Finished it for the most part tonight. Just waiting on my MKS GR9 pedals to show up.
Took it for a spin for the first time tonight and damn is this bike fun. Really dig on the simplicity. Been riding mountain bikes for about six years and been wanting to try a single speed and finally decided to build one(albeit for the pavement vs dirt). Decided I wanted to build up a lugged frame and found this 25" 82 Schwinn Superior frame w/ fork(Columbus SLX) Campy headset and BB via Craigslist and went from there. I'm 6'5" so this frame fits me well.
1982 Schwinn Superior (Baby Paramount) frame w/ Columbus SLX fork
Nitto 115 handlebar
TTT Stem ($5 Ebay)
Tektro R200A Levers
Campagnolo Centaur Dual Pivot Calipers
Sette Nyx Seat
Sakae Seat Post ($5 Ebay)
Mavic CXP22 Wheels
Formula Track Hubs
Michelin Dynamic Tires
Seems most any part you look at, you can search the bikeforums archives to get info. Good stuff!
Love the Nervex lugs on this frame.
Chainline was a concern as the frame came with a 115mm bottom bracket which was way too wide for my intentions. Replaced it with a Campagnolo Chorus 102mm bottom bracket and I am golden. Think my crank is 1-2 mm further out than the freewheel but it's quiet when I ride and the cranks and chainring have plenty of clearance. Chainring clears the chainstay by about 7mm while the crank clears by 10mm or so. Have roughly 1" of slack in the chain(from top to bottom when I wiggle the chain up and down). Running a Campagnolo Daytona(Centaur) 175 double crank w/ 53 tooth chainring on the outer mount. Shortened the chainring nuts a little to get the bolts to seat properly to secure the chainring on the crank without the inner chainring mounted. ACS Claws 20t freewheel in the back. 70 chain inches with this setup. The wheels shipped with a 15t fixed cog. Will replace that sometime with a larger cog. No toe overlap which I am amped about. Using an SRAM 850 chain.
Had to do some drilling when mounting the brakes. The rear bridge needed to be opened on the back side where the nut entered since the rear brake had a shorter bolt. Used a dremel to open it up just enough so the recessed nut would squeek in there and then opened up the dia-compe washer to fit onto the recessed nut.
Drilled the back of the fork crown to install the front brake. I did replace the nut in the image with one that covered all but one thread.
Also tore the headset apart to clean/inspect/re-grease it.
Also, I forgot how well a Dremel can clean up brake cable housing ends. Most useful hobby tool next to a Visa. Did figure out a good tip when cleaning up the housing ends with a Dremel cutting wheel. Grind the end for a few seconds and then dip the tip in ice water for a few seconds. Repeat... helped to cool the metal to prevent heat build-up which was previously deforming the plastic liner and outer layer of the housing.
Learned a lot building this frame up. The archives on this site are a killer resource. Barely had to post any new questions after some digging... okay - a lot of digging.
The frame has it's share of small rust spots and scratches where the paint was rubbed off but nothing major. I like it how it is at the moment, but might paint it down the road.
22.0 lbs of SS happy. Looking forward to riding this.
somegeek