Seawall Cruiser (almost finished with mock up.)

[huffyrider]

Found this old Murray at Sprockets Bike Shop in Porter, TX. Wanted to build a bike to cruise the Seawall in Galveston, TX. Decided to document my build in this contest.

 

[loudboys]

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Good start!

I'm guessing that Galveston might be a nice place to ride. We might come down in September for vacation and bring a couple of bikes.

 

[huffyrider]

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Had to make the frame wider.

 

[huffyrider]

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@ loudboy. There is a 10 mile long Seawall. You can run, walk, or ride along its length. Lots of shops, food, and bikinis.

 

[huffyrider]

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I need the frame to accept a freewheel. Seems to fit pretty well.

 

[kingfish254]

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Welcome to RRB and good luck !
If you see a bare metal Nirve Cannibal chopper on the seawall, tell them Brian said hello. It's a bike that I sold and shipped to a guy to use on the wall.
HAVE FUN!

 

[huffyrider]

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First mock up. I like to go fast. Had to have 700c wheels. Don't really like the handle bars. Hard to go fast in that position.

 

[huffyrider]

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@ kingfish254. Will do.

 

[loudboys]

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@ loudboy. There is a 10 mile long Seawall. You can run, walk, or ride along its length. Lots of shops, food, and bikinis.

Sounds like fun, but I ain't gonna wear no bikini. :shock:

 

[SpokeAndTruth]

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Love that first pic and how you got Sprockets in the background. I LOVE that bike shop. I live out near Katy,Tx so it's a bit of a haul but Matt and the crew out there are awesome and I love their boneyard. I'll probably have to go out there to find stuff for my build. Looking forward to seeing how yours turns out.

 

[supergoob]

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Love that first pic and how you got Sprockets in the background. I LOVE that bike shop. I live out near Katy,Tx so it's a bit of a haul but Matt and the crew out there are awesome and I love their boneyard. I'll probably have to go out there to find stuff for my build. Looking forward to seeing how yours turns out.

I have alot of family in Katy. Small world!

 

[huffyrider]

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I get all kinds of stuff from sprockets. Found this Nishiki there. It was not in this condition when I found it.

 

[huffyrider]

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Back to the build. Old headset out. New headset in.

 

[huffyrider]

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Decided to run an 8 speed cassette.

 

[Bill in Houston]

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sure, 8 is plenty.

i took me a while to figure out the perspective of the photo!

 

[huffyrider]

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sure, 8 is plenty.

i took me a while to figure out the perspective of the photo!

It might be enough.
Had to turn the bike upside down to work on it. I don't have a proper work stand.

 

[huffyrider]

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I need to clean this work area.

 

[huffyrider]

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Since I'm not using a coaster brake, I needed to mount a brake caliper. But, I didn't want to drill holes in the frame. I had this bottle opener from another bike build. I think I can use these pieces to mount the brakes.

Maybe I should polish them again.

 

[huffyrider]

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Have to repost the 8 speed cassette.

 

[huffyrider]

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This poor bike has been giving up some of its parts for this build.

I might need that crank and bottom bracket too.