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gavtatu
01-26-12, 02:19 PM
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gavtatu/6767113945/in/photostream
i've been given another bike !!

falcon `long beach`, lol, hard to tell the scale of it in this pic !
its quite big, high, big mofo tyres on it !
anyway..... my mate just brought it round, his neighbour was gonna take it to the dump !
jeez, some people !
the guy had bought it to cycle into work for fitness, but found it too hard going !

soooo...i think chop off behind steering tube, extend forks, loooong.....and re-weld !


Artkansas
01-27-12, 07:34 AM
Looks like an interesting project. Keep us posted on how it's going.

gavtatu
01-27-12, 08:39 AM
Looks like an interesting project. Keep us posted on how it's going.
of course !
i think i can cut a section out of top tube, heat annd bend lower tube till steer tube meets short end of top tube !
re-weld and brace, then extend the forks to maybe 6`, that would be nice !
its quite a high frame, so i have plenty of inches to spare as i lower it !
its a heavy mofo already !
ohh, and maybe, maybe cut behind seat post and stretch it out a little, easy enough to achieve as well !


Floyd
01-27-12, 02:20 PM
Have fun with the re-make

gavtatu
01-30-12, 03:29 AM
i still have a mini recumbent to make, and the tandem frame tall bike, so it might not be soon, they are my winter profects, ready for spring, lol !