Alt Bike Culture - Artistic Cycling.
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FarAwayBoy
07-27-08, 03:00 AM
Hey, I was thinking about cobbling together an artistic cycle, and was wondering about frame options.
Could I find a frame that would wrok well, or would I have to weld together something of my own?
Artkansas
07-27-08, 08:48 AM
Hey, I was thinking about cobbling together an artistic cycle, and was wondering about frame options.
Could I find a frame that would work well, or would I have to weld together something of my own?
Well, I suppose it mostly depends on what you want to do. Like that fellow who made a bike out of a block of lucite. He had to make it from scratch. But if you just want to add bits and paint them, then you can probably use a stock frame. Get your idea down, that will tell you what you need to do.
Keep us updated on your progress.
Capn ˇFUN!
07-27-08, 11:29 AM
Here is a homemade one.
http://flickr.com/photos/27047646@N00/2450951748/
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2173/2450951748_4bee114a0a.jpg
FarAwayBoy
07-27-08, 12:57 PM
Sounds good.
So making sure I understand, 1x1 gear ratio or close to it, stem with no horizontal extension, bum bars?
Or could I use flat bars instead.
Capn ˇFUN!
07-27-08, 07:13 PM
yeah, I think that sounds right. you also need to modify the fork to have zero rake. ie the fork ends are perfectly in line with the head tube.
FarAwayBoy
07-27-08, 08:58 PM
yeah, I think that sounds right. you also need to modify the fork to have zero rake. ie the fork ends are perfectly in line with the head tube.
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I just did some measurements on my fixed gear and that means if I use a frame with similar geometry, I need 650's.
StephenH
07-28-08, 10:42 PM
Well, the light just came on. "Artistic bicycle" = bicycle used for artistic riding. I was reading that to mean "kinetic sculpture", and looks like that's how Artkansas read it, too.
Artkansas
07-29-08, 12:04 AM
Yeah, I thought he meant an art bike.
http://velospace.org/files/artbikefrontside.jpg
ThickBike's Art Bike (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://velospace.org/files/artbikehead.jpg&imgrefurl=http://velospace.org/node/3157&h=1000&w=750&sz=151&hl=en&start=7&um=1&tbnid=Qn3BKdSPlMbCHM:&tbnh=149&tbnw=112&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dart%2Bbike%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN)
Capn ˇFUN!
07-29-08, 12:52 AM
FYI, thick cycles KICK ASS! PGH represent!
I like it. That would draw a lot of attention.