Those are nice!Ups dropped off my bars...
So far so good...
Hope to get to it this afternoon...
Luke.
Another Heavy Duti build... Headbadge mounted
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Luke.
Could use a seatpost with a little lay back, as the seat could stand to go back about an inch...
Right now it's 42/19 and it climbs hard, yet spins out fairly quick on the street...
Rides great though
It's a fun bike...
Great looking bike Oct, really came out nice!
Luke.
Luke.
Wow that frame cleaned up nice (well, not like it was some rusty old Colson to begin with), like that powder blue. JMHO, dark blue scallops w/ gold pin stripes... that or splats of contrasting crimson red and name tag "Road Killer"
They are dirtbike handlebars, that I got from a moped parts place.
The place is called Treatland.
The bars are for Honda MT bikes.
https://www.treatland.tv/category-s/103.htm
Thanks for the link!! I've run some Renthals on pedal bikes before, but the prices on that site are better. (Renthals are hotness, though.)
One thing I have run into, is that for about a year, I only rode a fixed gear bike.
Now I'm hitting roots and rocks with my pedals, because I'm constantly pedaling. Almost like I'm forgetting I can coast.
Either that, I need shorter cranks
Steering is fine on twisty trails... The trail I went down is definitely not a bike friendly trail, Very narrow...
The small block tires pack up quickly with mud.
Now I'm hitting roots and rocks with my pedals, because I'm constantly pedaling. Almost like I'm forgetting I can coast.
Either that, I need shorter cranks
Steering is fine on twisty trails... The trail I went down is definitely not a bike friendly trail, Very narrow...
The small block tires pack up quickly with mud.
Some thoughts on cranks....
-once you recall that you can coast, you'll be glad you have long cranks. I love me some longer cranks, especially on bikes that I ride trails with, and/or on bikes that are arguably too small for me. (If you wish you had a layback post, I suspect the frame might be a bit small as compared to what you might fit on a mtn bike...) SHDs have a BB height that's a bit up from a lot of trad'l 26" cruisers. I'd run at least 175s on it, if not 180s. FWIW, I run 180s on my trailed-out Worksman INB, and I'm quite glad that I do.
-shorter cranks will actually heighten the gain ratio, and long cranks will shorten it. In effect, using longer crankarms is like running a smaller front sprocket, or a larger rear sprocket.
-once you recall that you can coast, you'll be glad you have long cranks. I love me some longer cranks, especially on bikes that I ride trails with, and/or on bikes that are arguably too small for me. (If you wish you had a layback post, I suspect the frame might be a bit small as compared to what you might fit on a mtn bike...) SHDs have a BB height that's a bit up from a lot of trad'l 26" cruisers. I'd run at least 175s on it, if not 180s. FWIW, I run 180s on my trailed-out Worksman INB, and I'm quite glad that I do.
-shorter cranks will actually heighten the gain ratio, and long cranks will shorten it. In effect, using longer crankarms is like running a smaller front sprocket, or a larger rear sprocket.
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