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Oops, screwed up the sidewalk didn't he? WHat's it doing in your shop now. You repairing it?
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Well i was going to scrap it but then i thought i might repair it. But i dont want the liability especially if im riding it lol Its going to be a wall hanger i guess
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"Scrap" Bianchi frame?
That thing looks like an opportunity!
Here's an example: (not mine, but cool as hellllllll!) http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1625262405.jpg |
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We used to cut the front of the frame off bad frames in front of the seat tube, bend the rear triangles out about 16”, put a seat post and seat in it and make a shop stool.
Not very stable but kind of cool. |
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Great family down the street that my dog and their dog are best buds have three daughters that are super responsible and very accomplished; the parents work real hard to take care of the kids. I’ve done a few small repairs on the girls bikes- I “lie” a bit and tell them I have parts just sitting around- well, they are sitting around after the UPS or Amazon driver leaves them!
They had a broken down bike for the youngest daughter and I gave it a going over this weekend, tires were rotted and flat, some cables were broken, the bottom bracket needed grease, there was some rust and it was dirty. I had a new set of tubes, tires, spoke guard, brake and shifter cables “just sitting around”, so I gave it a clean and even waxed the frame. I think it came out nice- I even rode it to their house about a mile away with a good sized hill- not easy to ride a 20” bike when you’re a grown man. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1625504115.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1625504170.jpg |
^ Wow. Just "wow" on any number of levels.
It looks brand new, and you are a terrific human. |
Great job!!
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Thanks guys,
I actually enjoy the process; I’m used to higher end bikes, so sometimes it takes a bit of head scratching to figure out how it goes together. Someone had put a wrong size bolt on and cross threaded it on the rear axle. I retapped it, but didn’t have the right nut. I live in a decent working class neighborhood and there was a couple trucks and trailers that looked like were scrappers and I saw an old bike in the pickup bed. I slipped the Campy peanut butter wrench in my back pocket and while walking the dog saw some people out and I was pointed to the house that owned the truck and luckily the guy was out in another beat up mini van and when I told him I was looking for a nut to fix a bike for a little girl, he reached into the back of the van and pulled out a small junk bike and let me have the nut off of it- saved me s trip to the bike shop. Rutager |
Another story of folks helping the cycling community:
Slow Twitch Niche, a little bike shop near me takes in old bikes, fixes them up and gives them away. They also do for pay repairs to help cover costs. I gave them an old mountain bike last year when bikes were in such short supply but it was hard to let go of the memories. https://abc13.com/slow-twitch-niche-seabrook-bike-shop-texas-non-profit/7167907/#:~:text=SEABROOK%2C%20Texas%20--%20Slow%20Twitch%20Niche%20is%20a,in%20need%20is%2 0the%20reason%20everyone%20stops%20by. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1625581976.jpg |
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