Thanks. I will eventually bring the bars to a tube bender to have the rake of the bends brought back quite some degrees, at the moment the position is ok, it's not as comfortable as my original bike, but it's still fine, I'm 6ft 1" so i'm not overly stretched. I like the low look, so trying to keep it low.Beautiful build, it really looks like a big bike
Just wondering, personally I mounted a cruiser style handlebar for the 'upright' seating position (also because the bottom bracket is located quite a bit to the front).
Is this comfortable for you? It certainly looks the part!
New Ruff Porucho build
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Beautiful build so far. Looking forward to your posts now.
These are done so well. This is delightful. All you need now is a good sound system that would blare out a righteous V twin or big single sound whenever you needed it. Of course good for Jazz the rest of the time.
I bought some water slide paper and printed off some JC Higgins tank pipes, I just sprayed it with some lacquer. I might eventually spray the tank, but for now I'll just leave it like this whilst the build is incomplete.
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Yes i saw it too, seems unchanged since he bought it three years ago.
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Hi-noob here-loving your Porucho build so far-may I ask if you went for 29" wheels this time round to avoid ground clearance/front wheel clearance issues that seem to be a problem on other Porucho builds I've followed? I'm keen to avoid costly mistakes if I go down the Porucho self build route myself. cheers.
Hi thanks. It wasn't for ground clearance as the new ruff porucho frames have moved the bb forwards and up, so no need to worry about that with the new frames. I thought the 29s just looked mean and big but still athletic enough. It's still a cruiser though so when cornering you'll always have to have the pedals level.
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Where did that chainring come from?
Good to know- thanks for the swift reply.
Wow, serious potential! can't wait to see those build pix
Pretty awesome build. I just rediscovered it while googling for Porucho builds. I think I will be getting a frame, but I am hesitant how to build it up considering the BB position. I want it on 29" wheels, but I am afraid that the front tire might hit my feet and I want to avoid short cranks. I see that your custom fork brings the front wheel much further forward so it's not an issue for you.
with a straight fork, yeah, maybe your feet might hit, you'd have to check it first before spending big on any forks.
That girder front end is awesome. Reminds me of my old '41 BSA M20 girder.
That has a "dial it in" suspension selection knob to stiffen or soften the ride
somewhat. With emphasis on "somewhat".
Your build is very cool.
photo: Estrella War Birds Museum
That has a "dial it in" suspension selection knob to stiffen or soften the ride
somewhat. With emphasis on "somewhat".
Your build is very cool.
photo: Estrella War Birds Museum
Yes, but if I am not mistaken it has a custom made from scratch front end.
