Diamondback Outlook: This is an entry level trail riding bike to give to my girlfriend, a test ride to see if she might enjoy mountain biking. The front derailler is completely warped, rear derailler seems a-ok. The cassette is loose, and I can't get the rear wheel off because it is held in with pinhead bolts. A tool called the gator grip can supposedly get the pinhead bolts off, so I've ordered one off Amazon. The cockpit needs a lot of work: the seat looks lame, there are no grips, and there are grip shifters which no one should be subjected too. There are plenty of seats around my house I can use, and triggers shifters are cheap on amazon/ebay. The chain is rusty, I think I have a chain I can repurpose, the cranks seem fine and the wheels just need some minor truing. Oh and the fork probably needs some lube. And I should take it on a hard ride when I'm done to make sure the whole thing won't fall apart under her.
Schwinn Super Le Tour 12.2: What a frame. Beautiful red paint and its super light. Shame about the deep dent in the downtube. Despite the major dent I would feel safe riding it, it is steel after all, if this were aluminum or carbon I wouldn't touch it. The bike will likely be used for parts, I've already looted a bolt from the rear brake. The wheel rims were severely warped, but taking them out to my driveway stomping them back into place helped a lot. I'm having trouble adjusting the stem, and the fork might be bent. I plan on inspecting the damage more today, if the frame looks truly rideable this could make a cool junk fixie.
Zambike fixed gear: There is creaking from the stem area when I put my weight on the bars, and it is only getting louder with time. I'm going to reinstall it and see if it goes away, if not I'm going to try a new set of bars and see if it goes away, if not I'm going to try a new stem and see if it goes away, if not I'm going to try a new fork and see if it goes away. Fun.
Bridgestone: My pin spanner won't budge the bottom bracket, I've heard a couple of drill bits, a vice, and the frame for leverage can be used to remove an old bb like this. Need to wait til I have time to visit the local bike co op to make this happen. Also I don't have a proper tool to remove the freewheel, which I need to do in order to repack the hub.
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