1973 vintage Murray single speed

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Frame / Size / Year:
1973 Murray/Sears frame (heavy steel!)

Handlebars / Stem:
Polished JUN stem, original bars wrapped in Brooks brown leather

Fork / Headset:
Original

Front Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire:
26" Micargi 24-hole to Quando hub with 25mm Primo Racer gray rubber

Rear Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire:
26" Aerospoke MTBII with 25mm Primo Racer gray rubber

Crankset / Bottom Bracket:
Sugino 165mm, Shimano UN54 (American to Euro conversion)

Saddle / Seat Post:
WELL worn Brooks B17 atop original post

Pedals / Chain:
MKS Sylvan Lites, MKS clips, Brooks leather straps (not shown), KMC Z chain

Gearing / Chainring / Misc.:
Eleven81 16t cog, Sugino 46t (a little spinny with the 26 inchers)

Notes:

My father purchased this 10spd Murray back in 1973 from a K-Mart department store in Houston. Still wears the Texas Bicycle registration sticker which shows an expiration of January '75. Ridden by a number of family members, then hung from a garage ceiling for 25+ years. Brought back to life, cleaned up and converted to single. Definitely turns heads! Thanks to Jamie for all the hard work and to Susan for the knit bar protector.

People who friended this bike the riff, fastfixie, CONDENADO, www.radpropaganda.org, Brett Kuck, cannonhugodale, purofixie, kryptocaine, redbeard, snackmaster

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fuck what ya heard this bike

Submitted by bisforbryan on 11/08/2009.

fuck what ya heard this bike is awesome!

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oh my

Submitted by AlucardBelmont on 10/16/2009.

why would you give this to your girlfriend!!.. it looks like a nightmare! if you had money to ball on an aerospoke, you can get her a mercier kilott or a pake something like that. ha

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Ouch... I know its a low-end

Submitted by Flat Four on 10/18/2009.

Ouch... I know its a low-end frame, but "nightmare" is a little harsh. I prefer "different":) For the record, the baby Aerospoke came off an old police department mountain bike, so I paid peanuts for it. The most expensive thing on the bike is the Brooks leather tape (and worth every penny on ANY bike LOL).

I suppose she could always ride a Kilo or Pake, but then she'd blend in with the hundreds of other college kids in this town. Besides, the bike's been in my family for 36 years...which I think is the coolest thing about it :)

To each their own. But thanks for the constructive criticism.

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