One last nut

The guys at the Bicycle Garage are my heroes! They were able to order a fairly difficult to find special nut. Yay. http://bikegarage.com/


I'm still waiting for the second odd nut to come in.

Almost Finished!

The superfly project is near completion! NYCbikes did not send two highly specialized bolts needed for the rollerbrake. At least I have a part number.

I went for a test ride yesterday and I can't wait to have the bike finished.

Wheels!

Yay! I picked up my wheels yesterday from the office. Although I am still disappointed because of the 42 day shipping delay, I'm pleased with the product. The Ebay listing did not say the wheel set included a shifter, which I bought separately or the rollerbrake. I'm glad the brake was included, 4 speed nexus hubs/rollerbrakes are not often sold in the US.

Anyway... here is a picture of the parts. Amazingly enough I was able to put this thing together with only a bit of assistance from Joe.

NYC Bikes & my Wheels

I purchased wheels from an Ebay store on July 24th. The shipping label was finally printed on August 29th, but I wonder if they actually mailed the package. For the first time ever I have convinced Joe to leave bad feedback for the seller. Just in case you are in the market for any bike related parts avoid NYC Bikes http://nycbikes.com/ . They will not answer your emails, calls, or give any reasonable & consistent explanation for their delay. And to top it all off… NYC Bikes refused to offer a quicker method of shipping because they have already “lost money” on shipping because they gave us a combined shipping rate. Joe and I have purchased several bike parts and a few bikes over the years and we have never experienced such poor customer service.

Parts Inventory

Used Parts:
Frame
Seat post
Stem
Cranks
Bottom bracket
Saddle
Front brake
Pedals

Not used parts:
Fork
Wheels
Brake levers
Headset

Still need:
Handlebars


Extra Parts that will be donated to the Bloomington Community Bike Project:
Set of drop handlebars
Seat post
Stem

Removing the bottom Braket

Well, that was tough... I wimped out and had my husband break it loose, but I did the rest.

Including Cleaning it...


























The Finished Product. Woo!

Another nice frame

This is currently on eBay. This is the same frame that I am building. The bid is at 172 with 3 days to go. I would suspect the bike will go for about 350, there are not many of these around for sale.

Someone contacted Joe asking if we wanted to trade the superfly frame for a single speed mountain bike. We said no, the offer was crazy considering these frames are hard to find.


Update: it went for 325 + 70 shipping.