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I picked up two pretty grungy bikes donated to Repeat Boutique several weeks ago. They are good sturdy machines that can provide transportation to someone who shops there for free clothing, household goods, etc. But not in the shape they were in. Both are mountain hybrids with handlebar extensions and rat trap pedals. Lots of mud, 4 flat tires, 1 chain jammed, 4 nonfunctional combo shifter- brake levers, no kickstands. Ugh. So Friday I ⤵️
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tackled them. Put twist shifters, brake handles, all new cable. Patched two tubes, replaced two blown out tubes. Replaced a tire & wheel. Built the wheel from scavenged parts. Deep sixed the extensions and pedals. I added pedals and kickstand to one, have to source for the other. Test rode both yesterday; one is 21, the other 18 speed. Both get to highest and lowest. In beween is best effort, since the 7 speed shifters I received a case of don't match⤵️
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either drivetrain exactly. I tell people to live with that. What I furnish is not for racing or long distance mountain cruising. It's mostly for going a few miles to a low paying job, or maybe a trip to the store. Photos are both bikes, one finished, the other before I started. The finished one was the real mudder. I plan to put a rear basket on the finished one and drop it off tomorrow. I used my last donated kickstand, the last⤵️
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large-stem pedals, and will use the last rear basket today. If anyone feels inclined to chip in, I'm updating the wish list when I finish this thread. I spent the cash donations received at the bike clinic I worked two weeks ago on tires and short handgrips.
I have a ton of 1/2" shaft pedals scavenged from scrapped bikes. I used my last two 9/16" drive ones on the first of these two bikes. I need a set for the second bike and a few pairs in inventory would help. I added to wish list.
Some pedals are sold with adapters so they can wotk with either 1/2 inch or 9/16 inch crank holes. If anyone knows where to get those adapters searately, please tell me.
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