moomin
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Mar 11, 2008 17:51:00 GMT
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Me and Metro (rich) both had the day off so we decided to take inspiration from the other bikes on here and see what we could come up with in just one day. So start with this...  Strip down the and take an angler grinder to the front  Bend it back with some man power and seam weld it  Smokin..  Decided that the original folks where gash so some suspension jobbies off an old raliegh activ8r would suit it better...  After a quick reassemble we released the seat postion was going to be interesting...  So solve it by taking some front folks and chop out the stem  and weld the top of the old seat post to it...  job jobbed!  I quick test revealed that attaching the folks using just the axle bolts was never going to work. so with a bit of trial and error we decided it needed welding  A full reassemble and a bolt tightening  It's surpisingly easy to ride once you get going! Day one of the build is finished! ;D Next up a grind off various pegs, clean, sand, paint job, working brakes, nice front tyre  big love, moomin and metro |
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Last Edit: Mar 22, 2008 12:32:58 GMT by moomin
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Mar 11, 2008 18:25:56 GMT
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Interesting.. Pity the original seatpost looks totaly superfluous now. Maybe put the seat back where it was, and extend the front of the frame instead? The forks are looking good though.
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moomin
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Mar 11, 2008 18:35:35 GMT
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Point taken chopped the old seat post off  |
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Last Edit: Mar 11, 2008 18:43:05 GMT by moomin
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Mar 11, 2008 19:05:20 GMT
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Maybe a link between the new seat post and the old seat post would bring more strength to the whole lot too.
Like the look of it though.
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Mar 11, 2008 19:27:15 GMT
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you want a banana saddle.
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street
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Mar 11, 2008 19:48:36 GMT
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Thats an excellent use of your time, well done gents!  It's a crazy machine, like it! I second Grizz's idea of linking the new seat post to the frame....... what about cutting the seat stay tubes off the rear drop outs and bending them up to meet the top of your new seat post, so its got a kind of square back end (does that make any sense?!?!) |
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moomin
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Mar 11, 2008 20:41:26 GMT
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It does make sense. I shall definately redo the rear end. Seat can't go any further forward as you can't pedal. |
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Mar 12, 2008 16:54:11 GMT
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I rekon you should just triangulate it now, from the old seat post to the new. That makes your frame made up out of just 3 triangle shapes, and I think that would look rather cool, especially if you do what you can to make the new bar and the old crossbar join neatly.
I think you should keep the styling as a mountain bike too. The frame still looks very mountain bike style, so you may as well stick with the style.
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moomin
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Mar 12, 2008 17:07:38 GMT
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do you mean like this?  |
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Mar 12, 2008 17:16:35 GMT
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Yep! Go for it!
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filmidget
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Mar 13, 2008 12:19:44 GMT
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That extra tube to the seat would look good curved to match/follow the rear wheel?
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'79 MG Midget 1500 - Still patiently awaiting attention
'02 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 Elegance(!) - Better than you might think
'03 Mazda MX5 - All new and shiny looking (thanks to Antony at Rust Republic)
'09 Renault Clio - Needs to go.
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moomin
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Mar 13, 2008 18:20:16 GMT
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Christ you don't want much do you  I'll see what i can do |
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Mar 15, 2008 17:57:31 GMT
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flare the new seat tube to form a mudguard.... go on you know it makes sense
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Mar 22, 2008 11:03:03 GMT
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flare the new seat tube to form a mudguard.... go on you know it makes sense The man makes a good point |
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moomin
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Mar 22, 2008 12:32:38 GMT
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Minor update... put in said post and dropped the seat right down  and added a suicide brake hehe works lovely but you've got to have some confidence to use it  Also went to the dump to throw out some old rubbish and came across this...  a working electric scooter! and then picked this up from a freecycle member...  Not sure what to do with it yet. It's got a 3 speed hub and it folds in half for easy storage! Chrome needs a good polish and some bits are a bit past it  |
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Last Edit: Mar 22, 2008 12:34:28 GMT by moomin
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Mar 22, 2008 12:57:37 GMT
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Minor update... put in said post and dropped the seat right down over enthusiastic brakeing could see you singing falsetto for a while ;D cool idea but it's gonna hurt! |
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Currently driving a '68 Karmann Ghia as my daily. Don't ask about previous cars - there have been way too many and I stopped counting at 160!
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rtlkyuubi
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Mar 22, 2008 22:43:49 GMT
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you gotta take some pics with someone on it, how the hell do you reach the handle bars?  |
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moomin
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Mar 23, 2008 11:20:26 GMT
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i'll get out on it when the snow stops |
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moomin
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May 10, 2008 16:46:05 GMT
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Have done a bit of work to the old bike recently, now has no brakes, no gear selecta  but it is super lazy to ride....  might fit the brake back on later |
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May 10, 2008 16:52:18 GMT
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What a difference that paint has made! Looks great, completely insane! |
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