Norco Magnum - Before & After
10-13-13, 07:10 PM
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Norco Magnum - Before & After
Norco Magnum, 24" frame, 61cm, 10 speed.
This was my friend's and he agreed to let me take it to refurbish.
Suntour Power downtube shifters
Suntour VX rear derailleur
Suntour ARX front derailleur
Silstar crank with drillium chainrings
Diacompe caliper brakes and non-aero brake levers
Ukai 27" aluminum rims
Chromoly frame
All new:
Presta Valve Inner Tubes
Cheng Shin 27" x 1" 1/4" tires
Brake cables
Derailleur cables
Cable housing
Brake pads
Saddle
Bar tape
KMC chain
Hubs, bottom bracket and headset were regreased and the entire bike was stripped down to bare frame and reassembled.
Before:
During:
After:
This was my friend's and he agreed to let me take it to refurbish.
Suntour Power downtube shifters
Suntour VX rear derailleur
Suntour ARX front derailleur
Silstar crank with drillium chainrings
Diacompe caliper brakes and non-aero brake levers
Ukai 27" aluminum rims
Chromoly frame
All new:
Presta Valve Inner Tubes
Cheng Shin 27" x 1" 1/4" tires
Brake cables
Derailleur cables
Cable housing
Brake pads
Saddle
Bar tape
KMC chain
Hubs, bottom bracket and headset were regreased and the entire bike was stripped down to bare frame and reassembled.
Before:
During:
After:
10-13-13, 08:04 PM
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Cleaned up nice. Good work.
10-13-13, 09:17 PM
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10-14-13, 09:43 AM
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I thought you were fixing it for friend, based on you post. If selling, I would definitelt take that disc off. It detracts from the overall look. It clashes w/ the drillium crank. Cranks says "Nice bike, for serious cycist". Dork disc says: "Lower end bike for novice rider". YMMv.
10-14-13, 11:34 AM
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I thought you were fixing it for friend, based on you post. If selling, I would definitelt take that disc off. It detracts from the overall look. It clashes w/ the drillium crank. Cranks says "Nice bike, for serious cycist". Dork disc says: "Lower end bike for novice rider". YMMv.
The swaged crank does not say that to me in spite of the holes.
It's a low end bike nicely cleaned up and ready to ride. Just the type of bike that would appeal to a novice rider. He can offer to remove the dork dish if it offends a potential buyer.
10-14-13, 11:38 AM
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He didn't say he was fixing it for a friend. His friend let him take it to refurbish.
The swaged crank does not say that to me in spite of the holes.
It's a low end bike nicely cleaned up and ready to ride. Just the type of bike that would appeal to a novice rider. He can offer to remove the dork dish if it offends a potential buyer.
The swaged crank does not say that to me in spite of the holes.
It's a low end bike nicely cleaned up and ready to ride. Just the type of bike that would appeal to a novice rider. He can offer to remove the dork dish if it offends a potential buyer.
10-14-13, 11:42 AM
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Lovely little refurb there!
10-14-13, 01:25 PM
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Thank you for the feedback. My friend purchased a couple new bicycles and said I could have this one. I told him I would refurbish, let him know the cost and we could take anything left over and split it. It gave me a project, put another bike on the road and worked out for both of us. The photos revealed a few details that I went back and re-touched like the rust on the brake release, handlebar position, touched up some of the taping of the bar itself and some of the dirt on the crank.
I'm having a hard time removing the freewheel to get at the dork disc...it is a Shimano DA freewheel...I don't see anywhere to put my removal tool as it doesn't fit in, only 2 holes opposite each other on the outer ring that I tried without success to unscrew using my pin tool. Anyone have a schematic or instructions for me?
I'm having a hard time removing the freewheel to get at the dork disc...it is a Shimano DA freewheel...I don't see anywhere to put my removal tool as it doesn't fit in, only 2 holes opposite each other on the outer ring that I tried without success to unscrew using my pin tool. Anyone have a schematic or instructions for me?
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Just leave the disc. I doubt the person that buys the bike will take off points. Looks great. Good luck with the sale.
10-15-13, 09:50 AM
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This is another Magnum I had picked up some time ago and there are some posts on here about it. I did like the black, gold and silver but not my size (~59cm).
I will be taking the new one out for a proper photoshoot in the coming days.
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