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Here’s some examples of a few builds of mine from the last year or so in this ‘category’ — ‘91 Nishiki Ariel. Cunningham design, made in the USA. ‘94 Scott (Kona P2 fork) ‘89 Nishiki Colorado. Also a Cunningham design. Wearing rain gear, aka fenders in this pic.

Got the headset installed and the fork mounted. Lucked out and had the correct 26.8 seatpost on hand. Was a mistaken purchase a few builds back that needed 26.6. Swapped the quick release seatpost clamp to a bolt on, bb in, and test fitting a front rack. Sorting out the drivetrain. Big fan...

I’d like to get on the list to be notified as well. Front or rear drum hubs, no rim needed. Thanks!

Cool levers for sure. Chang Star. I’ve seen the calipers on several later 80s cruisers, Dia Compe copies. Edit- I google image searched ‘Chang star brake levers’ these came up-

Had to get the wheels sorted. As much as I’d love perfectly matching set, I’m trying to go with what I have. I have a good front wheel, Mavic 517 with a Deore xt hub And another front wheel, Rhyno Lite with a Coda hub. Relaced it with a deore LX rear hub Lucked out with spoke length. I...

Thanks Matti. I thought they were cool. Have never heard of the brand, but found them NOS at a reasonable price. Figure they’ll match the mostly early/ mid 90s bits. Will be swapping the pads to Kool stops.

Interesting. The Sovos hubs are 90s. I have a pair, with that font, that were stock on a ‘97 Kona. I’d wager those wheels were relaced at some point

First pile of bits-

In the process of gathering bits for a build, thought I’d try to take some pictures and share along the way. Lately I’ve been building more ‘utilitarian/ city’ style bikes out of vintage mountain bikes. The first thing I was hunting for and found was a fork- It’s an ‘89 Diamondback fork. I’m...

Did a little rework on my crusty Laguna Cruiser. From beach to bruiser. Build thread — The Crusty Pistachio Entry pic-

Small progress. Got the chain tensioner on, and was able to trim the length of the rear brake cable by using a barrel nut.

Thanks OddJob! I plan to get some proper pics once it’s ‘done done’. I was concerned with wheel slip under load. And I prefer an old style chain tension with a Bajo bolt. The ones I have were too short for the longish Laguna drop outs. So I asked a buddy to make me one. One washer, bolt, and a...

Yup! Ordered a few last night. I have other hubs I’m going to need them for as well. Found them for $4 elsewhere too

Found a few minutes today to pretty much wrap things up. Still thinking of a few options, but happy with it as is for the moment. Rounded up proper cable clamps. It’s a personal pet peeve when cables are just zip tied to a frame. The chain stay clamps are gettin tough to come by. I...

Got tired of waiting on the freewheel to arrive. Decided I could borrow one from my On One- Because the rear brake cable is one piece, not to be cut, I had to swap up the brake levers to ones with barrel adjusters. Got the rear lever on, rear wheel installed. Threw some zip ties for a test...

Small update on this one. As mentioned I had to order a freewheel for it. Said freewheel has been sitting at the Philadelphia post office since the 5th. Can’t really move forward until that arrives.

I appreciate that! I have a curved fork. Hunting for a straight blade one

If i could only find a 1”! I have a handful of them in 1 1/8”. If I don’t find one soonish, I’m just going to order a Stridsland fork. Or even a carver (project 2 copy) Just hoping for vintage

Hunting for a straight mtb fork for a 26” wheel with cantilever mounts. 1” threaded or threadless. Need a steerer at least 7.5” long, but open to anything longer, or even anything over 6.5” for future projects. Like this- These forks were ‘common’ in the late 80s-early 90s on mtb. Color...