New School "moving to finished"

[bighit]

That's just MEAN lookin'!

thanks, i am trying to hit that New School Muscle car look. A modern remake of a classic.

[bighit]

Lawwill Leader that it. the Kris Holm rims really filled out the Felt Quick Bricks. any bigger in the rim dept and i may have had to open up the fork. if you look up at the top the is room to do that as well, but not this time.

[bighit]

running the Big Dawg in the rear.


what do you think of a name change to "Black Floyd" ? i am going to paint the frame matte black. i will have shiny black parts, some anodized green here and there and polished stuff.

[MplsCoaster]

That's a super cool stance!!

[bighit]

no stance, no chance.

[bighit]

extending your 1 1/8 steerer tube.

i scuffed up the profile adapter and beveled the inside of the steerer tube.



i mixed up the JB Weld and only put it on the adapter then slid it in.



i tapped it with a hammer and wiped off the excess. sure you can sand it down, but why bother with all that.



then i installed the Rock Shox compression plug to keep it snug. There is a cap on the top and bottom with two allen bolts and a shaft in the middle. i will get a pic when its done setting up.



so no one can say i whipped out my credit card and bought this whole bike. i fit the rear tire in there. welded in the gusset/kickstand mount and extended a short steerer. I am making a seat. stripped the paint and now i will paint it. all in all i have done my fair share of fabrication. i think i am safe.

[bighit]

[Rockit!]

[bighit]

Oh yeah! I am referring to this as my Pro Street Fat Bike now. Steel body with gobs of aluminum performance goodies. Giant tires, Rims! Custom seat..it's Pro Street.

[Oneuglybike]

I will now show you how just how ignorant I am!! Was the profile extender a piece you made prior?

[imagearchy]

If your bike were a car???!! This is what it reminds me of.


Nice swooping lines with a little Tech...& a touch green instead of red...coulda photoshoped it but who has the time in this build?

[bighit]

I will now show you how just how ignorant I am!! Was the profile extender a piece you made prior?

I wish I had access to a machine shop to make cool parts like that. I have to do it the old fashion way, pony up and buy them.

Only a couple of bucks, but it saves an old fork with a too short steerer. In the old days of mountain biking head tubes were short and now they are tall.

Here is the link to it on profile designs site.
http://www.profile-design.com/profile-design/products/accessories/all-accessories/threadless-converter.html

[bighit]

If your bike were a car???!! This is what it reminds me of.


Nice swooping lines with a little Tech...& a touch green instead of red...coulda photoshoped it but who has the time in this build?

That's the vibe I am going for. Old school looks, but all new school performance.

Here is the color palette.
Flat black frame.
Splashes of gloss black, polished aluminum and anodized green.

[KOTA]

Just guessing, mind you...Tank, flat black, oulined in green..Frame gloss black.. Wheels green. This bike is going to look MEANER than the Mustang!

[bighit]

You are on the right track. I got some twists in there to keep it interesting.