strikeaholic

Hi everyone! I posted an introduction last summer, but then winter came and I wasn't much on the bike scene. But now that the nice weather is back, it's time to ride! Here is my story of how I got to where I am now with my bicycle situation. I had a cheap GMC Denali road bike from Wal-mart that was decent, but then I got the urge to customize it and switch it to a ss/fg. Took it all apart and realized, I'd like an older bike with a more slim frame to convert and fix up instead. So I bought an old Schwinn Varsity from craigslist for $15. Got it all taken apart and half sanded but realized that it will need a new.... everything, basically ha. That will take time and money and I need a bike now, so I went back to craigslist and got this fixed Fuji Sports 10 for $160, which seemed like a reasonable price. I've already made a few changes and have more ideas in my mind for the near future.

GMC Denali not taken apart

GMC Denali taken apart



Schwinn after I bought it and got it home

Here is where it stands now, half sanded, needing to be finished, painted, and a crapload of new parts to be bought.



Here is my current ride. This picture was in it's ad on craigslist

Got it home, cleaned up a bit, fixed the handlebars




Painted the seat post, chopped some old handlebars and painted them. I plan on painting the crank and the fork, and stem black next when I can find time




Future plans for the Fuji: replacing the crank with something better and higher geared (current is 40t with 16t track cog), putting a white chain on it, better pedals (possibly with straps?), getting handlebar tape on (white or black?? I can't decide), throwing a front brake on... not too sure what else.

Thanks everyone for looking! I'm excited to meet some people and gain a lot of information on here, especially since a lot of this bicycle stuff is new to me.

RonH

Welcome to BikeForums.
Nice bikes. Post pics when the Fuji is finished.

NCMTBIKER

Welcome!!Nice bikes

strikeaholic

Thanks guys, I'll be sure to keep updating!