Glennfordx4

First I would like to say Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to every one here at C&V and thought I would share a bike build for my wife that I am going to give her for Christmas. Not really having a bike to call her own I thought this would be the perfect gift this year.
I started with a NOS Diamond Back Override hybrid frame that I picked up from the shop I work at, most of the parts came from my bins & a newer Giant hybrid that was T Boned by a car, WNG supplied the XT RD and my boss helped with a few things to bring it all together like the NOS yellow Blackburn MTN RACK & purple ODI John Tomac grips.

I wanted to build this bike as bullet proof as I could with the parts on hand so I decided to build it more like a MTB then a hybrid and I used a 9spd drivetrain built from Shimano XT,LX & STX components including the rear wheel which I built up with a XT 9spd hub & DT spokes. The brakes are Tektro V brakes that came from the totaled Giant as were the wheels,tires & alloy bars. The chain is a Daytona Campy 9spd unit with silver plates. The headset I used was a NOS Mudmaster self adjusting unit we had at the shop, so far I don't like it and I will change it out as soon as it gives me a problem but for now it stays.The seat was one thing that I couldn't replace, it is my wifes and has been on four different bikes so I installed a new cover on it.

I am happy with the way it came out and it rides fantastic, with the LX rapid fire shifters it shifts fast and smooth. It reminds me of a Easter egg with the purple and yellow, I also got her a yellow Cannondale riding jersey and a pair of purple Pace riding shorts that match the bike perfect, she will have no problem being seen. I have also picked up a purple incredibell and will be getting a decent light & tail light this week to put in her stocking. Below are some photos I took last week, let me know what you guys think.

himespau 

Cool bike. Hope she likes it.

noglider 

Bravo, Glenn. Really well done. She darned well better like it.

simmonsgc

Nice! It's the "Cadbury Special!" What a great present; so much better than a "stock" build off the shelf. I'm sure she'll love it.

[EDIT: I was actually just making a joke, but heck, it looks like you got the colors right...check their website]

auchencrow

Hey that's really sweet Glennfordx4!
Nicely detailed, right down to the purple cable ends.
I am certain she'll love it!

DavidW56

Very eye-catching! Your wife is a lucky woman! And I had no idea that cable ends could be found in purple. Cool.

simmonsgc

I'm sure you already know the down-side. She'll expect a red/green road bike for Easter.

jr59

As long as she is a rider, she will love it.

It looks great.

BentLink

That looks like fun! May she enjoy it a long time.

Glennfordx4

Thanks for the compliments it means a lot coming from you guys. I think she is going to love it, plus she has no idea what I am getting her this year. I need to pick it up today from the shop and I am going to have to take it apart as the dealer still has my Bronco (since May ) and all I have is the little Ford Focus loaner to try and fit it in.

Gravity Aided

A little white basket on the front won't spoil the effect too much, will it? I put one on my wife's trike , along with a Strawberry Shortcake saddle . She just laughed, and took them off before she rode it .

photogravity

What, no fenders? And where's the Sturmey 3-speed hub? Actually, the bike looks like it turned out nicely and should be a lot of fun!

Glennfordx4

I had originally planed this build around a SA IGH that was three internal and a 7 speed freewheel giving 21 speeds, then I thought about putting a triple up front making it a 63 speed drivetrain, but I didn't want to wast a good Schwinn Hybrid that there is nothing wrong with to make it happen. I then received the newer totaled Giant hybrid that had a lot of good parts that I could use instead to build the DB up. I wanted to put fenders on it originally but with the rack I put on there is no way fenders are going to fit plus it would be hard to get my wife out riding in the rain at this point, but I wanted to build this bike to get her out more on the road, she likes to ride but never had a good bike growing up.

I picked up a nice NOS Cannondale Caboose insulated rack bag in lite purple for her and a good 7 led headlight with one of the brightest rear blinking tail lights available for night riding. The fork has mid mount braze on's for a rack that I would like to get ( I know Frantic had the matching yellow front rack from his Apex).

Gravity Aided

Sounds Great ! I hope it gets her out there riding. You've put a lot of love and ideas into this bike .