The Ultimate in Re-Cycling.

I would like to take a moment and introduce you to my bicycle.
Building this bike was long, difficult, but rewarding process. In order to build this bike I had to interact with many people from many different walks of life.

To begin I had to find a frame. I recalled that friend Sean had a bike chained to a stair case that he used to ride everyday, but after being hit by a car, the bike was unusable. So I called him up and he kindly let me have to the bike. I completely disassembled it and determined what I need to fix. For this step I went to Creedbilt.

At Creedbilt I was able to get the help of my former co-workers and straighten out the bent frame. I also removed any thing on the frame that was no longer need, like the derailer mounts, the outside chain ring, and of course the brakes. And since the paint job was destroyed by the grinding and the heating up of metal I decided to sandblast the whole frame. Then I began to put it back together.

After reassembling the whole bike I notice that I needed a new front fork, duh. So I went to several bike shops in order to find one that fit. And finally with the addition of the new fixed wheel-set I was able to take it for a ride in the parking lot of Try Me Bicycles, where I bought the fork and then finished assembling in the parking lot. It was beautiful.

after a few months I decided it was time for powder coating. So I took the whole thing apart and found a powder coater. I ended up waiting almost two months to get it back because they made it neon yellow instead of granny smith green. And then I tried to get it together and the bottom bracket wouldn't assemble, and I had took search around for another month to find the right part at the Bike Den.

Finally it is up and riding. Even though the process was long and hard I am glad I did it. Funny thing is, I want to build another.

And thanks to everyone who helped along the way.
More pictures can be found HERE

I urge you all to Drive Less and Ride More.