What's up everyone? I just got "motorbike fever" recently when a buddy of mine told me about these kits. I had no idea this even existed until now but I'm hooked. I was told the "best" style bike for this would be a beach cruiser style bike so I picked one up from Wal-Mart ($99.00 Hyper 26" beach cruiser). I'm not here to argue which style is best at all but upon joining this site and researching, I found I have in my garage what would be an awesome bike to build off of but I have a couple of questions. It's a 2003 Specialized Hardrock I bought for $60.00 last year. The bike is a solid bike with I believe 15 speeds and good front and rear caliper rim brakes that work well for what they are. I would like to keep them or use disk style if the cost can be done for say under $25.00. Here are my questions.
It looks like I'd need one of the extra wide mounts for the engine as my down frame is 2" wide so I think I have that figured out but there are cables that run on the bottom of the frame for the gears. How do I get around smashing/breaking those when I install the frame mount? Also, there is a cable that runs along the horizontal part of the frame for the rear brakes. Will the gas take mount smash that or what do guys/gals do to get around this problem?
I can post pics if need be but I figure most mountain bikes are like this and plenty of experienced builders here to help. Also, I plan on keeping the beach cruiser for a 2nd build
It looks like I'd need one of the extra wide mounts for the engine as my down frame is 2" wide so I think I have that figured out but there are cables that run on the bottom of the frame for the gears. How do I get around smashing/breaking those when I install the frame mount? Also, there is a cable that runs along the horizontal part of the frame for the rear brakes. Will the gas take mount smash that or what do guys/gals do to get around this problem?
I can post pics if need be but I figure most mountain bikes are like this and plenty of experienced builders here to help. Also, I plan on keeping the beach cruiser for a 2nd build