cbustapeck
Wore out three sets of tires already!
Fair warning: I'm always trying to find thrifty ways to do interesting things. Often this leads to weird ideas, sometimes good, sometimes bad.
So, I'm kind of new to this - as in, I don't think I've ever physically laid my hands on a 28 in. wheel bike - but I have definitely played around a good bit with 1940s and newer bikes.
It seems like some decent 28 in. project bikes are available at very reasonable prices, but that buying wheels and tires would more than double the cost of the whole project. I just cannot justify spending that much.
So, a bad idea came to mind. Note: I'm not asking if this is a good idea, and I know that the wheels won't fill out the space, so they will look a bit weird. I'm only asking if there is any reason why it would not work.
The idea: Find a cheap pair of 27" road bike wheels with a coaster brake. Take an angle grinder and remove every other sprocket, and file down as needed. Use resulting wheels.
I'm just asking if there is some reason why this won't physically work.
Thanks,
Christopher
So, I'm kind of new to this - as in, I don't think I've ever physically laid my hands on a 28 in. wheel bike - but I have definitely played around a good bit with 1940s and newer bikes.
It seems like some decent 28 in. project bikes are available at very reasonable prices, but that buying wheels and tires would more than double the cost of the whole project. I just cannot justify spending that much.
So, a bad idea came to mind. Note: I'm not asking if this is a good idea, and I know that the wheels won't fill out the space, so they will look a bit weird. I'm only asking if there is any reason why it would not work.
The idea: Find a cheap pair of 27" road bike wheels with a coaster brake. Take an angle grinder and remove every other sprocket, and file down as needed. Use resulting wheels.
I'm just asking if there is some reason why this won't physically work.
Thanks,
Christopher