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Alzonder
08-30-05, 09:37 PM
Has anyone converted a BMX bike into something more easily ridable or unusual?
A friend of mine is looking for a small framed bike to fit her petit frame. I thought of an oldish bmx with higher seat post and handlebar.

jim-bob
08-30-05, 09:42 PM
You can find a lot of 3-speed hubs spaced to 110mm, which seems to be typical bmx spacing as well.
Alzonder
08-30-05, 09:53 PM
Sweet. I like those hubs, man.

jim-bob
08-30-05, 09:59 PM
My pubcrawler is kind of like a modified bmx'er. 24" wheels with slicks, 3-speed hub, little tiny frame, cantilever brakes up front. It's a lot of fun, and I don't worry too much about someone trying to steal it.

http://entirely-adequate.com/keiki/keiki2.jpg
Alzonder
08-31-05, 09:07 AM
That is a handsome looking vehicle.
That's what I mean: the frame looks very photogenic.
I wonder if if would be possible to raise the seat and handlebar even higher.
jim-bob
08-31-05, 10:28 AM
That is a handsome looking vehicle.
That's what I mean: the frame looks very photogenic.
I wonder if if would be possible to raise the seat and handlebar even higher.

That's got a 450mm seatpost in it - it goes a bit higher, the last guy to ride it was somewhere around 6' tall. A taller stem should be easy enough, I'd guess.
Alzonder
08-31-05, 03:14 PM
What is the biggest wheel a bike like that can take?
jim-bob
08-31-05, 03:33 PM
What is the biggest wheel a bike like that can take?

That one's built around 24" wheels. If you mean wideness, it's happily had a 24x2.0 in back before.
Alzonder
08-31-05, 03:49 PM
i guess 26" wouldn't fit, eh?
Sammyboy
09-02-05, 05:05 AM
Was it a 24" wheel frame to start with? I've never seen a 24" cruiser BMX frame cheap, so I'd assumed anything in this thread would be based on a 20"er