Kona Cruiser.....
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thepostman said:
after this morning's frame straightening session i figured it meant "buyer beware"....
all's well that ends well..... :wink:
well here's the progress so far after the aforementioned frame straightening......
some sun rhyno lites laced to a surly rear hub....
....and an arai front drum. no advantage to the drum, i just think anything that looks like a klunker should have one!
of course the fork brake bosses had to go. i think my hack/touch up/distressing job turned out ok.... :wink:
some sun rhyno lites laced to a surly rear hub....
....and an arai front drum. no advantage to the drum, i just think anything that looks like a klunker should have one!
of course the fork brake bosses had to go. i think my hack/touch up/distressing job turned out ok.... :wink:
Very cool! I just got one of these in a trade with a friend, although mine's just a frame without paint on it...definitely inspiring to see one built up. It'd be a sweet Klunker project....hmmmm...
I was installing some pedals on this and realized it's been several weeks since I finished it and I haven't posted pics....
As I said earlier, nothing drastic, but I did (mostly) straighten the frame and eliminate some of the things that bugged me, like the cheapo wheels, cranks, and brakes....
I did find out the drum hub had to be run the other direction to avoid really weird sounds when braking!
I had a good old Shimano 7 speed era XT 175mm crank on hand so I used that with a Shimano BB, Sugino ring, and a Salsa chainring guard- now I don't have to remember a pant leg strap.... :wink:
I've had this Bontrager bar around for years, finally found a good home for it, with some fresh grips.
Merry Sales, a parts distributor out of San Francisco (they do the Soma brand stuff) has gotten MKS to start making these old school bmx pedals again. Now I don't have to buy Chinese knockoffs anymore. Only available in 9/16" though.....
Anyway, I'm pretty happy with it, what a nice rider....
As I said earlier, nothing drastic, but I did (mostly) straighten the frame and eliminate some of the things that bugged me, like the cheapo wheels, cranks, and brakes....
I did find out the drum hub had to be run the other direction to avoid really weird sounds when braking!
I had a good old Shimano 7 speed era XT 175mm crank on hand so I used that with a Shimano BB, Sugino ring, and a Salsa chainring guard- now I don't have to remember a pant leg strap.... :wink:
I've had this Bontrager bar around for years, finally found a good home for it, with some fresh grips.
Merry Sales, a parts distributor out of San Francisco (they do the Soma brand stuff) has gotten MKS to start making these old school bmx pedals again. Now I don't have to buy Chinese knockoffs anymore. Only available in 9/16" though.....
Anyway, I'm pretty happy with it, what a nice rider....
