Saints Superbowl Tribute bike (non-rat) :-P

[isaiah3g]

Here it is! Toooooons of work,time and sweat into this thing even though it was built this past winter. In south louisiana thats from November till the end of jan It started out as a stingray and wound up using the bottom bracket,sprocket,cranks and rear end from it.

The rear fender was actually 3 stingray fenders welded into one big'un.

Notice the hand brake? runs down to a pivot that has brake shoes that rub the tire

In the beginning.....

In the middleish....http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z462/Isaiah3g/IMG_1619.jpg[/IMG
In up to our heads!!....[img]http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z462/Isaiah3g/IMG_1589.jpg
In the near ending....

I tried my hand at an English Wheel for the first time and made the seat out of aluminininmumum! Yes,Thats the Saints Superbowl Championship ring!! That thing had some weight to it!

Football player Mike McKenzie,also founder of 34 Ways Foundation ( 34waysfoundation.org ) testing his new bike out! He purchased 2 of these bikes. We told him we would never build 2 identical bikes,because if we did,it wouldn't be custom. So the ones we are doing for him will look similar but have a little something different.

 

[sensor]

We told him we would never build 2 identical bikes,because if we did,it wouldn't be custom.

hit it on the head!(imo)
not a saints fan at all but thats a great looking bike :mrgreen:

 

[ratcycle]

I want to know how you built that sucide brake,and what u used to build it.

 

[isaiah3g]

Thanks man! It is a shift linkage for a drag track car. Got it at the local race store for about 75 bucks. It has hiem joints at teh fron and rear to pivot and its a piece that comes with the kit that we used to install on another pair of hiems that have been welded to the frame for pivoting and there are cut down bicycle brake shoes bolted to the bottom portion of the bracket that rubs the tire. I am at college right now,but ill try to get my brother back home to send me a pic of how it works for you.

 

[ratcycle]

thanks

 

[Santee]

Wow, Nice job !

 

[isaiah3g]

Ratcycleyou ever o a hand brake like this?

Santee! Thanks,I appreciate it.

 

[ratcycle]

Isish wrote:
Ratcycleyou ever o a hand brake like this?
What??

 

[isaiah3g]

dang iphone!

I meant to write in reference to you saying you wanted to do this: Did you ever do a hand brake like this?
you know,as in ever getting around to doing it?

 

[ratcycle]

No I have not. Been busy with other things in my life.