Frame build up
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Frame build up
Okay, I have a pretty good mechanical background. I have never worked on a bicycle in my life and am still certain that I am lubing my chain incorrectly but it seems to get by. I have experience working on cars, robotics, laser resonators, and all sorts of cool stuff but for some reason bicycles still get me a bit frustrated from time to time when reading online articles and the likes, one day I'll get a good book.
So to remedy my situation of bicycle ignorance I have decided to build me a winter commuter from the ground up. I picked up a scrapped out 1993 Raleigh M50, stripped off all the junk components, blasted and reformed the frame, soaked it in a rust-proof solution to protect the inside of the steel tubing, e-coated it and baked a nice coat of enamel on it. Now here comes the time for the component selection and assembly.
I want to go cheap on this bike since it's a rain and snow only bike. If I can get a 3-speed internally geared hub for cheap enough I'll go that route. Otherwise I plan on getting a 36T chainring (or thereabouts) and running an 8-9 speed casette in the rear with a derailur (no front derailur), chances are this will be the route I take as it seems a casette and derailur can be had for half the price of a 3-speed internally geared hub.
I only know of 3 online sites for obtaining parts and their prices very, sometimes drastically. Can anyone suggest more sites other than performance, nashbar, and universal cycles?
I'm also looking for component suggestion, headset, bottom bracket, crank, chainring, derailur, etc. etc. keeping in mind that I want this to be a very very very inexpensive bike. I have a friend at the shop I work at who has a boatload of bike repair tools, his deceased brother was a bike mechanic and left all of his stuff to him so getting the tools will be no problem.
Please be specific as possible because I am getting quite frustrated at trying to figure out what components to order. For instance, all of the bottom bracket spacing sizes and hub sizing.
Thanks for reading all of this, hopefully I'll get a better understanding of bike mechanics after going thru all of this. Time to go back to Sheldon Browns website and read read read.
So to remedy my situation of bicycle ignorance I have decided to build me a winter commuter from the ground up. I picked up a scrapped out 1993 Raleigh M50, stripped off all the junk components, blasted and reformed the frame, soaked it in a rust-proof solution to protect the inside of the steel tubing, e-coated it and baked a nice coat of enamel on it. Now here comes the time for the component selection and assembly.
I want to go cheap on this bike since it's a rain and snow only bike. If I can get a 3-speed internally geared hub for cheap enough I'll go that route. Otherwise I plan on getting a 36T chainring (or thereabouts) and running an 8-9 speed casette in the rear with a derailur (no front derailur), chances are this will be the route I take as it seems a casette and derailur can be had for half the price of a 3-speed internally geared hub.
I only know of 3 online sites for obtaining parts and their prices very, sometimes drastically. Can anyone suggest more sites other than performance, nashbar, and universal cycles?
I'm also looking for component suggestion, headset, bottom bracket, crank, chainring, derailur, etc. etc. keeping in mind that I want this to be a very very very inexpensive bike. I have a friend at the shop I work at who has a boatload of bike repair tools, his deceased brother was a bike mechanic and left all of his stuff to him so getting the tools will be no problem.
Please be specific as possible because I am getting quite frustrated at trying to figure out what components to order. For instance, all of the bottom bracket spacing sizes and hub sizing.
Thanks for reading all of this, hopefully I'll get a better understanding of bike mechanics after going thru all of this. Time to go back to Sheldon Browns website and read read read.
09-28-06, 03:54 PM
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eBay and craigslist are probably your best bet for cheap parts.
You could pick up a cheap bike, strip it, and put the parts on your frame. Then you can selectively upgrade a few parts.
You could pick up a cheap bike, strip it, and put the parts on your frame. Then you can selectively upgrade a few parts.
