Kestrel Photos!

Well.here goes.........

The Kestrel was incredibly dirty!!!

but it can be cleaned.

It had stickers!

that isn't so bad as long as they aren't hiding anything - the top one is - the bottom one isn't.

The top tube on this looks really bad - LOT'S of touch-ups - this one looks like a new paint job candidate.

I can't get the drivers' side bottom bracket bearing cup out yet, so I'm waiting for a new tool.

I thought all I needed for this was a set of wheels (which I have), but it looks like a bunch more work.

It doesn't appear to be cracked anywhere, and I guess that's the most important thing.

Here it is in a decent light.

 Oh yeah - you're not supposed to put the frame on the bike stand - only use the seat post!

UGH!

The kestrel came today..........other than the 86 Cannondale (broken) frame I got off ebay, this is the nastiest, greasy thing I've ever seen........and those few scatches it had? un-nicely covered up with (I assume) paint, or maybe fingernail polish. I just hope that the stickers that are on it aren't covering up anything bad..........I'll post some pictures as soon as my camera is charged.

I learned a lesson - NEVER buy anything sight unseen!!!!

Day off workin'

I rebuilt the 1" fork on the 1990 Cannondale today - well I rebuilt it a while back but didn't do a very good job.......anyway, here is the bike - all finished except the rear cassette is an eight speed and the grip shifter is only a seven speed. Maybe I'll look for a different one!

And this morning I changed wheels and put full fenders on the winter bike.

and just for good luck , Wilbert snuck in for this one...............

The Croll is done!!

The Croll is done!

Good news! here is the finished product - still need to wipe the grease off and find a new Reynolds aluminum sticker, but anyway.........

I pretty much built a new bike - other than the stem, seatpost and seat. New Carbon fork, Chris King Headset, Paul Components Melvin, used White Industries eno crank and freewheel.The rear hub is a rebuilt Paul Components, and the Hugi disk front wheel I bought as-is. The bottom bracket (I believe is titanium, but I don't remember.............Oops! The chain is a little long......I'm going to ride like this for a while, and maybe switch to a bigger chainring.

Just in time for the new project - I should have an old Kestrel 200Sc coming on the 7th of July - "hopefully" not as much renovation as the Croll