Barfbucket
Finally riding a big boys bike
I’m new here. Here is a project I’ve been working on for years. Tinkering around for a few minutes at a time. Most of the time the frame hangs forgotton in my attic. This winter I dug through my junk stash and was amazed I had almost all the parts. The gear ratio will be original. Most parts are as original. Mild steel tubing instead of straight gauge chrome moly. Started with a $98 bike and cut off all the guides and brake mounts. I used a Huffy fork which I lengthened, laterals from another Huffy Mixie and misc. Frame parts from five other junk bicycle frames. The frame also has all the cable guides attached but I don’t have photos of the frame with them on it. I guess Joe doesn’t mind the imitation, he said it’s better to be remembered than forgotten when others have imitated his early bikes. I have tires with a similar tread pattern as the original. I’m wondering if the bb will be too low so I’m using165 crank arms. I hope it all works. I also made my own seat sandwich so I can use a more modern seat post with the double rail saddle.
StartIng point. The basic frame came from a bicycle that was similar to this.
StartIng point. The basic frame came from a bicycle that was similar to this.
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