(MBBO Class 1) Fruit Krate be Done!

[GuitarlCarl]

Hanging it in the rafters for now...
It is a nice frame, but I feel stupid not realizing it was small. My son even said it was smaller than he expected. I put it next to his bmx and it's 4" shorter. My boy is 6´1" and still growing, he needs a dinky bike like a hole in the head.

Carl.

 

[ChicagoMuscle Guy]

Nice start glad to see the frame put to good use. Love the concept/Idea betting it will come out sharp. Looking forward to seeing the progress.

 

[whitefiretiger]

Oh my. Your son is my height and I can't even manage to ride a normal stingray more than a couple blocks.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Oh my. Your son is my height and I can't even manage to ride a normal stingray more than a couple blocks.

We gonna need a tall seat post and sissy. (he wanted to do that anyway) From what I've read these little frames wheelied too easy, and that was why the geometry was changed a bit. I may fab some plates for a stretch on the rear to push the wheel back about 4". I haven't talked to my boy about it yet, we'll see. I'd also like to see a bent 26" springer on here, but my son thinks that'd be too much.

Carl.

 

[whitefiretiger]

Need to do something to stretch it out.
I thought about bolt on dropouts and run a taller tire (24 or26") to stabilize one of these little bikes

 

[bikebuilder]

Put on a steerable wheelie bar like a skateboard truck setup and call it good. enjoy the geometry.

 

[Jamie825]

That is why I'm stretching my stays and put a 24" if it still wheelies easy I'm adding a 12" caster wheel on a wheelie bar

 

[GuitarlCarl]

If my boy decides we go that way, it will be bolt on.
No frame welding in class 1.

Carl.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Mockup with virtually none of these parts being used in the final... But we wanted to see what a 26" bent fork would do to the stance, and what a 16" wheel would look like. The fork is a guesstimate, so I bent an old huffy 26" just to see what I could see, note the spacer. Definitely want a taller seat post and sissy. But even right now if you lean back the front wheel comes up...

Carl.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

You might to need to drop to a 24" fork...

Luke.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

You might to need to drop to a 24" fork...
Luke.

It's pretty close to the right height tho, note the kickstand. He doesn't want a pedal scraper. I think the bent 26" springer will actually throw the front wheel out farther but stay the same height as a 24". I also think I can gain a bit of anti tilt by flipping the seat mount.

Carl.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Yeah, your right, the stand looks pretty spot on there!

Luke.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Yeah, your right, the stand looks pretty spot on there!

Luke.

I was over nosing around at an online BS and one of the pics said the bent 26" springer will lower your bike about 6 inches... Yoohoo! 26-6=20 just what we want... on paper anyway. Probably have to cut down the head tube, and on the last one I used, I had to tweak the top bracket. No biggie.

Carl.

 

[Chad T]

I like that stance! On my '64 Stingray I mounted the sissy bar through the fender mount hole on the dropout for a little more height..i'm only about 5' 10" tho.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

I like that stance! On my '64 Stingray I mounted the sissy bar through the fender mount hole on the dropout for a little more height..i'm only about 5' 10" tho.

Thanks! and that's a dinky sissy on there right now,
I think with a taller bar we'll be fine.

Carl.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Chemical and the wire wheel paint strip session today...
Not quite done but almost...
Oh, you wanna see a well built bike? Check out a Chicago Schwinn!
Those welds are babyzbutt smooth.

Carl.

 

[CRASH]

Hmmm... my daughter's '72 Fair Lady looks like it was welded by monkeys.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Maybe I should have said a 64' I wonder if they took care because it was the new stingray? Bcuz the welds are the best I've ever seen on anything.

Carl.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

26" bent springer forks... NO modification needed. I just used the spacer from a Schwinn exerciser under the bottom bearing race. It sits right to my eyes, considering the stock kickstand...

Carl.

 

[Jamie825]

Yes it looks really great like it is made for it like you said according to the kickstand you can't beat that