State singlespeed

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Here's my latest project. A gift from neighbours who have been clearing out their garage, it's a steel singlespeed State bike. Out of shot is a bucket of bits.

The owner had started stripping and sanding this down, but gave up when they stripped the thread trying to remove the crank.

I already have a singlespeed, so this really is my N + one too many. Consequently this is going to be a minimum cost job to build a low value shopping bike.

Any alternative brilliant ideas welcome!

 

[biggs682]

Hope you gave it a good bacterial wipe down before touching it

 

[All uphill]

Hope you gave it a good bacterial wipe down before touching it

All precautions taken.

Very odd having to work out a protocol to transfer it from his garage to ours! We laughed that it was reminiscent of old spy films making a drop.

 

[All uphill]

Two developments:

1 Frame stripped with a chemical stripper. That was fun! Next job to wire wool it and decrease ready for primer.

2 The owners who gave it to me now want it back! I've negotiated that I finish the job and they will reimburse me for "materials".

On the positive side this saves me needing to find a buyer, but I now have the feeling I'm doing it for them, not me.

 

[fossala]

Sounds like he didn’t want the faff of removing the damaged crank. Once he saw you managed it he is asking for it back? Sounds a bit dickish or maybe I misunderstand?

 

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Sounds like he didn’t want the faff of removing the damaged crank. Once he saw you managed it he is asking for it back? Sounds a bit dickish or maybe I misunderstand?

Thanks for that, glad it's not just me thinking "Dick!"

 

[Nigelnightmare]

Thanks for that, glad it's not just me thinking "Dick!"

I'd bill him for my time as well.

You could always add a "This bike belongs to ****** (Insert neighbours name), A Tight fisted Dickwad!" sign in UV then clear coat over it.

 

[12boy]

Did you chase the BB threads as well? Probably the crap approach to repainting, but I just clean and scuff the existing paint and usevthat as the primer when rattlecanning a beater bike. I ain't impressed with the wanting it back thing, unless you swap or give each other stuff as a rule. A POS bike prolly isn't worth a friendship.

 

[burntoutbanger]

I'd be very tempted to just give it him back as is.

 

[All uphill]

Thanks for the kind comments. The neighbour and I have come to an amicable agreement and the bike is going back to him looking like this.

I'm really surprised at the finish I got from hours of prep and rattle cans.

 

[12boy]

Looks very good, much like new. Rattle can paint takes a while to properly harden, though. I used leave mine in one of my cars for a few days in the summer heat. Got go be 140F in there and hardened right up.

 

[Gunk]

You should have painted it pink! 👹

 

[Nigelnightmare]

Looks very good, much like new. Rattle can paint takes a while to properly harden, though. I used leave mine in one of my cars for a few days in the summer heat. Got go be 140F in there and hardened right up.

You know when it's cured enough.
The smell doesn't knock your head off/ make your eyes water when you open the car.

 

[12boy]

But the other stuff my teenagers left in the cars did!

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

How much does one of those things weigh in minimalist condition?