[QUOTE=Everest]I've always been a big fan of the movie Breaking Away. So anyway I was looking at a bike I got at a police auction for $1 awhile back and got an idea. Why not make a replica of one of the bikes used by the Cutters and other teams in the Little 500. >>

I had the same idea but that is not to suggest that it is a good one. Most people will probably assume that it is a transients bike and not like the one in the movie. That being said I like the idea.

Personally I would look for a period correct saddle and an aluminum stem with negative rise. That cruiser styled stamped stem makes it look even more of a POS than what they rode. Also get rid of that chrome cap on the fork and it will look much more like the vintage they had.

You do realize that the other teams in the movie were using real bikes. Only they had out of necessity used a department store bike. That being said there is a race in I beleive in indiana were the rules are that the bike must have a one peice crank and a coaster brake. Hand made cro-mo frames and such.