Fuji Nevada worth mesing with?
03-19-16 | 10:54 PM
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Fuji Nevada worth mesing with?
Hi folks,
A neighbor gave me an aluminum framed Fuji Nevada MTB, circa 2004/05, when he moved a couple of months ago. It appears that he was scrounging parts off of it for his other bike(s). He had stored it in his garden shed-not the best environment. The frame seems to be in decent condition, with few scratches and no dents or cracks. The cheapo Suntour forks are seized and the headset is rusted. It has good stem and bars as well as useable grips. The crankset is one of those, mostly steel swaged units with a good sealed bearing BB plus a Deore XT FD in decent condition. The seat post is a bit short, but OK. However the clamp ring is missing. The Wheels that were on it were junk. Actually the rear wheel looked like decent quality with a nice 8-spd cassette, but the freehub was trashed. There’s no RD and the replaceable hanger is gone. It has a Shimano rear cantilever brake, but nothing in the front. No levers or shifters.
Dilemma and options:
1. Build it up with parts from my bin (I have most of them.) and a pair of co-op forks and flip it.
2. Since this frame looks better and appears to be better quality than the early 90s aluminum Motiv frame that’s the base of my 7 X 1 townie/beater, I could swap the parts out and then sell the Motiv with the bin parts. The Motiv fits, rides and handles well. I got it as a low mileage, but neglected bike, set it up as a single speed commuter and rode it that way for several years. A couple of years ago I did the 7 X 1 conversion because the old legs needed the gears.
3. Strip the remaining steel parts off the frame and recycle the aluminum.
Since I’m retired, working on bikes keeps me active and out of trouble. If I can recycle a few parts, clean out the bin and get back some of my investment, it’s a plus.
Bottom line? Is the quality of the Fuji frame decent enough to mess with or should I just strip off the few good parts and recycle?
Thanks and regards,
Van
A neighbor gave me an aluminum framed Fuji Nevada MTB, circa 2004/05, when he moved a couple of months ago. It appears that he was scrounging parts off of it for his other bike(s). He had stored it in his garden shed-not the best environment. The frame seems to be in decent condition, with few scratches and no dents or cracks. The cheapo Suntour forks are seized and the headset is rusted. It has good stem and bars as well as useable grips. The crankset is one of those, mostly steel swaged units with a good sealed bearing BB plus a Deore XT FD in decent condition. The seat post is a bit short, but OK. However the clamp ring is missing. The Wheels that were on it were junk. Actually the rear wheel looked like decent quality with a nice 8-spd cassette, but the freehub was trashed. There’s no RD and the replaceable hanger is gone. It has a Shimano rear cantilever brake, but nothing in the front. No levers or shifters.
Dilemma and options:
1. Build it up with parts from my bin (I have most of them.) and a pair of co-op forks and flip it.
2. Since this frame looks better and appears to be better quality than the early 90s aluminum Motiv frame that’s the base of my 7 X 1 townie/beater, I could swap the parts out and then sell the Motiv with the bin parts. The Motiv fits, rides and handles well. I got it as a low mileage, but neglected bike, set it up as a single speed commuter and rode it that way for several years. A couple of years ago I did the 7 X 1 conversion because the old legs needed the gears.
3. Strip the remaining steel parts off the frame and recycle the aluminum.
Since I’m retired, working on bikes keeps me active and out of trouble. If I can recycle a few parts, clean out the bin and get back some of my investment, it’s a plus.
Bottom line? Is the quality of the Fuji frame decent enough to mess with or should I just strip off the few good parts and recycle?
Thanks and regards,
Van
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03-20-16 | 09:59 AM
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I can't speak for the quality of the Fuji frame, but since you have time and parts available, I would pursue Option 2 first and see how you like it. If that doesn't work out, then go back to Option 1 or 3. With so many parts missing, I wouldn't spend much to replace them unless you decide to keep the frame, as it would be difficult to recover your investment.
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