Its not an internal hub its three speed cassette.
so yeah full overhaul, repaint re chrome.
I have one new cotter pin you can have if you want!
Bought this a few weeks back - my first fixed! Been commuting on it for 20 days or so now and love it.
SOMA Rush, King Headset, sugino cranks, velocity rims, nitto stem, cinelli criterium bars (now with tape).
Its great isn’t it. … BUT it needs fenders and a dynamo or GTFO (of the commuter thread)* … 
*Cos its a fixay for the Post Yr Ride thread
In clifton hill? I’ve seen one v similar to what you’re describing. out front of the Yoga studio on Queens Pde. A biggun. A big, yoga doin retro-euro mtb fan is out there.
And yep, Retrobike guys are all correctness, more of a restoration website than a bike riding website, IMHO.
Finally finished building the rando. I am glad I don’t work in a fender fitting shop, I can’t get the flat spot on top of the rear fender round so it’s staying like this.
This was a frame I used for my old cross bike - much more suited to this build.
^wow that’s sweet
I am almost thinking I could do a 650b conversion on it.
Plenty of room in the canti height to lower the pads on the arms, I would just have to check the old bottom bracket drop.
622 -> 584 = 19mm downwards adjustment required. Tough call, especially for cantis.
Fender lines are tough to get right, takes a long time and a jar full of spacers.
I will get the tape measure out when I get home and check how much wiggle room I have.
On my crux I managed to drop about 3 mm just by switching the pad holders that had big spacers to normal road pads.
19 - 3 = 16mm, looking better.
The fender is flat because of the mount on the rear brake bridge. I will undo it and file it down a little so the fender is touching the bridge, that should help a bit.
Right again Blakey - not enough play to go 650b.
ONYA! :: Onya Cycles ::
(the black one, blue one is a friend of mine)
Sorry for the shit instagram pic, haven’t taken it out into the sunshine yet.
Has been my daily ride since I built it up a few months ago. Started off as a KHS frame I found at ‘reverse garbage’ recycling here in Sydney. With a bent rear stay.
I paid $3.
Bent it back, stripped it, checked for cracks, had a bike shop check for cracks, all good.
KHS frame (i think a flite? decent welds, solid and has rear rack mounts)
surly pacer fork
bell/spacer combo from blue lug in tokyo
VO stem
VO belleville bars (soon to be swapped for something with a rise)
ambrosio evolution rims to ambrosio hubs
white industries 17t sprocket
zeus cranks with 46 tooth zeus ring
mks sylvans, shitty black straps
brooks b17 narrow with random leather saddlebag
old fluted seatpost, needs to be changed soon.
panaracer tyres
VO moderniste bottlecage
cotton tape, shellac’ed (now a bit browner with age)
tektro inverse levers
VO stainless fenders
miche brakes
A solid, reliable everyday machine. Longets ride has been about 60k’s on it which wasn’t too bad.
Perfect town bike, in my opinion. Ride it rain hail or shine, and has never had the slightest glitch.
on the cranbourne train, guy got off at richmond, it had a 'comfy’seat and an uncomfortable/jaunty ball crushing tilt on it. could be the same one, was very striking and deserving of some better vintage components
Ok so my friend found a (Raleigh?) Nishiki Cresta touring frame in his size along with Suntour Montour groupset + Suntour symmetric shifters during hard rubbish.
I’m helping him build it up as a commuter/gravel grinder/light touring bike
n00b questions:
According to the internet the montour rear derailer will explode so that will be replaced with a Suntour GT Cyclone long cage derailer (anyone want to sell one lol?). Will this work with a Shimano 9 speed cassette (11-32) using the 12-32 gears + a spacer? Also the symmetric shifters look kinda cool… should they stay?
Also are Dia Compe 981 cantis any good?
More pics to come once it’s built up!
Looks good. I’d consider going the mini-V route for brakes, but that’s cos I suck at setting up cantis.
Ditch the Mountech, good move. Ditch the symmetrics, or use them, but do not attempt to rebuild them!
Those brakes are great, they even use a traditional straddle cable, not a stupid double ended one. Pair with shimano super slr aero levers for best performance, plus the Kool Stop salmon pads.
The Cyclone GT was from the 5/6/ultra7 speed era, so you’d have to check that it has the side to side range to cover the 9sp cassette. Alternatively, just get some 9 speed barcons and you’re set. (add a clamp on cable stop on the DT, I have these spare)
Will be a great build.
here is my tourer, laden and filthy after riding across French farm tracks.
didn’t wanna make my own thread and didn’t know where else to post.
but this is my ride:
EDIT: in before banter for riding with brakes / wrong thread / your bike looks shit