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Re: Upgraded to a new bike, and now I want to upgrade my old bike. What to do?
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 2:50 pm
by DamenH85
joshuagull wrote:...
Damen, did you take the old frame down to the metal before painting?
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No. I scuffed it up with steel wool, just to help the paint stick.
damen
Re: Upgraded to a new bike, and now I want to upgrade my old bike. What to do?
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 1:45 am
by dmp
BRM, in most cases I would agree with you. But the OP has more in mind than just upgrading the bike. He (1) wants to use the project to learn how to build up a bike and (2) wants to match the gearing on his good bike. Those are 2 good reasons to spend the time and money in this situation. And if he sources the parts on line or used it might not even cost very much.
Re: Upgraded to a new bike, and now I want to upgrade my old bike. What to do?
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 1:45 am
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Re: Upgraded to a new bike, and now I want to upgrade my old bike. What to do?
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 2:22 am
by gravity
Yeah just do it. You're having fun, while it may cost you some money but as long as you're having fun i think it'd be worth it.
As for the fork, you can probably look for it from aliexpress.com but there's not much choices for 1 1/8. the oem market seems to move everything to tapered fork.