I picked up two frames from a junkpile yesterday. I had to get a special pass to visit the city so I wasn't going to leave empty handed.
There were more frames there but these two looked the best. Ten bucks and I had them in the trunk. The chrome one is large, a 21 inch frame, just my size.
It had a label on it that was just like the labels at the big bike shop that went out of business a few years back. They had tons of frames hanging up for many years. I think this frame is NOS from that shop. It shined up nice and I'll use it for an urban bomber. Nothing was ever mounted on that frame. The serial number IDs it as 1987 maybe. It had 2 dents in the headtube. I'll bet someone dropped it and it never sold, then went to the dump when they folded. An easy fix with a steel rod and hammer.
I think it's chromoly. It's wide in the stays so it must have been made for 2.125 tires.
The blue frame turned out to be for 24 tires but that's no problem. I thought the cantilevers were bent but it looks like it was made like that. The welds are the worst I've ever seen. It will probably just get hung up on the wall.
Then my wife surprised me with a new mountain bike.
The cheapest chinese bike I've ever dealt with. It's now just a bare frame, never been ridden. I'm going to cannibalize everything from it for the chrome bike. If it works out well, I'll get some higher end components for the big chrome bike.
There were more frames there but these two looked the best. Ten bucks and I had them in the trunk. The chrome one is large, a 21 inch frame, just my size.
It had a label on it that was just like the labels at the big bike shop that went out of business a few years back. They had tons of frames hanging up for many years. I think this frame is NOS from that shop. It shined up nice and I'll use it for an urban bomber. Nothing was ever mounted on that frame. The serial number IDs it as 1987 maybe. It had 2 dents in the headtube. I'll bet someone dropped it and it never sold, then went to the dump when they folded. An easy fix with a steel rod and hammer.
I think it's chromoly. It's wide in the stays so it must have been made for 2.125 tires.
The blue frame turned out to be for 24 tires but that's no problem. I thought the cantilevers were bent but it looks like it was made like that. The welds are the worst I've ever seen. It will probably just get hung up on the wall.
Then my wife surprised me with a new mountain bike.
The cheapest chinese bike I've ever dealt with. It's now just a bare frame, never been ridden. I'm going to cannibalize everything from it for the chrome bike. If it works out well, I'll get some higher end components for the big chrome bike.
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