 Re: Deacon's bike build
I got to messin' with the 3speed that I had converted to a coaster. I tried to ride it and found that the thing was hard to control. I took it in and turned it over. When I set the front wheel in motion, I found that it wasn't true. I got it true except for one spot. the more I messed with it the more I became convinced that the rim is bent. It kind of bulges as it turns.
I had dropped in a 24" front wheel to give it a kind of swept down front. Looking for a in motion look when standing still. Well that is gone since I don't have a 24" wheel except for the one with the bent rim. I stuck a 26 inch wheel back on it and trued the wheel up.
It now is an old three speed turned into an old coaster lol. I plan to use the front hand brake on it or go back and use the hand lever as a clutch lever on my next gasoline bike build. The gear shifter will probably become the throttle for the gas bike.
So it turns out that most of it will find it's way into a bike again. All except for those skinny wheels. |