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.

Fork-update

The fork turned out well, considering the fact that it was spray painted! I can't seem to get a used headset from the bike shop. There is a bike project in town that might have a few of my needed items. I already own a used set of cranks and foresee that it will be easy to obtain a used seat post, handlebars, pedals, and brake levers.

Our Stable

My bike:

Cannondale R700

I should get a new picture, the bike now has Campy Veloce shift levers. The Shimano 9 speed levers were too stiff for me to shift. The mechanism on the campy is much more wrist friendly.





Our tandem:

Cannondale Road Tandem 2


We purchased this bike in November 2007 and we love it. We are currently commuting 9 miles daily on this bike. I am hoping to have the Superfly finished for fall & winter commuting.









My Husband's bike:

CAAD8 Frame, various components. The frame and many parts were purchased from Ebay. The steerer tube obviously needs to be trimmed! Joe is using the 9 speed shifters that were cast away from my bike.

Fork

I purchased a plain unpainted cyclocross fork and painted it black. A cyclocross fork was needed to keep the axle to crown length close to the original suspension fork. Otherwise the steering geometry would have been affected.

At first I wanted to paint it yellow, but the automotive store only had pastel yellow. In the end black is probably the best option, since it would be difficult to match the yellow. Ultimately if I am unhappy with the bike, I'll find someone to reproduce decals and have the whole thing painted professionally.



I'm still waiting on the wheels, grrr it will be four weeks this Thursday. The wheels are black Deep-V with a 4 speed nexus internal-gear hub.