cool !!
Troy
Troy
(Class 2) Bitsa Blue
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Good frame to start with,will have to go back and check it out in last years build...
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A whole lot of bits-a-blue ready to be put together, hopefully tomorrow.
This thing will take them muscle bike rules to their extreme!
This thing will take them muscle bike rules to their extreme!
yeeerrrr massive apes
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Pretty close to nutted this one, used a motorcycle tyre on a 20inch rim,
so packed her out with some foam, works well! Got lucky, the front tyre
has pretty similar tread pattern.
Fitted up a nice retro reflector I had lying around and a nice, blue, front cog.
Just a cracking day out in the Tasman Sea today, light winds 25 that's 77
in the USA. She rides better than I thought she would. Bit twitchy at slow
speeds with that little wheel, used small cranks and achieved a nice riding
position, super comfortable!
Really wanted to take the muscle bike theme to it's extreme, pretty happy with her.
so packed her out with some foam, works well! Got lucky, the front tyre
has pretty similar tread pattern.
Fitted up a nice retro reflector I had lying around and a nice, blue, front cog.
Just a cracking day out in the Tasman Sea today, light winds 25 that's 77
in the USA. She rides better than I thought she would. Bit twitchy at slow
speeds with that little wheel, used small cranks and achieved a nice riding
position, super comfortable!
Really wanted to take the muscle bike theme to it's extreme, pretty happy with her.
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Very nice work!
Luke.
Luke.
That came out very nice , I love those bars
Laid back!
defiantly elegant and smooth,easy rider but not in the sense of the movie but just what I am thinking in my mind,layed back,cruisy and cool,well done
Nice! As long as a shark!
nice bike and a beautiful location for pics. You are lucky to live there.
Very Cool ! Something I always try to achieve is a level chain stay when I chop a bike and you did just that with the fork length and 16" wheel.
Late 60s style with a modern frame and fork design !
Mark
Late 60s style with a modern frame and fork design !
Mark
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Thanks Schwinnspastic, sorry to sound like a newbie but I am a bit of a newbie
when it comes to bike part names, so chain stay is the longer low bar that runs parallel to the ground?
I'm starting a thread in bike talking asking about the names of bike parts for newbies like me, link below!
http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/bike-part-names.88394/
when it comes to bike part names, so chain stay is the longer low bar that runs parallel to the ground?
I'm starting a thread in bike talking asking about the names of bike parts for newbies like me, link below!
http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/bike-part-names.88394/
Wow I totally missed your finished pics. Bike came out really cool and what a beautiful place you live in.
Looks like you know how to put those frame parts together pretty well!
You're right the chain stay is the lowest bar that supports the chain. It connects to the bottom bracket in the front and the dropouts in the rear (dropouts are the pieces that hold the axles). The seat stays angle up from the rear dropouts and connect to the seat tube. Top tube connects to the short tube in front that holds the forks that's called the head tube. The down tube is the lower tube that angles down to the bottom bracket. Hope that's not too confusing. Here's a picture.
Then the fork has a steer tube that goes through the head tube, blades, and dropouts.
Looks like you know how to put those frame parts together pretty well!
You're right the chain stay is the lowest bar that supports the chain. It connects to the bottom bracket in the front and the dropouts in the rear (dropouts are the pieces that hold the axles). The seat stays angle up from the rear dropouts and connect to the seat tube. Top tube connects to the short tube in front that holds the forks that's called the head tube. The down tube is the lower tube that angles down to the bottom bracket. Hope that's not too confusing. Here's a picture.
Then the fork has a steer tube that goes through the head tube, blades, and dropouts.
Great work on a stretch muscle bike!!! That looks so cool!
Your backdrop is amazing!!!! (especially considering some of these guys may have to have snow backdrops).
Your backdrop is amazing!!!! (especially considering some of these guys may have to have snow backdrops).
Turned out AWESOME! Beautiful bike and backdrop!
what can you say its very nice ! great lines to her !
