What can your parts bin cough up?
01-14-15, 02:58 PM
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5 days left to come up with a complete bike! I'll start a new thread on Sunday to post the actual bikes. I've managed to put mine together so far without purchasing a single thing, the only part I'm struggling with is cable crimps, can't find them anywhere. Don't want to use the LBS for stupid cable crimps when I've found everything else!
01-14-15, 03:05 PM
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Seriously, does that work?
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01-14-15, 03:17 PM
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01-14-15, 03:18 PM
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^Tom, works better if you add a drop of super glue first.
01-14-15, 03:26 PM
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Well, I just came in from securing stuff outside ready for the arrival of the residue of Hurricane Rachel. I put a whole load of garden furniture indoors in my bike cave (detached brick built garage) and knocked over one of the plastic storage boxes I store parts in.
A dozen or so Specialities TA alloy chain rings slid out onto the floor, still in their cardboard sleeves, wide variation in sizes. These were inherited from a friend who had been a life - long serious touring cyclist and I'd forgotten about them. My initial excitement was short-lived as on closer examination they all have SIX bolt holes! All of my cranks have spiders with three, four or five mounting bolts.
Anyone have any idea what kind of cranks I'll need to find to make use of these rings ????
A dozen or so Specialities TA alloy chain rings slid out onto the floor, still in their cardboard sleeves, wide variation in sizes. These were inherited from a friend who had been a life - long serious touring cyclist and I'd forgotten about them. My initial excitement was short-lived as on closer examination they all have SIX bolt holes! All of my cranks have spiders with three, four or five mounting bolts.
Anyone have any idea what kind of cranks I'll need to find to make use of these rings ????
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01-14-15, 03:57 PM
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Well, I just came in from securing stuff outside ready for the arrival of the residue of Hurricane Rachel. I put a whole load of garden furniture indoors in my bike cave (detached brick built garage) and knocked over one of the plastic storage boxes I store parts in.
A dozen or so Specialities TA alloy chain rings slid out onto the floor, still in their cardboard sleeves, wide variation in sizes. These were inherited from a friend who had been a life - long serious touring cyclist and I'd forgotten about them. My initial excitement was short-lived as on closer examination they all have SIX bolt holes! All of my cranks have spiders with three, four or five mounting bolts.
Anyone have any idea what kind of cranks I'll need to find to make use of these rings ????
A dozen or so Specialities TA alloy chain rings slid out onto the floor, still in their cardboard sleeves, wide variation in sizes. These were inherited from a friend who had been a life - long serious touring cyclist and I'd forgotten about them. My initial excitement was short-lived as on closer examination they all have SIX bolt holes! All of my cranks have spiders with three, four or five mounting bolts.
Anyone have any idea what kind of cranks I'll need to find to make use of these rings ????
EDIT: like this:
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01-14-15, 04:03 PM
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01-14-15, 05:20 PM
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I've got Free Spirit and Masa 12 frames that I should make use of, but right now my garage is too cold to do it properly. I am thinking that the Masa 12 is my next weird build. As far as i know there is no history on this bike so I can make it up as I go along. How about "First department store disk brake bike to win the Tour de Fromage and the Tour de Pur in the same year".
Well it's what I've got.
Well it's what I've got.
01-14-15, 06:50 PM
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A dozen or so Specialities TA alloy chain rings slid out onto the floor, still in their cardboard sleeves, wide variation in sizes. These were inherited from a friend who had been a life - long serious touring cyclist and I'd forgotten about them. My initial excitement was short-lived as on closer examination they all have SIX bolt holes! All of my cranks have spiders with three, four or five mounting bolts.
Anyone have any idea what kind of cranks I'll need to find to make use of these rings ????
Anyone have any idea what kind of cranks I'll need to find to make use of these rings ????
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01-14-15, 07:00 PM
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I still can't believe that PBS actually charges customers for those teensy weenie metal crimp on cable caps...... Something like 25 cents each....Blehhh!.....
Heck, my favorite LBS hands me handfulls of spare nipples and sometimes even spare spokes gratis, almost every time I build a wheel and buy the materials from them.....
Heck, my favorite LBS hands me handfulls of spare nipples and sometimes even spare spokes gratis, almost every time I build a wheel and buy the materials from them.....
01-14-15, 07:44 PM
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01-14-15, 07:45 PM
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I've got Free Spirit and Masa 12 frames that I should make use of, but right now my garage is too cold to do it properly. I am thinking that the Masa 12 is my next weird build. As far as i know there is no history on this bike so I can make it up as I go along. How about "First department store disk brake bike to win the Tour de Fromage and the Tour de Pur in the same year".
Well it's what I've got.
Well it's what I've got.
01-14-15, 10:10 PM
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Drop handlebars, brake levers, & stems!!!!!!!!!!
I convert old 10 speeds to upright handlebars. So, I've got around 1/2 dozen or so drop bars with turkey levers hanging from the ceiling right now. I guess I'll wait till the scrap price for aluminum goes up. Or, make a weird ass wind chime.
BUT THERE'S MORE......... ! I usually take the pedals off these old bikes & put nice new MKS rat traps on. So, I got a big box of weird old pedals. Plus, nasty old seats. Lots of old wheels. Can't bring myself to throw it all in the trash. Got to get rid of this stuff. Do you think the local bike cooperative would want this stuff?
I convert old 10 speeds to upright handlebars. So, I've got around 1/2 dozen or so drop bars with turkey levers hanging from the ceiling right now. I guess I'll wait till the scrap price for aluminum goes up. Or, make a weird ass wind chime.
BUT THERE'S MORE......... ! I usually take the pedals off these old bikes & put nice new MKS rat traps on. So, I got a big box of weird old pedals. Plus, nasty old seats. Lots of old wheels. Can't bring myself to throw it all in the trash. Got to get rid of this stuff. Do you think the local bike cooperative would want this stuff?
01-15-15, 05:09 AM
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01-15-15, 06:25 AM
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Loads of spokes and I'll prob have to cut and re thread every on to make a wheel. I never have the bolt I need either. I am converting everything I have to 1/4 20 nct lol
01-15-15, 06:57 AM
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I've got Free Spirit and Masa 12 frames that I should make use of, but right now my garage is too cold to do it properly. I am thinking that the Masa 12 is my next weird build. As far as i know there is no history on this bike so I can make it up as I go along. How about "First department store disk brake bike to win the Tour de Fromage and the Tour de Pur in the same year".
Well it's what I've got.
Well it's what I've got.
01-15-15, 07:56 AM
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4 days left - reach into your parts bin and let your imagination take over! See that sad, neglected frame in the corner? It wants to be a bicycle again! Mix Campagnolo and Shimano, Suntour and Huret up in a blender and have at it.
Mine is coming together. Sneak peek:
Mine is coming together. Sneak peek:
01-15-15, 06:31 PM
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01-15-15, 07:59 PM
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Is anyone putting together a parts bin bike?!? I don't want to have the only entry!
01-15-15, 09:22 PM
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