Martin Bike Nut
Look Ma, No Hands!
Hi All!
I just bought a 1973 Continental that I want to convert to my reliable, less-likely-to-be-stolen town bike. It's far from pristine - perfect! - but it's pretty damn nice, and I love the color and those wheel hubs!
I'm going to
(1) replace the (original!?) tires and tubes,
(2) swap the drop handlebars for Suburban/Speedster upright 'bars (and brake levers),
(3) remove the front derailleur and large chainring,
(4) swap the Twin-Stik shift levers to a single friction, thumb shifter.
I'm also going to do some maintenance/restoration of the wheel hubs, headset and bottom bracket, if necessary. (I was also thinking about converting the bottom bracket to a sealed-bearing, cartridge type, but that's probably just silly)
Do you have any other ideas about making this a short-trip, daily driver?
Thanks!
I just bought a 1973 Continental that I want to convert to my reliable, less-likely-to-be-stolen town bike. It's far from pristine - perfect! - but it's pretty damn nice, and I love the color and those wheel hubs!
I'm going to
(1) replace the (original!?) tires and tubes,
(2) swap the drop handlebars for Suburban/Speedster upright 'bars (and brake levers),
(3) remove the front derailleur and large chainring,
(4) swap the Twin-Stik shift levers to a single friction, thumb shifter.
I'm also going to do some maintenance/restoration of the wheel hubs, headset and bottom bracket, if necessary. (I was also thinking about converting the bottom bracket to a sealed-bearing, cartridge type, but that's probably just silly)
Do you have any other ideas about making this a short-trip, daily driver?
Thanks!