oneclick 

Turned one of these:



into one of these:




for one of these:

ryansu

Put a place holder saddle and pedals on the Trek 520 so I could list it before I had second thoughts, I finally learned to keep the saddles and pedals I like. I really liked the 520 but it mirrors a bike already in the fleet (Nishiki Cresta GT) and I have finite space -sold in 2 days for full asking and I think its going to a good home where it will get used regularly and not languish in the spare bedroom.. Sigh.



87 Trek 520

scarlson 

@oneclick no glamour shots of the lathe?? As you can see by my profile avatar pic, I am basically human accessory to a lathe, so forgive me for asking.
Slow speeds, aggressive feeds, and sharp tooling make stainless a snap! Nice surface finish.

You gonna make a mold for a replacement rubber hood as well? I know at least one person who could use them.

Kars 

super nice, I am envious

J.Higgins 

Rebuilding a few benches and things in the shop. Time to give the good ol' Starrett 4 1/2-6 a rebuild.

Mr. 66

I built the Normandy high flange hubs on the PR10 with some black rims, looks good.

Night Treker

Timberline rebuild

New used Deore shifters and tape...don't know about the color though..

Some 2.1 tires and some retuning.... friends son went for a ride with us and rode it and wants it....another smiling face 😁

Johnny_iv

Hi,

I have been working on an old Rock Hopper. Tuning up derailleurs, brakes and new tires grips. It's Grey with pink decals. Cool old bike that I use to go fishing.

SurferRosa

I started a thread on that combination, and relatively no one had them. It does look good.

What's the deal with the seat tube discoloration? Have you tried wet-sanding?

Lattz

Black magic... nice job... Is that a Mafac double cable brake lever for tandems?

J.Higgins 

Agreed. That's a pretty bike.

ryansu

Boredom and randomly looking at FB Marketplace led me to a Giant Allegre with Campy 8 speed bits that I thought I could clean up ride a bit and sell in this crazy market. Boy was I wrong, one issue after another; cracked front rim, reluctant shifting, tape/sticker residue all over the frame. I thought I had checked it over pre purchase but I obviously didn't do a great job well not bored anymore ..

Mad Honk 

I spent the last two days wrenching on the Suburban, for a new non-chirping alternator, and the pick up truck giving it a new starter that decided to start heat locking on me. Today I was able to get into the shop after getting the race car repaired and loaded for tonight's carnage, creating a grub bolt for a BF member who needed one for his derailleur. Smiles, MH

Sir_Name 

I wrapped some bars during today’s stage.

ryansu

Sir_Name any tricks for getting the bar ends so clean with the tape and end caps? Mine never look that clean. Love the Moto end caps

Sir_Name 

Wrapping top down helps in my opinion. Beyond that, I try to have the taper terminate at the bottom of the bar a few mm beyond the end. Cut the tape to have an even ~3-5 mm overhang depending on the bar end, make sure it tucks neatly in, then cap it. The point of the taper should be tucked. That’s what works for me

mechanicmatt

This thing shifts and brakes flawlessly. Just a repair and replacement of parts. I originally bought it as a pile of parts. Photos aren't great due to the time of day.

bikemig 

I've made progress on the two stumpjumpers (an '88 and a '92) that I've been working on. I've had the '88 for a while now and I had set it up as a drop bar commuter. But I really wanted an MTB drop bar gravel bike and the '88 wasn't going to cut it for me with its chain stay u brake. Plus it's on the heavy side. I finished rebuilding the '88 as a flat bar commuter. I made progress on the '92 which I'm going to build as a drop bar gravel bike. It came to me in a sad condition. The frame was sound and the parts were good but the frame had seen a lot of rough handling and it had a lot of dirt that was hard to deal with. So I took care of the rust issues and did a 2 part paint job with flat white rustoleum as a primer and a yellow model paint (an OK match) to cover up the white. It looks pretty good at maybe 10 ft but functionally the paint job is now sound.

J.Higgins 

That yellow Stumpy looks clean and decent. Not bad for a touch-up of that large amount of area.

Mr. 66

I feel better

bikemig 

Yeah, thanks. The bike was roughly handled but the frame is straight and ding free and the parts that came off the bike cleaned up nicely. Plus it's a rough stuff bike so who cares, right?

Ged117 

A friend at work asked me to take a look at his old late '70s Raleigh Lenton and bring it up to good working order. I think they used the Sprite or Lenton name with these bikes during that time. It is a far cry from the Reynolds 531 Lentons of 1948-1960ish. That being said it is a workhorse of a bike and has given him good service as a commuter and forgetaboutit bike. The original Huret derailleur gave up long ago, and somebody installed a Suntour Honor with stem shifter. It is a solid little piece of equipment, and shifts well once cleaned up. After I had the mud and gunk out of the derailleur and bottom bracket, I gave it all a wash, some compound, and serviced the usual areas, replacing the cables, front tire, and chain. Honestly the bike was really gross but I like how it ended up once the cobwebs were cleared away. The chrome bits were rusted badly, but cleaned up OK. I found a saddle to replace his worn out one, and now its ready for another couple years of tough riding jobs.

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Bianchigirll 

I spent some time fiddling with Morticia on Sat fixing a few things I didn’t like with her procession lights unfortunately my back is still killing me from being hunched over the car all afternoon

Bianchigirll 

what is this? A fuel injection unit? For?

oneclick 

Got it in one.

It also had a broken lever, I transplanted the other side lever into the housing, after transplanting the dual-cable bit into that lever. Was for sale here, has been spoken for.

Stainless bolts turn pretty nicely - AFTER you anneal the damm things.