phil-b
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- west wales
Junk bike
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phil-b
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My son spent his pocket money on buying this beauty from his mate. Although it is not worth anything but a trip to the recycling centre I though it may be nice if we could fix it up together.
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
- Location
- South Wales
Good idea and a nice bonding/learning exercise to boot
FFS lose that saddle for a start
FFS lose that saddle for a start
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phil-b
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Good idea and a nice bonding/learning exercise to boot
FFS lose that saddle for a start
Unfortunatly the saddle is the best bit.
Im a bit stumped on what to do with the gears. currently it has a strange 3x6 setup. with the 6 shifter is indexed and the 3 is a friction shifter and it is all in bad shape and was not very good when new. Is there something better but still budget friendly I can replace them with?
biggs682
Touch it up and ride it
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Nothing wrong with those trigger shifters
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
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- South Wales
As it has no "bull bars" on it anymore, you could always replace the shifters with Revoshifts (obviously, replacing the grips too).
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phil-b
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the previous painted the bike black but it was not stripped every thing is just painted over i black inclusig all the bolt and screw head so I will have my work cut out.
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phil-b
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I did see a few revoshifters that would work. I have not had a bike with that type of shifter on for about 30 years. but I dont remember if they where any good or not. they seem to get very mixed reviews
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
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- South Wales
They are not as good as triggers for certain situations, but I can't see this bike being used in any of those situations.
Personally, I've loved them on all the bikes I've had them on.
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
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- South Wales
Of course, another option would be EZFire ones, which would then negate the need to buy new brake levers, as those look a little tired
Nothing at all wrong with those shifters or the brake levers. If they work, they work. Just get a bit of steel wool and oil on them so they don't look rusty anymore. Then, get a pair of cone spanners and regrease the hubs. The cone spanners are a good investment because your boy can do his next bike's wheels as well. Tools are a better purchase than spares.
You could get trigger type shifters but the only 6 speed ones are collectors pieces now. Or you could convert to a 7 speed freewheel but they're not good, and a new block will cost as much as the bike did.
Then, new cables, brake blocks and (real speed freak trick coming up!) slick tyres. If you put slicks on that bike it will be considerably faster.
Replacing major components is going to cost more than the bike.
You could get trigger type shifters but the only 6 speed ones are collectors pieces now. Or you could convert to a 7 speed freewheel but they're not good, and a new block will cost as much as the bike did.
Then, new cables, brake blocks and (real speed freak trick coming up!) slick tyres. If you put slicks on that bike it will be considerably faster.
Replacing major components is going to cost more than the bike.
Cycleops
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- Accra, Ghana
Stick with the thumb shifters, those revoshifts are rubbish.
Jameshow
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Nah put on sti they are light and day difference on both road and MTB.
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phil-b
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The brake lever were plastic and on one side the housing was broken so I bought some new ones together wit some new cables. I tried to fit them today but it a problem. the tension springs where very week and uneven. the arms were also plastic and when I opened them up I could see the anchor point for the tension spring was just a hole in the plastic and it had been streched to a very long oval shape by the metal springs so they are also junk.
