Originally Posted by
hairnet
What did you do with the original parts? That Stronglight crank is great, why not give it a polishing and use it?
Cool find though. I wish I found stuff like that in the trash.
Ahhhh!
Haven't put any effort into the Stonglight crank... Yet! I suspect it can be cleaned up nicely. But a couple things with that path:
Can it be disassembled into a single speed crankset on the same 44mm chain line as the rear hub? ISO BB spindle should fit.
Is it 170mm arm length, as if prefer to maximize the mechanical advantage on the single speed?
Is the pedal threading the same as I haven't procured pedals yet?
Maybe the crank is still workable...?!
Derailleurs are toasted and locked up. Maybe they can be refurbed? Not on my radar as I want to go single speed and gear it right. Partially why I also question the stronglight crank for gearing.
Brakes are going back on it with new Kool Stop pads.
Stronglight headset is groove/pit free and will reassemble nicely with a bit of grease and new bearings.
Stem handlebars and levers look pretty good! Maybe go low profile, probably not though.
Simplex seat post and (edit: Campagnolo skewers) MAY be rework able!
The vision is to give as much of a nod to the original design as possible while still blasting the look into the future. Im still slaving away on a 16RHR surface PREP on as many surfaces as possible! Naplex lugs will probably go back to black.
I suspect that if one does not appreciate the final product, it has more to do with their inability to appreciate their own reflection rather than the final functional form of the ride! ✌️