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1983 Fuji Monterey 10 Speed

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1983 Fuji Monterey

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Original Post, Fizik Vitesse

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I had been wanting a bike for years, but being a broke kid then a broke college student, I had never been able to afford one. Mid August of 2007 as I passes the dumpster at my apt., I saw a bike frame with wheels. Though old looking and rather dirty, the frame seemed to be in great shape. I had to leave but new I would be back around 3am and decided if the bike was still by the dumpster when I returned... I would snag it. Sure enough she was still there so I took her home and spent 6 hours taking her apart and cleaning every nook and cranny. I bought new cork tape for the bars, new inner tubes, a new seat (cheap'o from wal-mart till I can get more money) and new bolts so the wheels would stay on. I took the kick stand off as it was getting in the way of the pedals, and recently I just purchased some lights for the front and back as well as a bicycle computer. Honestly I'm very new to this, I want to get it painted, get a new wheel set, new crank, and turn her into and single speed with a rear hub that can flip and be a fixed gear. Suggestions and comments welcome and remember I'm on an extreme budget as I'm a Full Sailor (I go to Full Sail in Winter Park FL) with no job.





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Great Bike

Wow!

That's a solid bike! Just grease it and ride it! If it isn't broke don't fix it! This bike could last you a long time if you keep it maintained.

I'm on the same kind of budget as you and I've managed to build some decent bikes... not the super high quality... but nice enough for me. I agree with the post about the fixie conversion. You should definetly invest in tools instead. Once you've got your owns tools it opens up a hole new world.

Congradulations! You should be proud of your machine... it's real nice! I'm sincerely happy for you!

So How'd It Go

You got an even better deal on your Monterey than I did. My dad had an old Fuji when I was growing up and inexplicably gave it away to a co-worker. The co-worker's garage later caught fire, which pretty much destroyed any hopes I had of getting my childhood dream bike back.

I picked one up for a few years ago and have had a good time with it ever since.

However, I think it's time to step it up a bit and was wondering how you did with your fixie conversion. Frankly, I can't even figure out what kind of dropout these Montereys have -- it's not quite vertical, not quite horizontal, and I think it's facing the wrong way, i.e., a 45 degree angle towards the front of the bike as opposed to a convenient horizontal dropout which opens out towards the back of the bike. I'm assuming that to make this a fixed gear I'll have to get one of those special widgets that Sheldon Brown has on his site, but I can't figure out which one.

Any thoughts on what needs to get done to convert this puppy?

Real solid old bike you got,

Real solid old bike you got, and the price can't be beat.

Those early 80's Fujis were great bikes. I'm happy for ya

Great find!

Nice bike. Looks to be in pretty good shape.

If it was me, on a tight budget, if you already haven't you can get some grease and lube the bearings (you'll need a special tool for the cotterless cranks, but you probably know that, I didn't the first time I took mine off and they were loose when I put them back on. Shimmed them with grease soaked newspaper and rode them another 8 years or so.)

I don't get the whole fixed gear thing, I'm in a pretty flat place, but with winds and gentle slopes I use 3 or 4 of my 10 gears. Everybody started out fixed, but I think it was in the 20's a lady with a 3-speed derailleur bike made a professional on his fixed gear look bad in the Alps. But then I'm an old geezer, what do I know.

If you have steel rims, talk to local bike shops and look for useable alloy rim wheels. Brakes work a lot better on alloy rims than steel, and they are easier to true, and tires stay on better. If yours are 27 inch, and you aren't snobbish about hubs, you should be able to find something very cheap. If your rims are alloy, and if you can bear the stigma of riding a 10-speed when all the cool people are fixed, just true the rims. Then when the wind is at your back, or going downhill, you'll upshift and drop all the guys on fixies.

Thanks

I'll have to do that.... I need to grease everything up, and I def need a new wheel set. Thanks for the advise.

Cool Bike!

Very nice bike you have there. My dad bought me a Monterey for , and I too have found a couple bikes in the dumpster (Schwinn Tourist and a Huffy Mountain Bike). It's amazing what people throw away. I like the Monterey's because of the color, here is a picture of mine - a little bit different then yours, I wonder if they are the same year?

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c313/df2cat/1975fuji.jpg

LOVE the Fuji

When I was a kid I tried like hell to buy a Fuji Monterey EXACTLY like that but never got my hands on one. Love the color, love the fact that it's almost all original stuff. My suggestion is don't paint it, it looks good like it is. Previous comment is right though, new wheels would make the ride nicer...but don't change the color. I need to start walking by more dumpsters!


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