Yesterday as all the re-pairs had been caught up, I dove into rebuilds with a fervor! As i can't hold onto a bike for more then two hours at this point I NEED STOCK!! it's getting downright embarrassing in here! i have 3 kids bikes and one (now two) adult bikes! PATHETIC! Well...not pathetic as it's a GREAT problem to have! Means more and more folks are getting the "Good Word" (with all respects to Christians) about bike riding. AND more and more folks are coming in because "They heard good things about us". OH Gaursh! I'm blushing!
So I had an agenda! Get as many cranked out as possible to fill up the showroom floor!
Well you have heard about the saying regarding good intentions.
The first ride, a real sweet Fuji MTB was about 10 minutes from being done (a FULL overhaul) when it sold off the rack. The second, a three wheeler, was 15 minutes into the tear down when I realized the free wheel was no good and I had no replacement. So OK, start on the Fuji Road bike. 20 minutes into tear down realize the forks are bent, and I have none with a big enough drive tube. OK, start on the clean looking men's MTB. Luckily I was only 5 minutes into the tear down when I realized the aluminum seat post was fused in the frame! Believe me, if you get that...move on! 90% of the time you'll be unable to remove it and have allot of scrape knuckles, frayed nerves, and use up your extensive queue of daddy language!
The next one was a success however, with a real sweet lightweight Pacific MTB (pic below!) At this point it was getting late and I and Kaleb (well...more Kaleb) cleared out the back room to find my next projects. Found a nice Ladies Schwinn hybrid to use with some of the parts from the aforementioned fused seat post bike, and another couple of bangers. So if all goes well, will be getting them together today!
So with that, I bid you all a good day, and hope to see you soon!
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| SWEET MEN'S 26" PACIFIC MTB ONLY $95.00!!! |
Man, I wish there was an "easy fix" for those fused seat posts. I guess all you can do is cut it off a the frame, cut the slice down the back for the clamp and hope that an old skinny Schwinn seat post fits inside. The problem is, though, that those old skinny Schwinn posts are getting rare.
ReplyDeleteI guess I need to invent a new tool, huh?