Evolution of the Smurf....
 

By now I'm sure most of you have seen the Smurf Trek that appeared in the C&V valuations thread. For those who haven't heres the link http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...a-home-for-her

I, w/ the help of my Florida connection (MiamiJim, Thanks Jim!) have taken possession of the smurf and have begun the process of giving it a respectable makeover. Here are some pics.
http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/v...andbike109.jpg
http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/v...andbike111.jpg
http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/v...andbike112.jpg
http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/v...andbike115.jpg
http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/v...andbike117.jpg
http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/v...andbike119.jpg

There are a few issues, but I'm working through them:D. I have "new" front brakes coming soon that have long enough reach for the 700c wheels. I disassembled the front wheel to strip the paint off of everything and am now learning how to build a wheel....:thumb:. Lastly, I'm trying to figure out how to set up indexed shifting (I cheat and switch to friction and have no issues) I haven't figured out what color bar wrap to go with.... any suggestions? The dia compe gran compe levers are finding a new home and are being replaced w/ SLR levers (to work w/ the new brakes) and the new levers have black hoods. Anyway, it's cleaning up well and rides amazing!:speedy: Tomorrow I'll be going for a ride w/ my new rollers.... very excited!

Let me know what you guys think! She's slowly becoming a respectable bike again.

is that silver i see poking out behind the yellow of the decals? silver fizik bar tape. it'll go with the yellow hoods. yellow tape would just be too much.

edit: i just read the last part of your post about changing the brakes.... sooo the silver might not be a good idea.

What's with the blue chainring?

Either way, you've done an act of charity, rescuing that poor bike. Looks good so far.

It was poop art before. Good go for saving it.
Make an honest bike of that makeup-laden tramp.

Looking so much better! What are those rims you are using? As far as bar tape goes, I might have a freebie for you (if you like Cinelli cork) that would look really good in this bike.

The rims are Campagnolo atlantas.... I'll call u tomorrow E

Let me know if you want to get rid of the Scott bar.

Chainrings are on wrong.

So I guess your not selling the wheels?

I haven't decided about the wheels yet.... What is wrong w/ the chainrings?
Oh and about the blue chainring, I just wanted to see how it looked, and I'm not really sure I like it, sssoooo I'll be stripping the blue off.
Thanks for the input guys

They're installed wrong. I'm withdrawing my offer for the wheels.

the peg on the chainring of a biopace ring should tell you its orientation on the crank.

Rob, about that chainring: If you have the crank arm at 9 o'clock the Biopace logo should be a bit after 12 o'clock but not quite at 1 o'clock, right on the top, in your cranks. In other words, the larger oval diameter of a biopace ring should be aligned with the crank arm, like this:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2720/...e22b1ec51d.jpg

You can use the notches on the inside of the rings as a guide for alignment

I may have one.

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