I just posted a "bump" message to bring this thread back to page one, but hadn't realized that I could have replied to your post.

Many, many years ago, I bought an old bicycle off an older gentleman for only $7 bucks! I named it, "Frankenbike", and had you ever had a chance to see it, you would know why immediately.

It had a roadster frame with ape hanger bars, banana seat, and a sissy bar with a cushion that reached two thirds up my back. The front tire was from a beach cruiser, but the rear was narrower. Both were fitted on 26" rims. It also had a tiny chain ring, maybe 32 tooth tops, while the rear cog was somewhere around an 18 tooth. That low gearing made it really easy to pedal, and to get up hills. Apart from pedaling easy, it was very comfortable, almost like a semi recumbent.

Against the advice of a cousin of mine, I decided to sell it one day to a buddy of mine for the same that I paid, $7.00! He was really happy to say the least.

I think many of us has owned a "Frankenbike" at one time or another, and today, I would not have a problem with owning that bike again, as ugly as it was