on the road instead of in the dump
 

alright --- finished up a garbage bike I picked up a few weeks ago before bulk trash day






before - kinda sad, but hopeful



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new tires, tubes, shifter and cable (thanks kpug), seatpost and chain


new used handlebars, saddle




kept the chainguard and fenders - they're pretty rough looking, and kinda rusty, but I may clean them up one of these boring weekends - the frame is surprisingly not rusty inside or out -- most bolts and nuts had rust, the bars and post were rusty, one of the lever mounts, etc., surface rust everywhere -- but the frame is good -- looks like most of the rust on the components is just bled over from the nuts and bolts -- must've been the steel they used




total invested about $57 or so


rides pretty good, good gearing for flattish land -- stops just ok, gotta get brake pads probably after the wheels are trued







after - totally confident



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Nice job! I like it...

Wow! Major improvement! Now it's stylin...

thanks, y'all

I won't be takin' no damned talkin' lessons from no damned yankee, ya hear?



;)

Great find, nice rescue mission. Ain't it a shame what people throw out?

I have a ladies 3-speed of the same bike. It rides wonderfully, and that red really shines.

Nicely done.

nice job. what's really going on with those handlebars?

flipped north roads -- had them like that on my schwinn for awhile now

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/...e/PICT0589.jpg




I've since changed them to riser bars - the top tube isn't near as long as on the schwinn, and it didn't feel as nice to me


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ain't it though?


fools...





thank you






got the wheels (nearly) trued today - as close as this set will get - got a wobbly pedal, but I'm pretty sure it's just the pedal and not the crank - 30 year old rubber and rust, ya know

You tell 'em son. Damned yankees. :D

:roflmao:

+10

Ya'll is one of those words that yankees mess up with amazing regularity.


Nice build though.:thumb:

Looks good. I would've been souped to find that bike, 3 speeds are a blast.

She cleaned up pretty good! Crazy long stem, though. Good salvage job.