Obligitory Pictures of the Shop

Since everyone always posts the action photos of their spacious shop, here is mine. Notice that it is not spacious. I'm working on that (very slowly). Key item: anti-fatigue mat.

Side view of the work bench. Key item: Grandpa's refurbished vise.

My new old fan, keeps me cool enough to work. A couple of weeks ago though it just felt like an electric fan heater. Key item: my new old fan.

Waiting area for the patients.

Those two bins and that pile of tires are all the spare parts that I have. So no I probably don't have that rare Sturmey-Archer 28 hole hub laced to purple Velocity rims, but I do have an industrial size bottle of Aqua Net and I know what to use it for (Jeopardy answer: What is grips?). All of my repair parts will typically come from the local bike store and I only charge you what I am charged for them.

I just wanted to say thanks to all that have stopped by thus far, and if you do want to leave comments do so by clicking on the "comments" word at the end of any blog post.

For Sale: Mimi aka 18” Trek 930 Mountain Bike - $225 obo

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For sale: 18” Trek 930 Mountain Bike nicknamed Mimi due to its resemblance of the Drew Carey show character (tough, multi-colored, can handle any of your abuse). It would be perfect for offroad, commuting, college, or even 26” touring. This “Made in the USA” frame was from I believe 1993 which was last year Trek made lugged steel frames. Consequently, the frame is made of oversized True Temper Double Butted Cro-moly Steel Tubes, kind of an odd but super stout setup. Cro-moly steel GT Fork was recently put on and is in like new shape. The frame has normal signs of abuse (ie scratches) and is begging to be repainted.

Part specs are below, but I wanted to point out that most parts are in new or nearly new condition. Lots of NOS Bike (or Rivendell) preferred parts as well such as NOS Shimano Deore DX Rear Derailleur, Shimano Deore Thumbshifters, Brake Levers, and Rear Cantilever Brakes. Also, the tires are mismatched, but they are made for smooth usage on roads yet are knobby enough to use off road. Perfect for campus life.

If you are interested email me or call and leave a message at [9ine 1 3hree]- 9ine 0 4our -3hree 1 5ive 0 between 8am – 8pm. Lastly, the bike has had a complete tune up including wheels trued and bearings greased. Thanks for looking.

Bike Spec's:

• Frame / Fork: Trek 930 18” frame with oversized True Temper Double Butted Cro-moly Steel Tubing / 1 1/8” Threadless Cro-moly Steel GT Fork
• Headset / Stem / Handlebars: Tioga Alchemy 1 1/8” Threadlesss / Ritchey Logic Stem / Generic Aluminum Flat bar, wrapped Onza Bar-ends
• Brake Levers / Calipers: Shimano Deore Levers / Shimano STX Fr and Shimano Deore Rear Cantilever Brakes
• Shifters / Fr. Derailleur / Rr. Derailleur: Shimano Deore Thumbshifters / Shimano Altus A10 Fr. / Shimano Deore DX Rr.
• Crank / Freehub / Chain: New Sugino Impel Crank / Generic Shimano 7spd 12-28 Cassette / New Chain
• Fr. Wheel / Rr. Wheel: Shimano Exage 32h Hub, Trek SingleTrack Rim, Specialized CrossRoads II (26” x 1.95”) Tire / Shimano Acera-X 36h Hub, DT Spokes, 36h Specialized X26 (1.5” wide) Rim, Generic Kenda (26” x 1.95”) Tire < --- rear wheel is super stout.
• Saddle / Seatpost / Pedals: Phat Specialized Saddle / Trek alloy Post / Trek Pedals
• Also Included: Water Bottle Holders

If You Are In Search Of Used Bikes or Used Bike Parts...

...I have a very limited selection. Any bikes that I may have I post here and on Kansas City's craigslist, otherwise I don't really have much. For a large selection and to talk to a very nice guy search for billy on KC's craigslist or call him at (9ine 1ne 3hree) 6ix 3hree 3hree - 9ine 4our 7even 0ero. That is who I am going to refer you to anyway if I don't have it.

For anyone drinking the Hateraid...

Thanks for stealing my price setup, I think that is great that you have found the copy and paste feature on your computer.

Bianchi Frame and Raleigh Bike are sold

I will have a Trek 930 mountain bike for sale after it is all cleaned up as well. Get in touch if you are in need a 18" of True Temper Lugged goodness.

55cm Bianchi Volpe Lugged Touring Frame - $100

Clearing out all of the unneeded bikes and parts out of my collection and this was a touring frame that I was going to have sandblasted and repainted so that I could make a nice touring / cyclocross bike setup. The frame is from the mid 80's and was made in Japan. The frame material is Bianchi Superset Double-Butted Tange Cro-Moly tubing and is lugged for a super stout frame. The fork is also Tange Cro-Moly tubing. I know that the frame is a 55cm size (C to C, seat tube and 55cm top tube).

All of those cool touring rack eyelets are there including those bolt holes halfway up the fork, and eyelets for fenders as well. The frame has cantilever posts for brakes and can be retro-fitted for v-brakes. I have disassembled and regreased the stem and headset and also pulled every bolt off greased the threads and screwed everything back together. The seatpost comes off as well. Make no mistake, this frame has a lot of surface rust and will need to be sandblasted and repainted, it is a true project bike. I also attempted to get the crankset off (which I do think is possible) and marred up one of the crank bolt covers, so rather than mark everything up I just left the SR Sakae Crank on the bike. So what is included is the frame, fork, headset, stem, seatpost, saddle, crank, bottom bracket, and front derailleur.

This could be a great frame for a SS conversion due to the old style adjustable dropouts or could easily be remade for a cyclocross bike. If this doesn't sell in the next two weeks, I am going to go ahead and get the frame powder coated and repost, but it will be more than double the current price.

Bike For Sale: Raleigh SP1000 56cm Titanium Frame - $450

Truly a rare bicycle with a lot of cooler goodies on it. It is an old team frame that came from the very last couple of years of the Raleigh Technium time in the early 90's (I think around 1993). I have ridden it only around 500 miles due to never getting comfortable on the bike. Near as I can tell the front triangle is bonded Reynolds 753 Titanium (also rare) while the rear is some sort of lightweight cro-moly steel (probably Reynolds 531). Try searching for it on the internet, it's like the unicorn of bicycles. You'll find the part spec's below, but I just wanted to include that this bike has a bunch of cool Rivendell - type parts like the old Avocet road pedals, Suntour adjustable downtube cable stops, Mavic Open 4 CD Rims laced to Shimano 105/Dura-Ace hubs, Shimano Bar-con Shifters among others. Frame paint is a very cool metalic blue-purple ever changing color thing.

Also, I am including the photographed Zefal x4 frame pump, an aluminum water bottle cage, and a spare set of Shimano 7sp downtube shifters. Would be a great bike to convert to a fixie or single speed because of the old adjustable rear wheel mounts and the rear hub using freehubs instead of cassette's. Lastly, the bike has had a complete tune up including wheels trued and bearings greased. Would consider a trade for a 53cm to 54cm Surly Crosscheck, Specialized Tri-Cross, or similarly spec'd and sized touring bike. Thanks for looking.

Extra pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/30696350@N06/sets/72157618870684376/

Bike Spec's:

• Frame/Fork: Raleigh Titanium SP1000 55.5cm frame with Reynolds 753 Titanium tubing / 1” threaded Reynolds 531 Fork
  
• Headset/Stem/Handlebars: Tange 1” Threaded / SR Custom Quill 90mm Reach / Modolo Speedy Anatomic Bars 40cm wide, new black cork tape
  
• Brake Levers / Calipers: Shimano RSX Levers / Shimano 105 Brakes
  
• Shifters / Fr. Derailleur / Rr. Derailleur: Shimano 7sp Index Bar-Cons with Suntour Adj Downtube Cable Stops / Shimano 105 Fr. / Shimano Exage 400 EX Rr.
  
• Crank / Freehub: Shimano Sante' Crank with newer Ultegra 53/39 Rings / Suntour New Winner 13-26 Freehub
  
• Fr. Wheel / Rr. Wheel: Shimano 105 Hub, DT Spokes, Mavic 36h Open 4 CD Rim, Continental Sport 1000 (700c x 25c) Tire / Shimano Dura-Ace Hub, DT Spokes, Mavic 36h Open 4 CD Rim Continental Sport 1000 (700c x 25c) Tire
  
• Saddle / Seatpost / Pedals: Selle Stratos / Kalloy Lightweight Alum Post / Classic Avocet Road Pedals with clips and straps
  
• Also Included: Zefal x4 Frame Pump, Shimano 7sp downtube shifters, and Water Bottle Holder

Links to information on the bike, that I could find: http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/BikeSpecs.aspx?ItemID=43113&Type=bike

http://www.raleighbikes.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=257 (English version of the bike)

http://velospace.org/node/3010