I been looking at a bunch of custom beach cruiser bikes. The lowrider bikes look neat and all and I am totally capable of doing a low rider build, but I do not want to ride a bike in a recumbent style and I do not like bikes that low to the ground. The only issue I have with this old school rainbow framed bike is the frames on them seem a little short. Most beach cruiser bikes have this "short wheelbase" look to them.

I really love the pics of the "Klunkers" and "Bombers" I been seeing on different sites and love the look of them, so time will tell. I might just cut the rear part of the bike off behind the seat post and lengthen the wheelbase by about 4 inches to give it a different, custom look.

Anyway, when I got the bike yesterday I basically dropped it off at my workplace and did nothing to it until this morning. I came in an hour early and oiled the chain, aired up the tires and decided to ride it around to basically get the feel of the bike and the geometry. The tires held air, the coaster brake works great, and I actually got a workout and broke a sweat messing around and skidding the rear tire around the shop. I had a blast and it reminded me of my Huffy BMX I had as a kid.

These swept back cruiser handlebars are horrible! The bearings in the front wheel are bad, but no big deal since the wheels might get replaced anyway along with a bunch of other stuff, and the seat post is stuck. Anyway, I took some pics of the bike after removing the junk...........



And how it looks without the junk.......





The next few days I will strip it down to a bare frame and decide how to go about the build. Updates then!