 Re: Da demo bike
As I said on another thread, I had a real problem getting on and off the demo bike. I also had problems with the pedals.
I decided to put a 20" coaster wheel on the rear. There were also some brake issues. I figured I would have to change the crank as well. I have a 20" crank I could take off a bike I'm not using. I was afriad that it might be a problem since the demo bike has gears and the donor bike is a coaster.
I changed the rear wheel first. Since the chain was a rust pit, I was going to have to change it anyway. I decided to change the rear wheel and test ride it before I did the crank set.
I put on a cruiser style chain just put it on the center ring of the front three chain rings. To my surprise it went on fine and the bike test rode pretty darn good. I could get on it easily and the pedals were almost comfortable. It was close enough so that I did not want to change the crank. I removed the rear shifter and saved it to use as a throttle later.
Then I switched out the brake handle. The one I took off has a straight handle and would give a little more distance on the pull I think. I'm going to save it for a clutch lever handle. I replaced it with a bent handled brake lever. I think I have a way to use the front brake even with the front mount engine,
The idea came for something I read in a mag from bike guy joe... Yes Joe I finally got around to reading it. |