or maybe Left Coast or Left Coaster as a tribute to Gary Fisher or Marin bikes. Haven't decided on which frame to use yet.
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The lefty rear wheel is silver and has an off beat rim. A Veronique. Wide and low. I found a black rim and a bright green rim in the parts bins that match the profile. The black rim has slight warp to it so I applied the first round of non-toxic paint stripper to the green. A scrub after letting it sit over night took off most of the green. Another coat is working now. it was primed with white. Sure, the label says the stripper will take off up to 14 coats at a time. Not. I don't know if this was a factory paint job or not. I don't want to scratch up the aluminum so it will match the rear wheel when done. No sand paper, roto striper, etc.
Any updates on this, Rick? You had me at 'Gary Fisher'....
Finally warming up a bit. 59 today so just warm enough to work out side and do some painting.
Picked the Gary Fisher frame from the parts bin. Fully dismantled it. Okay, all that was on it were the crank, front der & fork.
Top headset bearing cage mangled and missing a few balls. Fixing that will make it ride better.
BB was in quite tight due to rust. Had to use the cheater bars to get the crank extracted and the bb out. Bearings are just okay, nothing great. Sealed up cartridge unit, cheaper model. I'll be checking chain alignment later on so we'll see what bb goes in.
Frame scrubbed clean. Head tube and bb cleaned out . fork steerer threads wire wheeeled to get that rust off. Inside of steerer power sanded.
Just waxed and is drying now. Lots of scratches and nicks but not much rust in the paint.
5.20
2.13
7.34
that adds up within the scales rounding error.
Picked the Gary Fisher frame from the parts bin. Fully dismantled it. Okay, all that was on it were the crank, front der & fork.
Top headset bearing cage mangled and missing a few balls. Fixing that will make it ride better.
BB was in quite tight due to rust. Had to use the cheater bars to get the crank extracted and the bb out. Bearings are just okay, nothing great. Sealed up cartridge unit, cheaper model. I'll be checking chain alignment later on so we'll see what bb goes in.
Frame scrubbed clean. Head tube and bb cleaned out . fork steerer threads wire wheeeled to get that rust off. Inside of steerer power sanded.
Just waxed and is drying now. Lots of scratches and nicks but not much rust in the paint.
5.20
2.13
7.34
that adds up within the scales rounding error.
A little out of order. I found photos of this Gary Fisher when I brought it home.
700 c wheels on a mtb frame. Side pull caliper brakes. Rear derailleur ripped offf so the previous owner tried to make it a single speed without a clue. "magic ratio" from big ring to big cog? Normally the chain would keep jumping off but the chain was so tight the chain stayed on. Because the chain was so tight, the crank and rear wheel would not move well. Because the chain was so tight, it destroyed the rear hub bearing cones. A photo below of the cone.
The front hub had too many balls in it so that was destroyed. You can see the extra bearing divots in the hub bearing cup. With too many balls, the balls don't move as they are stacked up on each other. The cone grinds away and balls hammer divots in the cup. number of divots usually matches the ball count.
The bike was from a local pot head who thinks he can fix anything but actually ruins everything he touches. I've talked to him many times. 30s, doesn't work, doesn't want to work,says work is stupid, probably on some social mental aid. He was on faster than typical ebikes for a couple years. Clearly thinks traffic laws don't apply to him. Have not seen him all winter, maybe he left town, got locked up for others safety, crashed & burned, who knows???
are we keeping score? Ruined headset bearing, ruined front hub bearings, ruined rear hub bearing, rusty and crusty bb cartridge.
Oh yea, the headset lock washer was missing. good luck getting the headset adjusted right with 1 big adjustable wrench.
I think the front derailleur is okay and probably the crank.
Overall too many issues and scratches to do a resto. So turn it into a build project.
700 c wheels on a mtb frame. Side pull caliper brakes. Rear derailleur ripped offf so the previous owner tried to make it a single speed without a clue. "magic ratio" from big ring to big cog? Normally the chain would keep jumping off but the chain was so tight the chain stayed on. Because the chain was so tight, the crank and rear wheel would not move well. Because the chain was so tight, it destroyed the rear hub bearing cones. A photo below of the cone.
The front hub had too many balls in it so that was destroyed. You can see the extra bearing divots in the hub bearing cup. With too many balls, the balls don't move as they are stacked up on each other. The cone grinds away and balls hammer divots in the cup. number of divots usually matches the ball count.
The bike was from a local pot head who thinks he can fix anything but actually ruins everything he touches. I've talked to him many times. 30s, doesn't work, doesn't want to work,says work is stupid, probably on some social mental aid. He was on faster than typical ebikes for a couple years. Clearly thinks traffic laws don't apply to him. Have not seen him all winter, maybe he left town, got locked up for others safety, crashed & burned, who knows???
are we keeping score? Ruined headset bearing, ruined front hub bearings, ruined rear hub bearing, rusty and crusty bb cartridge.
Oh yea, the headset lock washer was missing. good luck getting the headset adjusted right with 1 big adjustable wrench.
I think the front derailleur is okay and probably the crank.
Overall too many issues and scratches to do a resto. So turn it into a build project.
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Handy tool for cleaning out bb shells quick. A rotary wire wheel in a small size. Hard to find one small enough.
headset cage bearings.
bb before & after cleaning. Date code is 1993 october which makes this bike a 1994 model. Catalog page found and attached. Alternative color option matches: "Bead Blast Silver" with Teal decals. All cro-mo frame/fork.
headset cage bearings.
bb before & after cleaning. Date code is 1993 october which makes this bike a 1994 model. Catalog page found and attached. Alternative color option matches: "Bead Blast Silver" with Teal decals. All cro-mo frame/fork.
