Mini gentleman’s racer

[Phranq]

Well I was planning on leaving this bike mostly stock so I created the “I ordered a new bike” thread. Since then I’ve ordered a ton of parts, so I should put it under “builds”. This is my biria mini 20. It’s a pretty awesome bike. I’m inspired by roadster and path racer bikes, so that’s the direction I’m headed.

 

[Phranq]

Out of the box I flipped the handlebars, later I flipped the stem, and it’s a little bit better. I ordered a new stem, it should be here any day now.

 

[Phranq]

The seat that came with it was of pretty good quality, but it was skinny and lacked padding, so to me it was horrible. The replacement is much more comfortable.

 

[Phranq]

I needed a headlight for riding at night, so I got a cheap one. It matches the bike really good IMO.

 

[Phranq]

New pedals had to happen, the bike is mostly amazing, but the pedals were horrible. New ones are great!

 

[Phranq]

And today my new tires showed up! I think the tan looks great with the style I’m going for. They also pump up to 110 psi!

 

[Wildcat]

I'd have to use my padded cycling gloves with that much tire pressure.

 

[Phranq]

I'd have to use my padded cycling gloves with that much tire pressure.

It’s a harsh ride for sure, I’m starting to get used to it, but the first day made me so sore. I’m used to riding my large steel chopper. This bike is basically the opposite lol. It’s really easy to get in and out of the house with it. I have a bad back, but I’ve climbed stairs with it no problem. And it’s RIDICULOUS how fun it is to ride. Padded gloves are probably going to happen in the near future

 

[Wildcat]

My house has a narrow stairs that takes a 90 degree turn near the top, with no landing. My newest build, Bulldog, was easy to get up there this morning. Every other bike is a challenge and needs an extra person helping. That's probably going to be my most ridden bike.

 

[Phranq]

 

[Phranq]

New stem, and a trailer hitch!

 

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[Verrt]

Lookin good

 

[Phranq]

Lookin good

Thank you!

 

[Phranq]

I think it’s basically finished. It’s all dialed in, and it rides like I want it to. I’m starting to get compliments on it too. The only things I want to do are get longer bolts to run the bottle cage and the frame pump at the same time. I also have to finish my kayak cart/trailer/bike mount on kayak because this is the bike I’m going to use for that now. The kayak will be a lot less top heavy with this bike mounted to the stern. It’s short enough I’ll finally be able to run a motor on my yak. This is going to be an ideal setup to get to the most remote of places here in the Pacific Northwest.

 

[Phranq]

Tested out the kayak cart today! Rolls fast down the road (unlike my last one) and the bike fits well in the back of the yak. It’s much less top heavy than my chopper bike, so the yak rides really nice. It’s going to be an excellent summer!

 

[Wildcat]

That's a big kayak. Almost a jonboat. I wondered how you carried your bike on a kayak.

 

[Phranq]

That's a big kayak. Almost a jonboat. I wondered how you carried your bike on a kayak.

It rides a lot more like a boat than a kayak. I’m going to have to keep the cart at the stern because it was a little front heavy and slow. With my heavier chopper bicycle in the back it handled a bit better. The new bike is so light it doesn’t balance the weight well unless I can get more weight in the back. The boat is getting some modifications soon too, I have a fish finder, battery, motor, and steering kit showing up soon, those should help me balance the weight of the kayak in the water a bit better. Towing it behind the kayak is no problem tho, the cart works really well. The mini racer is perfect for towing, and fast too. After it gets started it’s easy to keep a good fast pace.

 

[93EXCivic]

That is a really cool bike. One question though, why are you running your tires at 110psi?

 

[Phranq]

That is a really cool bike. One question though, why are you running your tires at 110psi?

That’s the psi they are rated at, and this bike is actually my first taste of going fast on a bike, it’s stiff and uncomfortable, but it’s so fun to go fast on it. I deflated the back tire to 90 psi when I was towing my kayak