As Promised, I will continue on "the Wolverine". If you followed my build during the BO12, you probably know what happend in this build until now. For the others: just head over to the first part of this build in the BO12.
As I told already, I made a major move from south of germany to Berlin and for various reasons I will stay there on a camping ground in a 1977 caravan for the first year (yes, this includes winter time). In the meantime I was able to settle in a bit at work and in my caravan. I even built a wooden deck into my awning and set up a improvised workshop.
During the last weeks in the south and the last two weekend here in Berlin I was able to collect a few more missing parts like brake levers, seat, seatstay and handlebar. And today I finally felt like laying my hands on The Wolverine. So this is what happend today.
After unpacking the frame and wheels I checked for the first time (!) if the rear wheel fits into the frame and of course, who would have thought, the single speed hub didn't. The rear was to wide.
So Sheldon Brown to help, a long and strong slat and some string and lots of little pushes and even more measuring later, the hub was a perfect fit and the frame still straight...
And some partially beat up parts got a quick makeover with black rattle can....
As I told already, I made a major move from south of germany to Berlin and for various reasons I will stay there on a camping ground in a 1977 caravan for the first year (yes, this includes winter time). In the meantime I was able to settle in a bit at work and in my caravan. I even built a wooden deck into my awning and set up a improvised workshop.
During the last weeks in the south and the last two weekend here in Berlin I was able to collect a few more missing parts like brake levers, seat, seatstay and handlebar. And today I finally felt like laying my hands on The Wolverine. So this is what happend today.
After unpacking the frame and wheels I checked for the first time (!) if the rear wheel fits into the frame and of course, who would have thought, the single speed hub didn't. The rear was to wide.
So Sheldon Brown to help, a long and strong slat and some string and lots of little pushes and even more measuring later, the hub was a perfect fit and the frame still straight...
And some partially beat up parts got a quick makeover with black rattle can....
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