
Please pardon the mess. 1 year old=constant mess!
Hopefully you're not all too tired of this thread...
New update: I can get the derailleur to (reluctantly) shift to the 32 tooth low gear, as well as the 11 tooth high gear! I love making stuff do what it wasn't exactly made to to do!
Here's the stuff:
Specialized Hardrock Ultra frame (freebie.)
Trek fork (Also freebie to replace freebie Specialized wrecked fork.)
Shimano 105 Cranks/39 tooth
MKS GRD-9 pedals with crappy clips. (I'd like to put some eggbeaters on it, but being a stay at home dad has severe financial limitations.)
Bontrager Clyde rims/Shimano Parallax hubs - rear is silent (Supposedly take-offs from a Police bike.)
Tektro levers/Tektro cr 720 brakes
Suntour V T-Luxe derailleur
Tioga CroMo MTB stem
Cheapie steel bars from a donor bike. Label reads: Kusuki Japan
Unknown seatpost
Wright's saddle (needs to be adjusted yet for angle.)
Campy (friction) bar end shifters. (I want to rig the left one up to operate a bell...)
Nifty OLD Eclipse back under saddle for tire levers, patch kit, Allen keys that came with my early 80's Bianchi
Oh, yeah - CST Cyclops tires - $10.00 USD CL find :-)
Quicky shakedown ride about 30 minutes ago. It's like a 2 wheeled tank, but feels pretty nimble. The frame is a bit on the large side for me to use as an MTB, but works nicely this way.
This bike will be fun on paved MUPs and gravel (I think - not 100% sure how those tires will do on gravel.)
I have a square taper Campy Centaur road crank with a Token BB to match. Is it wrong of me to want to put them on this pig?
Eventually, I'll likely get this frame & fork powder coated, but it can wait. I have other projects in the pipeline. :-)
Also, as an aside, how come I never noticed before how well a wine bottle fits in a water bottle holder?