Originally Posted by
jeremyb
Okay, here is the before and after of my wife's bike that I built up.
Took the Schwinn she had and added $200 worth of parts/materials to make this. Fun project.
In the end, I kept the Headset, BB, RD, frame, fork and wheels. Some VO in there, but a lot of cheaper older parts. Had the Schwinn decals custom made by bikenames.com Also, ground off the teeth on the large ring so that it would act as a guard.
She loves it.
Before:
After:
My wife has this exact red Crossfit in the basement. Very nice job for a $200 investment.
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