CROLL!

Today I picked up a Croll mountain bike. Here's a good picture of it.

Now here are some not so good pictures of it.

 It has a 1 inch head tube and a bad shock fork, so the fork and the headset (an original one) will be replaced. All the cables need to be replaced, and the brakes and shifters are not all that good, so they will be replaced. I chose a rigid carbon fork and disk brakes for the front, and avid single digit 7 V-brakes for the back. The rear deraileur is an XT, but I think I'll hook up my Paul deraileur. I've got a new Chris King headset, and I picked up a DT HUGI front wheel (disk compatable). I'm changing the cranks and bottom bracket to raceface and a titanium (white industries) bottom bracket, and I'm taking the titanium handlebars off the Nzumbi and putting them on this. It'll be sweet!!!!!!! As far as the paint, I'm just going to touch it up.

 Croll bikes were made in Minneapolis way back by Walter Croll, and I guess he sold the company and Croll bikes were made for a awhile and then went out of business. I don't know what year this bike was made, and I don't know if it was a custom, but I know when it was made it was an expensive bike, and It's going to be a great bike!

A great weekend

I've had the last four days off, and pretty much took care of all the little things I had to work on, like building the 86 cannondale. Here it is.....

I spent WAAAAAYY to much on it - the rear derailleur hanger is bent/busted, so the only thing I could use was a White Industries Eno Eccentric hub. The front hub is a Paul Components High flange that I got off a guy that works at the bike gallery.I fixed up the Gary Fisher frame I thought was junk. I can't get the headset on right, but it works as is. I changed cranks on the yellow Voodoo - I put the yellow raceface cranks I had on the red Voodoo (put white industries cranks on THAT one). The paint looks a lot better on this picture than in real life.......

We picked up three bikes from Jeanette's dads house - a 1956 Schwinn Corvette (missing the fender guard), Jeanette's lady stingray, and her Schwinn Varsity - all three are horrible rusty - here are the photos:

I've ridden the Corvette and the stingray - very fun! The Corvette has a Sturmey Archer three speed that works, though the middle gear skips (not sure what that is).

Here is a new picture of the yellow Voodoo (looks much better!)

I just got the crank remober for the ISIS cranks on the blue Voodoo - I'll take that off and put the White Industries cranks on it and get it ready for the Katy trail!

Another one gone.................

Just gave the 1996 Marin away - it was too small, but its a wonderful frame. I think Bobbi will be happy. I just picked up a 700c White Industries eccentric rear wheel, and I'm going to fix up the '86 broken Cannondale frame and ride it.  I might even get it painted!

It was a nice day..............for a flat!

yea, so I rode the Wanga in to work today, the one with the slicks, and was enjoying the great weather SO much, I decided to run over some glass (it's all over) and blow my back tire...................On the bright side I got to walk a few miles pushing said bike. 

one voodoo gone.........one cannondale added!

Let the orange voodoo go...............but today I picked up a 1990 Cannonndale sm400 (bottom of the line) pretty cheap. Note the (stuck) Scott Uni-shock ............I'll try to unfreeze it. Already changed the seat, seatpost, and installed a new bottom bracket and changed the pedals. I'll change the handlebars and look into changing the stem.The cannondale needs some work, but everything works. Also got dad's bike done (except for as few minor issues. 

Voodoo = 4

Just let go of the newest voodoo on tuesday the 12th...............somebody needed it more than i do.........................

Rode the Kestrel 20 miles on Friday the 8th - very sweet! Almost bought a companion road frame, but that fell through.

Happy riding!

Kestrel's ready to ride!

I finally got the parts to finish the kestrel - other than a few adjustments it's ready to go! I'll be riding it in to work tomorrow.

It's got a sweet old raceface crank, and I put the melvin chain tensioner on it, temporary miss-matched brakes and I'm going to change out the front wheel for a white industries hub when I get around to it. I need to cut off some of the rear brake cable sleeve 'cause it's too long, and probably adjust the handlebars, but at least I can ride it. I had to do some serious painting with black fingernail polish around the crank - someone let some serious chain sucking go on and didn't fix it. Then some polish and it'll be sweet!

 

Second date didn't go as well...........................

I had hope, but that was about it. I found a Cannondale super V 1000 on Craigslist, but the seller hasn't got back to me - he called once and said he'd email me, but it didn't happen. Oh well.............at least I got the Kestrel!

Kestrel!

First date is complete! I picked it up this afternoon........it has a few scratches and "hopefully" nothing wrong where the front derailleur was...........

Here is what I'm talking about -

it's hard to see, but the carbon was pinched , and I'm not sure if it's fractured - maybe that's why the guy I got it from was trying to turn it in to a single speed...............Anyway there are a few scratches that can be touched up with finger nail polish, and a few parts need to be put on it and it'll be ready to roll! (nice race face cranks too!)

I'm not sure of the year - it was made in the United States,  so I think it's around 1995 - 1999?

Two hot dates this week!

Tomorrow night I'm looking at a vintage Kestrel mountain bike and the following night I'm checking out a Cannondale super V!

Too exciting!

Started working on the "Beast"

I installed the headset and put the fork and stem on today as well as the front wheel...........this one is NOT going to be light. Here we go...............

Here is a picture of the orange voodoo, all ready to go!

 Here are a couple of the red voodoo with the rigid fork BACK on, and the white industries ENO crank and eccentric wheel that you can't see...........

and, if anyone cares, a black and white of Wilber

It looks to be a rainy week ahead. Be safe!

component changes - pictures coming!

I changed out the Yellow Raceface cranks of the wanga and replaced them with a white industries eno crank (and white industries bottom bracket) and put the eccentric eno wheel-set (from the marin) on it..........sweet! Now I just need to put on the white industries freewheel and be done with it!

The Raceface cranks are going on the Hoodoo (yellow on yellow should be cool).

The other eno crank is going on the wazoo, and IF we do the Katy trail this fall I'll throw on the 48 tooth crank instead of the 36 so I can fly down that path! (sure).                                                

 I'm changing out the 105 cranks on the '99 cannondale with Ultegra cranks (I heard a nasty noise coming from "something" up front - either the bottom bracket or the cranks - while dad and I were riding to Salem).

I'll post the wanga this weekend if it gets sunny - it's the only one that's done!

Picked up a frame - full suspension K2 (old one) - hopefully the rear shock isn't shot - Hoping to build this one for dad so he can ride the dirt roads in Arkansas!

Nu Voodoo!

This makes number 5 - sounds like a lot, but this one's orange (Bizanga), so I had to get it - besides, it was cheap!

It had a nasty rattle-can spray painted front suspension fork on it, so I took the one off the Wanga (put the black rigid voodoo fork back on that one) and though it doesn't match exactly, it's the best I can do - and it's orange!!!!!!!! and a 1996 or 97, so it's made in the U.S.! It came with an XT package too, so that's kind of sweet! (though the wheels are messed up)  Note to self - clean up the shed!

Ride to Salem!

Dad and I rode to Salem last wednesday (the only nice day, other than today!). We rode thru oregon city (need better planning), across to Champoeg, and south along the scenic bike way. We were tired, so we took and Amtrak bus back to Portland and got home............it was great!  I rode the cannondale and Dad rode the new one we built while he was here. Everything went fine - I heard a bit of noise from my bottom bracket so I'm going to replace the cranks and bottom bracket pretty soon.

Great ride today - took the Voodoo cycle cross bike - goes up hill real nice!

pictures!

 the 2004 Wazoo

 the 2000 Nzumbi

 the 1996 Wanga

 the new one - 1999 hoodoo

all four..........

It is a sunny day here so I thought I'd take some pictures..........I've got some equipment changes coming soon, so these will be pre-transition photos for some of these. Dad's going to have fun!

NEW VOODOO!!!!!!!

Yea!!!!!!!!

Just picked up another Voodoo - 2000 Hoodoo - still made in US! Pictures coming - I've stripped the one speed chinese piece of junk, and am in the process of stripping the gary fisher made in china piece of junk. I'll give the frames away for scrap, and that means another bike! Time to do some cleaning in the shed - its full!!!

Edit - It's a 1999 - this one has an 8 speed package - the 2000 Hoodoo had a 9 speed - false advertising! 

Sad news.....................

I never posted this, but thought I would do it now. The police still do not have a suspect. Now for the good news - I got another white industries eno crank!!!!!!!

news!

I picked up a white industries wheelset for the new/old/hopelessly looking cannondale yesterday - it has an eno eccentric rear hub, so it doesn't need a chain tensioner. Photos coming! I know it's a little overkill for such a nasty looking frame, and I wasn't planning on riding it (think parts......) but it looks like fun, and so there! It needs a lot of work though, the head set is shot and the bottom bracket needs to be changed out, but hopefully I've everything I need (except a 1" headset, but I'll worry about that when I take it apart and see if it can be saved).

I'm stripping the Gary Fisher I was going to fix up and give to my kid. I ruined the threads on the bottom bracket, so I'm going to throw the frame away - it was made in china anyway. I'm going to throw the other chinese bike I bought (a terrible decision, but at least it wasn't too much) away..............it was just such a piece of junk that I can't stand looking at it - besides, it'll clear some room for new projects!

I might be picking up a free bike off Craigslist in the next few days, we'll see how nasty this one is, but as they say, don't look a gift horse in the mouth...........

Riding has been uneventful but fun, wet, and cold!

travel on!

new frame!

I picked up a new frame today - the dirtiest frame yet! PLUS it's got a broken deraillure hangar, but that's okay - I got it mostly for parts. check it out!

It has 105 brakes, and handle bars and brake levers, so that's good - how about that hangar? looks like it got broke recently - that sucks! Now it gives me an excuse to go out and get an ENO hub!

All that black stuff is brake junk.


Now if I could just fix that hangar!

the crank's bad..........

Ugh..........

I picked up a junk Gary Fisher a few weeks ago (made in China) and it's been a struggle. I changed all the cables and the rear V-brake and fixed an old rear wheel I had lying around, and I got on it and rode a few feet and realized the bottom bracket was loose. I took the crank arm off, and my crappy bottom bracket tool won't fit right, so I've got to order a new (or better) one. So, a week or so later, with a nice park tool bottom bracket later, I should have the bike ready to give to one of the kids, and he better appreciate it!

A great couple of weeks of riding - a bit cool but at least I got a couple of full rides in during January! Almost had my first one in february on friday but wimped out.

Haven't even started on Dad's bike yet - I'm looking into a complete bike tomorrow, so maybe this will be real easy!

Jack is dead

Jack is dead - I thought he'd live forever.

Just got the frame for dads touring bike. We decided not to ride cycle Oregon and do a local ride instead - Eugene to Portland.  It looks flat (which is good!).

another bike!

Not so great...............just picked up a Gary Fisher Tarpon - 2001- a piece of junk. Not the owners fault, it was the bottom of the line when it came out, so it's got crappy components - all of which need to be replaced if I'm going to use it or give it away. I was a little upset about the wording of the ad(picked it up off of craigslist) - it sounded like the rear hub needed worked on, so I figured I could fix it......well the bike didn't even COME with a back wheel! I asked about it, and he said it didn't have a back wheel when he got it..................well why didn't he say that in his ad? I shouldn't have bought it after that, but I did. It's got grip shifters that are either broke or need cables, and the V-brakes are junk and at least the back ones need replacing. A waste of time and money, but I thought I could build a cheap bike for Devin to ride to work on.............We'll see!

a hard ride.........

This morning was a hard one! I was bucking a strong east wind, and I had my uniform and boots in the panniers so I was huffing a bunch of weight, not to mention going up hill for some of the morning ride. I'm bushed! and it's the beginning of a long and wet week!

I rode all the way!

Weeeeeee, I made it all the way today! It was 46 degrees when I left work, so I shed a few clothes and rode home. I'm getting way too fat! It was too hard! I sweated too much! I wish I could do it tomorrow, but we've got the "thing" going on until 7 p.m. Ughh

New year, new chain, new name!

The day after the "accident", I hit a large chunk of concrete that was lying in the median on 82nd. (it was dark). I noticed some nasty noise coming from the crank/chain area but kept riding for a few weeks, hoping it would get better. Well, of course it never does, so before I took off on Tuesday I put a new one speed chain ($6.00) on the five dollar bike; thus doubling the "value of said bike. It rides like new!

The weather is typical for this time of year - cold and wet. Great time to be riding!

I changed the name of the blog because the other one was stupid - this new name reflects my feeling while riding to work in the dark. Be safe!!