made by a NZ company (Last Footwear Company)

 

[JOScatRATrod]

Cool! Draws my mind to something from ww2. A fighter plane or something...an elegant tank? Really like the bars and the brake handle!

Tack sa myket! This is kind of what i wanted to achieve. note my attempt to take picture of it outside the airplane museum with the DC-3 in the background. I didn't want to pay to go in he he. those brake levers are awesome, you can continue the cable out the other side and to another lever if you want to.

 

[JoeyMac]

that's a real tough-looking diamond frame rat rod! I like it, good job.

 

[ej599]

Like the diamond frame. Extra points for that choice. Great job.