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1985 Nishiki “Sport” given to me by a friend. It was super heavy with mostly steel parts, had corroded/brittle spokes and was pretty rickety as a 12 speed. After conversion to single speed, bike weighs a manageable 24 pounds.
$pent about as much on parts as a complete brand new single speed would have cost me. Unfortunately, my closest communal workshop/LBS is 30 miles away, so I also had to buy all the specialized tools (even more reason for going with less expensive components).
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Origin8 wheelset (Weinmann rims, Formula hubs, DT Swiss spokes)
Cheng Shin CST/Super HP tires (700c x 25c)
Excess Technologies 16T freewheel
SINZ 46T chainring
KMC chain
VP track pedals
Origin8 saddle
UNO seatpost
Cane Creek brake shoes
Bontrager “cork” bar tape (splurge)
Submitted by Jackson
6 Comments Received
December 16th, 2011 @7:36 pm
Like all but the bars, seat post, and saddle. But I hear ya. Building on the cheap is tough. And tools are spendy. But DIY fills you with such pride.
December 16th, 2011 @9:25 pm
not bad at all. weight builds character.enjoy
December 17th, 2011 @12:11 pm
thanks. I kinda agree with the saddle and bars, but, if I change anything, it’ll be the bar tape to black and maybe replace the brake cable and housing (they’re original/ancient).
December 17th, 2011 @8:31 pm
I got a brand new charge bucket saddle for 30 bucks shipped. Used riser bars and drops on craigslist for less than a German 6-pack.
December 17th, 2011 @9:11 pm
ahh, the old ulterior motive comment. I would say well played…if buckets weren’t going less online. I kinda like the looks of charge “spoon”, but the “bucket” looks too BMX. My favorite right now is the selle flight…but it’s too exp
December 17th, 2011 @10:33 pm
Kashimax Aero, $165. Selle Italia Turbo, $50. Charge Bucket-compromise. “…if buckets weren’t going less online.” Did you mean go for less online? Because they aren’t. The “least” they’re going for is $22, not including shipping. Which is why I said 30 shipped. I’m an avid comparison shopper. If you can find a bucket for less than $30 I’ll be impressed. Is it a Turbo? No. But it’s better than nothing. I don’t get the bmx comparison. No bmx seat I ever had looked Turbo-inspired.
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