Wednesday, December 7

MORE bikes...

So, Teal's got a sweet custom bike in the works. Can't wait to see that built up. It'll look awesome in black. How are you going to set it up? Obviously singlespeed, but what about other stuff? By the looks of it, this is no XC racer, but it doesn't seem to be a full-blown cliff dropper either. Jack of all trades? Let me know if you need any parts, I've got some nice stuff you might be interested in. I'd just like to recommend some brakes too. Don't know how much time you've spent with discs, but in my opinion Avid mechanicals can't be beat. I've had terrible luck with hydraulics though (rim and disc). I like how hydros feel, but hate the leaking... Get some 8 inch avids and you'll be golden (6" is plenty for what I do, but I hear 8" is even better). Also, love the bottle opener head badge. That's trick. The dimes are a cool touch too.
What about the geometry though? I'm curious...

Anywho, here's my SS road bike too. The only thing I'm going to change is the front wheel. Something with a black rim would make it look 10x better I think. The color is also weird in the picture. It's really a dark maroon with a very subtle metal flake glittery stuff. Specs are as follows:
1985 Trek 760 - 62cm, Reynolds 531, matching fork
Campy threaded headset
Worn out Sugino BB
Early 90's Dura-Ace crankset (172.5mm)
Cinelli Bar/stem (40mm bar, bit narrow for my liking)
generic seatpost, really long, campy one was too short
Rear wheel - Early 90's dura-ace, mavic Open4, DT swiss spokes
Front - who knows... crappy, ugly, heavy, but free
tires - Bontrager Select-K
tubes - whatever
Brakes - Shimano 105 dual pivot rear, really old DuraAce front
Shimano 105 brake levers (I have a set of old Dura-Ace ones that I'll swap them out for later)
Selle Bassano saddle (nearly identical to a Selle Italia Flite)
AtomLab TrailKing pedals (from the trials bike)
All for about $100...

Against the backdrop of the hideous love seat in my office...

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Will, Sweet ride, cooler than my fixie for sure. I want some old ultrerga 170 cranks or something really stiff and sturdy, and big pedals too for mine.


Anyway I'll get you on the geometery of the frame soon. Its ment to be an all mountain SS. I have a 5" marizzohi (SP) fork and a surly rigid disc fork so that will screw with the geometery a bit but good for different conditions.

Want the Paul SS disc Fhubs
Avid Mechanical brakes
Some truvative 180mm crank w/ BB
and some rhinolite rims
some pedals of sorts
the rest I have
kona roost Xtra thick bar
azonic stem
ACS free wheel
thats about it so far
really stoked on it. A couple more months before I can ride it.
If you have any of those spacers left over could you ship them back?
Thanks Teal

Will Waterstrat said...

Tealio,
Yeah, I'll send you back the spacers. I've actually got some nice road cranks you can have too. They're the cranks that were on this frameset originally. Sugino FX or something. Good quality, 170mm. I'll send 'em if you want them. They seemed pretty stiff when I rode them. Anything else you need? Any bike you've got require shifters? I've got some sweet ol Suntour XC Pro thumbshifters. Brand new. Friction or 7 speed index (suntour indexing though, not shimano compatible). Let me know. I can also hook you up with the pro deals if there's anything you gotta have...

Anonymous said...

Will
Clean up your room
Love Ma

Anonymous said...

Willmo
Clean up yer room. Or else
The old man

Anonymous said...

I really mean it or yur grounded
The old man

Will Waterstrat said...

Oh hush. This is my office at school. It's actually rather clean. The black stuff is my backpack and kristen's raincoat. The corkboard in the background is my office mate's...
You guys are weird. :)