The Brittany Build

[kenny p]

My neighbor "Big John" gave me this "Brittany" bike, and I thought I could do somethin' with her for my Wife.
With extra parts from under the bench and a little love, for less than 20 bucks this is what she got. :lol:

Before

new rack in the works...

Lady Friendly top tube installed

The finished product. The decals are little flowers, kinda hard to see in the pic.

 

[october]

nice!

i really like the rear rack...

i like how it is a permanent part of the frame.... without the stays!

 

[Rat Rod]

WOW...incredible.

How long have you been welding and what do you use?

 

[Clothespin n]

How many Bike Companies knock on your door every day
asking you to Design Bikes for them :?:

The Rack / Rear area is brilliant.
The Center Tube has an awesome sweep to it.

very nice,
Kev.

 

[CCR]

WOW...incredible.

How long have you been welding and what do you use?

yeah man, nice job, welds look like they cleaned up real smooth (from that distance at least) and great rack - no rattles there

 

[user 135]

Nice bike. Very creative frame mod.

 

[kenny p]

Thanks! I was a little nervous posting a "girls" bike on here.
Believe me Rat Rod, I'm no welder. I have a $130 Harbour Freight mig welder and .......lets just say I can use a grinder REALLY good and bondo works wonders! :lol: I have never had a weld break yet though, so I must be doing something right.
Glad you guys like it.

 

[aka_locojoe]

I really like this. It's a girls bike with out being too feminine. The top tube (looks?) like it doesn't come down as low as most girls bikes.

Kenny after all that grinding do you Bondo your joints?

 

[kenny p]

Locojoe- Yeah, Bondo is the ticket to making the joints look smooth.

 

[Rat Rod]

Girl bikes are plenty fine on this site...we have our resident lady biker Nashira that is teachin' us all a thing or two about this hobby.

If it looks cool, it belongs. :wink:

 

[mastershake916]

I just keep looking at it and saying "holy s***".
Looks like something that would come out of the factory, it's incredibly clean and a professional job.

 

[kenny p]

Thanks alot Mastershake!

Makes it all worth while to hear a compliment like that!

Thank You.

 

[xddorox]

That downtube is just amazing. I love the rack as well, but the downtube is the real killer for me. great build!