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Forum: Alt Bike Culture

07-15-11, 08:00 PM

Replies: 18

Eddie Munster's bike

Views: 8,684

Posted By brainchopper

Article on the bike

Article on the Eddie Munster Chain Bike

http://bikerodnkustom5.homestead.com/barris_chainbike.html

The bike was never on the Munsters show, although they had hoped this would happen. Von Dutch...

Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets

12-11-09, 08:06 AM

Replies: 3

Antique bike lamp converted to high power LED

Views: 2,138

Posted By brainchopper

I was testing the unit last night, when you run...

I was testing the unit last night, when you run all three of the 540 lumen units at the same time it really eats the power in the batteries, but man does it kick out the light. The batteries recharge...

Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets

12-10-09, 09:38 PM

Replies: 3

Antique bike lamp converted to high power LED

Views: 2,138

Posted By brainchopper

The lamp was no museum piece (dings dents), and...

The lamp was no museum piece (dings dents), and I'd rather use it for this purpose than have it sit on a shelf collecting dust. I would do it again in a heartbeat, with an even better example. And I...

Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets

12-10-09, 10:12 AM

Replies: 3

Antique bike lamp converted to high power LED

Views: 2,138

Posted By brainchopper

Antique bike lamp converted to high power LED

Here is a how-to article on converting an antique acetlylene bicycle lamp to high power LED, It works fantastic.Enjoy. Don't forget page two which has a custom brass tail light.
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Forum: Alt Bike Culture

12-03-09, 08:02 AM

Replies: 1,147

Pics of your "alt bike(s)"?

Views: 497,539

Posted By brainchopper

I can't remember if I posted this before, I don't...

I can't remember if I posted this before, I don't think so. I love riding kustom bikes.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k92/brainchopper/xYYINGY3205copycopy.jpg

When the bike was first put...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

12-03-09, 07:39 AM

Replies: 17

First factory muscle bike revealed - and it's not a StingRay!

Views: 1,842

Posted By brainchopper

Thats very cool that people remember their early...

Thats very cool that people remember their early kustom bikes, I love reading the stories. I hope that everyone found the pages for each year starting with 1958:...

Forum: Alt Bike Culture

11-09-09, 02:41 AM

Replies: 3

The great pioneer of kustom Bicycles

Views: 1,088

Posted By brainchopper

The great pioneer of kustom Bicycles

The new issue of "Bike Rod and Kustom" has an article on the first great pioneer of the kustom bicycle movement. His name was Bob Brown, of Hayward California. Read this and other related articles on...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

11-09-09, 02:26 AM

Replies: 17

First factory muscle bike revealed - and it's not a StingRay!

Views: 1,842

Posted By brainchopper

First factory muscle bike revealed - and it's not a StingRay!

The webzine "Bike Rod and Kustom" reveals the true story behind the birth of factory made "muscle bikes". The Schwinn "StingRay" (once considered the originator of the style) can no longer hold on to...

Forum: Alt Bike Culture

12-07-08, 09:17 AM

Replies: 2

New Bike Rod and Kustom out...Red Hot!

Views: 1,076

Posted By brainchopper

New Bike Rod and Kustom out...Red Hot!

Just released, the newest issue of Bike Rod and Kustom, Event coverage, interviews, and chapter 1 of BR&K's "History of Kustom Biking 1958 -1962"

http://bikerodnkustom.com/

Have a great...

Forum: Alt Bike Culture

02-05-07, 01:53 AM

Replies: 20

Stretch chopp ??

Views: 1,655

Posted By brainchopper

Gearing will be extremely important, especially...

Gearing will be extremely important, especially to help overcome the extra weight of a kustom bike. I have ridden bicycles with nearly 100 pounds of weight to them, and they performed incredibly well...

Forum: Alt Bike Culture

01-21-07, 08:33 AM

Replies: 1

24x4-1/4 tires finally available

Views: 12,100

Posted By brainchopper

I just got my new 24x4 tires delivered a couple...

I just got my new 24x4 tires delivered a couple of days ago. Here is a photo showing a 24x4-1/4 tire on a 100mm wide rim, next to a 24x3 tire on an 80mm rim:...

Forum: Alt Bike Culture

01-21-07, 08:19 AM

Replies: 18

Eddie Munster's bike

Views: 8,684

Posted By brainchopper

Lowrider bicycle magazine proclaimed it as...

Lowrider bicycle magazine proclaimed it as possibly the first lowrider bicycle, and that it was used in the "Munsters" TV show. The magazine said that "every kid in America wanted a bike like...

Forum: Alt Bike Culture

01-07-07, 02:28 AM

Replies: 18

Eddie Munster's bike

Views: 8,684

Posted By brainchopper

According to an afficiando at the at the Eddie...

According to an afficiando at the at the Eddie Munster site, the chain bike was never used in the TV series (I asked them a long time ago). I've seen every Munsters episode a million times and never...

Forum: Alt Bike Culture

01-06-07, 07:16 PM

Replies: 1,147

Pics of your "alt bike(s)"?

Views: 497,539

Posted By brainchopper

I don't like the look or usability of a shifter...

I don't like the look or usability of a shifter mounted below or behind a seat, and I've ridden bicycles where you have to reach between and below your pedalling legs to shift the gears, another...

Forum: Alt Bike Culture

01-06-07, 04:27 AM

Replies: 1

24x4-1/4 tires finally available

Views: 12,100

Posted By brainchopper

24x4-1/4 tires finally available

Yes, finally, 24x4-1/4 bicycle tires are available. Your familiar with the new Schwinn Stingray? It has a 20x4-1/4 tire on the rear. The 20 inch size is great for kids but not so great for adults!...

Forum: Alt Bike Culture

01-06-07, 03:45 AM

Replies: 1,147

Pics of your "alt bike(s)"?

Views: 497,539

Posted By brainchopper

Little Brandon riding the "Powder Keg", summer...

Little Brandon riding the "Powder Keg", summer 2006. Semi recumbent kustom. Bike features 18 speeds, horizontal seat post, home made springer forks, high back chopper motorcycle seat, vintage chopper...

Forum: Introductions

09-24-06, 12:44 AM

Replies: 1

Hello from John Brain

Views: 673

Posted By brainchopper

Hello from John Brain

It's about time I joined this site! My name is John Brain and my interest in pedal power relates to kustom and chopper bicycles. I am an associate editor at "Bike Rod and Kustom" ...

Forum: Alt Bike Culture

09-24-06, 12:12 AM

Replies: 1

exotic wheels

Views: 2,506

Posted By brainchopper

I know this is an old post but I'd like to...

I know this is an old post but I'd like to respond. You refer to Wild Wheel Werks in Arizona, I want to warn you that I had some very bad experiences with this company. In Oct 2004 I sent Steve...

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