Originally Posted by
awfulwaffle
As fantastically tacky as that would be, the idea is to make it look as low key as possible (while still being a decent bike) for when I park it in bike-theft-happy Milwaukee. I know, I kinda failed anyways, but it hasn't rolled away on me yet
. I was, however, considering getting some custom decals that say "FRANKENBIKE TRAVESTY" to slap on there so I can be that jackhole
LOL -- custom decals sounds pretty cool to me. Are there companies that do that cheaply? Like you send a pdf and $10 and they basically just click "Print..." for a special printer they bought, and mail it to you?
I have a friend that recently made a frankenbike out of parts he had laying around, turned out pretty cool. He made a SS 69er, with a 26" back wheel, and either a rigid 29" fork, or a suspension-corrected 26" fork, to hold a 29" front wheel. Can't remember how he had the brakes set up in the end (disk+rim? rear rim only? front disk only?), but it was pretty slick.