I hate painting so I'll build instead!

[Graylock]

I just hate painting, These ole' hands just cramp up detailing before the paint goes on. I'll just do a little at a time. So I'll just start another in the meantime.

This project is something I've been thinking of ever since I started my sex change :shock: bike. That bike uses a ladies bike and I have collected a lot of them from the trash that are not that great. Good way to use them up.

Like those board trackers everyone makes by adding another bar I thought I could get rid of a few bikes by making them into something nice instead of hacking them into parts. So I've started with a Tyler made in Poland. Already I can think a few jokes but it ain't going to happen here :| .

Pretty ugly but it rides good. It has a Dutch coaster brake. I then started to bend up a few bars and mocked them up into these:

One

Two

Three

Four

I'm going to curve the seat stays down to the top bar to carry out the curve on the first few.
What's your thought?

GL

 

[CCR]

i vote for #2

 

[FOUND OBJECTS]

4...

 

[sensor]

for that frame style id go with the arch bar(#4) just roll it a little more so its closer to the top bar....
or you could go option #5 and make it a camelback

 

[user 135]

4...... Simple addition but good.

 

[KOTA]

I like #3.....Unique.

 

[Nickname]

I like #3.....Unique.

same here :!:

 

[elvis51]

#4 got my vote!

Easy E

 

[OUTLAW]

i am with sensor, #4.

Outlaw

 

[aka_locojoe]

i am with sensor, #4.

Outlaw

Ditto.

 

[stretch]

#3!

 

[KOTA]

I like #3.....Unique.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This guy has good taste, so I'll go along with him, #3

 

[stretch]

but you already... :lol: ohh i get it. :lol:

 

[mikek]

Another vote for 4! It is simple and looks like it could have been the original frame. (IMHO)

 

[Graylock]

I was thinking KOTA must know something, I mean he can spell unique and everyone else did copy and paste, but CCR put a smiley face after his vote..........


Gl

 

[Graylock]

I like them all and your suggestions how to use them . I'll just have to build more from my stash.

I mocked #2 frame with the lower bar closer. This bike was intended for a friend to ride with his 5 year old kid. It will be black and orange, his sons favorite bike colors, or military
Updates later. Thanks!

GL

 

[Graylock]

I've been busy today putting some thoughts into motion.

Last week I bent the seat stays back slowly with a lot of small bends with a conduit bender. If I were to do it again I'd cut that little connector between the stays out for the bend and weld it back in after. At least I think I'll have more contol with the bend, we'll see.

Made a new seat post and added a clamp.

Made some truss rods for the forks from straighten gas grille axles, I think that's where I got them. (Nope, you got them from beach chairs :? )

The 'ole hag's tooth truss rod holder thingy. That maybe too technical a name for it but keep up with me here. I made it from a piece of hanger from under my truck that I had fixed.

So far this is what I have done. I need to thread the truss rods and get a couple of nuts and acorns to top them off. I'm going through my bar stash looking for a set to make a crossbar style for this bike.

Later

GL

 

[Singlespeed92]

Man,I really like the way this build's going!!! Believe it or not,I learned lots watching it...it never occured to me to weld my own bars to get the frame design I wanted ...now if I just had access to a welder :?

 

[Hooch]

very nicely done! the non USA crowd should be building these all day and selling them!

 

[aka_locojoe]

Amazing transformation!