I was going to spend part of my weekend tearing down the 1986 Schwinn Passage but I didn't end up getting to it then. I did, however, get to the farmers market. I saw a cool old Raleigh 3 speed.
Although not much produce is in season right now the cool thing about a pastry is that its never out of season so I picked up a cream puff from the Czech bakery's stand.
And of course I had to stop for a beer, in my continuing quest to break of the IPA box I had a
Pfriem mosaic pale ale - tasty.
This evening I did finally put in some time on the Passage. I had thought about rebuilding back to front or front to back but ditched that in favor of just tearing it all down to the frame. Now its a work day and I am usually ready for some down time at the end of the 9 to 5 so I had no illusions about doing a complete tear down but I figured I could make a start.
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| starting point |
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Since the saddle and cockpit were only on the bike as a mock up they came off easily as did the wheels. Although the front wheel is going to need some extra work to de-lawyer it, I do in fact know how to use a quick release.
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| bracket is coming off the axle |
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| bolt coming out of the fork |
Ok that was the easy stuff lets see if the pedals are stuck, I want to replace them anyway with some
MKS Sneakers.
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| Yeah not stuck |
If the chain had a master-link I would have probably saved it, but it didn't and the only thing I want to do with pin connect chains is break them and toss them so here we go.
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| bye bye chain |
I remembered the other day that I had a brand new spare rear derailleur in the parts bin so I decided the non - stock but period Shimano light action could come off.
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| out with the old |
It came off with no issues.
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| Rear Drops |
When I am ready to put it all back together the new RD will be one of my favorites, a S
himano Deore LX M581 RD, its about 5 years out of production but you can still find them on eBay. Its got a long cage for a really wide gear range, and I love the CNC machined base relief LX symbol -so much cooler than a sticker. And they are only about $40 bucks.
Since the rear derailleur came off I might as well take off the front - a vintage Suntour XC sport that needs a good clean, polish and lube.
And with that I am out of steam, I have lots more to do; shifters, brakes, kick stand, crank and BB, the fork and headset, but not a bad start. I got to here.
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| getting there |
By Sunday I am hoping to have a update on the 1975 Gitane Tour de France experiment as the last eBay listing should be done by then.
Until next time.
Ride. Smile. Repeat.
