KTM Sorento? Help me identify this bike.
07-31-22, 01:45 PM
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KTM Sorento? Help me identify this bike.
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This bike is for sale for like $85; the seller says "KTM Sorento" but I couldn't find anything related on the internet. Could you guys help? I would like to buy it to disassemble and reassemble it to learn the ropes in bike building and repair. Also, it would be a fine commuter for rainy days, when I keep my Fuji Touring warms and safe. Would a road handlebar fit, given the geometry? What you presume is its bottom bracket?
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This bike is for sale for like $85; the seller says "KTM Sorento" but I couldn't find anything related on the internet. Could you guys help? I would like to buy it to disassemble and reassemble it to learn the ropes in bike building and repair. Also, it would be a fine commuter for rainy days, when I keep my Fuji Touring warms and safe. Would a road handlebar fit, given the geometry? What you presume is its bottom bracket?
Thanks!
07-31-22, 03:05 PM
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From what I can tell, KTM is an Austrian bike brand. I would assume, if it's an older bike, that it has a square tapered spindle with a loose ball bearing and cup and cone BB. To get the crank arms off, you will need a crank arm puller. If you wanna dissasemble the BB, be prepared to use some weird/outdated tools 
(and for a likely stuck BB-on the drive side). Also keep in mind, that the drive side BB cup is left hand threaded and unscrews clockwise. The non-drive side is a "regular" thread, and unscrews in counter-clockwise fashion. (the way I remember it is, that both sides removed TOWARDS the front wheel)
Give it a go with road handlebars
Nothing to loose really (I personally much prefer road bars nowadays compared to flat ones)
(and for a likely stuck BB-on the drive side). Also keep in mind, that the drive side BB cup is left hand threaded and unscrews clockwise. The non-drive side is a "regular" thread, and unscrews in counter-clockwise fashion. (the way I remember it is, that both sides removed TOWARDS the front wheel)Give it a go with road handlebars
Nothing to loose really (I personally much prefer road bars nowadays compared to flat ones)
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Drop bars would require you to get correct brake and shift levers
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