Rusty Klunker
Wore out three sets of tires already!
I've had this bike a couple years but right now all projects are coming due.
It was rough and not complete but "cheap" as far as CTs go. I knew there was frame damage but thought I could fix that. Seller said it had Araya rims but they looked like S-2s in the pictures. So my hope was that it had S-2s and the stem was straight... so much for that.
Stem is bent, back wheel is an Araya, front is an S-2 but has 5 very large curb dings. Two of the dings are across from each other and kinked the flat of the rim at a spoke hole. Even if I tried to work them out I'm not sure how true I can get it.
They must have rode it with the frame broken for a while, the left side chain stay is gouged pretty deep from the wheel and tire rubbing it. Its been rode hard and put away wet. I thought it was bad till I saw @tacochris 's and his build gave me some ideas.
Originally I was going to grind out the old repair welds at the dropout, make a half moon splint in the cavity and weld it up. But chris gave me the idea to replace the rear triangle. Been welded for a few weeks and most of the welds are cleaned up. I wanted to mock it up, put it together and test ride it, never rode one. Went to pull the seat post as its all chewed up but it was stuck,.. stuck like I've never had! I've made a tool for this but the CT wasn't haven it. Filled the seat mast up and had it soaking for weeks, broke the tool a couple times but finally got that out. So that stopped me from cleaning up the welds.
When I picked this up I went to take the pedals off. Well the left side snapped off clean with the threads in the crank. ... thought no biggie, I'll get to it later.
It was rough and not complete but "cheap" as far as CTs go. I knew there was frame damage but thought I could fix that. Seller said it had Araya rims but they looked like S-2s in the pictures. So my hope was that it had S-2s and the stem was straight... so much for that.
Stem is bent, back wheel is an Araya, front is an S-2 but has 5 very large curb dings. Two of the dings are across from each other and kinked the flat of the rim at a spoke hole. Even if I tried to work them out I'm not sure how true I can get it.
They must have rode it with the frame broken for a while, the left side chain stay is gouged pretty deep from the wheel and tire rubbing it. Its been rode hard and put away wet. I thought it was bad till I saw @tacochris 's and his build gave me some ideas.
Originally I was going to grind out the old repair welds at the dropout, make a half moon splint in the cavity and weld it up. But chris gave me the idea to replace the rear triangle. Been welded for a few weeks and most of the welds are cleaned up. I wanted to mock it up, put it together and test ride it, never rode one. Went to pull the seat post as its all chewed up but it was stuck,.. stuck like I've never had! I've made a tool for this but the CT wasn't haven it. Filled the seat mast up and had it soaking for weeks, broke the tool a couple times but finally got that out. So that stopped me from cleaning up the welds.
When I picked this up I went to take the pedals off. Well the left side snapped off clean with the threads in the crank. ... thought no biggie, I'll get to it later.
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