SNEAKY PETE: final pics,finally!

[texasbigjon]

this was my favorite build of this year. it was pretty much finished in late april,right before the buildoff,and i never got around to taking the final pics. i had seen some other bare metal bikes done,and wanted to give it a try. so here it is in all its monochromatic glory!

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

nice really like the looks of this 1 nice and sturdy lookin !did you have that chaingaurd chromed ?looks great remindes me of a big ole caddilac ! 8)

 

[texasbigjon]

the chainguard was a chrome re-pop,that was much cheaper than finding a decent straight one! funny you should mention the big ol cadillac,as ive got a shelby made mid 30`s cadillac tall mans single bar framed bike! :shock: it towers over the schwinn. :lol:

 

[stretch]

wow! what kind of material is on that seat?

 

[texasbigjon]

stretch, im not really sure! its thick and grainy,almost like canvas or something. its a persons seat,and does not look like its been re-covered. maybe someone will know? :roll:

 

[stretch]

looks like wool to me. oh and if you ever take it off the bike, ill buy it off ya. thats the coolest cruiser saddle ive seen.

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

the chainguard was a chrome re-pop,that was much cheaper than finding a decent straight one! funny you should mention the big ol cadillac,as ive got a shelby made mid 30`s cadillac tall mans single bar framed bike! :shock: it towers over the schwinn. :lol:

so where on earth did you find that chaingaurd ,? i could use one of those !

 

[texasbigjon]

there was an ebay link in the orignal build post,but when i clicked on it, it did not work anymore! i think it was about $30-35,best i can remember.

 

[Markm]

fan-friggin-tastic!!!
Beautiful!!!!

 

[deorman]

That looks great! 'Til it turns brown. Then it looks great to someone else! :lol:

 

[Hammond Eggz]

SWEET! 8)

 

[ScurryMurray]

I like the way it turned out. Very clean look to it.

Is it clear-coated?

 

[kram]

Love this bike. It was one of the main reasons I did my build off bike in bare steel.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Another nice example of you having a plan before you start. Like I said before several of you have a vision of what its going to look like before you start. I dont have that talent ....wish I did. Bike turned out really well ...like all your builds. :mrgreen:

 

[user 135]

Nice and simple....Looks elegant. That stem is cool how the lines match the handlebars. Where did it come from as MTB stems usually won't fit in a Schwinn Fork?

 

[texasbigjon]

clancy,that stem is from a road bike! its actually had 4 different lengths of stems since the initial build. im always trying to find a way to stretch out the seat and handlebars,to make it more comfortable to ride.

 

[user 135]

clancy,that stem is from a road bike! its actually had 4 different lengths of stems since the initial build. im always trying to find a way to stretch out the seat and handlebars,to make it more comfortable to ride.

Well done. I really like how the stem and handlbars flow.

 

[texasbigjon]

I like the way it turned out. Very clean look to it.

Is it clear-coated?

the bike is clear coated and kept in my living room! the texas humidity would have turned it brown by now,if i kept it in my garage!