Track Racer on the cheap.
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Great looking build! The stem and seat post came out great. A vintage water slide decal would look great on that black paint.
Thanks for the comments. I got the wheels today. Luckily they're true and in good shape. Hubs need to be rebuilt but no big deal. I also got a front brake, but that's not really working the way I wanted.
I stopped by the bike shop today and got a set of the cheapest tires and tubes, put them on and then rebuilt the hubs. I also got some random hardware to finish up any loose ends. I still need to get some cloth handlebar tape,pull the stickers off the rims and sand the tire logos off but I should be able to take it for the first ride tomorrow weather permitting. Here's as it sits right now.
It's looking really good! The whole build is great and the parts you built are outstanding.
oh ya, that came out great. sanding off the tire logos, great idea. that's one of the things i don't like about my pre WWII BFGoodrich...
One of the pedal caps was missing so I added some bling. I picked up two of these copper pipe ends.
I trimmed them down and peened the inner edge over a bit. For pedal caps they're pretty attractive and give the bike a little contrasting color. They would also make very nice bar ends.
I trimmed them down and peened the inner edge over a bit. For pedal caps they're pretty attractive and give the bike a little contrasting color. They would also make very nice bar ends.
looks sweet! is it fixie? i see you have the flip-flop hub.
ahhh. good to be safe, but i left off brakes on my fixie to keep the look of ultra-simple, bare bones bike. :lol: was kind of a compromise.
This bike is great. Having a kid, mortgage and all the related expenses, I appreciate lo-buck builds. Especially where theres a bunch of homemade parts. Whats the total cost so far? the lower, the better in my book.
Nice work on a well crafted, ridable bike.
Nice work on a well crafted, ridable bike.
The total for this bike comes out to $244, not so cheap. Certainly a bit more than I intended to spend. If you started with a complete bike you could save quite a bit, since something like $80 of the total was shipping. In the end I feel its still fairly reasonable though considering I could have spent that much just buying the adjustable stem, rather than making it.
I used a chemical paint stripper, lay down a sheet of plastic and spray/brush that stuff on and the paint curls up and comes right off. Then take a scraper to the tough areas. Don't get the paint remover on you or breath the fumes.
