Hi all!
My name is Lucas, I'm 27 years old, originaly from Stockholm, Sweden but I live in Oslo, Norway right now.
This is my first build ever so I'm learning along the way. It's been a lot of fun and I'll definetly keep doing this.
Anyways..the bike.. I started in 2007 with this damaged frame:
Fixed it up and made som parts..
While visiting friends in Sweden I picked up some parts I had ordered..
Put it all together and got a bit concerned.. the .... thing only reached up to my knees..
But the fat 3" wheels took care of that.. In this picture I just fitted the disc brake.. man that took a lot of measuring and swearing before I got it right.
Eventually it looked like this. The inspiration came from WW1/WW2 battle cruisers, hence the matte gray, ropes and riveted plates.
I really wanted a clean handlebar so the brake lever was, as you can see, placed elsewhere. ..oh yeah..my girlfriend on the pic..not me
I rode the bike like this for about a year, not quite sure what else I wanted to do with it. I just knew it wasn't finished.
In early November this year I made the desition to repaint the whole thing, add a lot of brass details and get more of an Victorian feel to it. Incidently I found this site and the "anything goes contest" at the same time and really wanted to have it done in time for that but I just didn't have the time. ..so this is what it looks like today:
Some parts and detail of the frame..
I'll add more picture along the way. Hope you guys like it!
Peace
My name is Lucas, I'm 27 years old, originaly from Stockholm, Sweden but I live in Oslo, Norway right now.
This is my first build ever so I'm learning along the way. It's been a lot of fun and I'll definetly keep doing this.
Anyways..the bike.. I started in 2007 with this damaged frame:
Fixed it up and made som parts..
While visiting friends in Sweden I picked up some parts I had ordered..
Put it all together and got a bit concerned.. the .... thing only reached up to my knees..
But the fat 3" wheels took care of that.. In this picture I just fitted the disc brake.. man that took a lot of measuring and swearing before I got it right.
Eventually it looked like this. The inspiration came from WW1/WW2 battle cruisers, hence the matte gray, ropes and riveted plates.
I really wanted a clean handlebar so the brake lever was, as you can see, placed elsewhere.
..oh yeah..my girlfriend on the pic..not me
I rode the bike like this for about a year, not quite sure what else I wanted to do with it. I just knew it wasn't finished.
In early November this year I made the desition to repaint the whole thing, add a lot of brass details and get more of an Victorian feel to it. Incidently I found this site and the "anything goes contest" at the same time and really wanted to have it done in time for that but I just didn't have the time. ..so this is what it looks like today:
Some parts and detail of the frame..
I'll add more picture along the way. Hope you guys like it!
Peace
