Thor's New DD!! Rollin on 27's biznitch!

[david-b]

Sometimes late late late night drunken bus/train taking with homeless drunks is fun!!

And I guess you make a valid point somewhere in there... but damn if I'm going to find it.

[steviek]

lol thor you don't realize how excited I got when I saw the title of this thread. Then I burst out laughing when I saw what it was. Then I burst out laughing again at the needs a turbo quote. I say f the front wheel and just learn how to ride it on one, it can be done.

[JoeShmoe]

Originally Posted by steviek

lol thor you don't realize how excited I got when I saw the title of this thread. Then I burst out laughing when I saw what it was. Then I burst out laughing again at the needs a turbo quote. I say f the front wheel and just learn how to ride it on one, it can be done.

Exactly, lose the handle bars, and call it a day. Unicycle baby!

[Killa]

Killa gonna chill with you in this thread, btw where the hell do you live ? dom ? cause I aint put that bike in my room like that, and look like you dont have much space on your rooms.

[Thor06]

Yeah Killa, I'm in a dorm. Its a shitty workshop, but hey I do it anyway.

I dont have a lot of progress for y'all, but I've got a little and a couple pics. I've got the three main tubes (seat to handlebar, handle bar to crank, and crank to seat) pretty much ready for paint. I have a little bit of rust left to take care of and paint to scuff up, but those are almost ready. I still have the tubes going to the back tire to take care of and the handlebar-fork tube, but I'd say I'm about half done sanding. Here's some pics of the beast stripped:







I have two tests on Friday so I wont be doing a lot more on it between now and then, but I want to have it prepped for paint by Friday. After my last test I'll go paint the bitch up in Rustoleum rust preventive flat black primer, probably two nice thick coats, a quick sand session, and a light finish coat. Then Saturday I am going to take my box of parts and the frame to that bike shop and do work until I can ride her home. Thats the plan anyway, we'll see how the week goes.

[gthompson97]

Geezus lord. You are goofy Dustin, plain old goofy.

[Thor06]

Well homies, I did some serious work on the hoe today. I finished up sanding the frame painted it, it looks nice. The fork was bent to hell so I got a new one off an older Schwinn, and I got a new chain and front wheel/tire. I dont have the derailluers on yet or the back brake, but I was atleast able to ride it home.

So yeah, all I really have to do to get it 100% ridable is straighten the back wheel a little, move the front brake pads down about 1/4", and take a link out of the chain. After that I need to put the derailluers on, the back brake, get new a hew handle bar and wrap it, and add a few links to the chain. I think I'm going to shine up the aluminum and stainless on it too, when I have time. Heres some pics of the beast!





Ok, so how much do you all think I have into it so far? Including the 1/2 can of spray paint I have like $17.50 and like 15 hours into it as it sits . How bitchin is that?? Nonprofit used bike part stores kick ass!

[SilvrEclipse]

Looks great Dustin. Thats awesome that you got a bike that cheap

[Black99GST]

haha you could have just asked for my bike... i would have given it to ya! nice!

[Thor06]

Thanks man! I moved the chain up a gear to get rid of the slack and when I bolted it back on the wobble was still there, just not rubbing. Then I adjusted the brakes and took it to my friends house. I had to stop at two stop lights and the 35-40 minute walk turned into a 9 minute bike ride! After I left there I wanted to bike some more, but didnt know where to go. I went to the my farthest class from my dorm, its like a 20 minute walk depending on how I'm feeling, etc. Well, I was pedaling hard, but I made that bitch in less than 4 minutes!! Judging by what song I was listening to I figured it was like 3 minutes and 20 seconds. I cant even believe it, according to Google Earth its .98 miles from my place so I did it at around 17.5 mph. I cant wait to get the derailluers on so I get out of 4th gear .

[Thor06]

I realize this is awefully early for an update, but I have one so I figured I'd post up anyway. It was AMAZING outside today in Minneapolis so my buddy and I just sat out in his yard for a few hours. He was carving a longboard and I brought some homework to do. Yeah, that shit didnt happen. I also happened to bring my steel wool, so I decided I would just polish up some pieces. The front wheel really shined up nice, and I did the front brake system too. I also adjusted the front brake and now she stops on a damn dime. I angled the seat down out of my nads as well, so now its a comfortable ride. My buddy's roommate had a parts bike that he is done with that happened to have a handlebar in good shape, and he let me have it. Score one for Thor!

So yeah, here's kind of a list of things I have left to do:
-Straighten rear wheel
-Mount up front and rear derailleurs and selectors
-Lengthen chain
-Put the rear brake back on
-Put the new handlebar on
-Wrap handlebar
-Polish rear wheel
-Polish whole rear brake assembly
-Clean up or get new pedals

The only things I have left to buy is the extra length of chain ($3), handlebar wrap ($10), and new pedals if I need them ($5). I think I am going to just keep chipping at things until Saturday so I can go the bike place and only have to straighten the back wheel, lengthen the chain, and mount up the rear derailleur. Once I get all of that shit done I will take a bunch of pictures of the final product.

[Thor06]

Ok, so here I am whoring up my own thread, but I thought I'd update while I was thinking about it. I got quite a bit done today... I got the rear wheel hub rebuilt, gear selectors mounted, cables for the derailleurs run, derailleurs mounted, rear wheel 1/2 way straightened, and chain lengthened for use in all gears. All I have left to do is replace some of the chain (didnt realize that there was two different sizes, 1/2 of it is wide and 1/2 of it is narrow), adjust the derailleurs and rear brake, and the rest is cosmetic. I'm picking up another bike probably on Monday, for either my brother or one of two friends looking for a road bike depending on who it fits. Only problem is the bike is 18 miles away with one bad tire and I dont think I have a ride all the way up there. My solution is to either A) catch an express bus up there with my wheel to replace the bad one with and ride it home or B) bike up there, semi dismantle the other bike, strap it to my back, and ride back home. We'll see how that goes. I would post up some new pics but the bike is dirty as hell, so tomorrow when I finish it I will take some new pictures out side to show just how much I be blingin.

[Devildust21]

Wow.. this is totally random but i noticed in those pics... That you have some freakish looking toes :P

[KoDKingVegeta]

You should have painted it pink or purple or hot rod red. Lol, give it some flare, EVERYONE has a black bike.

[kittay]

hahahaha baller!!!!