"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo)
06/03/2018 at 14:06 • Filed to: None
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"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo)
06/03/2018 at 14:06 • Filed to: None | 6
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Banana seat, “sissy bar” oversized fenders, a set of ridiculous handlebars and this new old stock Shimano Click-shift 3. It’s compatible with my modern Shimano Nexus 3 speed planetary hub, but will require some bracket fabbing as it’s from the 70's and meant to attach to a skinny tube frame bike of the era. In the bottom left of the photo is a little short hurst shifter handle. I was in the process of engineering that. My oldest bud works at a bike shop that’s been in business since 1897. Shout out to Dutch Cycle for having the parts!
Also, in addition to someone snooping in the garage about a week ago, My wife’s nice bike went missing when we forgot to lock the shed. Shout out to Silent Bob who donated this groovy purple cruiser to the cause. (it’s a Norco Santiago), my ‘chopper’ used to be an Elektra Townie, which I have probably ‘ruined’ by doing this to it. but it looks cool and everything is light custom if I own it long enough.
TheRealBicycleBuck
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
06/03/2018 at 20:36 |
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I’m glad that you’re having a great time building up your own custom bikes, but when I look at that setup, all I can think of is the pressure on my tailbone. Feet forward plus banana seat equals pure pain in my arse!
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Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
> TheRealBicycleBuck
06/05/2018 at 10:24 |
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that’s how I ‘ruined’ it. A townie rides like a la-z-boy, if you’re not sitting right over the rear axle. trying to re-create this:
the winfield kids banana bike. mine was yellow, with red and white seat, chrome bars and rims, and of course spokey-dokes (they still have those?) The bike shop guys actually approve of this frankenstein.
