My colson clone changed a little

[Uncle Stretch]

This was the first one I built. Its my baby. Made a few changes in the design so mine is special. :wink: If you have never seen them ,it a copy of a 1938 colson frame stretched 7 inches. Mine has the 26 x 3 Kenda flames and a Sach's 7 speed rear hub. Its the most comfortable bike I own. The three inch tires soakup all the bumps and the stretch makes it nice. I changed the forks . It had the aluminum tripple tree ones before. Then I put the black stem and bars keeping with the theme. Just another look thanks.

ok Ill stick a before picture. it has that awful Brooks butkiller seat that lasted a week....still numb

 

[user 135]

Looks good. Any plans for black on the rims,cranks etc....

 

[Rat Rod]

Looks really good all blacked out.

 

[Hooch]

looks great and i love how you used a Schwinn sprocket

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Clancy it has to have a little chrome ,besides I'm too lazy to lace two wheels to alloy black ones .
And when I took the picture I noticed that Schwinn sprocket too....What was I thinking. I built the thing a year ago and didnt really know I'm not that crazy about Schwinns. I have evolved past them. :shock:

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Hey Hooch I tried to do your trick I have a 7 speed nexus click shifter and i was going to cut it down and put it under the seat. The sach's travels about 2 1/4 inches for 7 speeds and the nexus is 1 1/4 travel for the same 7. Just didnt work. gonna build a shifter though.

 

[thatismytruck]

When are you making more frames?

 

[Rat Rod]

I think he's only taking pre-orders these days. :lol:

 

[Uncle Stretch]

When are you making more frames?

Probably never. It takes alot of work to do one and then nobody wants them. Steve couldnt hardly give his away.

 

[thatismytruck]

I'm feeling one with aluminum tubing should be done. Do you weld aluminum? shipping will be less too!!

c'mon, for your favorite East Coast nephew!!

 

[Rat Rod]

Think you could pull off a looptail design like the back of this frame?

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Hummmm I just checked and there is no $6000 heliarc machine in my shop ....sorry :roll:

 

[thatismytruck]

buy one, and then sell me a frame for $200. :!:

"How does this help me?" you might ask. :?: :?:

It doesn't, it helps me. Get your priorities straight. :wink:

 

[Uncle Stretch]

If my priorities were straight I would have one big bike sale...dump whats left at the metal recycler and take up fishing. Lets see one tackle box and one or two poles ....gee think of the room I would have. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Could turn my shop back into a wood shop and build cool stuff out of wood.Hummm.

 

[Rat Rod]

Then you'd have to sit around talking to guys on the wood shop forum all day....and you think we're boring...ha ha! :lol:

 

[chimichanga]

If my priorities were straight I would have one big bike sale...dump whats left at the metal recycler and take up fishing. Lets see one tackle box and one or two poles ....gee think of the room I would have. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Could turn my shop back into a wood shop and build cool stuff out of wood.Hummm.

I would like some wooden grips please!

 

[thatismytruck]

If my priorities were straight I would have one big bike sale...dump whats left at the metal recycler and take up fishing. Lets see one tackle box and one or two poles ....gee think of the room I would have. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Could turn my shop back into a wood shop and build cool stuff out of wood.Hummm.

hmmm ..... a stretched wooden colson .......

Then you'd have to sit around talking to guys on the wood shop forum all day....and you think we're boring...ha ha! :lol:

boring? :shock:

 

[maddogrider]

Ok just one tackle box and 2 poles. Who do you think you are talkin to mister? :?
Besides if ya took up fishin your twinkies would smell like fish instead of greese and you cant watch western movies out in the boat :lol:

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Sorry dont like boats....They wind up in your back yard....worse than bikes. I use to be a jettie fisherman. Love salt water. Looking at the waves is alot more peaceful than anything else. :wink:

 

[maddogrider]

Yea i know what you mean on the boat thing, i think the 2 best times i had with a boat was when i got it and when i sold it