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Friday, April 2, 2010

5-speed Sekine

After much work, the white Sekine is rideable again.

I'm not overly proud of this one, but it's miles better than when I started. I ground new bearing surfaces on the bottom bracket and headset race, repacked the hubs, and replaced the rusty fork with a decent chrome Ishiwata one.

Unfortunately the 700c fork and 27" rims mean very little clearance for a front fender. As such I am leaving the dented fenders off for now - and I will suggest its future owner upgrade to 700c wheels at their earliest convenience.

Next up: the first of two early 90s Diamond Back MTBs. Lovely red spatter paint!

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