I haven't used so many contractions since I was in the Air Force years ago. This is a frame discarded when a bike shop folded about 5 or 6 years ago. All the unsold new frames and other stuff went to the scrap heap. Over here in the Philippines, that's a big warehouse area with tons and tons of scrap that never gets sent away. It's all there waiting to be reused somehow. Some stuff is from WW2.
This frame never had anything attached, nothing except the bearing caps on the headtube.
As some other members here pointed out, it's a clone of an EZ Racer. It's straight and has no damage. A pair of old chrome forks, also from that bike shop was there so I picked them up too, for 2 bucks. They are the only ones that fit the 6.5 inch headtube, and may have been the ones for that bike. it's set up for a skinny 26" rear wheel. I have 24" on front and back for a mock up.
I will try to use the parts at hand to make most of it. I'll use the 24" wheels, but not sure about the SRAM 2 speed, maybe. My plan now is to have it look like a recumbent bike from the 30's or 40's. A cotterered crankset with old looking components will look like an early bike.
I may just wire brush the frame and fork, clearcoat and leave it at that. The fork will need some bending to get the right angles with the 24" wheel. It's big enough for a skinny 26" like the rear. A 20" wheel would be just right with about 2 inches of trail. I think that was the original idea, like an EZ Racer. As is it's got 6 inches of trail and the pedals will hit the wheel.
I could have the forks bent a few inches to get the trail to about 3 inches, but a home made springer would do the same thing without risking ruining the fork. It would give the extra few inches forward for the wheel. I'm also thinking of using extensions on the rear dropouts to raise the seat a few inches and get a better rake to the front. I think the 24" front and back will look good and ride well. I still have seat, handlebars, and brakes to work out yet. I'm trying to give it a vintage look so anyone seeing it will think it's from the 30's. But it will ride well and hopefully be pretty fast.
This frame never had anything attached, nothing except the bearing caps on the headtube.
As some other members here pointed out, it's a clone of an EZ Racer. It's straight and has no damage. A pair of old chrome forks, also from that bike shop was there so I picked them up too, for 2 bucks. They are the only ones that fit the 6.5 inch headtube, and may have been the ones for that bike. it's set up for a skinny 26" rear wheel. I have 24" on front and back for a mock up.
I will try to use the parts at hand to make most of it. I'll use the 24" wheels, but not sure about the SRAM 2 speed, maybe. My plan now is to have it look like a recumbent bike from the 30's or 40's. A cotterered crankset with old looking components will look like an early bike.
I may just wire brush the frame and fork, clearcoat and leave it at that. The fork will need some bending to get the right angles with the 24" wheel. It's big enough for a skinny 26" like the rear. A 20" wheel would be just right with about 2 inches of trail. I think that was the original idea, like an EZ Racer. As is it's got 6 inches of trail and the pedals will hit the wheel.
I could have the forks bent a few inches to get the trail to about 3 inches, but a home made springer would do the same thing without risking ruining the fork. It would give the extra few inches forward for the wheel. I'm also thinking of using extensions on the rear dropouts to raise the seat a few inches and get a better rake to the front. I think the 24" front and back will look good and ride well. I still have seat, handlebars, and brakes to work out yet. I'm trying to give it a vintage look so anyone seeing it will think it's from the 30's. But it will ride well and hopefully be pretty fast.
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