The Great Frankenbike DIY Competition

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  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    Greg T wrote:
    Sketchley wrote:
    Can anyone help with a nice dry warm work area / garage / shed in southwest London?!

    Richmond . . . My place . . .

    Bike shop at the end of the road for bits and pieces . . .

    A Frankenbike drop in centre and outreach clinic . . The Mrs is a Dr as well so she can do CPR and stuff if it all goes kinetic.

    Fantastic this plan is coming together nicely, it'll be after I get back from the rugby world cup in NZ, which is just before the last weekend September.... I'll bring beer.......

    Been doing some research on respraying, looks like a pain the @rse to do. New decals looks a better route..... more google needed....
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    Chris

    Genesis Equilibrium - FCN 3/4/5
  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    Greg T wrote:
    Clever Pun wrote:
    Greg T wrote:
    There are some freaky big frames on ebay - honestly who rides 60cm . . . .

    Me..problem?

    Like I said

    Freaky

    edited to add . . .

    http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/HBOOSNOR/on ... -handlebar

    ooohhhh . . . 30 quid though .. . .

    HBOOSNOR-HPS-42-318_P1.jpg

    That looks just like what I'm after to make my hybrid more jacket friendly. Did you get this in the end?
    FCN 4 PX SL Pro SRAM Red
    FCN 8 Scott Sportster '05
  • Greg T
    Greg T Posts: 3,266
    notsoblue wrote:
    That looks just like what I'm after to make my hybrid more jacket friendly. Did you get this in the end?

    30 notes is a lot for a set of bars . . . .

    I'm concerned I'm just going to buy loads of unmatchable junk and with nothing fitting anything else . . . . .

    I'mm going to start with a frame and work upwards from there . . .
    Fixed gear for wet weather / hairy roadie for posing in the sun.

    What would Thora Hurd do?
  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    Custom coloured decals are more than possible.

    Silly Commuter Racer on the top tube maybe

    Lots of ideas....

    Now coloured mudguards.....
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    Chris

    Genesis Equilibrium - FCN 3/4/5
  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    Oh yes

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Set-DECALS-MK ... 336afff99f
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    Chris

    Genesis Equilibrium - FCN 3/4/5
  • Paul E
    Paul E Posts: 2,052
    Sketchley wrote:
    Oh yes

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Set-DECALS-MK ... 336afff99f

    They are good but see if you can find the Shopper versions, might need a basket to carry them off though
  • Greg T
    Greg T Posts: 3,266
    Arghhhhhh

    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,

    Arrrrrrrggghhhhhh
    Fixed gear for wet weather / hairy roadie for posing in the sun.

    What would Thora Hurd do?
  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    Greg T wrote:
    Arghhhhhh

    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,

    Arrrrrrrggghhhhhh

    Hybrid...
    FCN 4 PX SL Pro SRAM Red
    FCN 8 Scott Sportster '05
  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    notsoblue wrote:
    Greg T wrote:
    Arghhhhhh

    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,

    Arrrrrrrggghhhhhh

    Hybrid...

    Yes but flat bar road bike type hybrid, or front suspension MTB type hybrid with 700c wheels......

    CX bike maybe?
    --
    Chris

    Genesis Equilibrium - FCN 3/4/5
  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    Paul E wrote:
    Sketchley wrote:
    Oh yes

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Set-DECALS-MK ... 336afff99f

    They are good but see if you can find the Shopper versions, might need a basket to carry them off though

    Just imagine in lime green with orange finishing kit. Put a set of bull horns on and it'll be fairly aero (note I have no proof of this other than front end much lower than seat)

    shopper.jpg
    --
    Chris

    Genesis Equilibrium - FCN 3/4/5
  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    Not such a bad idea

    johntwen2.jpg


    http://www.sheldonbrown.com/raleigh-twenty.html
    --
    Chris

    Genesis Equilibrium - FCN 3/4/5
  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    Sketchley wrote:
    notsoblue wrote:
    Greg T wrote:
    Arghhhhhh

    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,

    Arrrrrrrggghhhhhh

    Hybrid...

    Yes but flat bar road bike type hybrid, or front suspension MTB type hybrid with 700c wheels......

    CX bike maybe?

    The frame i have my eys on is a MTB with fromt sus - i am going to hybrid it up into a flat bar road bike with 700cc
    "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."

    PX Kaffenback 2 = Work Horse
    B-Twin Alur 700 = Sundays and Hills
  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    rubertoe wrote:
    Sketchley wrote:
    notsoblue wrote:
    Greg T wrote:
    Arghhhhhh

    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,

    Arrrrrrrggghhhhhh

    Hybrid...

    Yes but flat bar road bike type hybrid, or front suspension MTB type hybrid with 700c wheels......

    CX bike maybe?

    The frame i have my eys on is a MTB with fromt sus - i am going to hybrid it up into a flat bar road bike with 700cc

    That maybe difficult... Axel / Drop out width will be wrong size but you can get 700c wheels with MTB hubs, bigger problem would be clearance for the wheels which may not fit....
    --
    Chris

    Genesis Equilibrium - FCN 3/4/5
  • Origamist
    Origamist Posts: 807
    116282387_414643fdab.jpg
    Folders
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,920
    I could be in on this. I've bought a 21" mountain bike frame of Fleabay for £20 to build a bike for my son as he keeps bloody growing. Unpainted, unlaquered ali so it's got a lovely aluminium oxide finish. Just need to start getting other bits.
    Has anyone seen Biker Build Off where inbred sceptics build dreadful choppers and then there is a vote on whose is best? Similar rules could apply. Time limit and must be functional as I recall. I may struggle with getting all the bits in time due to tight finances.
    A build at Greg T's and another one at mine and meet at the Tide End Cottage for a test ride pint.
    Kinesis Pro6
    Marin Nail Trail
    Cotic Solaris
  • edhornby
    edhornby Posts: 1,741
    I'm thinking about a track frame with a cyclocross fork so that I can run fixed and have the option to switch to front disk brake at some point in the future...
    "I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, how good is that"
    --Jens Voight
  • snooks
    snooks Posts: 1,521
    If anyone is after a free frame and some bits, I have to make a bit of room...

    Here's the frame with bits on.

    Marin.jpg

    it's 1994 (i Think) Marin Pine Mountain 17inch mtb, slightly too small for me at 5'10, but I managed to ride it for a few thousand miles over the years

    But it will be a minimum of the frame, seatpost (though you might have to make up a new coke can shim), BB and stem, no wheels although I have an old front wheen which must be worth a bottle of ale or a £3 big bottle of Leff

    It you expect the frame, seatpost, BB and stem you may get some extras, you might not....but it's free! (though feel free to bring beer)

    It might have other bits that I can't be rsed to take off. May be some old spd pedals, if needed?

    It comes in a fetching rust with metallic green and green paint splatters to be found after riding through a patch of wet green paint.

    For collection from Stratford
    FCN:5, 8 & 9
    If I'm not riding I'm shooting http://grahamsnook.com
    THE Game
    Watch out for HGVs
  • Greg T
    Greg T Posts: 3,266
    snooks wrote:
    For collection from Stratford

    DONE!

    Aye fank you very much . . . .

    I'll beer you up to your requirements.

    It is ON.....
    Fixed gear for wet weather / hairy roadie for posing in the sun.

    What would Thora Hurd do?
  • snooks
    snooks Posts: 1,521
    Fine, I wasn't expecting to go that quick!

    Awwww I'm getting a bit teary eyed now thinking it will be going back to Richmond....at least it knows the way :cry:

    You get the headset as well
    FCN:5, 8 & 9
    If I'm not riding I'm shooting http://grahamsnook.com
    THE Game
    Watch out for HGVs
  • Keith1983
    Keith1983 Posts: 575
    If anyone has a frame of any description, roughly 55cm road or an 18" mtb they could donate to the cause then I'm in! It will do my bike maintenance skills no end of good to have a project like this to be on with! I can pick up from Lincoln, Sheffield or naywhere in between!
  • Greg T
    Greg T Posts: 3,266
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Spin-composite-tri-spoke-front-wheel-3-spoke-MTB-Retro-/280725780794?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item415c8f793a

    OMG

    Snooks - what size are the Marin's wheels - I know nothing about anything but road bikes . . . .

    I must have that wheel . . . .
    Fixed gear for wet weather / hairy roadie for posing in the sun.

    What would Thora Hurd do?
  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    Sketchley wrote:
    rubertoe wrote:
    Sketchley wrote:
    notsoblue wrote:
    Greg T wrote:
    Arghhhhhh

    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,
    Road bike or Mountain Bike,

    Arrrrrrrggghhhhhh

    Hybrid...

    Yes but flat bar road bike type hybrid, or front suspension MTB type hybrid with 700c wheels......

    CX bike maybe?

    The frame i have my eys on is a MTB with fromt sus - i am going to hybrid it up into a flat bar road bike with 700cc

    That maybe difficult... Axel / Drop out width will be wrong size but you can get 700c wheels with MTB hubs, bigger problem would be clearance for the wheels which may not fit....

    Its going to be a mess - i have some 700cc at home so if they dont fit then i'll just raid a few skips.
    "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."

    PX Kaffenback 2 = Work Horse
    B-Twin Alur 700 = Sundays and Hills
  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    KB i'll send you PM explaining why later.

    It's looking like getting the frame off KB from Derbyshire is going to be tricky as picking it up on way back from Preston is not an option (blame the wife), a drive up there just to get the frame is going to cost a bit in petrol and doesn't seem worth it on it's own.

    If anyone else is nearer and wants this frame let KB know. If anyone thinks they will find themselves driving down the M1 from j24 to London in the near future and wouldn't mind picking the frame up even better.

    Alternatively does any one have a frame around a 56 (i'm 5ft11in) that is v-brake compatible and takes road wheels and a rack (a CX frame maybe) let me know. I don't need a fork I have one.
    --
    Chris

    Genesis Equilibrium - FCN 3/4/5
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    Some people :roll:

    :wink:
    Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
    2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
    2011 Trek Madone 4.5
    2012 Felt F65X
    Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
  • snooks
    snooks Posts: 1,521
    Greg T wrote:
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Spin-composite-tri-spoke-front-wheel-3-spoke-MTB-Retro-/280725780794?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item415c8f793a

    OMG

    Snooks - what size are the Marin's wheels - I know nothing about anything but road bikes . . . .

    I must have that wheel . . . .

    MTB wheels are 26", well they were BITD when that Marin was made :)
    FCN:5, 8 & 9
    If I'm not riding I'm shooting http://grahamsnook.com
    THE Game
    Watch out for HGVs
  • Greg T
    Greg T Posts: 3,266
    Dang it.....

    Went up to 50 quid - anymore than that and I can't get the Herman safety lollipop.

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140595693224
    Fixed gear for wet weather / hairy roadie for posing in the sun.

    What would Thora Hurd do?
  • snooks
    snooks Posts: 1,521
    Greg T wrote:
    Dang it.....

    Went up to 50 quid - anymore than that and I can't get the Herman safety lollipop.

    :!: FCN modifier alert :!:
    FCN:5, 8 & 9
    If I'm not riding I'm shooting http://grahamsnook.com
    THE Game
    Watch out for HGVs
  • Greg T
    Greg T Posts: 3,266
    This has got be worth a punt as a starting frame . . .

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/claud-butler- ... 20bc28d8c5
    Fixed gear for wet weather / hairy roadie for posing in the sun.

    What would Thora Hurd do?
  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    snooks wrote:
    Greg T wrote:
    Dang it.....

    Went up to 50 quid - anymore than that and I can't get the Herman safety lollipop.

    :!: FCN modifier alert :!:

    Discounts for bulk orders

    http://www.beseenonabike.co.uk/acatalog ... 63001.html
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    Chris

    Genesis Equilibrium - FCN 3/4/5
  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    Greg T wrote:
    This has got be worth a punt as a starting frame . . .

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/claud-butler- ... 20bc28d8c5

    Bit small at 53 for me. But yes good starting point for someone.
    --
    Chris

    Genesis Equilibrium - FCN 3/4/5

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