the most amazing thing ive ever seen mad props man i wish i had the talent to make something like that
The shape of things to come...
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That bike is pure art! Down to every detail. Just a super clean job!
good job - mad respect for the skills.
Thanks to everybody! I'm glad you like it.
Originally the plan was just to build a frame to try some different geometry (steeper HA, short CS, etc.), but since I'm a detail freak, it just escalated from there.
On a side note, I've been taking my Fall Guy to the local BMX track and having a blast, so this winter I think I'm going to build a 24" rigid Super Cruiser to play around on.
Also, those I-9s on the bike are like new if anyone is interested in purchasing them. I am doing a SS specific set for this bike.
Take Care,
GM
Originally the plan was just to build a frame to try some different geometry (steeper HA, short CS, etc.), but since I'm a detail freak, it just escalated from there.
On a side note, I've been taking my Fall Guy to the local BMX track and having a blast, so this winter I think I'm going to build a 24" rigid Super Cruiser to play around on.
Also, those I-9s on the bike are like new if anyone is interested in purchasing them. I am doing a SS specific set for this bike.
Take Care,
GM
i dont know much about BMX... but does this bike not have a headset? (Pic #4)
so sick looking!
so sick looking!
Very nice job! Super super clean. I really dig that seatpost setup but do you have to move the rear wheel to adjust the height? Or did you make a spanner wrench to fit in between there?
Great choice with the color - I think it looks perfect for that fork.
Great choice with the color - I think it looks perfect for that fork.
wow, looks so clean and dialed man. love it
Hey Don, yes I made a disc w/ 2 pins and a hex to get in the space between the tire there. I use a ratcheting wrench to drive it. It's still a tight squeeze.
Streamlining was my intention. I made the spacer beneath the stem to also be the top bearing cap for the integrated headset. The OD of the fork and headtube are also the same. Clean...
Thanks again,
GM
That's got to be one of the coolest frames ever made. 
Geez, I need some quiet time alone after looking at that!
Very Clean. Great for a show bike.
Not the most practical thing as far as adjustments go, but you're doing some new stuff. It's hard to come up with anything that hasn't already been done. I really dig the lines at the headtube/fork and dropouts. The caliper placement is key as well. How do you tension the chain?
Not the most practical thing as far as adjustments go, but you're doing some new stuff. It's hard to come up with anything that hasn't already been done. I really dig the lines at the headtube/fork and dropouts. The caliper placement is key as well. How do you tension the chain?
I hate to be the only one, but...
Unless you are a perfect rider, extremely tame, or manage to fall so that the bike isn't harmed, it seems like an extreme amount of effort and time was expended on a bike that will inevitably be thrashed and beaten on through the rigors of dirtjumping, street riding, etc. etc.
Everythings relative...
I get just as much enjoyment from the creation of projects as I do from riding / driving / using them. I'm not the kind of person to go hang this on my wall, but I'm not going to abuse it either.
If it breaks, I'll fix it. Or build a better one.
This wasn't work, it was fun. You gotta keep it fun. Period.
And besides, I really don't have much time to ride anyhow. This thing should stay nice for a while.
GM
I get just as much enjoyment from the creation of projects as I do from riding / driving / using them. I'm not the kind of person to go hang this on my wall, but I'm not going to abuse it either.
If it breaks, I'll fix it. Or build a better one.
This wasn't work, it was fun. You gotta keep it fun. Period.
And besides, I really don't have much time to ride anyhow. This thing should stay nice for a while.
GM
but an equally extreme amount of time and effort to put into a wall decoration. I know what you're saying, I'd hate to see the thing trashed, but I'd also hate to see it hanging over the mantle without a little bit of dirt on the tires.
Approved!thats why we take pics of it before it gets ridden, to remember how good it looked and after its ridden, build one thats better
Man, I'm like the others... speechless. That thing is soooo smooth. My favorite part is the caliper placement. This is what high end DJ hardtails should be like. Any hardtail frame costing over $500 should have the attention to detail and uniqueness that this thing has.
Perfectly dialed is what comes to mind. I like it a lot.
Don't get me wrong here, I think the bike is absolutely beautiful, and I fully respect the amount of time and effort it took to design and build it.
However, I would have a hard time riding something that I put so much work into. Thats just me and thats just my opinion. Don't hate
I'm so happy that bike is going to get ridden. I've thought for years about building a replica of my old Profile cruiser I raced w/ in the 80's. After seeing the prices/rarity of them and relizing I wouldn't help myself from riding it once built, I decided against it. I love seeing the rebuilds on site like Vintage BMX but it's kinda stinks knowing those bikes are just wall decor.Don't get me wrong here, I think the bike is absolutely beautiful, and I fully respect the amount of time and effort it took to design and build it.
However, I would have a hard time riding something that I put so much work into. Thats just me and thats just my opinion. Don't hate
I know I've spent a lot longer building trails than GM Designs did on his bike and I'm guessing he spent a LOT of time on that build. Fresh jumps look great all packed down w/ shovel marks but look a ton better w/ some tire treads on them. And bikes always look better w/ some dirt on them.
That's what makes riding that much better for some of us - the additional time and fustration it takes building a bike or a spot. Ball sport players will never know it like we do.
I believe another couple of pluses on that caliper location is how it works w/ slotted dropouts. It should be easier to get the wheel on and off as the caliper is in front. And the forces won't try to pull the axle back in the dropout.
Looks clean and is out of the way - I think their are some clearance issue tho - and the use of curved seatstays may have helped (am I correct on this GM?)
good lord..most awesomely unique bike i have seen. very glad to hear you'll be riding it
Right On!
You're right Don, it's a tight squeeze as it is. I could've put a tighter bend in the seat stay, but I wanted to keep it swoopy at the drop out.
When I first got my Fall Guy I looked at the space created by the seat stay and chainstay and thought a caliper just might fit in there...
Don, I also recently restored my '82 GT Pro. I couldn't just let it sit there so I threw on a modern set of wheels, some used pedals and seat and took it to the BMX track!!!!
Later,
GM
I was hoping you'd set it up with an eccentric disc on either side to move the axle.
the head tube fork crown junction is tits..so smooth..
what peds you planning on running?
Thanks again everyone, I'm really racing to finish this thing before the weather turns nasty.
I know, there's always Ray's.
Seat will be done tomorrow, pedals should show up Friday.
It's Tyler Jarosz's Twenty6 Products, 6Foe pedals.
Woody said:
Take care,
GM
I know, there's always Ray's.
Seat will be done tomorrow, pedals should show up Friday.
Hey Tiles, I am waiting for some really cool pedals from a company I found here on the RM.
It's Tyler Jarosz's Twenty6 Products, 6Foe pedals.
Woody said:
I like the way you think Woody! That actually was the plan early on but I would've had to make the drop out 'enclosure' larger OD and that would've interfered with the caliper placement...which was already tight.
Take care,
GM
seat done? is it going to be a custom leather joint like chris moeller's 20th anniversay s&m ltf?
wow, i just found this thread.
i am awe-struck. this is amazing.
so wonderful to have a person like you in cycling.
i am awe-struck. this is amazing.
so wonderful to have a person like you in cycling.
those peds are nuts, never heard of 'em. wow!
3 things - 1. how does an internal seat post clamp - obviously it has something to do with the butt end of the tt being treaded with the insert but where/what does that connect to the post
2. the time you spent planning and machining is wellworth it. i dont think ive ever seen something so simple yet so involved in the bike world and best of all its all fully functional and not for pure cosmetics
3. when are you going to give us some full bike pics? I NEED MORE!!!
great freaking work!
**edit** i want to see some pics with those pedals on there
2. the time you spent planning and machining is wellworth it. i dont think ive ever seen something so simple yet so involved in the bike world and best of all its all fully functional and not for pure cosmetics
3. when are you going to give us some full bike pics? I NEED MORE!!!
great freaking work!
**edit** i want to see some pics with those pedals on there
Unbelievably unbelievable. Beautiful work, and you are a talented designer. Please post more pics when the bike is complete.
amazing i love it full size pics are needed and you should seriously consider making more and selling them. i know id buy and itd be soon too.
