Line Rider
Retro Newbie
Hi everyone,
I finally bought the beast for 50$ (cad), it was neither a apex or a axis but a 1991 topanga 16'' (c-c), designed in USA, built in Taiwan. I wish that this is gona make purist feel better since this bike ain't gonna be stock.
It came to me with the original fork, 2 pairs of plastic cantilever brakes and a jammed (undersized) seat tube. I could have had these nice Ambrosio 36 spokes wheel that were on it first but the hubs and spokes/nipples were dead and I only have 32 hole hubs at home. All the other parts were totally dead. Do you think I should get back to buy the wheels?
I wanted to take pictures from the beginning of the precess but I forgot about it and cleaned it up. There was at least 1/4'' thick of sandy grease around the botom bracket, glue form stickers, dirt and rust all over it. I took out the metal eater WD-40 and sprayed it into the seat tube, botom bracket tube ant head tube. I found some odd shaped rusty parts that, I think, belogned to the last botom bracket.
Parts I know that will be on it:
-Shimano 600 ex derailler
-Sella Italia Anatomic seat (from the same epoch that the derailler)
-Silstar Sakae 170mm cranks with shimano 600 42 or 52 plate.
-Maybe new paint job, What do you think of it?
I have already modified the frame (sorry). I drilled in the seat tube bolt post to fit in some screw so the head wont stick out.
I would like to add more pictures but I can't find out how, can anyone help me?
I finally bought the beast for 50$ (cad), it was neither a apex or a axis but a 1991 topanga 16'' (c-c), designed in USA, built in Taiwan. I wish that this is gona make purist feel better since this bike ain't gonna be stock.
It came to me with the original fork, 2 pairs of plastic cantilever brakes and a jammed (undersized) seat tube. I could have had these nice Ambrosio 36 spokes wheel that were on it first but the hubs and spokes/nipples were dead and I only have 32 hole hubs at home. All the other parts were totally dead. Do you think I should get back to buy the wheels?
I wanted to take pictures from the beginning of the precess but I forgot about it and cleaned it up. There was at least 1/4'' thick of sandy grease around the botom bracket, glue form stickers, dirt and rust all over it. I took out the metal eater WD-40 and sprayed it into the seat tube, botom bracket tube ant head tube. I found some odd shaped rusty parts that, I think, belogned to the last botom bracket.
Parts I know that will be on it:
-Shimano 600 ex derailler
-Sella Italia Anatomic seat (from the same epoch that the derailler)
-Silstar Sakae 170mm cranks with shimano 600 42 or 52 plate.
-Maybe new paint job, What do you think of it?
I have already modified the frame (sorry). I drilled in the seat tube bolt post to fit in some screw so the head wont stick out.
I would like to add more pictures but I can't find out how, can anyone help me?
