The Best Frankenbike EVER?
10-02-06, 08:42 AM
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The Best Frankenbike EVER?
I want to here about the best Conglomerations that you guys and gals have ever seen? I'm talking about True hybrid abominations, Not just a comfort bike with aerobars or a flat bar road bike. I'm talking about real freaks of nature! Here's mine, wish I had pics. I rode a gravel road ride sat, One of the guy's had a Softride Mountain bike frame ( Just about all of us are familiar with the Softride Road frame or Triathlon frame ) But this was a Mountain frame witch looks even more funky, It had been converted to a cross bike by adding 26 inch road wheels and cyclocross tires, the front was then addressed. Out go the flat mountain style bars and in come roadie drop bars. ( looked like the original steer tube was one inch and he was able to get an old style threaded neck to fit the original rigid fork )
Stay with me now! then he added roadie brake levers but, went with TT bar end shifters at the backs of the drops! Also looked like Crank bros 50/50 pedals for a little freeride attitude!
This guy was either an autistic genius! or maybe was sweeping the shop floor one day and on a bet, decided to see if he could build a bike out of the crap he was going to throw away! Either way I loved it! I want to go back and see if he will sell it!
Stay with me now! then he added roadie brake levers but, went with TT bar end shifters at the backs of the drops! Also looked like Crank bros 50/50 pedals for a little freeride attitude! This guy was either an autistic genius! or maybe was sweeping the shop floor one day and on a bet, decided to see if he could build a bike out of the crap he was going to throw away! Either way I loved it! I want to go back and see if he will sell it!
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Mrs. M.s favourite road bike
I also built a 24 speed MTB from a 21 spd for a lady in our office a couple of years ago and added 28x1.75 wheels and tires...one fast bike, wish i could find the pics
I also built a 24 speed MTB from a 21 spd for a lady in our office a couple of years ago and added 28x1.75 wheels and tires...one fast bike, wish i could find the pics
10-02-06, 06:18 PM
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wtf. afterthisnap, WHAT THE HELL IS WITH THE BRAKES ON THE FIRST ONE?!?!?!??!?!?!!?!121ONE!1111?!/11 but damn that is an AWESOME bike, wanna sell it?
10-02-06, 06:49 PM
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lol, nice, very nice indeed
10-02-06, 07:00 PM
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Bender's Big Hit Wonder
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Originally Posted by WannaGetGood
mine
10-02-06, 07:45 PM
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Bender could never land that drop.
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Originally Posted by Flak
Bender could never land that drop.
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I've seen pics of that bike WannaGetGood posted before and I have one question.
WHAT THE HELL IS WITH THE HOOKWORMS!?!?!?!?!?!
WHAT THE HELL IS WITH THE HOOKWORMS!?!?!?!?!?!
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Originally Posted by chelboed
It's probably someone's stairgap bike.
But wow I dident notice the hookworms, it looks like a perfect DJ or park bike
10-03-06, 03:16 PM
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maybe he rides urban trials? in all honesty it could be an urban downhill race
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^^^What?! Since when does Giant make a trials bike?
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Originally Posted by TrialGuy
or this
i know it's for trials and all but that to me seems like a far throw from a bike
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Originally Posted by Flak
Bender could never land that drop.
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I don't know too many that could.
I swear that guy has a screw loose. I wonder if its even possible to really land? It'd be cool if someone came along and did it though.
I swear that guy has a screw loose. I wonder if its even possible to really land? It'd be cool if someone came along and did it though.
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Originally Posted by mtnbiker66
I could never try it.
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Originally Posted by FreeRidin'
^^^What?! Since when does Giant make a trials bike?