Hey, Nice cranks! :mrgreen:
Rack makes the bike look even longer... Keep up the great work.
Rack makes the bike look even longer... Keep up the great work.
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Im still moving on this guys. I have just had some recent things that held me up up bit. I did get my tires in over the past week.
well I somehow found some time to escape the house and unwind a bit with a quick mock up. my initial thoughts were to run deep V wheels but i am really diggin the look of these skinny slicks on 1.5 wide wheels. it kind of gives the tire a low profile look. I of course have to clean up the wheels and finish a ton of things, I just wanted to try out "the look"
Fork supplied by Eparsons.. Thanks again buddy
Fork supplied by Eparsons.. Thanks again buddy
Thanks Joosh. I am enjoying this one
Sick!
You really have the proportions dialed in PERFECTLY!
Keep it up
You really have the proportions dialed in PERFECTLY!
Keep it up
Thanks guys. I now have it torn down for paint. I hope to have pictures up again soon. I am also waiting on a guy to make me a seat post. I guess I am on the bottom of his list 
That's really nice. And...I'm envious. I have zero welding skill, and wish I had the ability to do that to a bike frame.
Nice job on saving a cool bike
The stretch came out great. It's going to have great stance
Looking forward to more...
The stretch came out great. It's going to have great stance
Looking forward to more...
well I am now winding down to the finished bike. Waiting for a Nice Brooks saddle to arrive from Wildcat and I will then have everything i need to finish.
Really like how the front end looks but am not sure about the light. It kind of adds a bit "too much" up front. I will continue to mess with the quirky things over the weekend.
Really like how the front end looks but am not sure about the light. It kind of adds a bit "too much" up front. I will continue to mess with the quirky things over the weekend.
I actually prefer how it looks with the light, those forks always look slightly unfinished to me...
Luke.
Luke.
Thanks for the feedback Luke. I am really up in the air about the light. I may just mount it and try it out for a while
You should have that B72 any day now. That's the seat I was going to use on my skinny tire cruiser.
As for the springer, just an idea, if you could put a forward angled curve in the struts that go from the springs to the axle, you would lower the front slightly and move the front wheel away from the down tube of the frame.
But on those springers, I've always had old ones with weak springs that would bottom out on the tire and flip me over the bars, so maybe some kind of stops would have to be made.
As for the springer, just an idea, if you could put a forward angled curve in the struts that go from the springs to the axle, you would lower the front slightly and move the front wheel away from the down tube of the frame.
But on those springers, I've always had old ones with weak springs that would bottom out on the tire and flip me over the bars, so maybe some kind of stops would have to be made.
Thanks Wildcat. I will kick the idea around for sure and thanks for the heads up on the flipping over the bars detail.
Looking good Chad. Great save on the frame to, the stretch is just enough.
Thanks guys! I did get my brooks saddle mounted and finished the bike up ( for now ) but have yet to get any good photos of it as it has been frigid cold and I have spent the last 5 days eating myself into a coma. 
