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What kind of fork is that?
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Just picked up a new Firmstrong Urban Man off of Amazon. It's a very nice cruiser, especially for the price. :thumb:
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Originally Posted by calfee20
(Post 19195128)
What kind of fork is that?
http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps18z1kkaw.jpg |
I need a cruiser now.
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Originally Posted by MrWasabi
(Post 19201661)
Just picked up a new Firmstrong Urban Man off of Amazon. It's a very nice cruiser, especially for the price. :thumb:
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Originally Posted by mrpickem
(Post 19204359)
Solid cruiser for 2 bills, had one before.
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Originally Posted by n0+4c|u3
(Post 19204253)
I've been looking at the Kent LaJolla (LaHOYa) at Wallyworld.
Pros: fairly decent aluminum frame, nice welds, fairly high bottom bracket, good steering geometry, European bottom bracket, KT coaster brake hub. Cons: crap headset, crappy bottom bracket bearings and cups, crappy steel front hub, steel cranks. This I can work with. I'd probably ride it as is and then eventually throw a fixie crank and bottom bracket into it. Then I would probably upgrade the front hub to something sealed bearing. I've got a White Industries front hub that would work. Upgrade the seatpost when the right size came up on the List of Craig, maybe seat too. Headset would be a mail order item. Eventually I'd change the bars and neck. Craigslist item. So pretty much another hundred dollars or so to make it decent. Kent LaJolla at Walmart For another 20ish bucks I'd swap out that KT with a Shimano CBE110. ;) |
Originally Posted by SquidPuppet
(Post 19204922)
For another 20ish bucks I'd swap out that KT with a Shimano CBE110. ;)
also if you already intend to play with it I'd grab one used. I have similar plans for mine (though at this point all I've done is add some alloy bars), but since I knew it wouldn't stay stock (and I'm a cheap skate), I waited 'til I found one at a flea market. |
Ive been searching my next cruiser for 6 months now. I was going to get the giant single but I decided to get the firmstrong urban 3 speed. Im playing with the customize tool now lol. Im probably going to go with the Orange with Chrome fenders....Should have it for xmas lol..
Its going to be around 315.00 direct from firmstrong. Thats 15 bucks cheaper than the giant single simple.... Im glad others have purchased them with a good experience... |
Originally Posted by EnjoyinTheRide
(Post 19205436)
Ive been searching my next cruiser for 6 months now. I was going to get the giant single but I decided to get the firmstrong urban 3 speed. Im playing with the customize tool now lol. Im probably going to go with the Orange with Chrome fenders....Should have it for xmas lol..
Its going to be around 315.00 direct from firmstrong. Thats 15 bucks cheaper than the giant single simple.... Im glad others have purchased them with a good experience... |
Will do tks...
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I said "if you have one near you" thinking that you might get free shipping to the store. But check the site anyway, they may be running a shipping promo for the holidays. Good luck.
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There is one near me. Ill take a look... Im going to contact firmstrong to see how much freight would be. Im looking forward to it....lol...Cause I wont be riding any time soon lol
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...a0&oe=58D3AB9B |
Originally Posted by Jesusfreak
(Post 19202801)
It's a Rockshox Toro, a decent quality entry level mtb fork, because the Suede uses a mountain bike size 1 1/8 steerer instead of the usual 1", I was able to get the threaded steerer top cut off the factory fork and welded onto the Toro so I could keep the factory quill stem...putting a threadless stem on would have looked out of plce IMO...
http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps18z1kkaw.jpg May I link to this over at electric bike.com. There are several Electra cruiser riders that would really welcome this.......calfee |
Originally Posted by n0+4c|u3
(Post 19205808)
Dr Frankenstein I presume? :foo:
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Originally Posted by calfee20
(Post 19206749)
As the Brits would say "Brilliant". I have been trying to think of a clean solution for this and have been coming up empty. Simple is always the best THANK YOU. It is so obvious now that you have shown me that I feel stupid.
May I link to this over at electric bike.com. There are several Electra cruiser riders that would really welcome this.......calfee |
Originally Posted by n0+4c|u3
(Post 19207412)
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One of the few in my stable.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/374/31...58c48265_o.png |
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one for my nephew
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...psftz9hjlu.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...psnhfbjupy.jpg my sister died back in the fall, and a few weeks later when I had my head on closer to right I decided to build her son a bike for Christmas. also used a frame jig idea that worked pretty well, so I think my next cruiser project will be the coker monster. been holding off on it even though I found two. still want to lower my chances of messing it up. |
Originally Posted by BassNotBass
(Post 19304444)
One of the few in my stable.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/374/31...58c48265_o.png |
Originally Posted by Philphine
(Post 19307812)
just curious to where this is. I was trying to guess for fun. Shelby park? Cherokee triangle?
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Nice bike! 8-)
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stretched out one of my coker monsters
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...psuolr7acm.jpg came out pretty good ergnomicly, feels like my 26" stretches. unpainted and some details still need to be worked out (not happy with the fork) for now it's done. I need to get a 36" rear wheel built with gears before I can finish (like cable guide decisions, rear brake options and whatnot), and I don't know when that'll be. |
Here is my Schwinn cruiser. Rear fender missing at the moment since, while the paint is great, the chrome is rusting out and I'm sanding and painting the fender braces black. I used a wire brush on a Dremel on the bars but they may get the same black paint treatment too.
http://www.myhostedpics.com/images/pshaw/17001001.jpg |
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