Over the past 4 days i've been working on a new mountain bike. I competely took apart 2 awsome mountain bikes that i got at a dump for free. The one had a nice frame, brakes, seat post, and broken front shocks. The other one had nice shocks, sweet heavy duty handle bars, and other components.

Thursday night, i worked on it about 4 hours. On friday, my mom gave me off from school (i'm homeschooled) and said i had to work on the bike instead.  

I worked on it from 10am to 10pm, with about 4 hours brake. Then on saterday i worked on it a good 4 hours, and this mouning i finnished up and took it for a spin.

It was the first bike i've ever built from the ground up by myself.

My dad is really into biking, this summer he biked acrossed the USA, so i learnd from him.

I had to rewire and recable the gears and brakes, and that was a headache. To do the back gears alone, it took 4 seprate peices of cable. I aslo had to completely take apart both headseats, shocks and bearnings, wich is easier said then done. I finialy got the gears in sink, and the brakes took FOREVER. First time working with V brakes, and it was tricky.

I got a sweet $40 seat from my sister. (who biked across the country with my dad) and it is real comfy.

Then i took the years of rust of the chrome frame, shocks, and handle bars. The bikes i used had been left out in the weather at the dump for some time, then at my house for about 6 months.

Once i had the rust gone, i put on a new chain, cleaned out the deraler, put quickrelease on the seat, changes the front and backs tubes, tires and rimes and hubes, and modified other little things here and there.

The shocks where the hardest part. i had to take it apart TWICE becuase i forgot a peice.

Alot of work. But swell fun.

And here is the outcome! dun dun dun.....

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g9/catfishguy/IMG00002.jpg

close look at the front.... (check out those awsome handle bars)

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g9/catfishguy/IMG00003.jpg

I still need to work on it some. Needs a better back tire with quickrelease, better grips, and some other things.

I took it on some sweet trails today, and it preformed great. Gearning work fine over the hills, and the shocks took the logs and drop-offs great. Brakes worked like glue, i was powersliding around the turns.

Got it dirty but thats what i made her for.

Total time spent on bike: about 20 hours

Total money spent: 0$

Built from scratch, all parts gotten for free from a dump, all cables/conpontents of other junk bikes. I could sell this baby for atleast $150. Thats $7 a hour.

But i wouldn't part with it now. The whole time i spent on it i could barley wait to ride it.

Had a blast with it on the trails today. I'm taking it out again next weekend.

Bikes are fun to ride and fun to fix.

Anyother bikers here? I also road bike. My current longest ride is 48 miles.

Fixing and riding bikes is my other hobby, besides fishing. It will give my hands somthing to do once the winter freeze sets in.

Tight lines and brake cables!

Matt

This mourning i changed the grips and retightend the headset. I adjusted the rear shocks a little looser to give them more give.

Sean_e_bus21 came over last night and we started fixing up his Mongoose mountain bike. It has some sweet parts, but needs a little work.

Matt

Very good job with the renovation. But I don't think you could get "at least" 150. The bike is still used and that effects the value of everything. I would say 50-80 bucks tops.

im not into mountain or road biking but i do ride BMX. i love it.

yo xjbmx what bike do you ride i ride a fit im just lerning to 180 off a dirt

jump but i mostly ride street

Very good job with the renovation. But I don't think you could get "at least" 150. The bike is still used and that effects the value of everything. I would say 50-80 bucks tops.

Well, to start off with, there is a hardly used $40 trek seat, large 26" Alluimum frame, 6peice welded chrome handle bars, rear shocks, brand new $30+ pedals with clips, and $16 of cables. Front shocks are 3 piece fork-to-headset.

thats atleast $120 right there. I could get $40 for just the frame.

yeah but you have to sell that to a bike guru like yourself. Most kids in need of bikes just care if it looks new and rides smooth, and that bike doesnt look new.

yeah but you have to sell that to a bike guru like yourself. Most kids in need of bikes just care if it looks new and rides smooth, and that bike doesnt look new.

True...

I repair old BMX bikes and sell them too. I sell most of them to parents with children.

Notice: if you want to sell bikes to kids, make sure they have good brakes! that is the first thing parents look for.

Tonight Sean_e_bus21 came over and we worked some on his mountain bike. We have some problems with the gearing that we will have to fix tomarrow.

There is a Bike Shop opening up in town. I'm inquiring for a job on repairs.

That would be awsome if i get it, then i can make $$$ fixing bikes (fun) then spend it on fishing stuff (even more fun)

And the tackleshop is the store right next to the bike shop, so i'll go over there and blow my paycheck during lunch break

yo xjbmx what bike do you ride i ride a fit im just lerning to 180 off a dirt

jump but i mostly ride street

its an S&M Black bike with mostly odyssey parts

stick with bmx!! its fun and rewarding