Since his stroke a year or so ago & due to impaired vision, my Dad has been riding bikes as his main source of transport. Although the circumstances are unfortunate, I'm always happy to see him out on two wheels & it's helping to keep him in trim too.
He was given an old Saracen MTB by one of his friends whom had not used it for some time so it was put into service as Dad's 'daily getabout' I've done a few bits of maintenance on it & stuck some 1.5" slicks on it as the tyres that it came with were about to give up the ghost. After deciding that slicks were far too uncomfortable for him, I was told to order something more appropriate & get them fitted.
As my folks are currently away in Barbados, I decided it was time for the bike to get a complete overhaul & bring it into line ready to go, upon their return.
I neglected to take photo's of it before the job but it was in a pretty messy state with years of grime getting a free ride wherever the bike went. In addition to the new rubber (Continental Traffic 1.9's) I also got a new rear derailleur cable & outer as the existing one was damaged. The rest just cleaned up well without any major issues. The rack was fitted the wrong way around (no wonder it was interfering with the rear brake!) & the rear cantilever was almost seized on the lug on one side & you could have made a wig with the amount of hair tangled in the rear mech!
Here's the finished project, it's had a coat of wax to bring the frame up a bit & it now all works as it should.
He was given an old Saracen MTB by one of his friends whom had not used it for some time so it was put into service as Dad's 'daily getabout' I've done a few bits of maintenance on it & stuck some 1.5" slicks on it as the tyres that it came with were about to give up the ghost. After deciding that slicks were far too uncomfortable for him, I was told to order something more appropriate & get them fitted.
As my folks are currently away in Barbados, I decided it was time for the bike to get a complete overhaul & bring it into line ready to go, upon their return.
I neglected to take photo's of it before the job but it was in a pretty messy state with years of grime getting a free ride wherever the bike went. In addition to the new rubber (Continental Traffic 1.9's) I also got a new rear derailleur cable & outer as the existing one was damaged. The rest just cleaned up well without any major issues. The rack was fitted the wrong way around (no wonder it was interfering with the rear brake!) & the rear cantilever was almost seized on the lug on one side & you could have made a wig with the amount of hair tangled in the rear mech!
Here's the finished project, it's had a coat of wax to bring the frame up a bit & it now all works as it should.
Jobs a good'un!
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