win some and lose some

[lewis1641]

colleted an ebay bargain tonight.

poor thing.

retrofitted sus fork using original brake cable so as the fork compresss the brakes move away from the rim

pedals fitted to the wrong cranks

cateye light bracket used as seat clamp

saddle rails bent

bso rear wheel

stem seized

one thumb shifter awol

one bar end bolt rounded

crown race missing

and of course a seizedpost and bottom bracket

still, its got a purple dcd!

EDIT - one crank 170mm, one 175!

it just gets better

 

[tintin40]

a big project then

 

[Grannygrinder]

.

What was it before somebody mortally wounded the poor thing :roll:

 

[lewis1641]

more like a bin project

 

[marin man]

Pics please

 

[lewis1641]

:shock:

 

[suburbanreuben]

How much did that set you back?

 

[marin man]

That is a real heap......hope you did not ride it home like that,......I would be embarrassed

 

[lewis1641]

How much did that set you back?

not a lot

That is a real heap......hope you did not ride it home like that,......I would be embarrassed

:shock: hell no. completely unrideable. crank came off in my hand!

 

[brocklanders023]

I had one like that recently, even down to the mis-matched cranks! :roll: Most of the parts are currently rotting in my back yard.