04-12-2010, 07:08 PM
Ok, my father inlaw finally broke down and bought a new bike, and his old, really crappy Bianchi Ocelot is now mine. And it's no wonder he couldn't go very fast. You'll see what I mean in the pics.
Ok...First things first. 37 minutes to strip it down to the frame.
Tossed out:
Handlebars, stem, shifters, reflectors, rear wheel, derailleurs, bottle cage, headset, chain, bottom bracket, and well, damn near everything but what I saved below.
I kept these components:
Frame, cranks. Will be removing two chainrings, and using the middle ring as the solo ring up front
Plans:
1. Build new rear wheel with A Sturmey Archer Internal Geared 3 Speed hub with Coaster Brake.
2. New bottom bracket (Since the old one was so bleeped up, and the morons that put it together 20 years ago used a bottom bracket that had a spindle WAY too long...I had to take apart my crank puller to get the cranks off.)
3. New Headset, Quill Stem, Mustache Handlebars, Grips.
4. Shaving off cable guides and brake bosses on forks and frame.
5. Strip paint, repaint something nice a bright.
Ah, I forgot, when I put it on the stand, about a quart of rusty water poured out of the frame. Yum!
This is going to be strictly used for towing the kid around on the bike paths in Rhode Island. Nothing Fancy.
Tell me what ya think.
Ok...First things first. 37 minutes to strip it down to the frame.
Tossed out:
Handlebars, stem, shifters, reflectors, rear wheel, derailleurs, bottle cage, headset, chain, bottom bracket, and well, damn near everything but what I saved below.
I kept these components:
Frame, cranks. Will be removing two chainrings, and using the middle ring as the solo ring up front
Plans:
1. Build new rear wheel with A Sturmey Archer Internal Geared 3 Speed hub with Coaster Brake.
2. New bottom bracket (Since the old one was so bleeped up, and the morons that put it together 20 years ago used a bottom bracket that had a spindle WAY too long...I had to take apart my crank puller to get the cranks off.)
3. New Headset, Quill Stem, Mustache Handlebars, Grips.
4. Shaving off cable guides and brake bosses on forks and frame.
5. Strip paint, repaint something nice a bright.
Ah, I forgot, when I put it on the stand, about a quart of rusty water poured out of the frame. Yum!
This is going to be strictly used for towing the kid around on the bike paths in Rhode Island. Nothing Fancy.
Tell me what ya think.
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