wethepeople

I dont know where to put this, it could go in a number of forums. But I figured it could be a nice change of pace for the mechanics forum to show some people what you can build when you put your mind to the task.

Lets see the bikes you have built from the ground up, pretty much frame up builds.







And a few others I dont have pics of right now, but I'll try to get later. These arent as sophisticated as some of the road bikes and other bikes in here, but they were just as fun to build and i've had just as much fun on them.

TheBrick

wethepeople: I like the genrallee, got to get me new BMX at some point, jsut need to find the time to ride it so that I can justify buying a new one after so long away from the 20 inches.

Nearly done on my sinmgle speed convertion. Just need to buy some new ball bearings and rebuild.
https://thomasbrickell.googlepages.co...gearconvertion.

wethepeople

bump ^^.

Just got this little fella rebuilt after bending the fork/cranks/blowing up the bottom bracket.

Sheldon Brown

OK, You asked for it...click on the images for details...
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Lots more on My Personal Bicycle Page

OrionKhan

Wow! I don't know what to say.

ryanparrish

Why are BMX seats tipped up wouldn't that hurt the nuts when you came back down on the seat? Or make you jail material

roughrider504

I have had this bike down to bare frame quite a few times. The only stock parts are; The BB shells, the stem, and the basic frame. The fork is not stock. I play around with the setup alot, but I am liking this one.

mlts22 

To the OP: How well does that dual-suspension bike with the double-crown front (fourth picture down) ride? It looks very cool.

reverborama

This is my homage to Sheldon's Raleigh International and San Jos8. It's a 1979-ish Fuji Royale with an 8-speed Shimano red-band Nexus hub. Sugino RD crank, 700cx25 wheels, Nitto bars, and the suicide levers from my 1973 Schwinn World Traveler complete the look. The front ring is 42 teeth, the rear is 19 although I might change that to an 18 over the winter. This rides like a dream.

wethepeople

Since when do you really sit on a BMX seat other then when your waiting to drop into a half pipe or bowl? It's so you dont chafe your theighs or something when manualing, you never land on the seat.

It rides very well, soaks up small things like washboard and big things like 20foot hucks nicely. Plus it has very little brake jack.

operator

So, uh why not just remove the seat altogether

ryanparrish

Yeah the only thing that drops into the bowl is my turd in the morning. Thanks for the cool BMX info I wish I had talent like that

lymbzero

My very first build
SS mania
The dumpster dive
The work horse
Pet Project
My Dream bike (now desolved)
Beater
Random parts
Don't mind the disc.
My pride and Joy fixie

Thanks to the pletora of information on the internet (including Mr. Browns inspirational SS manifesto), I've build up a platoon of Single speed bikes as well as others. All of these were stripped right down to the frame and rebuilt out of bike lust. Hurray bikes!

simplify

Sheldon, I *love* that photo of you on the tandem, being both captain and stoker simultaneously! Great shot! Beautiful, creative bikes you have made too. All of you. What a great thread.

frozin

hstrack

You never know went u get tired and want to sit? But the seats are also low and angled to keep them out of the way of tailwhips to.

frozin

it all started with these little guys though!

frozin

seat= larger surface area for your junk to bounce off
no seat= hospital visits frequently

moxfyre

In rough chronological order:

Elmer


Sir Fixalot (rear wheel built by me)


Hephalocipede


Steely Dan (rear wheel recently rebuilt by me)


Lug Thife (both wheels built by me)


I also (re)built a bike for my girlfriend, including a repaint. Don't have a current photo of it though...

Oh, and to Sheldon Brown! I would never have tried fixed gear if you hadn't produced such a great guide to it I probably would never have gotten into bike mechanics at ALL without your site actually... thanks a ton

operator

moxfyre, that second bikes bars is almost at homeless angle

moxfyre

Hey frozin, I see you're in MD! What shop do ya wrench at?

moxfyre

Ya ya ya I've heard enough of that already I bought bullhorns just cause they were "cool" without any idea of how they were supposed to be used. I set them up like a flat bar with bar-ends, and they were actually quite comfortable that way. I sold that bike over a year ago to pay for Steely Dan (the touring bike).

cyccommute 

1. White Specialized Stumpjumper Pro. Replaced everything on the bike but hubs (both)

Parts list:
frame New frame
Fork Manitou Black
Headset Chris King
Front Derailer Shimano XTR
Rear Derailer Shimano XTR
Front wheel Stock hub/Mavic rim
Rear wheel Stock hub/mavic rim
Handle bar FSA riser
Seatpost Race Face Deus
Saddle Flite
Crank Race Face Turbine
Bottom Bracket Race Face
Pedals Shimano 520
Cassette Shimano XT
Brakes Avid Arch rivals
Stem Eaton magnesium
Levers/shifter Stock
Rack Delta disc rack
Grips Grab-on

2. Black Cannondale T800. Frame/fork original. Parts list:

Frame Complete bike
Headset Red Chris King
Front Derailer Stock
Rear Derailer Stock
Front wheel Phil Wood/Mavic
Rear wheel Phil Wood/Mavic
Handle bar Ritchey
Seatpost Race Face
Saddle Brooks B17N
Crank Race Face Turbine
Bottom Bracket Race Face
Pedals Shimano 520
Cassette Sram
Brakes Avid shorty 4
Stem Race Face
Levers/shifter Shimano 105
Rack, rear Tubus Cargo
Rack, front Tubus Tara
Tape Aztec
red bits Purely Custom
Pump Topeak
Computer mount Cateye
Bottle cages Zefal

Extras for touring
Bags, front Ortlieb
Bags, rear Ortlieb
Handlebar bag Ortlieb

3. Salsa Las Cruces. Parts list:

Frame Salsa Las Cruces
Headset Chris King
Front Derailer Ultegra
Rear Derailer XT
Front wheel Campy 36/Salsa Delgado
Rear wheel XT hub/Salsa Delgado
Tires Continental
Handle bar Salsa Bell Lap
Seatpost Eaton bar
Saddle Brooks Pro
Crank Ultegra triple
Bottom Bracket Shimano octalink
Pedals Shimano M520
Cassette Sram 11-34
Brakes Shimano canti
Stem Salsa SUP
Levers/shifter Shimano tiagra
Rack Tubus Vega/with light
Tape Salsa
Orange bits cap, plugs, valve cover
Pump Topeak Road Morph

The Salsa was a complete build from frame to bike. The other two were upgrades with replacement of all, or nearly all, parts.

sivat

Lets see here,

I didn't do too much building on that one. Replaced the bb, chainwheel, bars, stem, saddle, cog. I guess the only things I didn't do were the headset, cranks and brakes.



I built this one from a bare frame. Almost all the parts came from the bianchi, whos frame was destroyed. I have since turned it into a geared bike for my brother. I should get new pictures of that.


This one came as a complete bike but I stripped it mostly down and rebuilt it as a fixed gear. It now has new cranks and bars.


This is my favorite. Built from a brand new, bare frame. Every part is new. Unfortunately, I didn't build the wheels, but I am in the process of building a set of tubulars for the track.

wethepeople

Have you ever ridden a bike without a seat? It just doesnt feel right. plus sometimes you sit down and coast around, like down a hill. Also when you land a trick and have to turn quickly, it's nice to have something to lean your theighs against other then a sharp seat tube.

Frozin: Those are some pretty crazy road bikes, the Pinarello is pretty sweet, i've always liked those, and the Orbea is nuts to. Plus, thats a nice BMX, you can learn quite abit just tooling around with them.