The Horror: Junk Build, High-End-Hatchet job, Frankenbike Challenge Extravaganza
09-04-23, 07:17 AM
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I have the perfect candidate acquired last month for free.
1992-3 badly kept Klein Pinnacle...
...with paint that is beautiful in most places...
.and cancerous in several other places.
This will be great fun and I already have most of the really bad components to hang on what was back in the day, an expensive MTB.
What say the Daves? Does an early Nineties Klein qualify?
1992-3 badly kept Klein Pinnacle...
...with paint that is beautiful in most places...
.and cancerous in several other places.
This will be great fun and I already have most of the really bad components to hang on what was back in the day, an expensive MTB.
What say the Daves? Does an early Nineties Klein qualify?
And great score by the way!
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09-04-23, 08:50 AM
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Is a high-end frame necessary? I have three that might qualify that aren't already completed, but one is almost built out (not open to rework), one has a mandated color scheme that does not include orange or green, and the other is way down the list and is going to be red (I don't have a red bike yet - believe it or not). I have a couple of (much) lesser frames available that are green to start - one of which is both ugly and French. Unless you've got something that nice, smallish and has distressed paint that you want to pack some rims around, I'd have to go a lookin'.
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Geez, my Legnano Condorino suits this contest perfectly. Italian frame, Weinmann brakes, Japanese cranks, mismatched French rims (tubular) with Campy hubs, German tires, Campy pedals, Brooks saddle, FSA cartridge BB and an oddball Shimano RD. I should throw a Chris King headset on it to round out the multinational vibe.
No parts from China on it so I guess I’m missing out(??) on that part of the formula.
No parts from China on it so I guess I’m missing out(??) on that part of the formula.
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09-04-23, 09:28 AM
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Is a high-end frame necessary? I have three that might qualify that aren't already completed, but one is almost built out (not open to rework), one has a mandated color scheme that does not include orange or green, and the other is way down the list and is going to be red (I don't have a red bike yet - believe it or not). I have a couple of (much) lesser frames available that are green to start - one of which is both ugly and French. Unless you've got something that nice, smallish and has distressed paint that you want to pack some rims around, I'd have to go a lookin'.
09-04-23, 09:30 AM
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Geez, my Legnano Condorino suits this contest perfectly. Italian frame, Weinmann brakes, Japanese cranks, mismatched French rims (tubular) with Campy hubs, German tires, Campy pedals, Brooks saddle, FSA cartridge BB and an oddball Shimano RD. I should throw a Chris King headset on it to round out the multinational vibe.
No parts from China on it so I guess I’m missing out(??) on that part of the formula.
No parts from China on it so I guess I’m missing out(??) on that part of the formula.
09-04-23, 10:03 AM
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My (now bent still ridable) townie might fit the bill. Parts are a mix of Asian, Italian, Swiss, and USA.
Front hub is a Hugi, but the rear is the modern edition of a Sturmey AW3. Plenty of eye-sore with the grip color.
Maybe I missed the point, but that DeRosa isn't an eyesore to my mind at all.
Front hub is a Hugi, but the rear is the modern edition of a Sturmey AW3. Plenty of eye-sore with the grip color.
Maybe I missed the point, but that DeRosa isn't an eyesore to my mind at all.
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Yes, you've missed the point. The idea is to take a high-end frame and build a Franken Bike between now and the end of the year--- and not enter an already built bike of mis-matched parts.
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09-04-23, 10:41 AM
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So with a whole lot of high end parts even a Huffy can look good and ride well, but what happens when you take the high end frame and use some less than perfect components on it? It is a testament to what even the less than desire-able parts can accomplish on a nice frame. Besides, we have all had plenty of views of the most desire-able bikes with high dollar parts, what about those that can't have the best parts even though it is a nice frame? The quest here is to find a good rider with less than fine parts. Smiles, CrapMaster Honk
For the Peug all I would have to do is finish the re-assembly without cosmetic refurb on any of the parts, or anything?
And since the Simplex stuff is long busted, take some of the 1960s or whatever rusty Shimano or German derailleurs ... ?
This may have some legs!
09-04-23, 10:49 AM
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So perhaps take one of my Mondonicos and build it up with the Gruppo Crapo cadged from an early Varsity? Or similar with an ancient PX-10 frame/fork? Sounds kool except for painting over the nice work on the Mondo frame, and the 1967 original beausage on the Peug? I do have a pair of 120 mm steel-hub wheels, laced to early early unscraped Mavic rims ... talk about beausage! Maybe I can use my Ballila center-pull calipers instead of Mavics ...
For the Peug all I would have to do is finish the re-assembly without cosmetic refurb on any of the parts, or anything?
And since the Simplex stuff is long busted, take some of the 1960s or whatever rusty Shimano or German derailleurs ... ?
This may have some legs!
For the Peug all I would have to do is finish the re-assembly without cosmetic refurb on any of the parts, or anything?
And since the Simplex stuff is long busted, take some of the 1960s or whatever rusty Shimano or German derailleurs ... ?
This may have some legs!
AMCo and I just happened to have crappy paint versions that need rehab at some level. Mad Honk has an Ochsner NOT in need of repaint. So the ugly value is in the build and accessories!
09-04-23, 10:53 AM
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Trust me...this bike is no silk purse. Its a paperweight piece of garbage with bad paint, a huge dent, and now a crack in the frame, and instead of lamenting over the fact I'd need to spend insane amounts of money and destroy the only selling point the bike originally had (the really nice chrome) we are going to lean in to the wallhanger wasteland that this bike is aimlessly roaming around in, and have a little fun with it. It owes me. Now it has a purpose.
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Is a high-end frame necessary? I have three that might qualify that aren't already completed, but one is almost built out (not open to rework), one has a mandated color scheme that does not include orange or green, and the other is way down the list and is going to be red (I don't have a red bike yet - believe it or not). I have a couple of (much) lesser frames available that are green to start - one of which is both ugly and French. Unless you've got something that nice, smallish and has distressed paint that you want to pack some rims around, I'd have to go a lookin'.
...participation in the spirit is what this challenge is all about!
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09-04-23, 10:56 AM
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If the intent is to take a high end frame and build it up with Walmart level components, then all of these bent/damaged frames are kind of missing the point?
I mean, I like the idea of taking blemished frames, and then layering on more crap to see what the end result is and whether one can tell, but I think there is a mid-mash of understanding what this project entails based on this thread
I mean, I like the idea of taking blemished frames, and then layering on more crap to see what the end result is and whether one can tell, but I think there is a mid-mash of understanding what this project entails based on this thread
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Who knows, maybe some duct tape and super glue will improve his chances.
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09-04-23, 10:58 AM
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My friend asked me to build him a beater bike so I came up with this digging through the parts bin.
An American company posing as an Italian one, and manufactured in Japan has got to be worth some points (?). Six speed 1x set up with a 7 speed cassette. Mismatched wheels including a Colnago panto Ofmega hub front wheel with original tubeless tire (no tube just a hard piece of foam type solid tire, note no valve stem out of the valve hole). Weird brown bar tape on funky pink frame, Tektro brakes, and lovely plastic pedals.
An American company posing as an Italian one, and manufactured in Japan has got to be worth some points (?). Six speed 1x set up with a 7 speed cassette. Mismatched wheels including a Colnago panto Ofmega hub front wheel with original tubeless tire (no tube just a hard piece of foam type solid tire, note no valve stem out of the valve hole). Weird brown bar tape on funky pink frame, Tektro brakes, and lovely plastic pedals.
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If the intent is to take a high end frame and build it up with Walmart level components, then all of these bent/damaged frames are kind of missing the point?
I mean, I like the idea of taking blemished frames, and then layering on more crap to see what the end result is and whether one can tell, but I think there is a mid-mash of understanding what this project entails based on this thread
I mean, I like the idea of taking blemished frames, and then layering on more crap to see what the end result is and whether one can tell, but I think there is a mid-mash of understanding what this project entails based on this thread
Anyone can participate in their own way. Just no Huffys...I’m pretty sure most of the “hoard horde” on the forums have a bike they are in the process of stripping or wondering what to do with...that’s their canvas! We don’t judge!
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Cocky young adult wanders into the wrong garage, suffers unspeakable atrocities, gets dismembered.
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09-04-23, 12:34 PM
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09-04-23, 12:35 PM
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It’s whatever the individual wants to do. Again, we just have imperfect frames of legendary status we can have some temporary Halloween Frankenbike fun with. That was our luck/choice...
Anyone can participate in their own way. Just no Huffys...I’m pretty sure most of the “hoard horde” on the forums have a bike they are in the process of stripping or wondering what to do with...that’s their canvas! We don’t judge!
Anyone can participate in their own way. Just no Huffys...I’m pretty sure most of the “hoard horde” on the forums have a bike they are in the process of stripping or wondering what to do with...that’s their canvas! We don’t judge!
That’s cool.
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Sorry. I don't have the cash to throw at that tom foolery. I think that bicycling should be a highly egalitarian activity, and I could use harsher language, but there's something foul here.
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Finally a bike break! Here is my entry with only a few rudimentary parts applied. It is a throwback and homage to a great rider in the early 20th century Othon Ochsner the first. Swiss made frame with a headset of dubious origin and in need of a complete build out. Pics:
The beginnings... frame fork and HS, with rear wheel attached
One of our favorite French hubs - the Helicomatic 6 speed laced into a Mavic rim covered with a Taiwan tube and German tire.
Nice rim that had been laced on prior to my receiving it, I think I might get points for the green label.
Our honored long past rider Othon's signature and the black non- discernable maker HS.
More to come as I dig into the trove of wacky parts here in the shop. The ANPI seat post is a bit small, but I might be able to shim it out to get some extra points. I am having thoughts about black and orange bar tape once I can decide on a cockpit set-up. Smiles, Dave #3
The beginnings... frame fork and HS, with rear wheel attached
One of our favorite French hubs - the Helicomatic 6 speed laced into a Mavic rim covered with a Taiwan tube and German tire.
Nice rim that had been laced on prior to my receiving it, I think I might get points for the green label.
Our honored long past rider Othon's signature and the black non- discernable maker HS.
More to come as I dig into the trove of wacky parts here in the shop. The ANPI seat post is a bit small, but I might be able to shim it out to get some extra points. I am having thoughts about black and orange bar tape once I can decide on a cockpit set-up. Smiles, Dave #3
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Oooh, lots to respond to here.
I'm digging the idea of a junkified PX-10...such is near and dear to my heart, as I picked up a street-lived PX-10 w/ upturned bars and steel rims.
Brad! Yes! I'm glad to have you on board. If you ever wish to contribute to the Crapamount disgrace, or go for a ride or something please let me know!
Mish-mash sounds great to me. I'll admit, the 'Walmart level' was sort of my contribution. Things started off with more of the 'Frankenbike' theme of just different components from all over, and embracing the 'mixmaster' approach. I think I am quite enjoying the jarring contrast between a Paramount frame and trashy components. But because it still fits well under the 'Frankenbike' theme, I think we should be good. I'm perfectly happy to use an unbent/undamaged frame, however. The Paramount was just convenient and was making me angry, so I wanted to use it. But I have a perfectly fine, original, unmolested 1981 Trek 950 frame and fork in the garage I'd be happy to add to this steaming pile of...innovation!
Please be worried. That's why I chose it, to create worry and fear. Only kidding. Well, partially. If I build it up and see too much flex, I can always cut a small gas pipe apart and jb weld the two halves on together and wrap with twine. The reality is that the thing was probably ridden for quite some time in that condition. After speaking w/ a few torch-bearers, the thought was that the esteemed Paramount fabrication facility got lazy and didn't fill the slot with enough braze material, as it is a tab style and needs the filling.
This was the exact response I was hoping for - thank you for confirming the inaneness of our efforts! And, trust me, I tried. I already threw my cash at a frame I was hoping was going to build out into a nice, classy bike, only to receive a useless piece of garbage. It's not like it started out that degenerate. So I got a lemon. I'm not just making lemonade, I'm making a lemon pie. So what if I throw some pickled olives on top?
The foulness you speak of is all in the tube ripples and dropout cracks, nothing more.
Most people in this sub-forum won't have to spend anything to get something rolling here that meets the criteria. Look at it like a public service event to help motivate people to use up some of the frames and components that would otherwise be rotting away for decades. I mean, shouldn't we be getting thanked here?
And I'd prefer the harsher language, if you don't mind.
So perhaps take one of my Mondonicos and build it up with the Gruppo Crapo cadged from an early Varsity? Or similar with an ancient PX-10 frame/fork? Sounds kool except for painting over the nice work on the Mondo frame, and the 1967 original beausage on the Peug? I do have a pair of 120 mm steel-hub wheels, laced to early early unscraped Mavic rims ... talk about beausage! Maybe I can use my Ballila center-pull calipers instead of Mavics ...
For the Peug all I would have to do is finish the re-assembly without cosmetic refurb on any of the parts, or anything?
And since the Simplex stuff is long busted, take some of the 1960s or whatever rusty Shimano or German derailleurs ... ?
This may have some legs!
For the Peug all I would have to do is finish the re-assembly without cosmetic refurb on any of the parts, or anything?
And since the Simplex stuff is long busted, take some of the 1960s or whatever rusty Shimano or German derailleurs ... ?
This may have some legs!
If the intent is to take a high end frame and build it up with Walmart level components, then all of these bent/damaged frames are kind of missing the point?
I mean, I like the idea of taking blemished frames, and then layering on more crap to see what the end result is and whether one can tell, but I think there is a mid-mash of understanding what this project entails based on this thread
I mean, I like the idea of taking blemished frames, and then layering on more crap to see what the end result is and whether one can tell, but I think there is a mid-mash of understanding what this project entails based on this thread
This was the exact response I was hoping for - thank you for confirming the inaneness of our efforts! And, trust me, I tried. I already threw my cash at a frame I was hoping was going to build out into a nice, classy bike, only to receive a useless piece of garbage. It's not like it started out that degenerate. So I got a lemon. I'm not just making lemonade, I'm making a lemon pie. So what if I throw some pickled olives on top?
The foulness you speak of is all in the tube ripples and dropout cracks, nothing more.
Most people in this sub-forum won't have to spend anything to get something rolling here that meets the criteria. Look at it like a public service event to help motivate people to use up some of the frames and components that would otherwise be rotting away for decades. I mean, shouldn't we be getting thanked here?
And I'd prefer the harsher language, if you don't mind.
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I have the perfect candidate acquired last month for free.
1992-3 badly kept Klein Pinnacle...
...with paint that is beautiful in most places...
.and cancerous in several other places.
This will be great fun and I already have most of the really bad components to hang on what was back in the day, an expensive MTB.
What say the Daves? Does an early Nineties Klein qualify?
1992-3 badly kept Klein Pinnacle...
...with paint that is beautiful in most places...
.and cancerous in several other places.
This will be great fun and I already have most of the really bad components to hang on what was back in the day, an expensive MTB.
What say the Daves? Does an early Nineties Klein qualify?
Bob, how did I miss this fantastic submission?
Scraping off that gorgeous Klein paint around the rot will be the 'nails on the chalkboard' moment in this build!
Also, riding it without adjusting that seat post down at all should at least get you 10 additional points!
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My friend asked me to build him a beater bike so I came up with this digging through the parts bin.
An American company posing as an Italian one, and manufactured in Japan has got to be worth some points (?). Six speed 1x set up with a 7 speed cassette. Mismatched wheels including a Colnago panto Ofmega hub front wheel with original tubeless tire (no tube just a hard piece of foam type solid tire, note no valve stem out of the valve hole). Weird brown bar tape on funky pink frame, Tektro brakes, and lovely plastic pedals.
An American company posing as an Italian one, and manufactured in Japan has got to be worth some points (?). Six speed 1x set up with a 7 speed cassette. Mismatched wheels including a Colnago panto Ofmega hub front wheel with original tubeless tire (no tube just a hard piece of foam type solid tire, note no valve stem out of the valve hole). Weird brown bar tape on funky pink frame, Tektro brakes, and lovely plastic pedals.
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1987 Crest Cannondale, 1987 Basso Gap, 1992 Rossin Performance EL, 1990ish Van Tuyl, 1985 Trek 670, 1982 AD SLE, 2003 Pinarello Surprise, 1990ish MBK Atlantique, 1987 Peugeot Competition, 1987 Nishiki Tri-A, 1981 Faggin, 1996 Cannondale M500, 1984 Mercian, 1982 AD SuperLeicht, 1985 Massi (model unknown), 1988 Daccordi Griffe , 1989 Fauxsin MTB, 1981 Ciocc Mockba, 1992 Bianchi Giro, 1977 Colnago Super
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Finally a bike break! Here is my entry with only a few rudimentary parts applied. It is a throwback and homage to a great rider in the early 20th century Othon Ochsner the first. Swiss made frame with a headset of dubious origin and in need of a complete build out. Pics:
The beginnings... frame fork and HS, with rear wheel attached
The beginnings... frame fork and HS, with rear wheel attached
The Ochsner! I heard about this one. I can't wait to see what fiendish things you come up with. When I get a good break from the flooring, I'll try to give you a call!
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