nz made os mtb for $1

[kingpin]

got this healing mtb off our local auction site for a buck! picked it up last night.
i thought i might make a nice road bike out of it...i stripped it tonight...its way rougher than i had expected...nice size frame tho.

i might buy some paint stripper and give it a paint job before i commit any further to it...i was hopeing the original paint would be ok but its not...i would love to powder coat it but i think id have to get all new parts for it...dont really wanna spend that sorta $ on a roadbike atm...

still whats $1!!!

 

[roadmaster]

great deal!! gonna take some cleaning up, but it should clean up good.

 

[kingpin]

yeah i think so...ive never worked with gears and derailers etc before....so if nothing else its a super cheap bike to learn on!

 

[roadmaster]

yeah, just assume you'll have to replace all the brake wires, both derailleur cables (and housings, too) and probably the chain. if your famileur with single speed and 3speed bikes, it'll be a piece of cake. just remember how things go when you take your time and go thru things one at a time. they sell a cable tune up kit a wally world for like $10 bucks, and included both brake and shifter cables and housings of all of them. you may want to buy yourself a good pair of wire cutters or (i use) aviation sheers to cut down housings and cable to the right size and a chaintool for taking off and putting a new chain on (seriously recommend it) and a good basic tool set.

like you said, its a buck.