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07-28-05, 03:23 PM
Got my delivery from Nashbar yesterday, and spent a couple hours installing. Not exactly "finished" yet, but quite rideable. So far, I've rebuilt the hubs and bottom bracket, intalled new Dia-comp brake levers, a new chain, tires, tubes, and so forth.
The original tires were Hutchinson, and Nashbar had some on sale, so that's what I got. The ones on the bike were a mere 20mm, way too small for the wide 25mm rim. As a result, there were lots of nicks and dings on the rim edges. I cleaned 'em up with a fine file and used 28mm tires.
That's a new 6-speed freewheel, dropped right in. I was going to use the original Shimano brake levers, but the hoods I had were not compatible. Also, no QR. The wider tires made a quick-release necessary, so I went with the Dia-Comps which I had from a previous project. The Weinemann brakes appear to be fine.
The dorky, faded Serfas saddle has to go, and I need some bottle cages. I'd like to get a nice vintage Shimano 105 or 600 crank, that steel one is kind of cheesy. Havn't decided what to do about the pedals yet. Those are a pair of aluminum-body rattraps I had; very smooth. But I'm a clipless kind of guy...
Everything else I have is SPD; maybe I can find a pair of older SPD road pedals.http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d909b3127cce9349b8ea527e00000016108AcNGzhu3bNn
The original tires were Hutchinson, and Nashbar had some on sale, so that's what I got. The ones on the bike were a mere 20mm, way too small for the wide 25mm rim. As a result, there were lots of nicks and dings on the rim edges. I cleaned 'em up with a fine file and used 28mm tires.
That's a new 6-speed freewheel, dropped right in. I was going to use the original Shimano brake levers, but the hoods I had were not compatible. Also, no QR. The wider tires made a quick-release necessary, so I went with the Dia-Comps which I had from a previous project. The Weinemann brakes appear to be fine.
The dorky, faded Serfas saddle has to go, and I need some bottle cages. I'd like to get a nice vintage Shimano 105 or 600 crank, that steel one is kind of cheesy. Havn't decided what to do about the pedals yet. Those are a pair of aluminum-body rattraps I had; very smooth. But I'm a clipless kind of guy...
Everything else I have is SPD; maybe I can find a pair of older SPD road pedals.http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d909b3127cce9349b8ea527e00000016108AcNGzhu3bNn