Hello all,
I am so glad that I found people that are into this. I was turned on to this site by a guy who is also an active member of this forum. In Chicago there are a ton of fixies--which is cool but I rarely see anyone on a true Rat Rod!
I thought I was a loner in this high style of cycling. I was inspired to build mine when I saw a friend in Huntington Beach, CA where I saw a ton of them with surfboard racks on them. Also I would have to give a props to my Dad that in the 70's when we did not have a bunch of money. He found and old Stingray frame and slapped together my first bike utilizing a springer fork, small wheel up front w/drum brake, ape hangers and a Brooks saddle that he took off and old Raleigh 3 speed. To be honest I was not to happy with he creation because all the kids in the hood had banana seats. When we got into our Evel Knievel phase--that bike was awesome to jump over my sisters friends due to the smaller saddle. My dad got the last laugh when all the other kids started to do it. I will make the bold claim that my dad introduced the first Rat Rod/Klunker in the Chicagoland area in 1972.
Cheers ~ Sergio
I am so glad that I found people that are into this. I was turned on to this site by a guy who is also an active member of this forum. In Chicago there are a ton of fixies--which is cool but I rarely see anyone on a true Rat Rod!
I thought I was a loner in this high style of cycling. I was inspired to build mine when I saw a friend in Huntington Beach, CA where I saw a ton of them with surfboard racks on them. Also I would have to give a props to my Dad that in the 70's when we did not have a bunch of money. He found and old Stingray frame and slapped together my first bike utilizing a springer fork, small wheel up front w/drum brake, ape hangers and a Brooks saddle that he took off and old Raleigh 3 speed. To be honest I was not to happy with he creation because all the kids in the hood had banana seats. When we got into our Evel Knievel phase--that bike was awesome to jump over my sisters friends due to the smaller saddle. My dad got the last laugh when all the other kids started to do it. I will make the bold claim that my dad introduced the first Rat Rod/Klunker in the Chicagoland area in 1972.
Cheers ~ Sergio
