My 1979 Soma Competition.

I wish I had better before pics, but honestly, this thing was an unrideable eyesore. She was painstakingly disassembled, cleaned (for the first time in decades), re-packed, and reassembled. The freehub was slipping off its last pawl when I stumbled upon the 700C wheelset on CL. The rear derailer & cassette were then also updated. She rides and shifts much more smoothly now as she approaches "dream bike" status. This was my first road bike project.

From this:

To this:

Dirty:

Klean:

Save me:

Shift me: