ballooney
I live for the CABE
I finally got over the bitter pill this bike has been and started building this B6 back up. I had lost interest in this bike after realizing I way over payed for what I thought was a really clean B6. Once it was in my possession the issues surfaced...bent crank, incorrect truss rods, front fender had some rework done to it, mismatched S2's, poorly repainted portions of the rear stays, and worse of all, stem was stuck in the steer tube. After many rounds of soaking, heating, rubber mallet, Jedi mind tricks, I finally gave up...weeks later...and cut the stem off which in turn sacrificed the locking steer tube. The bike then sat for months as I was disgusted with it.
Round two, I procured another black locking steer tube with broken key and sent it off to our fellow caber @WES PINCHOT for repair. He also had a set of skinny truss rods for me. Feeling like I was making progress...finally! I eagerly waited for my items to arrive. Arrive they did only to be stolen from my porch before I got home from work. F***! At this point, I was ready to part it out, take a big loss and just be done with the cursed B6.
A few months go by and I find another locking steer tube with broken key. Sent it to @WES PINCHOT for repair and pick up another set of skinny truss rods but not in as nice of condition as the first set. I eagerly await the arrival of my parts. Sound familiar? This time I have email notifications enabled and jammed home as soon as the package was delivered. Whew!
Now two years after acquiring the bike, I'm finally ready to accept this project for what it is and get this beauty back in circulation. Even though I'm taking a bath on this project, it is a black B6 after all which is a rare color for this model.
I still need a crank...the one on the bike is bent...if anyone has a spare in 7+ condition then let me know. I also need a chain. Of course after all this time I can't find it...most likely ended up on another bike.
So without further adieu, here is the black beauty as she sits today.
Getting this far on the buildup today has brought me a new appreciation for this bike. Curse be damned, it is a rad bike. Plus it's black!
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Round two, I procured another black locking steer tube with broken key and sent it off to our fellow caber @WES PINCHOT for repair. He also had a set of skinny truss rods for me. Feeling like I was making progress...finally! I eagerly waited for my items to arrive. Arrive they did only to be stolen from my porch before I got home from work. F***! At this point, I was ready to part it out, take a big loss and just be done with the cursed B6.
A few months go by and I find another locking steer tube with broken key. Sent it to @WES PINCHOT for repair and pick up another set of skinny truss rods but not in as nice of condition as the first set. I eagerly await the arrival of my parts. Sound familiar? This time I have email notifications enabled and jammed home as soon as the package was delivered. Whew!
Now two years after acquiring the bike, I'm finally ready to accept this project for what it is and get this beauty back in circulation. Even though I'm taking a bath on this project, it is a black B6 after all which is a rare color for this model.
I still need a crank...the one on the bike is bent...if anyone has a spare in 7+ condition then let me know. I also need a chain. Of course after all this time I can't find it...most likely ended up on another bike.
So without further adieu, here is the black beauty as she sits today.
Getting this far on the buildup today has brought me a new appreciation for this bike. Curse be damned, it is a rad bike. Plus it's black!
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