Relliott6879
Old School Hero
A few months ago I bought a 1994 Kona Fire Mountain when it came up for sale local to me and at a very reasonable price. The bike itself was in a pretty tired condition to say the least, but I didn't mind as it was so cheap and all I actually wanted was the frame and fork. The plan is to have these professionally refurbished and then build the bike up with the 730/732 era XT kit that I've been slowly amassing over the last few years.
I had a bit of spare time tonight so, as I've booked an appointment with Argos Cycles in August, I began stripping the bike down.
The patient on the operating table.
Chain was scrap, rusted virtually solid.
STX mechs look like they'll clean up OK. I've no need for them, so they'll probably get karma gifted to someone.
Alivio cranks looked to be in decent condition...
...but then this happened.
The thread in the drive-side arm is completely stripped, so that's going to be a trip to a bike shop I think. I could just try bludgeoning it off with a big hammer as the crank is scrap anyway, but I don't want to risk damaging the frame.
I had a bit of spare time tonight so, as I've booked an appointment with Argos Cycles in August, I began stripping the bike down.
The patient on the operating table.
Chain was scrap, rusted virtually solid.
STX mechs look like they'll clean up OK. I've no need for them, so they'll probably get karma gifted to someone.
Alivio cranks looked to be in decent condition...
...but then this happened.
The thread in the drive-side arm is completely stripped, so that's going to be a trip to a bike shop I think. I could just try bludgeoning it off with a big hammer as the crank is scrap anyway, but I don't want to risk damaging the frame.