I have attached some pictures of a couple of my bikes. the black chopper is my favorite. I have about 50 hours of metal work into the frame and fork alone. the bike originally was a stripped-down frame that had been thrown in the garbage because of a cracked seat stay. I wish the previous owner could see it now. I have removed the seat tube completely, lengthened the frame 3/8", filled in all the holes in the frame, and chopped the head tube about 3" after shortening it to make it easier to fit the hand fabricated fork. The seat was remounted to open up the cockpit of the bike. The drag type handlebars were made from a set of bmx bars. and the skull shifter will "one day" shift an XT rear derailler on an XT cassette and hub. of course in the true street rod fashion, all the cables will be routed through the frame itself. This bike gets tons of attention and I am thinking of actually producing a few of these bikes to be sold through the Hot Rod shop where I currently am working. The other bike I have customized is a three speed Columbia that is stretched 8" and chopped about 2" -it was my first try at altering an existing bicycle frame. It is built so that my wife can cruise with me, but it is a bit difficult for her to handle due to its length and rake. Thank you for letting me share these with other bike customizers. |
Brian Duncan: Chopper and Stretched Columbia |
I have attached some pictures of a couple of my bikes. the black chopper is my favorite. I have about 50 hours of metal work into the frame and fork alone. the bike originally was a stripped-down frame that had been thrown in the garbage because of a cracked seat stay. I wish the previous owner could see it now. I have removed the seat tube completely, lengthened the frame 3/8", filled in all the holes in the frame, and chopped the head tube about 3" after shortening it to make it easier to fit the hand fabricated fork. The seat was remounted to open up the cockpit of the bike. The drag type handlebars were made from a set of bmx bars. and the skull shifter will "one day" shift an XT rear derailler on an XT cassette and hub. of course in the true street rod fashion, all the cables will be routed through the frame itself. This bike gets tons of attention and I am thinking of actually producing a few of these bikes to be sold through the Hot Rod shop where I currently am working. The other bike I have customized is a three speed Columbia that is stretched 8" and chopped about 2" -it was my first try at altering an existing bicycle frame. It is built so that my wife can cruise with me, but it is a bit difficult for her to handle due to its length and rake. Thank you for letting me share these with other bike customizers. |
