R~ACE~R

[Hooch]

a buddy of mine ( Ace) asked me to find him a bike well since he is a tattoo artist I couldnt just find him any old bike so I decided to build him one. he want something cool and something with gears and since he is a little feller I came up with a small 26" Schwinn Speedster frame from my ole buddy Larry in San Fransisco . He also thru in a black Racer hence the name R~ACE~R
instead of a single or 3 speed I decided on a 27" set and will make this bad boy a 5 speed,
here are some photos of the start of the mock up

 

[Hooch]

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[user 135]

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Should turn out great. Bigger wheels are always a cool way to go.

 

[Galtbacken]

Love the lines on that frame! It's going to be a classy bike!

 

[Hooch]

I messed with it some more
went with chrome fenders a glitter seat and mtb bars

 

[Hooch]

it will be getting a few custom touches as its finished now time to disassemble for cleanup and tires

 

[Rat Pilot]

Looking nice! I have one of those stainless front fenders that is crested that I'm dying to use on something.

 

[muddywater04]

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I almost forgot about that one, thats awesome looking, yours is looking pretty sweet too..

 

[Hooch]

got a lil bit more done tonight
added an odd brand 60s fork guard? kinda like fork struts then wrapped the brake cable with black cloth bar tape and used the self sealing electrical tape on the ends it will get it on the shifter cable tomorrow when I get a black cable housing

 

[maddogrider]

Thats freakishly cool lookin

 

[Hooch]

more progress
found some white chubbies too

 

[Hooch]

Done

 

[theVULTURE]

nice build! that would make an excellent commuter :mrgreen: i could ride the light rail with that bad boy, no problemo.

me likey!

 

[Hooch]

Thanks that is exactly what was in mind when I built it

 

[CCR]

looks fast like the truss /rack dilly up front too !!!

are there markings on the "clover" sprocket for use with a mtb chain ? i think i remember reading there was a way to tell but never knew what exactly. didnt see anything on my cruiser 5 either. :roll:

slick bike none the less, built to ride !!!

 

[Hooch]

i didnt really look for markings but it was off a collegiate 5 speed so I new it would work with the chain

 

[Hooch]

 

[ej599]

Beautiful and comfortable. Nice.

 

[ratina]

Turned out great! Looks fast

 

[Hooch]

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thanks