STBO A Ladies RoseMaster

[rickpaulos]

Roadmaster Mt Climber with a rose to purple fade paint job.

2 x 5 speed index thumbies. Looks to have very low miles.

verifying date codes:
Lee Chi brake levers copywrite 1991, 97
brake calipers 97
Shimano front derailleur dated UL 1996 December
Shimano 5 speed freewheel UJ 1996 October

so perhaps a 1997 model year.

some earlier Roadmaster builds:

 

[rickpaulos]

Todays progress.

bike dismantled.
freewheel, rear hub brake levers, brakes, derailleurs, sprockets into the parts bin.
The dual sprocket was stamped from a single piece of steel. No reducing that to 1 sprocket.
cranks are 165 so I'll be looking for longer cranks and a suitable sprocket.
wheels unspoked.
Yikes the steel rims are heavy.
1040 grams & 1015 grams.
after washing, 1010 and 1000. They didn't look that dirty. Perhaps I scrubbed off 20g of paint in prep for painting. The average boxmart aluminum rim is 400 grams. I have 1 on hand, will have to fetch another tomorrow. Aluminum rims will be nearly 3 pounds of weight reduction.
The stock tires are 1.75 and are more like 1.5" Nobbies. May look for some thing smoother and lighter.

Cable stops ground off. brush primer. I got a couple small bottles of paint that are similar in color for touch up.

White primer and paint for the rims.

headset cups factory painted. Cheaper than zinc plating?

Decals heat gun removed.

Big welds. Look like they were squeezed out of a toothpaste tube.

 

[Pondo]

You should call this one Bonnie for its checkered past. 😆