Originally Posted by Leif-fire-eater
Wow this is horrible. I was hoping to see three pages of awesomely ghetto bikes, but it's just a discussion about ducks and ghettos.
ok. One of my ghetto conversions, frame now retired due to too much flex in the rear triangle (straightened it out myself).
$2 bianchi frame, picked up bent.
Schwinn world fork.
27" araya front rim laced to an old suzue hub.
700c Alex d18 rear rim laced with DT to surly fixed/fixed.
Specialized grips
Chopped mtb bar off of Scott Mohaka.
Seat off of old Sears 3-speed cruiser (which is now the base of my current tallbike).
SR custom crank w/42t sprocket.
17 Surly cog, DA lockring.
Front brake off of old 3-speed cruiser.
SR stem.
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/1920/bikecopywu8.jpg
she was a dream to ride, just too flexy on singletrack or giant hills.