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Powder Keg:
I've been riding my Bicycle to work and back every day. I ride a Mt. bike that I saved up for and bought when I was in high school. My wife and I are trying to change our shape. We've been walking and riding our bikes a lot! I've been wanting a nice looking road style bike for a while now. This old beater has been hanging around my place  for a few years now. It will have to do.

Here is a before picture. Riding to work in the snow in the dark is pretty peaceful. Accept the ambulance whizzing by with its siren blaring.



I walked over on Sunday and bought some paint stripper. This stuff is great!!!



Here she is all cleaned up and ready for a fresh coat of paint. Or Not? I haven't decided yet. Maybe a coat of WD40:o)



Me being me, I needed to customize at least something on this so here it is. It will make a new fork to look like this one.



I need to build a functional rack also. I carry a thermos and sometimes my laptop computer with me. So I will need to come up with something that will hold both of those.

This is going to be a quick project because I want it out on the road and there really isn't that much that needs to be done. A friend is making some wheels for me. The back one will have a 2 speed kick back hub. So I can change gears and I won't have to have any cables running back there. I have a new seat already. I need to make a new post for it. And I might try out some new handlebars. That's about it. It should be back on the road when my wheels are done.

Later,

~Wes~

Feel free to post pictures of bikes you have built here:o)

Brass_Machine:
Paint it silver and white. Add some down turned handlebars and add one of these:

ENGINE

Eric

Powder Keg:
Don't tempt me Eric! I want an engine so bad. But I'm really trying to loose weight. Fifty pounds would be Awesome!!!

I'm kind of thinking a early muscle bike like a Schwinn Stingray that got hit by a board track racer? This is the seat I got. Mine is light brown.



Here is an old stingray. I always wanted one of these!!!



The down turned handlebars are really cool looking. But on a bicycle, bent over like that, my knees (Motor) Hits my belly when I pedal and that just looks funny.

~Wes~

rleete:

--- Quote from: Powder Keg on March 05, 2012, 10:59:39 PM ---Here is an old stingray. I always wanted one of these!!!
--- End quote ---

I had one when I was a kid.  Metalic green paint, chrome fenders, whitewall slick in back.  Seat was white with silver sparkles and silver stripes.  It was a sharp looking bike.

Kept it in perfect condition, too.  Washed and waxed it when dad was doing the car.  He sold it for about 10 bucks.  Nowdays it would be worth hundreds.

MadNick:
I love the Stringray - hard to get hold of at a reasonable price here in the UK though - In fact cruisers and parts, in general are hold to get hold of.

That fork looks good - have you seen the brain fork? Can be made with a minimum amount of materials and technology - plans are free, online.

Nick

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