Duralium

[pedal_junky]

That bike looks GREAT! What size tires do you have on it? They are a tight fit but they look great.

Bob

Thanks, they're 26 x 2.35's.

 

[jimbo53]

Great job, Frank! Can't wait to see it this morning at the Hurricane Coaster ride.

 

[Onewheelsqueel]

Love it. I did a top tube mounted shifter on the Hot Rod King. Started with a shimano grip shifter. Made a mount from a clamp with a 7/8" bar mounted to it, used a split collar clamp on the grip section and cut down the extra part that stuck out from the split collar, found a end plug at the hardware store. Then drilled and tapped the split collar for the shift arm.

 

[Onewheelsqueel]

The mount in the bottom pic was a first attempt that clamped over the seat stay that I didn't like.

 

[Onewheelsqueel]

Found the clamp style I used for top tube mount.

Here was the test mount with the shifter not cut down yet.

 

[DonChristie]

Thats one badass ride, Frank! The shifter is cool as hell!

 

[Nickinator]

Haha, I'd need awfully thin fenders.

Yeah that's what I was thinking! Thanks for posting this, Nick is looking at doing a similar build with a '38 SK frame and fork, and was planning to run 26" wheels, good thing he doesn't want any fenders either! Nice job Frank.

Darcie

 

[stezell]

Cool looking build Frank!

 

[locomotion]

looks great, very cool, what are the details on the wheels, size, brand width!!!

 

[pedal_junky]

Thanks guys. Locomotion, the wheels are 3G, 26" x 57mm, available at RRB.