Hybrid Conversion

marshy123
marshy123 Posts: 14
edited September 2010 in Workshop
In anticipation of Winter I decided my Boardman hybrid wasn't going to cut it through the colder months so decided to give it a good clean and service. Well, got carried away and ended up with a stripped-aluminium single speed colossus.

Before and after pictures are here:
http://plaguesincorporated.com/singlespeed/b41.jpg
http://plaguesincorporated.com/singlespeed/b42.jpg
http://plaguesincorporated.com/singlespeed/b43.jpg
http://plaguesincorporated.com/singlespeed/ss1.jpg
http://plaguesincorporated.com/singlespeed/ss2.jpg
http://plaguesincorporated.com/singlespeed/ss3.jpg
http://plaguesincorporated.com/singlespeed/ss4.jpg

Parts and materials
Nitromors paint stripper
Steel Wool
2 x Schwalbe Marathon Plus 700x28
Miche Performance 57mm Drop Brake Calliper Set
Brand X brake levers
2 x Mavic A119 road rims
Taya Single Speed Chain
BMX chainring bolts
Single speed 'cassette converter' kit
On one chain tensioner

Total cost £148.91, I am so happy with it and just can't stop riding it. My muscles are burning and I'm getting stronger, fitter and faster. The hills are killing me but eventually they won't (and that's what my weekend Bianchi is for).

My bus to work costs £65 a month so if this bike is as low-maintenance as I hope then it's all gravy...

Above all it was huge fun.

Comments

  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    ermm bare alumnium will oxidise, and look pants.
    Say... That's a nice bike..
    Trax T700 with Lew Racing Pro VT-1 ;-)
  • marshy123
    marshy123 Posts: 14
    edited September 2010
    Unless you protect it with 6 coats of top-quality lacquer. Thanks for the nice positive comment though.
  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    Have you?
    Say... That's a nice bike..
    Trax T700 with Lew Racing Pro VT-1 ;-)
  • marshy123
    marshy123 Posts: 14
    Why yes, I have!
  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    That's all right. I thought some pillock just took wire wool to his nice bike lol and knackered it.
    Say... That's a nice bike..
    Trax T700 with Lew Racing Pro VT-1 ;-)
  • marshy123
    marshy123 Posts: 14
    was the lol at the nice bike or the wire wool?
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    Looks very nice, but i bet it'll still oxidise...
    Neeermad
    Carbon 456
    456 lefty
    Pompino
    White Inbred
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    My son's Saracen MTB appeared to be lacquered aluminium, but I doubt it had 6 coats. Several years on and most of it looks pristine still, but where the lacquer has chipped / scratched it's oxidising quite badly.

    Just keep an eye on it. I think it's a massive improvement on the original.

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