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[LukeTheJoker]

Tires look good!

Luke.

 

[bikedudeomaha]

its been a slow bike building week, but i did get my wheelset done. got my tires mounted on murray mo stamped front and rear rims. i hope to get a lot

done on the frame this weekend.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Wheelset looking good!

Luke.

 

[bikedudeomaha]

although i love the way this frame looks, i am going to give up with this one. too many problems. from the high bb to too much rake. doesn't make it feasible at this time. nobody i know welds and limited funds just doesn't work. with that being said, i will go to my backup frame. a 63' top twin bar rollfast frame. all my parts should just fit right on it. notice i said SHOULD! pics will come tomorrow.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

I hope they all fit!

Luke.

 

[bikedudeomaha]

I hope they all fit!

Luke.

i think the only problem i will have is with the forks. tomorrow will tell...

 

[Fv2]

although i love the way this frame looks, i am going to give up with this one. too many problems. from the high bb to too much rake. doesn't make it feasible at this time. nobody i know welds and limited funds just doesn't work. with that being said, i will go to my backup frame. a 63' top twin bar rollfast frame. all my parts should just fit right on it. notice i said SHOULD! pics will come tomorrow.

So ummm, what are your plans for the pork chopper frame? Any plan to sell it?

 

[bikedudeomaha]

So ummm, what are your plans for the pork chopper frame? Any plan to sell it?

haven't thought about it. would take some work to get it ridable. let me think about it.

 

[Fv2]

haven't thought about it. would take some work to get it ridable. let me think about it.

Will do.

 

[bikedudeomaha]

had to give it a new name too. no pork on the bike now. here is the frame that i will be using now. still a lot of work to be done, trueing wheels, maybe have to cut forks down to fit. and whatever other problems come along. hopefully not too many!

 

[Fv2]

had to give it a new name too. no pork on the bike now. here is the frame that i will be using now. still a lot of work to be done, trueing wheels, maybe have to cut forks down to fit. and whatever other problems come along. hopefully not too many! View attachment 16788 View attachment 16789

Dig the twin bar styling.

 

[OddJob]

Frame looks awesome! Hope you keep the original paint!

 

[bikedudeomaha]

Frame looks awesome! Hope you keep the original paint!

definitely keeping the original paint. i want to keep this as simple as possible. my plan is to be able to switch the parts around to suite my ridding mood. to keep all the parts interchangeable. that way it wont be hard to go right back to cruiser mode.

 

[Georgeediii]

Does your rear tire fit between the chain stays? I built up one of those frames before and it was a little tight.

 

[bikedudeomaha]

had to see if everything fit right. fit better than i expected! plenty of room for the wheels and tires. fit better on this frame than it ever would have on the porky. got in a test ride before the expected blizzard... hot-rodded rear bendix hub feels great! nice and smooth. i can really feel the difference. still have some bugs to work out but this should be my final configuration.

 

[OddJob]

Like the funky bars too!

 

[GuitarlCarl]

definitely keeping the original paint. i want to keep this as simple as possible. my plan is to be able to switch the parts around to suite my ridding mood. to keep all the parts interchangeable. that way it wont be hard to go right back to cruiser mode.

Sounds like the Thunderbolt Greaseslapper...
A theme I've always wanted to do.

Carl

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Love the new frame, much better fit to the theme!

Luke.

 

[bikedudeomaha]

as much as i liked the chainring that i had on it, it just had to go! to much color clash. so, i brushed the neck, put the rollfast chainring back on, and changed out the seatpost clamp. much happier with the results! still not happy with the forks, but plenty of time left to find some.

 

[kingfish254]

Clean build