| Re: Finished my project bike!
Yeah I agree with you Pat! I went one step further and cut up two old bikes
and built myself a short wheel based recumbent!
And yeah you definately will learn alot, I know I did.
Ken
"marco007esq" <mjralias-google@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Pat wrote:
> > I was given a mountain bike in pretty sorry condition as a project
> bike. I
> > stripped it down to the empty frame and rebuilt it one piece at a
> time (with
> > the help of some bicycle repair books). Along the way I learned a
> ton about
> > how bikes are put together and some of the little "tricks" to getting
> them
> > to work right. Yesterday, I finished putting the new cables on the
> > derailleurs and I actually got them to work correctly!
> >
> > I highly recommend this approach to learning how to work on a bike.
> By
> > removing a lot of the tension involved in working on a good bike, I
> wasn't
> > afraid to goof it up. But, now, I have confidence I could replace
> the
> > cables and cable housing on my good bike. I now see the way to fix
> that
> > front derailleur that has been auto-shifting from the middle
> chainring to
> > the granny gear by itself. And, as a bonus, I have a sense of
> > self-satisfaction that comes from working with my hands and brain to
> create
> > something of value---that actually works!
> >
> > Don't get me wrong---I am not an accomplished "wrench" after doing
> this. I
> > spent about $100 on tools and supplies, and it took about 2 weeks to
> do,
> > working in spare time. Still, I have a good, workable,
> front-suspension
> > mountain bike without rust and grime on it. Everything works!
> >
> > Pat in TX
>
> That is so cool! Congratulations, Pat!
>
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