Finished my first bike.

[Smokey]

This is the first bike I ever completely assembled. I've bought completes before but I put this together one piece at a time as I have no cool stash of old parts, yet. I wanted something that kinda reminded me of childhood so I needed apes but not really tall ones because I've ridden enough to know where my arms get uncomfortable so I needed to keep the height down. I wanted something I would have thought looked tough when I was 9 and the A-Team were the baddest dudes on the planet, next to KISS and Evel Knievel. I just wasn't sure exactly what I going to use as inspiration until New Years Eve. I was watching the season premiere of my favorite show Creepy KOFY Movie Time and the host got a makeover, longer horns which reminded me of handlebars, the rest was a matter of buying and assembling parts. So ladies and gentelmen I present , The Balrok

My inspiration

My bike

 

[Markm]

Cool!! 8)

 

[gowjobs]

Oh YEAH! I would ride the living crapola outa that badboy!

 

[karfer67]

nice job cool colors and i dig the seat

 

[Hammond Eggz]

I'm diggin' it - very cool, nice looking but simple, with some great quality parts. 8)
And it looks like it passes the requirement I have for all of my bikes - it's ride-able!

So tell us, what kind of bike was it to start with, and what kind of bars are those??

 

[Smokey]

Thanks everyone. I thought the frame was an old schwinn due to my naiveté and a shady eBayer who shall remain nameless but I have my doubts. I think it is a later schwinn frame made everseas. The bars are electra mini apes.

 

[shaggyevil]

The bike looks sweet!

 

[texasbigjon]

great looking bike for your first build! like the way the black waffle block pedals tie in with the black knobbies! 8)

 

[Dan Jose]

I'm diggin' it - very cool, nice looking but simple, with some great quality parts. 8)
And it looks like it passes the requirement I have for all of my bikes - it's ride-able!

So tell us, what kind of bike was it to start with, and what kind of bars are those??

What he said. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

cool,clean,simple,ordale ! 8)