Well, I'm working on fixing up this old Nishiki...I got it off of CL for $60 -- some kid's older brother had it in the garage and the statute of ownership apparently had expired.
I didn't take any "before" pictures dating back to the time of purchase, so you see it here in a 50/50 state.
Got the seat, handlebars, grips, cranks, and pedals it came with (when I got it), a new (used) binder bolt from my stash for the seat, new tyres on old rims, a new chain ring (but also one of the old sprockets because I didn't find any spacers yet...
All the gear levers and such have been removed, but I haven't got a rear wheel built yet and I can't break down the rear hub so it's got all the extra gears on it now...
I was going to make it a dual-braking single-speed, but as you can see to the left in the pic of the chain ring, this model has an underslung rear brake (my bikie neighbor says that means it's an '86 frame, 'cause they only did that for one year). As you may be able to tell from the picture, without a derailleur, the path of the chain cuts right through where that brake would be so... this bike's going to be a fixie.
Now, I *could* mount a BMX-style brake on the top of the wheel, but... I'd rather make it
a fixie.
Which means that these lovely old orange smashed once-basketed pedals have GOT to go.
Here's what I've done so far:
- Bored out the chain-side dropout (it was half-filled with Cromoly, because this was a multi-purpose frame apparently)
- Unbolted as much stuff as possible
- Chain ring and adjusted chain
And what I need to do:
- Build a rear wheel (fixie)
- Slap some new pedals on
- Decorate!
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Nice man, I like it. If you are going to build up your own wheel (which I highly recommend, it's fun and interesting), www.harriscyclery.com has all the parts you will need (except spokes, those have to be physically measured) and better prices than I found at any of the local bike shops.
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