Pics of your "alt bike(s)"?
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Here's a few of my bikes;
Made from 2 girl's bikes, 24in and 26in
1936 Silver King..Not quite stock
A 20in bike made from a 60's girl's Schwinn Bantam
1936 Monarch (did for my son)
I'm still building
Made from 2 girl's bikes, 24in and 26in
1936 Silver King..Not quite stock
A 20in bike made from a 60's girl's Schwinn Bantam
1936 Monarch (did for my son)
I'm still building
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hey Kota, you're over here too. cool.
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Hey Larry and Ian good to see you guys here, I haven't been over here in a while myself!
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cheers Joey
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Helped my friend build this small tall today. It's such a fun bike cause it rides little but feels big.
Here's a better look at how we did the fork. It works ok, but somethings not right. The fork "springs" back to the center.
Here's a better look at how we did the fork. It works ok, but somethings not right. The fork "springs" back to the center.
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That's what I was thinking. They actually look off in the picture but in person they look dead on. I used a level to double check everything, and it seems right...
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Gaaah
Head tubes don't align. I had them aligned, tacked it together, then brazed. Must have slipped. My unbrazing attempts have failed. I so liked the oval where the two forks came together, but I don't see any way to fix it now.
Head tubes don't align. I had them aligned, tacked it together, then brazed. Must have slipped. My unbrazing attempts have failed. I so liked the oval where the two forks came together, but I don't see any way to fix it now.
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A 20in bike made from a 60's girl's Schwinn Bantam
is that thing hard to ride? the handles and the pedals are the same length from the seat, id like to build one but i wanna know if i could even ride it
is that thing hard to ride? the handles and the pedals are the same length from the seat, id like to build one but i wanna know if i could even ride it
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helmet+tallbike looks wrong but this my first tallbike ride, plus my brazing skills are rough at best
thinking about riding it to work tomorrow
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https://ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=5715
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my new bar hopper (rode it to work today - fun)
https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3062/...552f7de3_o.jpg
https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3062/...552f7de3_o.jpg
Heres my "Alt" bike, all it is a Old Kent beach crusier painted, front fender moved to the rear and obviously the handle bars turned. I'd like to get some new handle bars on it, but I got 2 months left in Korea and then it goes to the orphanage.
https://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r...g?t=1187179809
https://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r...g?t=1187179809
not really an "alt" bike but this is my daily.
https://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...IMAG0108-1.jpg
https://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...IMAG0108-1.jpg
I'm too tempted to pick up the $20 cruiser of CL and flip the bars, and cruise around the neighborhood.
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We've been crankin' a couple of bikes a month out of my back yard lately, here are the two newest with their owner/builders:
Here's mine, added a bottle opener to the steer tube:
Here's mine, added a bottle opener to the steer tube:
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haven't posted this here yet, but this is one of my other custom SpaceLiners,
a 24" version that I turned into a muscle bike with a 3-Speed S/A coaster hub.
This is an old photo, I had just finished putting it together, hadn't hooked up the shifter yet.:
Future plans include wiring up LEDs in the light-hole. I have a lens for it too.
a 24" version that I turned into a muscle bike with a 3-Speed S/A coaster hub.
This is an old photo, I had just finished putting it together, hadn't hooked up the shifter yet.:
Future plans include wiring up LEDs in the light-hole. I have a lens for it too.
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Yes mine does the same. I intend to rebuild with linked steering like a car has when it warms up enough to work in the unheated garage. I saw pics of this style and thought it must work due to the fact that some were in use. Turns out it's not true.
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I was talking to my brilliant brother about my sofabike idea, and he gave me a lecture on Ackerman steering. Maybe that's what's needed here?
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