Bikes

[68tintop]

#3179

Me and Zoey cruisen throught gwood I see a yard sale. She says dad there is your bike for sale. A 24 se quadrangle at a yard sale. I flipped a bitch in a second in my bus. And jumped on it. 100$ it’s unreal. Woohoo I am one lucky sone of a bitch?

[John Jones]

#3182

Peet is sooo excited about racing today.. He was out loading the jeep up at 7am….  Good luck today guys… I think I might go watch..  😉

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[BBWB]

#3198

Kevin Leake gave me this Swchwin Travler about a year ago. Finally got some new rims and rubber on it. Put maybe ten miles on it already. A bunch more coming as I get into riding shape.

I'm at the age where "fuck off", "fuck you", and "fuck it" answer most questions.

[Jeremy]

#3199

Jb wrote:

Holy shit! Looks more like a high end golf course! Where in BC is that one Franz?

 

Josh, that bike park is just up the road from you in Naniamo. Steve Smith memorial bike park.

http://nanaimonewsnow.com/article/545671/bike-park-opening-completes-dream-fallen-nanaimo-athlete

[Kleake]

#3201

BBWB wrote:

Kevin Leake gave me this Swchwin Travler about a year ago. Finally got some new rims and rubber on it. Put maybe ten miles on it already. A bunch more coming as I get into riding shape.

glad it’s found a new home. Looks great. I need to get back on the bike

[Paul Sexton]

#3202

Damn. That’s one tall, ball-busting frame. What is it, a 62?

[BBWB]

#3207

Paul Sexton wrote:

Damn. That’s one tall, ball-busting frame. What is it, a 62? [/quoteseat]

27″. I like it cause I don’t have to have a foot and a half seat post.

I'm at the age where "fuck off", "fuck you", and "fuck it" answer most questions.

[Franz]

#3227

Nice Ben.

State champs went well yesterday. We kind of screwed ourselves on bonus points. Some guys made sure they had all they could. For the results and number of races we did I’d say our stats are better.

Peet got 1st in the race and 2nd overall

Jonah got 1st in the race and 2nd overall. Missed overall 1st by one point.

I got 3rd in the race and 3rd overall.

My kid Holden got 5th in the race and 5th overall

We all got state number plates. Thats cool, and will look good for next year.

[BBWB]

#3228

Franz wrote:

Nice Ben. State champs went well yesterday. We kind of screwed ourselves on bonus points. Some guys made sure they had all they could. For the results and number of races we did I’d say our stats are better. Peet got 1st in the race and 2nd overall Jonah got 1st in the race and 2nd overall. Missed overall 1st by one point. I got 3rd in the race and 3rd overall. My kid Holden got 5th in the race and 5th overall We all got state number plates. Thats cool, and will look good for next year.

Congats guys.

 

Franz. I’d like to talk to you about a bike build. You interested?

I'm at the age where "fuck off", "fuck you", and "fuck it" answer most questions.

[Franz]

#3230

Maybe. What are you trying to put together?

[Jdawg]

#3232

congrats guys!

[BBWB]

#3238

Franz wrote:

Maybe. What are you trying to put together?

Old school frame with fat tires. I’ll give you a call.

I'm at the age where "fuck off", "fuck you", and "fuck it" answer most questions.

[BBWB]

#3249

OK Franz. What is the measurement on a bike frame that determines it’s size? I always thought it was from center of crank to top of seat post. If that’s the case, my Schwinn Traveler is only 25″.

Here are a couple Ebay links to the frames styles I was alluding to.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1958-Schwinn-Mens-Cantilever-Frame-Jaguar-Corvette-American-Red-26-Bike-/263246756759?hash=item3d4ababb97:g:eGYAAOSw42JZNEmr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-1952-SCHWINN-PANTHER-BICYCLE-FRAME-/352181247766?hash=item51ffa35f16:g:BUkAAOSwqfpZ2gxH

This looks pretty “bad ass’ too.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BQ7B0EU/ref=abs_brd_tag_dp?smid=A20PAW102C5VIC

• This reply was modified 6 years ago by BBWB.

I'm at the age where "fuck off", "fuck you", and "fuck it" answer most questions.

[Franz]

#3269

That panther looks sweet. But those old cruisers have terrible geometry compared to new MTB rigs.

If you want to build a retro looking fat bike. I suggest buying a used bike and cutting it up. Fabricate a new top tube to make it look different. Something like that…

Be on the look-out for a chromoly/steel fat bike. I couldn’t find much on our local craigslist. But I’ll keep my eye open.

This one is a good deal considering that it has the suspension fork.

 https://westslope.craigslist.org/bik/d/2016-motobecane-boris/6284526101.html

Here is a steel one.

https://rockies.craigslist.org/bik/d/surly-pugsley-fat-bike-high/6297682734.html

This one is spec’d-out nice. All the good stuff.

https://westslope.craigslist.org/bik/d/specialized-fat-boy-large/6323518561.html

[Franz]

#3270

Most MTB frame sizes are s-m-l-xl now days. The important part is the top tube length. The reach from the seat to the handle bars. You probably need something in the 24″ area. I’m 6’4″ and ride a large. Even though I should fit and XL, I feel better on the smaller bike.

[Author]

Posts