Day 2

Day 2!

Fairly quiet day in the shop yesterday so I managed to get a fair bit done.

• Chainset & BB removed, degreased, re-greased & refitted!
• Front hob stripped, degreased, re-greased & Refitted. 
• Rustty bits on frame sanded back to steel for touching-up
• Cleaned it a bit

OK so that's not loads, but I'm thorough! Plus the BB cups were a right bitch top remove!! Helpfully though the BB bearings, cups and axle were in great condition...although no remnants of grease so it must have sat for a long time! The front cones and bearings were in good order too, as was the axle so it was a simple service.

I have a couple of quandaries however. Wheel wise i'm actually surprised how light they are, the rims and spokes are in good mechanical order, but the spokes had some sort of coating...Not sure if they were chromed  or maybe and anti-corrosion coating? Either way is peeling off and not pretty. I've just a bit of wet and dry and that seems to have cleaned them up pretty well! So, I'm undecided whether to replace them?

Then we get to the frame.....Oh the frame!!! There will be quite a lot of touching up so I'm contemplating (just contemplating mind) doing a re-spray...But of course that brings with it a whole host of "ass pain" as I don't really have anywhere suitable to spray a frame properly... I think it may be a case of getting up and running so it's weather proof, riding it and checking that I like it before taking the time to respray.

Shopping/to do list

1. Remove forks, strip headset. Re-grease or replace bearings
2. remove brakes. Strip, clean, grease and re-fit
3. Fit new brake cables
4. fit new gear cables
5. remove seat post, remove corrosion (it does come off, already checked ;) )
6. Strip and re-grease rear hub & Replace freewheel for something lighter 
7. replace brake leavers/or find replacement hoods
8. Remove, strip, regrease & re-fit rear and front Mechs
9. Strip and re-grease shifters 
10. Oh yeah, new bar tape
11. Replace saddle
12. Road test! 
13. pub
14. Oh and tyres obviously dur....
15. Maybe fit a shorter reach stem - (Current 10cm is a tough too long)
16. Make decisions about re-spray....hmmmmmmm 
17. Polish all the alloy!

Not in the mood for stripping side pull brakes today so starting with rear hub and freewheel :)