Single Speed Commuting?
08-27-09, 01:13 PM
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Sturmey made a few versions of 3 speed hub with a dyno. It looks like it has the same hardware as the hub with the built in brake, they dust substituted a dyno for the brake. Having a little trouble with the axle length being too short. Hopefully I can get that worked out.
08-27-09, 01:28 PM
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400 bucks delivered. Cromoly frame. will take rack/fenders. will accommodate larger tires if needed.......................... https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/motobecane/uno.htm
Spend a few hours putting it together and making sure everything's peachy (check bearings, spoke tension, etc) and you've got yourself some great bang for your buck.
Spend a few hours putting it together and making sure everything's peachy (check bearings, spoke tension, etc) and you've got yourself some great bang for your buck.
08-27-09, 01:31 PM
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under $320 delivered. Great option if you dont care to fit wider tires.......
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/.../clockwork.htm
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/.../clockwork.htm
08-27-09, 01:41 PM
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I have a right lever- front brake on my main bike right now and I do forget that the right lever is the rear brake on other people's bikes, but it never gets mixed up when I go to my other bike.
08-27-09, 02:27 PM
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Thanks
I was considering how much money I'd like to put into the Ross, but I was also figuring that most of the components could be switched to another old road bike when I find it. I plan on doing the work myself, so it's really just the parts. Unfortunately (for me anyway) it seems most people around here have realized they can sell their old roads bikes for upwards of $80 whether they're Huffy's or Schwinn's. I really like the idea of some sweet dumpster/curb/under $30 garage sale find of some amazing bike, so I'm waiting for that to happen....
I was considering how much money I'd like to put into the Ross, but I was also figuring that most of the components could be switched to another old road bike when I find it. I plan on doing the work myself, so it's really just the parts. Unfortunately (for me anyway) it seems most people around here have realized they can sell their old roads bikes for upwards of $80 whether they're Huffy's or Schwinn's. I really like the idea of some sweet dumpster/curb/under $30 garage sale find of some amazing bike, so I'm waiting for that to happen....
Earlier this year I spent $40 a rusty 1977 Gitane Gypsy Sport that had been in somebody's barn for about 30 years. A lot of grease, a lot of work and a lot of parts later this is what I've got:
I've spent about $500 on the project to date. I keep telling myself I could move all these parts to a Cross Check frame or something like that, but the more I work on it the more attached I am to this bike.
I definitely hear you on the frustration trying to find a cheap old road bike of any quality. In order to get the job done on the cheap, you have to find something that has a lot of reuasable parts, but as you noted, people ask ridiculous prices for working bikes of any quality.
I got my "bargain" because the bike was in completely unrideable condition. Even so, the guy was asking more and I had to talk him down to $40, which I still thought was overpriced. Here's what I got besides the frame (though still on the frame at the time):
It had a set of irretrievably rusted wheels and rotted tires too.
But here's what sold me on it:
If you build up your Ross as a starting point, you might have better luck looking for just a frame and fork. Beware of French bikes, which can have weird part sizes. I got lucky and mine didn't.
08-31-09, 12:12 PM
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Sturmey made a few versions of 3 speed hub with a dyno. It looks like it has the same hardware as the hub with the built in brake, they dust substituted a dyno for the brake. Having a little trouble with the axle length being too short. Hopefully I can get that worked out.
