2008 FELT NEW BELGIUM FAT TIRE ALE CRUISER

[Rat Rod]

 

[Venice Motor Bikes]

Felt's are my favorite modern production bikes! (I can picture it with a engine in it!!) :wink:

 

[Rat Rod]

Hmmm...I wonder who could help me with that? :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[maddogrider]

What is like to ride a bike that dont get your hands dirty?

 

[Rat Rod]

What is like to ride a bike that dont get your hands dirty?

Feels really nice....reeeeeal nice. :wink:

 

[UncleKudzu]

You must have quite a stable, Steve. That's a cool one there... love those sturdy-looking racks. Are those dedicated braze-ons behind the seat for the rack?

 

[Rat Rod]

Are those dedicated braze-ons behind the seat for the rack?

They are braze-ons on the seat stays for the rack..

 

[Dana Joe]

Rat -

Erik at http://www.imperialcycles.com can help you motorize that beast - he's also a member here! Super nice guy!

BTW, that is a cool bike!

 

[Rat Rod]

I plan to convert the headlight to an LED set up in the near future.

Thankfully there are lots of how to threads on this subject. :wink:

 

[thatismytruck]

Good looking bike. Might need to get rid of one of your Rat Finks to make room.

 

[Rat Rod]

Might need to get rid of one of your Rat Finks to make room.

I'm down to just the one NOS Rat Fink that I still haven't ridden...hangs in my garage. :roll:

 

[BarnesTO]

Nice, you just get it? I've had my 2010 since August and it's great....super heavy duty, burly....

Two weeks back at the Tour de Fat in Tempe I saw a few '10s, and a few like yours, both in satin and glossy finish, as well as a few black '07s....

As much as I love mine, there are a few things I'd trade for. One being an '09 NBB Schwinn....old school!

 

[Rat Rod]

Just picked it up last week locally. :wink:

 

[MIGZ]

Let me guess CL

 

[Rat Rod]

Actually, bought it off a forum member who happens to live close by. :wink:

 

[schertztx]

Nice ride! BTW, is your NOS Fink for sale on CL? I saw one pop up for sale in Dallas yesterday or the day before? :

 

[Rat Rod]

That is mine....just need a buyer! :shock:

 

[Hammond Eggz]

Very cool. 8)
Overall, I'm not really a fan of the Felt frames, but that is a good looking bike, with a very cool "vintage" vibe. Nice score!

 

[Rat Rod]

They're even cooler in person. :wink:

 

[Rat Rod]

Decided to pull the front and rear racks off of my Felt to see how it looks.

I like the racks, think they look cool, but they rattle a lot when riding around so I wanted to see how it rode without them.


Here's the original set up...

Here's the stripped down version...

Definitely rides a lot quieter now...may run it this way for a while. :wink: