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First off, I'd just like to say i have been impressed with all the bikes you guys have been building. I could spend hours here.
I started this project a few weeks ago with an old cruiser frame and parts I stripped off my unused mountain bike. I got all the braze on parts form Nova Cycles and the rest I was able to get at local bike shops. The front derailleur is an e-type that I ground the mount of to match the bottom bracket and then brazed it directly to the frame. I haven't gotten to take it on any trail rides yet but maybe tomorrow... After I have gotten a few rides in on it I'll know if I need to change anything before painting it.
Here are a couple photoshop mock ups of the colors I'm considering so far. I'll probably do a few more of these before i decide fore sure.
If anyone has any suggestions on anything I should add or change feel free. I'll keep you guys updated with this project as I work on it more.
Cheers,
Nate
P.S. Thanks to the guys at A Better Cycle and Sellwood Cycle Repair for helping me with this project!
I started this project a few weeks ago with an old cruiser frame and parts I stripped off my unused mountain bike. I got all the braze on parts form Nova Cycles and the rest I was able to get at local bike shops. The front derailleur is an e-type that I ground the mount of to match the bottom bracket and then brazed it directly to the frame. I haven't gotten to take it on any trail rides yet but maybe tomorrow... After I have gotten a few rides in on it I'll know if I need to change anything before painting it.
![IMG_20110312_165603.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/ef0/ef0a5685c44b77e1a1ccacff65f3bb5e.jpg)
![IMG_20110312_165820.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/8b4/8b41670d99c9278f61586f53b5662600.jpg)
![IMG_20110312_170020.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/36d/36d741368d21b01fe1114973b70fa98e.jpg)
![IMG_20110312_165859.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/fa5/fa5c476150739b8a0ea9add4e7855e97.jpg)
![IMG_20110312_165733.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/ddb/ddb70363fcbd22c5d5f6c64798887a9a.jpg)
Here are a couple photoshop mock ups of the colors I'm considering so far. I'll probably do a few more of these before i decide fore sure.
![orangeandgrey.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/2ab/2ab2aeda1c2d9b0d9c661cb15f12cf41.jpg)
![greenandgrey.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/dee/deeae28cd42ce76fa13bd6d82875e8bd.jpg)
If anyone has any suggestions on anything I should add or change feel free. I'll keep you guys updated with this project as I work on it more.
Cheers,
Nate
P.S. Thanks to the guys at A Better Cycle and Sellwood Cycle Repair for helping me with this project!