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The last restoration from me. The Pink Schwinn.
Midschoolfool:
I built the front. It was out of true, and the more I tried to true it the more I made it worse :LolLolLolLol:
I then loosened off some spokes to try again and now the dish is pissed. Given how hot it is (too fooking hot) I really am not in the mood to do any more. I just phoned the LBS, and once I have the rear assembled they are going in to get done properly. I don't usually ride bikes I restore but this one I want to ride the shit out of, so I want it right.
Midschoolfool:
OK so usually this would be done by now. Problem is heat. As I type this it is 34c. So around 90. I have no air conditioning, just a fan blowing hot air over me. It has been like this now for four days, and tbh it is starting to get to me. Thankfully (apparently) it is going to cool down tomorrow, so there's that. In the mean time? everything is 10 times harder. Like lacing a wheel? the spokes keep slipping out of my fingers and I keep dropping stuff. When doing the front wheel I got two nipples stuck in the rim and it took about an hour to get them out. Thankfully I didn't do that lacing the rear, but I still tapped out long before the spokes were even reasonably tight.
Still it is done. I will leave the rest up to a LBS, when I can find one who answer their phone. If worst comes to the worst I will have to drag myself to Chichester, which is a mad trot. And in this heat I just CBA. At all.
That is why I haven't had the front end apart and fitted the new stem either. It's barely manageable by just sitting still, let alone busting out tools.
Mikku:
Hang in there mate! Stem looks great btw. :daumenhoch:
Midschoolfool:
Got some wrenching done last night. I tried to edit down the pics in size but imgur is broken again. So some of these are edited down, some not.
Pedals went on OK.
As did the stem. I got to use my machined nut, and had to use two other spacers too. They are 1-1/8, but I did it up nice and tight so it should be fine now.
Couple of decals.
And then I wrapped it up.
The lever covers are way too long for the modern levers, so need trimming. And I could not find my knife and by that time I was dripping in sweat again. Will look into that later.
Midschoolfool:
I fitted the lever johnnies a couple of nights ago. Had to cut them quite a bit, but they look nice. Will get some pics later.
I did find a shop who could sort the wheels out, but it is miles away. About a 2 mile walk from my flat, then of course I have to walk back whilst carrying wheels. Not good, tbh I don't even think with my knees and ankles I can walk that far.
I have been trying in vain to get a hold of the one in Bognor, but they don't answer the phone and Google keeps randomly saying they are closed. I then found out there is one 170 metres from my mum's house :LolLolLolLol: Never even knew it was there.
Sadly he is snowed under this week (bikes are popular now, especially here in the middle of nowhere) but had some spots for next week. I am going to bugger off home tomorrow, return next Weds and take them up Thurs. I can collect them on Friday, meaning I can build it and hopefully get it riding next weekend.
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