Krossroads (cycle cross rollfast/hawthorne)

[MONARKofSoCal]

I recently had an Idea to do a bike in the style of a cross between a BMX and a cyclecross bike
or maybe it is more like a strandie crossed between a fixie

whichever it is the important part is I found one of the particular frames (in this case a snyder built frame with the double top tubes) that I had wanted to use for this build
It will be come clear a while later as to why this frame was needed

As for the other parts currently

26" bmx style fork
Fixie aluminum bars
bmx aluminum seat post
bmx 3 piece crank setup

then run either a mid bmx size bearing with adapter
or a american to euro bb adapter with a 19mm i.d bearing (for running a bmx spindle)
*the mid size bearing although not as beefy as the standard is stronger than the little bearings in the euro bb

I just have to decide if I want to go with more weight but stronger (mid bb size bearing)
or light but not as tough (euro bb)

 

[MONARKofSoCal]

one problem that had held me back was on this project was the fork and stem
I wanted to use a bmx or fixi style stem with the fixi bars but all the bmx stems fit 3/4" hbars
and the fixi bar has a 1" middle
the stems i wanted to use all fit 22.2 forks but all the 26" bmx forks I had can only accept 21.1
but I found a set of forks that will work with a 22.2 stem or thredless adapter (they are also 22.2)

 

[wheelbender6]

Any updates on this? Looks like a cool project.

 

[MONARKofSoCal]

recently acquired a new mid size bmx bearings and adapters for dirt cheap at a swap meet
plus an aluminum stem to use

 

[MONARKofSoCal]

found 2 other possible stem types to use now I
just need to figure out which one is the most similar to bmx/cyclecross

 

[MONARKofSoCal]

got a pair of these clamp end grips from my local co-op
(no need for any lubrication to get these on or off)

Picked up a
I put them on the bare aluminum fixi bars for now
but may switch them to black bars instead
now I just need a seat and an aluminum spider for the crank to make it into a rider
then after I put some test miles on it I can start on the bigger modifications that I have planed