Headhunter (Finished!!!)

[King Zebba]

So... Ive had a design idea in my head for a long long time and have finally decided to make it a reality. I saw a pic of a bike built by Sam McKay of Firebikes that had the same rake, rise, and stretch that I wanted for my bike. I made a few copies of it and started sketching over it and this is what I came up with.
My design on top.

More sketches.


I got in contact with Sam and asked him if he would build the frame. So I guess I better start picking out the parts I need.

[Rat Rod Beach Goer]

I like the sprocket gear, I had one on my old beach cruiser. If you find out who makes it and a possiable part number I would appreciate it if you past that along. Awesome part to have. Your concept looks Awesome. Good luck with the build.

[King Zebba]

I like the sprocket gear, I had one on my old beach cruiser. If you find out who makes it and a possiable part number I would appreciate it if you past that along. Awesome part to have. Your concept looks Awesome. Good luck with the build.

If I find that sprocket anywhere I will let you know. Thx!

[Big Fat Whitewalls]

Look at this sprocket. http://rinienterprises.com/ Click on sprockets, then go to page 16. You have to join, but it's free.

[deorman]

No need to "join", just click on "just browsing".

[King Zebba]

I ordered a Brooks B66 saddle for this build and now that I have it I'm not sure if its as big as i would like it to be. I may save it for another build. The seat on my Electra is quite a bit wider than this B66 and very comfortable. So I may need to bump up to a B33 or even a B190.

[Ace]

Can you get Lepper seats anywhere in the States? They might have what you are looking for. A little wider than Brooks, narrower than Electra's, with old style springs. Nice frame!

[King Zebba]

Can you get Lepper seats anywhere in the States? They might have what you are looking for. A little wider than Brooks, narrower than Electra's, with old style springs. Nice frame!

Thx for the info about Lepper saddles. I'll check them out!

[Peatbog]

You might want to check this seat out also:




That top picture seems to make it look wider than it is.

On sale for $65 right now at:

http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/components/saddles/vo-saddle-model-8.html

[King Zebba]

Nice saddle!

[King Zebba]

I like the sprocket gear, I had one on my old beach cruiser. If you find out who makes it and a possiable part number I would appreciate it if you past that along. Awesome part to have. Your concept looks Awesome. Good luck with the build.

I found this sprocket on the Cycles U.S. website. Here's the link.
http://www.choppersus.com/store/product ... -Open-BLK/

[King Zebba]

I got a call from Alan at Cycles U.S. and he told me my parts were in. So today I went to his store in Fontana to pick them up. WOW!!!!! What a cool bike store he has. If your ever in the area go check out his custom bikes. They are Awesome!! He's a very nice guy and answered a lot of questions I had about custom builds. Here's a link to his web site.
http://www.choppersus.com/store/
So here's what I got.

Two rims. 24" X 3" wide and a 24"X 4" wide.


A Super Fat Extra Wide Sturmey Archer SX-RK3 Hub with stick shifter.


This hub is HUGE!

Thx Alan! I'll be coming to your store again and again and again!

[big AL]

Well on your way to reality. What fork are you going to use? I like it, one of a kind.

[King Zebba]

Well on your way to reality. What fork are you going to use? I like it, one of a kind.

Still choosing between a springer or standard triple tree style fork. The longest forks I could find are 36" long. I'll need longer. It looks like I'll be fabbin them myself.

[That0neGuy]

Don't know if you're seen this but this site sells 42" long legs for the triple tree type hope it helps . BTW I really dig the bike !

http://www.bicycledesigner.com/bike-par ... 12029.html