Pics of your "alt bike(s)"?
05-30-13, 01:20 PM
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I didn't make these. But I rode all of them at Bike Fetish Day this past weekend and fell in love.
This cruiser has 36" unicycle wheels and a coaster brake. It's like driving a leather couch around the block:
The lucky owner is the grinning fellow holding the handlebars. If it was my bike, I'd be smiling too.
This one is also made from unicycles. It has two pivot points - one at the handlebars and one at the saddle. Like a "swing" bike but way harder to ride. I got about 30 feet in a wavy line before wiping out, did it over and over, and loved every second.
And this one was made by hand from scavenged parts. The builder is the guy wearing a plaid shirt in the photo. The two seats face opposite directions. Two riders are required - each one operates one wheel. To go in a straight line, someone has to pedal backwards. I got into it with my wife and we almost crashed into several parked cars...
This was a great time, hats off to all the builders and mechanics that showed up with some really sick bikes. Now I want to make one too.
This cruiser has 36" unicycle wheels and a coaster brake. It's like driving a leather couch around the block:
The lucky owner is the grinning fellow holding the handlebars. If it was my bike, I'd be smiling too.
This one is also made from unicycles. It has two pivot points - one at the handlebars and one at the saddle. Like a "swing" bike but way harder to ride. I got about 30 feet in a wavy line before wiping out, did it over and over, and loved every second.
And this one was made by hand from scavenged parts. The builder is the guy wearing a plaid shirt in the photo. The two seats face opposite directions. Two riders are required - each one operates one wheel. To go in a straight line, someone has to pedal backwards. I got into it with my wife and we almost crashed into several parked cars...
This was a great time, hats off to all the builders and mechanics that showed up with some really sick bikes. Now I want to make one too.
06-12-13, 07:18 AM
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08-03-13, 11:11 AM
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Hey Folks,
Thought I would introduce myself here and show some of the work we have done. This was a custom for a guy in Dallas.
We got some other cool shots of more custom work. I'll see if I can find ones that can be uploaded.
Mike
Thought I would introduce myself here and show some of the work we have done. This was a custom for a guy in Dallas.
We got some other cool shots of more custom work. I'll see if I can find ones that can be uploaded.
Mike
08-18-13, 02:35 AM
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Update for my own ride: cut out the middle to make it lighter, shorter, and improving the turning radius to almost that of the original trike.
10-01-13, 07:02 PM
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Crude? Yes, but that's how 14 year old kids did it in 1969. The next one which unfortunately I never took pictures of had a raked neck and straight forks and rode like a dream. This one rode like a nightmare but I was the envy of the 8th grade for a couple days before the fork broke in two LOL. Pictured are my sister and her then boyfriend, now husband of 40+ years trying to ride it the day I got it finished.....
You can't see it in the picture but the rear fender was metalflake green to match the frame with a gold "lace" stripe down the center. The bike had been metalflake purple before the "chopper" rebuild and I didn't have money for a different seat.
You can't see it in the picture but the rear fender was metalflake green to match the frame with a gold "lace" stripe down the center. The bike had been metalflake purple before the "chopper" rebuild and I didn't have money for a different seat.
10-03-13, 06:35 PM
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Not cut up or chopped, but I did install a narrower front tire and a set of apehangers.
It's a blast to ride.
Mark
It's a blast to ride.
Mark
01-13-14, 04:10 AM
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My customized Mongoose Beast Rasta Fat Bike. A fun build. Not a beach bike.
01-13-14, 10:44 PM
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I'm Saving Tempest there.
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01-13-14, 10:51 PM
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I was only three in '69 but even as a 14 year old in 1980 I think that no matter the era, 14 seems to be the magic age, doesn't it? Even the failed experiments are so wicked cool.
Crude? Yes, but that's how 14 year old kids did it in 1969. The next one which unfortunately I never took pictures of had a raked neck and straight forks and rode like a dream. This one rode like a nightmare but I was the envy of the 8th grade for a couple days before the fork broke in two LOL. Pictured are my sister and her then boyfriend, now husband of 40+ years trying to ride it the day I got it finished.....
You can't see it in the picture but the rear fender was metalflake green to match the frame with a gold "lace" stripe down the center. The bike had been metalflake purple before the "chopper" rebuild and I didn't have money for a different seat.
You can't see it in the picture but the rear fender was metalflake green to match the frame with a gold "lace" stripe down the center. The bike had been metalflake purple before the "chopper" rebuild and I didn't have money for a different seat.
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05-01-14, 04:12 PM
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Frame: Ruff Cycles Tango S v1.0
Wheels: 26 x 4 inch (salvaged from a Mongoose Beast)
Forks: (salvaged from a Mongoose Beast)
Tires: Project 346 26 x 2.35 inch (stretched to fit 4 inch wide rim)
Drivetrain: Sram Automatix 2-speed coaster brake
Paint: Rustoleum rattle can satin blue
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Wheels: 26 x 4 inch (salvaged from a Mongoose Beast)
Forks: (salvaged from a Mongoose Beast)
Tires: Project 346 26 x 2.35 inch (stretched to fit 4 inch wide rim)
Drivetrain: Sram Automatix 2-speed coaster brake
Paint: Rustoleum rattle can satin blue
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01-22-15, 04:10 PM
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Frame: Ruff Cycles Tango S v1.0
Wheels: 26 x 4 inch (salvaged from a Mongoose Beast)
Forks: (salvaged from a Mongoose Beast)
Tires: Project 346 26 x 2.35 inch (stretched to fit 4 inch wide rim)
Drivetrain: Sram Automatix 2-speed coaster brake
Paint: Rustoleum rattle can satin blue
Wheels: 26 x 4 inch (salvaged from a Mongoose Beast)
Forks: (salvaged from a Mongoose Beast)
Tires: Project 346 26 x 2.35 inch (stretched to fit 4 inch wide rim)
Drivetrain: Sram Automatix 2-speed coaster brake
Paint: Rustoleum rattle can satin blue
10-19-15, 04:50 PM
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