Recent content by kustomkulturejim

Bars have been OK. Purchased bar shims from Chubby's in Culver City and torqued the heck out of them.

At 165lbs, you should be OK with just about any seatpost......I am 250. The seatpost was OK until I took it off a curb.....then laws of physics took over and the post started to bend slowly.....:cool2:

The shims I found on Amazon.com listed as the following: Problem Solvers 1.8mm Shim, 25.4 Seatpost to 27.2 Problem Solvers 4.6mm Shim, 27.2 Seatpost to 31.8 The slick part was that they were cheap, and enable you to use just about any standard seatpost (and thus, a litany of seat options)...

Thanks for the stripped rim idea! Had honestly not thought of that......maybe strip and shine with aluminum polish?

Very nice job on the bike.....definitely like the tank! How did you fasten it?

OK, so I had this OCC for about a year, and after the initial mods, did not do too much. I am a pretty big rider (6', 250lbs), so the off-set seatpost bent after a few rides (swapped out the steel offset one with the on you see in the image below - alloy and much stronger). I did not care for...

Definitely some very nice work on those my friend!

OK, finally finished the OCC B-2 Spirit build.....mods included the Red Line lay back seat post, Nirve Full Throttle Grips, Schwinn Saddle, and Schwinn Beartrap pedals.

Thanks! After bobbing off all the chain guards, fender mounts, and all that jazz....the darned thing is still 12lbs heaver than my beach cruiser! My grandson took it for a 5.5 mile ride today....his only complaint was the seat....so have a feeling something is going to happen with that in the...

OK, found this one on Craigslist for $50....stripped it down, painted it flat black, brought the paint to life using Pledge, and now have this. I'm normally a road bike rider, so it took some time to get used to the 47lbs and single speed! I bobbed off the fender mount, as well as the chain...