Recent content by IdahoBrett

Very nice looking! An original owner bike of this vintage isn’t common. Any interesting stories that you’d like to share? Local races, hair raising rides, etc.

Another fantastic build by @Teomat79 !

I got bored this morning so I made the BOTE rideable with parts I have on hand. It shifts and stops and rolls just fine. For now.

Well it’s “mostly” a bike. Just a couple odds and ends and you’d be riding!

I’m glad I left it to a pro at the LBS. The ”cheapest” tool was too expensive. My decades of rushing projects that resulted in mistakes is finally causing me stop and pause. At least this time…. A stomach bug bit me earlier this week so bike work stopped. I’m a little hesitant on finishing the...

Shifter cables and chain installed. Derailleur tuning is next…

Glad you made it here! Kind of slow at times. But great folks.

That is very nice! And welcome to the forum!

Like Indy said; “That belongs in a museum!“ Nice find!

LBS did me right. I dropped off the frame with the new BB-UN300 in case he wanted to check the thread cleanup. He went ahead and installed it and re-faced the frame while he was there. For only $20.

If only the tooling could be had for around $150. I’d buy one.

I called my LBS yesterday. They have the tool and usually charge $25. I’m hoping to bring the frame in today. The weather has been in a cold phase the last two weeks so they might not have a waiting list.

The excitement of a new BB arriving yesterday ended with a disappointment this morning. There is something wrong with the threads on the drive side of the frame. Which was not apparent with a visual inspection when I bought the frame. Hand threading the BB into the frame was met with high...

The seller graciously took it back. No more damaged frames/forks for me. Been there done that. Got the t shirt.

I brought it home. It’s too big for my wife. It is a 22 inch frame. The largest hybrid frame for that year. I missed seeing a dent in the top tube before bringing it home. Now that I know it’s there I can see it in the drive side ad picture. I’m feeling bad about it. Maybe I could’ve negotiated...