Early 70's AMF. Araya rims are the best part, the originals probably didn't make it past the mid 70's.
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I get bikes that have been worked over by clueless owners. This one looks like it got attacked with a hammer and chisel. Trying to remove the bb. The bearings were chunky. Left end of the bb axle smashed over and useless. This is the left side cartridge ring. My bet is the former owner never saw a bicycle tool of any sort. Just hammers and vise grips.
Gary Fisher Advance mountain bike.
700c bolt on wheels. Caliper brakes. Wrong size seat post. 1 shifter trashed, the other gummed in to inaction.
Rear derailleur torn off. Direct chain so tight the drive train won't move. Both pedals garbage. Walmart handelbars.
Dismanteled, most parts binned. The frame is okay so it could be a rebuilder. At least they didn't saw off the brake mounts.
The source says I should hire him to fix bikes. Hummm, No.
700c bolt on wheels. Caliper brakes. Wrong size seat post. 1 shifter trashed, the other gummed in to inaction.
Rear derailleur torn off. Direct chain so tight the drive train won't move. Both pedals garbage. Walmart handelbars.
Dismanteled, most parts binned. The frame is okay so it could be a rebuilder. At least they didn't saw off the brake mounts.
The source says I should hire him to fix bikes. Hummm, No.
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all my fresh finds have been combined in to this single thread as of 5/7/2024
Some of the replies may look out of context as a result.
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all my fresh finds have been combined in to this single thread as of 5/7/2024
Some of the replies may look out of context as a result.
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Bike dismantled. Some parts tossed. Seat, pedals, cables, rear der bit, broken cage, extremely worn chain.
One oddity is matching rims but mismatched hubs. Both wheels were probably from different Treks. Both wheels had been converted to bolt on axles with the lock nuts loose. One rear cone was completely destroyed.
This is the front hub. Looks like it had at least 11 balls on one side that destroyed the cup in the hub. With too many balls, they stack up on each other and lock in place. I counted 11 divots in the cup but there could have been more that didn't make contact.
Rear hub cone, one side mashed down.
These tiny pits are enough to require a new cone and balls.
Would you be interested in selling that Monorail? I had one as a kid that I bought new at BJ's in the 90's.
I gave the Fuji Saratoga a tune up today and took it for a 44 mile ride.
Rear der is bent and the hanger was very bent. I had to run a tap through it several times before the tool would fit. Shifts well now. Rides smooth with the fat Continental 5000 tires.
Pealed off about 10 feet of black e tape, the remnants of a bike computer and some zip ties. Leveled off the seat and lowered it a bit. The stem was in the fork about 3/4" inch. Yikes. Rotated the bars up. First impression. Owie!. 21" frame with a 32" stand over! The bb is about 11.5" up from the ground which is pretty high. That's a good idea for mountain bikes when riding over logs but surely not needed on a touring bike. The initial ride was a bit squirrely due to the bent frame. The top tube is bent and has some ripples under it. The down tube is missing a couple square inchs of paint where it flexed off. Too bad. It's getting cut up tomorrow.
Trek Multitrack or 520 wheels. 3x7. The brakes are messed up. Someone put some Shimano Alivio mtb cantis on there with the wrong stradles. Shimano made those fixed length stradles in several lengths and these are way too long. The more you squeeze the brake lever the less brake power you get. These are so long, braking is trying to pull the brake arms up, not in towards the rim.
Rear der is bent and the hanger was very bent. I had to run a tap through it several times before the tool would fit. Shifts well now. Rides smooth with the fat Continental 5000 tires.
Pealed off about 10 feet of black e tape, the remnants of a bike computer and some zip ties. Leveled off the seat and lowered it a bit. The stem was in the fork about 3/4" inch. Yikes. Rotated the bars up. First impression. Owie!. 21" frame with a 32" stand over! The bb is about 11.5" up from the ground which is pretty high. That's a good idea for mountain bikes when riding over logs but surely not needed on a touring bike. The initial ride was a bit squirrely due to the bent frame. The top tube is bent and has some ripples under it. The down tube is missing a couple square inchs of paint where it flexed off. Too bad. It's getting cut up tomorrow.
Trek Multitrack or 520 wheels. 3x7. The brakes are messed up. Someone put some Shimano Alivio mtb cantis on there with the wrong stradles. Shimano made those fixed length stradles in several lengths and these are way too long. The more you squeeze the brake lever the less brake power you get. These are so long, braking is trying to pull the brake arms up, not in towards the rim.
