Old barn find I breathed new life in because gravel bikes are too expensive so fuck it I’ll make my own.
Just waiting for the last parts since i lost some plastic thingamabobs I need for the STIs.
Sometimes I think I should keep my bike shop like surgically clean so I don’t lose the small, crucially important plastic bits in the mess of parts and old boxes but alas, if your personal shop doesn’t look like you could outfit a frame with parts you find on the ground, is it even a shop?
I’ve had my Tern Clutch for about a year now, still love it. I thought about adding stuff to it like mudguards and a luggage carrier but I kinda like it naked
trued my wheels for the first time, wasn’t really that hard. i’m sure they’re still out by more than is strictly recommended, but i’m not gonna spend the money on a proper truing stand when the brake pads are right there so :shrug-outta-hecks:
I’m about to slap together a 1500 watt ebike kit, wish me luck y’all, hope the lack of bicycle infrastructure in my area doesn’t lead to my untimely demise
It never occured to me that we can talk about bikes here without bougie assholes being like “If you don’t spend $10,000, that’s not a bike”
One time I asked a bike forum for suggestions for some inexpensive disc brakes for my Shimano frame. Nothing but dunks. Its all I could afford at the time, and that’s still true. It’s a decent 29er for what I paid, and it has spots to attach after market stuff. I even found a free $150 salsa rim sitting by a garbage can in a rich neighborhood, so I put it on. I’m not above a frankenbike, and nobody should talk down to anyone just because they can’t afford a $1,000 Specialized.
I’m not gonna post a picture of my frankenbike for doxxing reasons but I found a bunch of discarded bikes at the dump (friend works there and let me take them) and I cobbled together a hideous looking but reliable bike.
It’s got a road frame, mountain fork, hybrid tires, riser bars, none of the derailleurs were any good so I just shortened the chain to make it effectively single speed, v brake in the back and disc brake in the front, mirrors and lights for added safety, and a cargo rack.
Basically every part of it is from a different bike so it’s a technicolor monstrosity also.
But it’s mine!
