SUICYCLE

By SkidMark on 10/15/2007. Bike tags: Track bike | Drop Out Bicycle Club | tallbike | tarck | Track

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Frame / Size / Year:
Bridgestone Kabuki on bottom, Mizutani Seraph on top

Handlebars / Stem:
Bum Bars, Schwinn

Fork / Headset:
Bridgestone Kabuki, vintage Japanese

Front Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire:
26 x 1-3/8 steel

Rear Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire:
27 x 1-1/4 steel

Crankset / Bottom Bracket:
Silstar, SR

Saddle / Seat Post:
Brook B17 cut down and laced, Stainless

Pedals / Chain:
Rat Traps, rusty KMC

Gearing / Chainring / Misc.:
5-speed cluster welded solid w/2 biggest gears cut off

Notes:

The ultimate hipster bike: a tall/track bike with no handbrakes, no clips/straps, and no lockring.

If it pisses you off then I have achieved my goal.

Fabrication:

Steerer tube extension clamps like a handlebar stem & can be disassembled to grease headset bearings or replace the fork. The Drop Outs line up with the bottom bracket for chain adjustment. The seat lug was gusseted above and below, with monostay. All welding is flux-core wire-feed done by Deadbuny. All "engineering", fabrication, and metal finishing was done by me. Total cost $ 13

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would love to see this go

Submitted by spader725 on 09/13/2009.

would love to see this go down a mild hill

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It wouldn't be the first

Submitted by SkidMark on 10/01/2009.

It wouldn't be the first time

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did that bloke with the crutches in the background of the

Submitted by oldmuthariley on 09/12/2009.

picture have a go on your bike and fall off?
Nice!

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amazing

Submitted by zip on 01/31/2008.

one of the best looking tallbikes out there. solid. i'd be far too afraid to ride it though.

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Now That's a Head Tube

Submitted by gridplan on 01/15/2008.

Man, you've got room enough for like 6 head badges.

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Neck Extension

Submitted by SkidMark on 01/16/2008.

The headtubes are un-modified. The middle part turns with the wheel. That's why I can replace the fork if I want to.

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tall bikes should be fun

Submitted by CrashTest on 11/10/2007.

and this one looks to be the most funnest!

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Deja Vu

Submitted by Snowninja on 10/24/2007.

I've seen your bike somewhere before...

http://www.mitchclem.com/nothingnice/321/

Snowninja

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nice work

Submitted by cicadashell on 10/16/2007.

i like it. for an even fuller hipster effect you could put some kind of aerospoke on the front. oh and a kashimax top tube protector.

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Just remember

Submitted by mastronaut on 10/17/2007.

He don't build shitty bikes.

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More hipster

Submitted by SkidMark on 10/16/2007.

I am looking for a green bandana. There are some wheelchair mags at the shop, I though about using one. I am not about to shell out $$$ for a tallbike.

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Center (?) lug

Submitted by GTGehrke on 10/15/2007.

What's up with the center lug (where the BB is)? You should post a closeup of that. It almost looks like some sort of purpose built lug. It's making my head hurt.

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Gussets

Submitted by SkidMark on 10/16/2007.

I made a gusset, and the monostay. Look at the rear dropouts.

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?

Submitted by Hyde on 10/15/2007.

Are you seriously ill?

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Sure death from above

Submitted by mastronaut on 10/15/2007.

and below. You got a set of
King Kong balls fo' sho' :>)

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