Yet Another Bike

[FrizzleFried]

Man... good deals on bikes are everywhere around here. I think I am going to pick this up for $50.00....

I'm guessing I'll need to get my one of those CNC front mounts to fit the motor in there though. Looks like it will fit my large frame a little better than the Sea Change...

 

[FrizzleFried]

Welp... I picked it up. It's quite a bit bigger than the Sea Change.

Now to decide what to do.

 

[FrizzleFried]

BTW ... that kickstand sucks and will need to be replaced or upgraded. How hard is it gunna be to find a decent kickstand for one of those types of mounts?

 

[ImpulseRocket]

Damn, that frame has all the room in the world. It would be a great candidate for one of those horizontal 4 strokes lol.

 

[FrizzleFried]

There is 20.5" between the head tube and seat tube on the "Sea Change"...

There is 25" between the head tube and seat tube on the "In The Barrel".

I do believe that what I have here is an old version of this bike...

Sixthreezero 26 Inch Single Speed Men's Beach Cruiser Bicycle Matte Black - In The Barrel

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I'd say it was a worthy purchase at fifty bucks.

 

[FrizzleFried]

Damn, that frame has all the room in the world. It would be a great candidate for one of those horizontal 4 strokes lol.

There is discussion out there on guys putting Predator engines on `em...

 

[FrizzleFried]

...some talking with the wife and... i think this is going to be an ongoing project for me with the idea that once I am done, it'll be 'mine' while the Sea Change will become my sons...

That way I can take things slow... and buy the parts I really want while enjoying the Sea Change all the while.

I'm gunna likely wanna go with a different motor... because... why not? We'll see.



This is gunna be fun.

 

[FrizzleFried]

Woohoo. I found a prior build using the same frame (well, it's a Firmstrong Bruiser branded frame, but it's the same manufacturer. I think it's their "Wally World" brand name... same shape though)... and I like it!

I'm really diggin' the idea for the fuel bottle... just buy an extra and bring it along on longer rides!

I think this looks pretty damn nice...

EDIT: Argh... comparing... they aren't exact. Wrong year I think (this images frame is from 2009 at least)... still looks nice and I might steal that fuel bottle idea.

 

[DAMIEN1307]

i think this is going to be an ongoing project for me......That way I can take things slow... and buy the parts I really want .

It is good that your gonna take your time to build this one...That is how I do it everytime with any of the bikes I have built...I have an expression I like to use about that.

"It is one thing to just strap a motor on a bicycle and expect it to work, It is quite another thing to carefully and methodically build a motorised bicycle that actually DOES work"...DAMIEN

 

[DAMIEN1307]

it's a Firmstrong Bruiser branded frame

Nice review on this brand of a bike that does claim to be made in the USA.

Firmstrong Bruiser Man Beach Cruiser Bicycle: To Buy or Not?

Firmstrong Bruiser Man Beach Cruiser Bicycle: To Buy or Not? beach cruisers can be used on rough grounds provided that they aren’t single speed bikes.

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