Synack42

Hey, I can post photos now, and I can't resist...

Just sharing this for giggles, it's a curbside 2008 Diamondback Outlook from what I've gathered. When I got it it was just the frame, crankset and fork. This has been an extreme budget build so far:

• $20 used wheelset, Weinmann rims with Specialized hubs.
• Free with giftcard WTB All Terrain tires (snow all over here, dying to try these out....)
• $8.65 25.4mm flat aluminum handlebars
• $10 Used Giant Connect saddle (there is a LBS nearby with a bucket of them, must not be a popular model but I'm loving it -- and I'm a clyde)
• $13 Origin8 lock on grips, had some ODI plugs laying around
• $7 Sunrace SLM-10 friction shifters that came with cables and housings
• Other misc parts like pads, brake cables, derailleur were laying around.

So i'm around $60 in at this point. Might not be worth it but it's definitely entertaining -- and hey, it's slowly phasing out the sanitized Magna behind it. (Though, honestly I put 850+ miles on that Magna with very little grief last year...)

BrocLuno

Nice. Just for entertainment value, it's worth more than $60. And you kept it out of the dump - good on you

I get a "rescue bike" like that and I usually end up many hundreds of dollars into it because I can't just stop. Wonder what it would be like with a ...... (for instance, a Manitou R7 Elite light weight air fork )?

But, in your case, you are in luck because it has a 1" steer tube, so high rent forks are not an easy option. KISS and ride on

Might evolve into a decent semi-tough trail/gravel bike

Synack42

Thanks, funny thing is this actually does have a 1 1/8" headset on it... I've thought about a threadless conversion. The old fork is totally fine for my riding though, mainly pavement and really flat packed trails.

I might pick up a quill stem adapter though, just to play with different bar setups...

frogman

Nice work, good looking Diamond Back ! I have an older Diamond Back with the hard fork, not a suspension fork. It was dumped in one of our city trash bins. Replaced the tires, chain and put on a new saddle. It looked like it had been stored inside, the paint is in great shape. I suspect it was bought and hung up in someones garage until they decided to dump it. I like the grips you have on yours, I will see if I can find those too.

Synack42

Thanks -- The grips really are awesome if you do any kind of tinkering around at all: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00288JF26 I've had really good luck with alcohol or WD taking off and installing regular rubber grips but these are so much easier and look good too.

If I didn't have those ODI bar end plugs laying around I probably would go with some of those aluminum caps that could be locked in with an allen wrench.

Maelochs

I like the shape of the saddle and the general set-up of the bike. Bars are a bit high for my tast, but that it personal taste. Slap a rack on it and it would be a great short-ride commuter.

I learned to ride in bad city traffic on bikes like that--scavenged from the trash, frankensteined together ... none of them looked that good.

frogman

I just ordered a pair along with the nice aluminum end caps. I usually use water with a drop of dish soap for the rubber grips. These grips look like they go on without any prep.
Thanks for the info !!

BirdsBikeBinocs

Looks great buddy. I'm beginning to think I want to build up a vintage bike.