My new bike ... kinda

[octico]

Well I finally finished rebuilding the Fuji I bought a couple of months ago. I built so my son and I can ride on the same playing field. On my Tarmac if forget he can't ride as fast and I tend to speed up, now if I go to fast I just spin. Oh yeah if anyone has an old set of cranks that you like to get ride of PM me. Enjoy the pics
Before
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/68/392712634_f8d6856c50_b.jpg
After

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/434441140_193882aed7_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/161/434440458_996843bb6b_b.jpg

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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/153/434430531_9a4bb0635b_b.jpg

[voltman]

That's sharp! Nice!

[Tiffanie]

John, that looks very nice! Clean looking... Enjoy it! :) How is Kristine doing?

[jsigone]

SWEET looking SS!!!!

What brakes are you using?

[I am The Edge]

groovy!

[Mo'Phat]

Purdy! And Uber-classy.


Now go find a mountain!

[octico]

SWEET looking SS!!!!

What brakes are you using?

The are NOS Dia-Comp brakes I bought on Ebay for 25.00 on Ebay. They are the same as the original ones that came with the bike and I also used Tektro brake levers.

[octico]

John, that looks very nice! Clean looking... Enjoy it! :) How is Kristine doing? Tiff,
Thank you for asking Kristine is doing GREAT. She plans on going back to work next :eek: She went to the doctor and he said she may should be able to ride by June. Kristine had been riding at least 3 days a week before she got hit so she could do the "Tour de Femmes"

[Oleanshoebox]

wow john. sweet ss. i just need to convert my univega now and we can hit up SART.

[chimivee]

Niiiiice!

But it's a single speed... so you need the obligatory chain line shot. :D

[jsigone]

The are NOS Dia-Comp brakes I bought on Ebay for 25.00 on Ebay. They are the same as the original ones that came with the bike and I also used Tektro brake levers.
sweet

I'm using the same levers and the teckro long reach caliper, Works 100000000x better then the OEM brakes that came on this bike 26-27 yrs ago:eek:

[octico]

sweet

I'm using the same levers and the teckro long reach caliper, Works 100000000x better then the OEM brakes that came on this bike 26-27 yrs ago:eek:
I thought about using the Tekro brakes, but I was trying to keep as original as possible. I don't plan on going too fast on the bike since I am just going fast enough to keep with my 9 year old son.

[chimivee]

Did you paint it? New decals too?

[jsigone]

I think I'm gonna put a larger gear on mine soon.

[octico]

Did you paint it? New decals too?
The bike was power coated. I used a rattle can for the green on the seat tube and a inkjet printer on vinyl sticky paper to do the pin striping. The decals were done by a guy in Canada. I spent about $325 total on the bike. It was sooooo much fun building the bike.

[Tiffanie]

Tiff,
Thank you for asking Kristine is doing GREAT. She plans on going back to work next :eek: She went to the doctor and he said she may should be able to ride by June. Kristine had been riding at least 3 days a week before she got hit so she could do the "Tour de Femmes"

Very good news, John. So glad to hear she is feeling better!

[roadfix]

John, when I saw the 'before' photo at top the first thing that came to mind was that frame would make a perfect fixed/ss. Then I scrolled down and saw what you did...:D
Nicely done! :beer:

[chimivee]

The bike was power coated. I used a rattle can for the green on the seat tube and a inkjet printer on vinyl sticky paper to do the pin striping. The decals were done by a guy in Canada. I spent about $325 total on the bike. It was sooooo much fun building the bike.
Nice work!!!

[herbm]

Nice work John..it looks great...

Great news about Kris!!!