Wow…I’m impressed. The bike is in much better shape than I had imagined. The tires inflate and hold air even!

So…

Today I pulled out the bike, wiped it down, and got to work. First I removed the front and rear derailleurs, a few minutes work. Next it was time to remove the chain, clean it up a bit, and see if I could shorten it.

All good.

I even managed to get a quiet chain line. Mind you it’s probably not exactly what I want, but the bike works.

I had to raise the seat a bit, can’t believe I used to ride it. Oh, that’s right, I really didn’t. Anyway I’d like to move the handlebars out and up a bit, though kicking the seat all the way back helped a bit. The tires 26×2.0 have to go. They might be great on dirt, but on asphalt…’nuff said.

I did have to swap out the pedals because the cheap plastic ones it came with had warped. I put on the cheap plastic ones I took off of my Giant way back when. It’s a lucky thing I kept them.

Here’s what we’ve got at the moment…

Things to do…

1. New handlebars
2. New cranks/chainring
3. New rear wheel/hub
4. New tires

Other than that, things are going along swimmingly. The bike works.

I do need to see if I can find a source of parts to cannabalize…that would be best.

Aloha!