four fifty
Jamis Quest, whatever that was; best thing is the cantilever setup.
'50s American cruiser bars mated to junk mountain-bike stem.
27" off a Nishiki Olympia that was upgraded. Fenders are seriously fractured SKS's with numerous splints.
27" off the same bike, originally with a 6-speed freewheel. Spliced in a 7-speed cassette hub from the parts bin.
Garbage triple crank converted to single; freebie Shimano RSX BB; salvaged Raleigh chain guard.
Junk.
Savaged pair of SR SP-150 pedals and old MKS toe clips -- NJS!
Hideously beaten but still functional Suntour Cyclone in back; Shimano thumbie shifter from '80s Schwinn Sierra.
No-model Shimano, a big step up from the plastic ones (really!) the bike came with. Levers are off an abandoned bike pulled out of a river
1x7 conversion
"Four fifty" is what the bike cost me, the price of a new shift cable. Other than that, the entire thing is composed of junk. The frame came from the trash, the wheels from a friend who'd upgraded hers, and the rest of the parts from wherever I could scrounge them. This is my city bike and goes about ten miles a day, to work and back, plus some errands here and there. The goal was to create as cheap a ride as possible, so that I wouldn't worry about people scratching it or having to lock it up in a dicey area. So far so good!
There was a lot of work putting this together, of course. My favorite trick was extending the handlebar ends 2" with wood dowels so I could fit hand brakes -- the bars were originally on a coaster-brake-equipped cruiser, I can only guess, and so were too short in their stock form to take levers. Other fun along the way -- check out the made-by-me adapter plates in back that hold the fender stays and rack in place -- but it all worked. This bike's real name is "The Gentleman," humorous given his humble roots.