That's what I'm talking about...
Carl.
Carl.
(MBBO Class 1) Orange Lightening....9-Speed...'69 Fastback.
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Somehow I read all of that except the "bucking bike" part...I have seen one of those aroud here. Every spoke a different length... You would almost have to cut each spoke as you built the wheel. Interesting. I wonder what would feel like on a swing bike.
Ridiculous, I'm sure. It's be funny for a few feet, then just annoying. I'm sure it's not worth the insane amount of work it takes to build those wheels.
Sorry to jack your thread but...
I want to build a parade bike, with a circus clown theme. Maybe for the WBO.
Carl.
I want to build a parade bike, with a circus clown theme. Maybe for the WBO.
Carl.
Dangerous?
I have enough trouble with my swingbike as it is!Love your work so far Chad, looking awesome!
Luke.
No worries about jacking my thread Carl..anything goes in my threads. Thanks Luke. I can't believe all the ideas and bikes that are on here. Way impressed.
I went with oem on the brake handles mainly because they aren't very expensive. polished them up and installed new straps.
kind of a nice contrast with the shifter..new vs old. shifter has some age. it was actually on a racing mountain bike.
real carbon fiber cover comes off to access the cable.
my brother gave me those chub grips which look good but are way too hard to ride with. I've got my kid's bmx grips on there now for the test 'n tune phase.
shifter controls this matching derailleur.
It all works fairly flawlessly. just a nice growl in 1st, 8th and 9th. all the other gears are silent and the whole thing is smooth as silk. The sram stuff is nice but my early '90s shimano deore 7 speed setup shifts just as good. the sram upshifts with more of a bang and the parts are more exotic looking. it's wild how much that 9 speed chain can turn. I've lost the chain twice but finally figured out that my heal was hitting the derailleur. may have to come up with some type of guard or just use a toe clip to position my foot better. one of the pulleys on the derailleur is pretty munched but I have a new set on order.
Gear ratios are just about perfect. I have the granny 32t 1st gear 2nd gear is the same as the fastback 1st then 6th gear is the same 14t as top gear on a stock fastback then there are 13,12 and 11t sprockets above that. It's the perfect setup for cruising and max speed. it's fast! these duranos are awesome tires and ride surprisingly well. this frame will really put the power down. Not the greatest for accelleration with all the weight but if you just patiently chug through the gears it will indeed fly.
Cable will be routed differently when my campagnolo bottom bracket slider gets here.
Brakes work well...braking from high speed could best be described as violent.
Looks like I have a long time to get all the bugs worked out but I do want to paint while it's still warm in ohio.
Might have to do another entry...i've got some killer ideas for a banana seat scrambler.
I went with oem on the brake handles mainly because they aren't very expensive. polished them up and installed new straps.
kind of a nice contrast with the shifter..new vs old. shifter has some age. it was actually on a racing mountain bike.
real carbon fiber cover comes off to access the cable.
my brother gave me those chub grips which look good but are way too hard to ride with. I've got my kid's bmx grips on there now for the test 'n tune phase.
shifter controls this matching derailleur.
It all works fairly flawlessly. just a nice growl in 1st, 8th and 9th. all the other gears are silent and the whole thing is smooth as silk. The sram stuff is nice but my early '90s shimano deore 7 speed setup shifts just as good. the sram upshifts with more of a bang and the parts are more exotic looking. it's wild how much that 9 speed chain can turn. I've lost the chain twice but finally figured out that my heal was hitting the derailleur. may have to come up with some type of guard or just use a toe clip to position my foot better. one of the pulleys on the derailleur is pretty munched but I have a new set on order.
Gear ratios are just about perfect. I have the granny 32t 1st gear 2nd gear is the same as the fastback 1st then 6th gear is the same 14t as top gear on a stock fastback then there are 13,12 and 11t sprockets above that. It's the perfect setup for cruising and max speed. it's fast! these duranos are awesome tires and ride surprisingly well. this frame will really put the power down. Not the greatest for accelleration with all the weight but if you just patiently chug through the gears it will indeed fly.
Cable will be routed differently when my campagnolo bottom bracket slider gets here.
Brakes work well...braking from high speed could best be described as violent.
Looks like I have a long time to get all the bugs worked out but I do want to paint while it's still warm in ohio.
Might have to do another entry...i've got some killer ideas for a banana seat scrambler.
Interesting additions of new parts! I like it!
Like this bike cool looks!!
Troy
Troy
Been working on the comfort level. Got this cheap road seat and strapped the top of it onto the nos persons smoothie I got from Eagleye.
Then I took it off and stuffed it under.
may have to come up with something different or just bite the bullet and buy some expensive motorcycle gel seat padding. comfy seat is a must for me.
You guys think I can get away with going fenderless on this bike? I usually don't like the fastbacks without fenders but I think this one looks ok. It also keeps with the road bikey/racey theme to not have fenders. plus it's easy because I don't have any fenders...
Then I took it off and stuffed it under.
may have to come up with something different or just bite the bullet and buy some expensive motorcycle gel seat padding. comfy seat is a must for me.
You guys think I can get away with going fenderless on this bike? I usually don't like the fastbacks without fenders but I think this one looks ok. It also keeps with the road bikey/racey theme to not have fenders. plus it's easy because I don't have any fenders...
If it were a resto, I'd call you mad for not thinking of fenders. However, considering all the parts you've put in the wheels, I think fenders would distract from them. Plus it looks faster.
Thanks guys..kind of exactly what I was thinking. I also have some black plastic mudguards with a big ducktail I may use to make something custom.
Looking awesome! I just want to take it for a spin! I bet it flies...
Luke.
Luke.
Got my campagnolo anti-friction bottom bracket cable guide and new shift cable so I re-routed the shift cable to it's final position. Also installed new derailleur pulleys which smoothed things out except for 1st gear which is a little noisier now.
was also playing around with these plastic fenders I got. if you search bicycle fenders on ebay and sort by price+shipping lowest first you will find these fenders $3.67 with $1.29 shipping from china. Here's what I came up with for them. Still need to get them closer to the tires but I kinda like 'em.
got my paint ordered. had to call to get them to mix the arancio ymir but the lady finally figured it out..she did caution that since it's not one of their normal colors it may not match exactly on my 2004 Lamborghini..
was also playing around with these plastic fenders I got. if you search bicycle fenders on ebay and sort by price+shipping lowest first you will find these fenders $3.67 with $1.29 shipping from china. Here's what I came up with for them. Still need to get them closer to the tires but I kinda like 'em.
got my paint ordered. had to call to get them to mix the arancio ymir but the lady finally figured it out..she did caution that since it's not one of their normal colors it may not match exactly on my 2004 Lamborghini..
she did caution that since it's not one of their normal colors it may not match exactly on my 2004 Lamborghini..
I laughed so hard.
IMHO the plastic fenders are killing the looks.
Think maybe find some nice chrome ones.
Since this is a competition I will say "keep the plastic fenders". I say this because they ruin your bike and you will go down in flames.
But seriously, I mentioned before I love fenders on muscle bikes because that's how the came, but perhaps fenders will distract from your components and wheel work. However, if you do think it needs fenders, I would go with the original thin fenders of the Fastback.
But seriously, I mentioned before I love fenders on muscle bikes because that's how the came, but perhaps fenders will distract from your components and wheel work. However, if you do think it needs fenders, I would go with the original thin fenders of the Fastback.
Thanks guys that's what I needed to hear. She will most likely be fenderless. getting bored I guess. I think im pretty well where I want to be with the bike. just need to strip/prep/paint.
On another note I added a couple links back to the chain and she purrs like a kitten now. really a sweet bike to ride.
On another note I added a couple links back to the chain and she purrs like a kitten now. really a sweet bike to ride.
