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Show your Ind_Chuckz Workman/Heavy duty build!
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Well, the frame came in the mail probably about 4 hours ago. I scrounged up some parts.....many I'd set aside for this bike. Here's the first incarnation. I just got done taking it for a ride. I'm happy, it rides good and I love how it's looking...It's a solid feeling bike. I'm thinking about leaving it yellow and I need to weld an extension to the kickstand.
I made the seat post out of a handlebar from a Honda 50 clone. It's nice and thick and works like it was made for it. The seat is a $5 swap meet find.
I made the seat post out of a handlebar from a Honda 50 clone. It's nice and thick and works like it was made for it. The seat is a $5 swap meet find.
Looks good Social!
Luke.
Luke.
Well, the frame came in the mail probably about 4 hours ago. I scrounged up some parts.....many I'd set aside for this bike. Here's the first incarnation. I just got done taking it for a ride. I'm happy, it rides good and I love how it's looking...It's a solid feeling bike. I'm thinking about leaving it yellow and I need to weld an extension to the kickstand.
I made the seat post out of a handlebar from a Honda 50 clone. It's nice and thick and works like it was made for it. The seat is a $5 swap meet find.
You certainly got it put together and ride-able really fast. I like the stem and bars as well as the seat. Is that actually cloth fabric covering the seat or some sort of vinyl?
It's some sort of vinyl I think. It's really seen better days. The vinyl is attached to a thin plastic shell and then that is all attached to the metal structure underneath.
The stem is from an old BMX and the bars are really heavy duty and thick. I found them on an old mini bike.
Here are a handful of pics of my Schwinn Heavy Duti (frame built in Hungary). I was going to build it up as my winter commuter but ran into a handful of issues, so I have another frame on the way from Chuck; I'm just gonna swap the parts over to the new frame. Not really sure what I'm going to do with the old frame ... I love the frame, but really cannot possibly have any more bikes at this point.
The burgundy Person's saddle is uncomfortable as hell but looks gorgeous on the bike. If I could go back and do it again I wouldn't have put flame tires on there; probably tan sidewalls instead. Here are a handful of pics, a few of which are along the Mississippi river:
The burgundy Person's saddle is uncomfortable as hell but looks gorgeous on the bike. If I could go back and do it again I wouldn't have put flame tires on there; probably tan sidewalls instead. Here are a handful of pics, a few of which are along the Mississippi river:
Heres my Schwinn Heavy Duti 26" Bmxer I painted it myself with a GM green paint code. I installed a 1" layed back seatpost from Slowriderz. It's one of my favorite ride.
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Nice!!!OK, I'll bite...
1st Workman INB frame purchased from Chuck, "the Lead Sled". Which unfortunately I'm diggin' the about-to-be-finished "Worksman RS" so much that the "LS" is subject to a face lift!
... and the 2nd INB frame purchased from Chuck, the not quite finished "Worksan RS", Core 77 Dutch Masters inspired:
... Keep raiding those factories Chuck!!!
Got mine to bare metal and spent several days polishing it by hand. Painted my rims a cream color and mounted some nice fatties on them, I used a brass bell and chain to match the bracing. This is my favorite bike yeah I have ever built, rides so smooth too.
Came out sweet!!!! Love the squarebody pick up.Got mine to bare metal and spent several days polishing it by hand. Painted my rims a cream color and mounted some nice fatties on them, I used a brass bell and chain to match the bracing. This is my favorite bike yeah I have ever built, rides so smooth too.
Chuckz is the man to see about retired warehouse frames, and parts, too.
http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?search/1102248/
HTH
That's me....if any interest shoot me a pm. I have worksman, husky, summit and Schwinn Heavy duti frames for sale.
