Thursday, August 20, 2015

Bike re-do

In compliance with the Chloe Bike Buying Ban, I habve undertaken a project to refurbish one of my bikes so that I have a decent commute bike.  Currently my beloved Pinsello is in bad shape:  one of the crank arms periodically falls off, despite it being replaced recently.  This implied a problem with the bottom bracket which I really don't want to get into.  Then there is the fact that both shifters have stopped working, making the hill by our house a bit painful.  Finally, I can't get wide tires into the frame, so it is dangerous in the rain, snow and ice.  So: refurbish my old KHS!  This is basically a brake upgrade, rattle can repaint and a few other things.  Behold




The mini-V's work great.  The next thing to do is replace the quill stem so I can put some decent bars on the bike, then a new seatpost.



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