Pics of your "alt bike(s)"?
08-15-09, 02:20 AM
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Hi, my first post here. Thought I would show you my new current daily commuter since my transmission has died.
It is a late 1980s Centurion road bike. I picked the frame up at a second hand store for 45.00. I then put another 50.00 worth of parts and a lot of elbow grease to get it cleaned. This picture was taken right after I got it almost road ready. I finished building this bike back in March and it's doing me fine now.
I'm going carless now to save up more for school, my total car expenses every month were over 550.00 (including insurance, taxes, maintenance, gas, etc). This isn't the first winter I have gone carless, but this will be the first winter I will try to ride a bike the whole time. Obviously this is my Summer bike and I'm currently looking around for a great Winter bike.
It is a late 1980s Centurion road bike. I picked the frame up at a second hand store for 45.00. I then put another 50.00 worth of parts and a lot of elbow grease to get it cleaned. This picture was taken right after I got it almost road ready. I finished building this bike back in March and it's doing me fine now.
I'm going carless now to save up more for school, my total car expenses every month were over 550.00 (including insurance, taxes, maintenance, gas, etc). This isn't the first winter I have gone carless, but this will be the first winter I will try to ride a bike the whole time. Obviously this is my Summer bike and I'm currently looking around for a great Winter bike.
08-15-09, 03:14 AM
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Bicycle Repair Man !!!
Have I ever mentioned how much I love this thread and that it is giving me some bad ideas ?
I have only stretched one bike (for practical reasons) and have been known to surf or have people surf on the rear deck from time to time as well as ride behind the saddle.
I have only stretched one bike (for practical reasons) and have been known to surf or have people surf on the rear deck from time to time as well as ride behind the saddle.
08-15-09, 11:53 AM
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Haha, it may look funny but it is more comfortable for me. I always have to adjust my position because my back creaks sometimes (I'm only 20...). Although they aren't that tilted now, that pic was taken before I made any real adjustments to ride ability.
08-16-09, 11:11 AM
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Hello there..... wanted to show you ppl overhere my first chopperbuild ( we guys all mis the chopperbicycle.net forums that fell pray to spammers )
Build this bike as entrand to the BBO( biker build off ) they had over there in 2007 and also for the COTY ( cruiser off the year ) over at the chopperdome Amsterdam
Done some radical stuf building this bike like the rearwheel.
Hope you ppl like it.
Btw because off all tall bikes in this thread I would like to add my Grandfather cycling next to my dad.
Photo taken sometime end 1940's
Build this bike as entrand to the BBO( biker build off ) they had over there in 2007 and also for the COTY ( cruiser off the year ) over at the chopperdome Amsterdam
Done some radical stuf building this bike like the rearwheel.
Hope you ppl like it.
Btw because off all tall bikes in this thread I would like to add my Grandfather cycling next to my dad.
Photo taken sometime end 1940's
08-16-09, 08:17 PM
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[quote Btw because off all tall bikes in this thread I would like to add my Grandfather cycling next to my dad.
Photo taken sometime end 1940's
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It's obvious from the photo that your granddad and dad were good parents.
Photo taken sometime end 1940's
[/quote]It's obvious from the photo that your granddad and dad were good parents.
08-19-09, 03:40 PM
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Now you all are giveing me more ideas on how to mess with building something... I am enjoying looking at your stuff and want to do something radical too.
08-24-09, 02:55 PM
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09-15-09, 08:24 AM
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So what's the story behind those tall bikes, they seem quite weird. You catch a lot of wind when you sit so high, you can fall more easily and you can't get on or off you bike without jumping. It seems like total madness to me. Can someone explain what their purpose is ?
09-15-09, 02:43 PM
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So what's the story behind those tall bikes, they seem quite weird. You catch a lot of wind when you sit so high, you can fall more easily and you can't get on or off you bike without jumping. It seems like total madness to me. Can someone explain what their purpose is ?
10-03-09, 03:51 AM
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the roughest...
just a little side project, bit of cutting here and there, might try and close in the frame a little, false tank or something....who knows!
10-05-09, 12:03 PM
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And the inspiration didn't come from the Dahon Mu but from the pedalhawg who'm I asked if I could use his basic framedesign to make a chopper of my own.
10-08-09, 11:04 AM
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Does my new grocery-getter count?
[Found an old Steel MTB frame in the local rubbish coral round the corner. Bit of angle-grinding, some powder-coat from the nice people at Armourtex in Hackney and some choice parts and I can now present 'Grocery Getter'. Waiting on a kickstand and some sort of box for the rack. 3 speed Sturmey Archer with back-pedal brake, hub brake at front. Seriously good fun.
[Found an old Steel MTB frame in the local rubbish coral round the corner. Bit of angle-grinding, some powder-coat from the nice people at Armourtex in Hackney and some choice parts and I can now present 'Grocery Getter'. Waiting on a kickstand and some sort of box for the rack. 3 speed Sturmey Archer with back-pedal brake, hub brake at front. Seriously good fun.
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My Raleigh Twenty site | foldr : A flickr pool | #6460, #5632 & #3407 on the fixedgeargallery
10-08-09, 04:00 PM
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I prefer to just keep my uni as a uni ; )
what do you do with that thing anyway? drift?
any reason for the brake? I wouldn't think you'd need it with a wheel that small.
10-08-09, 05:30 PM
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Does my new grocery-getter count?
[Found an old Steel MTB frame in the local rubbish coral round the corner. Bit of angle-grinding, some powder-coat from the nice people at Armourtex in Hackney and some choice parts and I can now present 'Grocery Getter'. Waiting on a kickstand and some sort of box for the rack. 3 speed Sturmey Archer with back-pedal brake, hub brake at front. Seriously good fun.
[Found an old Steel MTB frame in the local rubbish coral round the corner. Bit of angle-grinding, some powder-coat from the nice people at Armourtex in Hackney and some choice parts and I can now present 'Grocery Getter'. Waiting on a kickstand and some sort of box for the rack. 3 speed Sturmey Archer with back-pedal brake, hub brake at front. Seriously good fun.
Love those big babies in cream!
10-09-09, 10:49 AM
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Cross dressing and cycling all to a classical music soundtrack..... hmmm???
Video of Oxford's now infamous Girls Vs Boys Alleycat
Video of Oxford's now infamous Girls Vs Boys Alleycat
10-12-09, 12:39 PM
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more Fat Franks...
my circa 1990 Vista mountain bike frame with second top tube from a 60s girl's cruiser added in, aluminum louvered tank plates made at a hot rod shop and painted by me. motorcycle chain coaster brake arm mount, brass door knob added for effect. late 20s gothic truss fork. fun pub cruiser.
my circa 1990 Vista mountain bike frame with second top tube from a 60s girl's cruiser added in, aluminum louvered tank plates made at a hot rod shop and painted by me. motorcycle chain coaster brake arm mount, brass door knob added for effect. late 20s gothic truss fork. fun pub cruiser.
10-12-09, 02:33 PM
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more Fat Franks...
my circa 1990 Vista mountain bike frame with second top tube from a 60s girl's cruiser added in, aluminum louvered tank plates made at a hot rod shop and painted by me. motorcycle chain coaster brake arm mount, brass door knob added for effect. late 20s gothic truss fork. fun pub cruiser.
my circa 1990 Vista mountain bike frame with second top tube from a 60s girl's cruiser added in, aluminum louvered tank plates made at a hot rod shop and painted by me. motorcycle chain coaster brake arm mount, brass door knob added for effect. late 20s gothic truss fork. fun pub cruiser.
10-12-09, 02:45 PM
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^^^ thanx!
10-13-09, 11:46 AM
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