First, my apologies if this is posted in the wrong place. I would have placed this in the builds forum but since I failed to catalog through pictures the build of this bike, I figured that would be counter to the spirit of that forum. Also, since this is not a genuine vintage BMX, I feel like I am missing the intent of this forum but dang it, I want to show what I have accomplished. Please afford me a little latitude for my indiscretion.
My intent of building this bike was to pay tribute to BMX bikes of the day. I have been an admirer of vintage BMX since before they were vintage so one day I figured I would try and pay homage to those bikes. I gave my self a budget of what I have on hand in the parts pile and what I can fabricate myself. So I started with a Wal-goose frame that somewhat mimicked the style I had pictured in my mind. Then I added bars and a stem from another Wal-goose. I dug out the aluminum pedals, crank and crank ring from the parts box (don't really remember what they came off of) and the seat post was a mystery find as I needed a super small diameter post to fit the frame. Had to scavenge the seat post clamp from a 16" parts bike as well. Funny thing, it was actually a stem clamp for that bike holding the handlebars in place.
The wheels came off of a Schwinn BMX I found a few streets over that had been put out for bulk trash pick up. Admittedly, the seat, grips, brake assembly and tires are new. I had the brake assembly, grips and seat leftover from past purchases for other projects. The tires I bought from Porkchop. They gave me the inspiration for the colors I chose. As you can see, I went black n pink on it. My wife sewed up the pad covers and I ironed on some letter transfers. The actual foam for the pads were leftover pieces of pipe insulation. This bike took me a while but in the end, I love it! It rides so freaking awesome! I was a little weary of the 1.75 tires as I always think they look so small but they ride ssswwwweeeeetttttttt! So what do you think?
My intent of building this bike was to pay tribute to BMX bikes of the day. I have been an admirer of vintage BMX since before they were vintage so one day I figured I would try and pay homage to those bikes. I gave my self a budget of what I have on hand in the parts pile and what I can fabricate myself. So I started with a Wal-goose frame that somewhat mimicked the style I had pictured in my mind. Then I added bars and a stem from another Wal-goose. I dug out the aluminum pedals, crank and crank ring from the parts box (don't really remember what they came off of) and the seat post was a mystery find as I needed a super small diameter post to fit the frame. Had to scavenge the seat post clamp from a 16" parts bike as well. Funny thing, it was actually a stem clamp for that bike holding the handlebars in place.
The wheels came off of a Schwinn BMX I found a few streets over that had been put out for bulk trash pick up. Admittedly, the seat, grips, brake assembly and tires are new. I had the brake assembly, grips and seat leftover from past purchases for other projects. The tires I bought from Porkchop. They gave me the inspiration for the colors I chose. As you can see, I went black n pink on it. My wife sewed up the pad covers and I ironed on some letter transfers. The actual foam for the pads were leftover pieces of pipe insulation. This bike took me a while but in the end, I love it! It rides so freaking awesome! I was a little weary of the 1.75 tires as I always think they look so small but they ride ssswwwweeeeetttttttt! So what do you think?
