First, my current bike. It's a mid 80's Bianchi Volpe. I bought it from a guy on Craigslist for a very reasonable price. I repainted and replaced a few items, and here is what it now looks like -
It's been a great bike for three years. But I wanted a new project, and getting a lighter frame for cheap was the perfect opportunity. Many of the items for this new bike I can use off of my current ride, but I did buy some new items as well. A new headset was out of necessity, since the current bike is using a 1" fork, and the current standard is 1 1/8".
I went with the Nashbar touring frame. Made from aluminum, and for only $100, I couldn't pass it up.
Shipment 1
Not much padding used to ship this with, but it arrived alright.
Paint job is darker than I thought, but a nice quality job. Look like it'll sparkle in bright sunlight.
Not to worry, Mame - this frame has passed
The rear derailleur on my current bike has just about had it. Nashbar's branded derailleurs were at a very nice price, so I decided to replace both. I was quite surprised to see how nice the quality was when I inspected it. Also bought some cable hangers since I'm running cantilever brakes. I considered running dual pivot brakes instead, but decided not to for now.
A few other odds and ends that I needed. The headset is a FSA Pig, which is meant to be used on a BMX bike. From the reviews I read, this headset is a very good performer for the price that it is. I'm all about value. Had no idea how many headset spacers I would need, so I went with the safe bet and bought a pack of 10. The items on the far right are "downtube housing stops", needed for running STI shifters on a frame with downtube shifter bosses. I never knew such an item existed until now.
Now I've got to wait for the fork. It's unfortunately on backorder for a while. So for now the frame sits in the shipping box in my garage. More about this build when the fork arrives.
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