It's not an Ogre! Just a really old Karate Monkey. |
Anyway.....back to the story!
I decided to go with cantilever brakes. one problem though. I removed the original brake studs back in 2003 for a cleaner look, since I went disc brake at the time. That meant that the first order of business was finding some brake bosses. I grabbed two from an old mart bike frame I have sitting around. That left two more to get. Hmm......I think I have some at work. So, I got as far as getting the front end squared away with brakes, but the back is yet to be done.
Then I moved on to finding a crank set and bottom bracket for the KM. I didn't have to go far, as I had a TruVativ single speed specific crank set and an old GXP bottom bracket to go with that. The old bottom bracket was from a Raleigh XXIX+G rig I had back in about '07, I believe it was. Anyway, I had that bike going for a while but I ended up breaking it down and I think I gave the frame away in the end. The point is, the bottom bracket survives, and that went into the Karate Monkey with no issues.
I need to come up with a good seat collar, which I am pretty sure I have at work. Then I grabbed a seat post that was originally in my Ti Mukluk and the Velo Orange saddle that I can't seem to find a home for. I guess I'll try that on this bike, since it is red, and the bar tape is red, and I have a few red themed stickers on the old bike. I figured it would match and all.
Different bottom bracket and crank set. Ready to roll there. Yes- it really is this dim in my shop! |
2 comments:
From the looks of that first picture it should really stop.
@RC: Good eyes! I haven't taken the BB-7's off yet. Waiting to do that until I am ready to re-cable the bike.
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