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09-03-08, 06:29 PM
so on june 25th i bought a used nakamura bike from an elder japanese man around here for 25$ only ,it was in rough shape,had a faulty rear derailleur but still road worthy so I decided to get it!
they i ran the serial number at the local nakamura dealer (sport expert) and we found out the bike was made in 1976 and it was a top of the line model worth around 450$ (cnd) when new.
dismantled the bike and beadblasted it to repaint it a nice white with orange lug lines(original color was ugly sun faded gumming up metallic blue paint)
then all went wrong , had a fire in the shop so i had to bring the biek back home, then it did rain like 42 days straight so it was all too humid to do any painting.
finally last week I was able to finish the bike from the ground up minus the rear and front derailleur,bought a BMX 16 tooth free wheel and made a single speed outta it (less things to break over time)
Now, i wanna know if you guys know what is the best battery i could use for a mr11 custom headlight ? (lightweight is important and not expensive is SUPER important)
also, is there something i can use to make a trunk on my rear rack to store my elmet in it at the train station ?? i just cannot justifie bringing my helmet with me in class and in the train and metro at the affluence point of the morning and evening!
my wheel is also a little bent in the rear, i have a truing stand (homemade and a spoke whrench, just i dunno how not to scrap the wheel even more ? any one have the basic explanation for trueing a wheel out (link maybe !)
pictures of the bike: (excuse the pictures i had limited light and couldnt focus the camera even in manual mode)
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/189/bicycle001io5.jpg
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/2483/bicycle002ai1.jpg
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/6748/bicycle004bj9.jpg
they i ran the serial number at the local nakamura dealer (sport expert) and we found out the bike was made in 1976 and it was a top of the line model worth around 450$ (cnd) when new.
dismantled the bike and beadblasted it to repaint it a nice white with orange lug lines(original color was ugly sun faded gumming up metallic blue paint)
then all went wrong , had a fire in the shop so i had to bring the biek back home, then it did rain like 42 days straight so it was all too humid to do any painting.
finally last week I was able to finish the bike from the ground up minus the rear and front derailleur,bought a BMX 16 tooth free wheel and made a single speed outta it (less things to break over time)
Now, i wanna know if you guys know what is the best battery i could use for a mr11 custom headlight ? (lightweight is important and not expensive is SUPER important)
also, is there something i can use to make a trunk on my rear rack to store my elmet in it at the train station ?? i just cannot justifie bringing my helmet with me in class and in the train and metro at the affluence point of the morning and evening!
my wheel is also a little bent in the rear, i have a truing stand (homemade and a spoke whrench, just i dunno how not to scrap the wheel even more ? any one have the basic explanation for trueing a wheel out (link maybe !)
pictures of the bike: (excuse the pictures i had limited light and couldnt focus the camera even in manual mode)
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/189/bicycle001io5.jpg
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/2483/bicycle002ai1.jpg
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/6748/bicycle004bj9.jpg