Univega Gran Turismo *a Portland Touring Machine*
By noahjack on 08/30/2008.
Bike tags: Brooks | mavic | mustache | oregon | portland |
univega gran turismo (ebay), double butted lugged cromoly
nitto mustache (craigslist), old mountain bike stem (ebay find)
mangalite fork, tange headset
mavic T519 rim with shimano 105 hub (cragislist find), continental ultar gatorskins with extra liner (new)
mavic T520 , shimano 105 hub (craigslist find), continental ultra gatorksins with extra liner (new)
sugino gt crank (stock) and stock bottom bracket
Brooks b17 honey saddle (new)with stock seat post
mks road pedals(from an old panasonic)
8 speed casette(new), shimano 600 front derailuer (came off old schwinn)and shimano 105 rear(community cycling center used find)
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univega gran turismo (ebay), double butted lugged cromoly
nitto mustache (craigslist), old mountain bike stem (ebay find)
mangalite fork, tange headset
mavic T519 rim with shimano 105 hub (cragislist find), continental ultar gatorskins with extra liner (new)
mavic T520 , shimano 105 hub (craigslist find), continental ultra gatorksins with extra liner (new)
sugino gt crank (stock) and stock bottom bracket
Brooks b17 honey saddle (new)with stock seat post
mks road pedals(from an old panasonic)
8 speed casette(new), shimano 600 front derailuer (came off old schwinn)and shimano 105 rear(community cycling center used find)
I love riding this bike. It is basically like I am riding a station wagon. As you can see the majority of the parts I have used are from random (mainly)local sources. This bike is my favorite for pulling my son around in a trailer and doing just about anything in here in Portland. It is very rewarding to construct a bike with quality used parts from various sources. If you haven't done a project like this try it, it's a super fun adventure!
p.s. I think it is pretty lame that there is advertising for the military on this site.