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What to do with bike?

Anonymous Wed 24 Sep 2008 23:57:00 No.51360 View View Reply Original Report

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Hi my neighbor was throwing out his old mtb pic related, thats the one, and I was wondering if I should restore it, it seems costly. OR convert it to a fixed gear? how much would each cost? I would have to change everything, wheels, tubes, tires etc. However, I don't think 27's would fit cause it's a 26" mtb. how many 26" wheel fixies are there? what do I do? What would you do?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Sep 2008 00:05:00 No.51361 Report

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In the same position here, but with a slightly better Diamondback. I think 700c / 27" do fit.... you can probably use at least one caliper brake on the front fork if it has a drilling for mudguards.. but really, unless you have all bits lying around, its not worth it... same goes for "fix"ing it.

Your chain is rusted to shit. Gotta buy one.

I'm just going to use mine. And if the gears don't work, get rid of them, 2 chainrings and hook the chain on one cog - maybe get one of those singlespeed adaptors. Fixed MTB with a heavy cheap frame's not very cool IMHO... already got a track bike anyway

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Sep 2008 00:10:00 No.51362 Report

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The wheels are horribly rusted too :(.... chuck it in your garage until you find some new wheels.. that's my final suggestion

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Anonymous Thu 25 Sep 2008 00:22:00 No.51367 Report

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that bike is not worth putting a dime into

its a department store level bike, the frame is going to be really heavy, and I can guarantee that you'll run into headaches with stuff like headset or BB bearings, not to mention it needs for sure new tires, probably tubes, a new chain, probably cables

tldr dont put money into it

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Anonymous Thu 25 Sep 2008 02:57:00 No.51382 Report

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while waiting for anon to reply, I took off the parts of the bike as much as I could, unfortunately I painted it before I checked back on 4chan. the bike actually looks pretty new with the paint on, I checked the weight, its still pretty heavy... I will think about what I wanna do with it, thx for the advice, also omg srsly this part of 4chan is so serious, /b/ would've ripped this topic apart. anywho will post pics of bike as of now

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Anonymous Thu 25 Sep 2008 03:02:00 No.51385 Report

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Anonymous Thu 25 Sep 2008 04:43:00 No.51394 Report

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Why do people like fixed-gear bicycles so much? This isn't a troll post, I'm just curious since I've never ridden one, and I wonder why they are so expensive (e.g. when i'm looking for used bikes on craigslist) compared to road bikes with gears. Is the point to reduce weight by removing the components?

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Anonymous Thu 25 Sep 2008 04:50:00 No.51396 Report

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>>51394
the point is that they're very simple to maintain. the reason that they are more expensive is because they are very trendy right now and are in high demand. also, many people will tell you that there's a zen-like part of being connected to the wheel (ie no coasting) where you have to pedal the entire time. it will make you improve your pedaling form and strengthen your legs by having to use your energy to stop the bike rather than relying on brakes.

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Anonymous Thu 25 Sep 2008 05:06:00 No.51397 Report

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Cure for rusty chains

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5I5WBG5HPw

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Anonymous Thu 25 Sep 2008 05:12:00 No.51399 Report

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Put it in your garage and go dumpster diving for wheels and shit, also if you wanted to you could chop and weld it to make a trike (not as hard as you might think), I know a guy who made and electric trike from an old bike to do his shopping on

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Sep 2008 05:30:00 No.51405 Report

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well, you're either gonna have to put a lot of time or a lot of money into it.
as previously suggested, time could be used by going round at hard rubbish collections, and gathering wheels and shit that you'd need.
money spent by just buying all that shit - not worth it, no way.
there's also another option: just throw it out. that's what i'd go with. or put it on ebay like that, for about $15, and see if you get any interest.

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Anonymous Thu 25 Sep 2008 05:32:00 No.51406 Report

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Have you seen how much trikes cost !!!!!!!!, if you can do it then trike it and sell it.

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Anonymous Thu 25 Sep 2008 09:30:00 No.51435 Report

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>>51399
I repacked and trued a wheel that the local TREK store threw out in the recycling bin...

I sold it on ebay for $30.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Sep 2008 09:34:00 No.51437 Report

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>>51360
Odds are that bike has screw on type hub...just buy a single cog freewheel for a BMX bike. It's easier than trying to convert it to a fixie for what it is...

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Sep 2008 06:56:00 No.51956 Report

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You don't say where you live but here are a few top dumpster diving tip's

1. Some places have a bulk rubbish day where you throw out large items and the city will pick them up and dispose of them, go for a drive the night before and you will often see stuff that can be recycled.

2. some cities and towns have a recycling shed at the dump where still useful stuff can be picked up or for free

3. when college students go home for the holidays or at the end of their coarse you will often see lot's of good stuff being thrown away simply because they don't wish to haul it, the same applies to Army base's when soldiers are being deployed but you can't usually get into them easily.

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Anonymous Mon 29 Sep 2008 06:58:00 No.51957 Report

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What do you actually plan to use the bike for ?

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Anonymous Mon 29 Sep 2008 21:25:00 No.52040 Report

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OP what saddle is that?

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