Hello, I really like this sub and I've always wanted to build old 26" MTB with drop bars, especially when there is ongoing competition on Youtube. I've done many projects usually with old 28" trekking and road bikes but never messed around with 26". Everything is stripped, cleaned, lubed and polished. My goal always was to invest as little as possible. So the bike was 25 Euro, shifters AliExpress 3×7 for around 25 euros and everything elsse from the "parts bin".
by b0zh0
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What tires are those?
I love this frame, you cleaned it up nicely.
That looks pretty cool. How does it ride? What shifters did you buy from AliExpress?
Tires are Ralson Micro Octave 26×2.10. These are the best of the cheap tires sold in my coutry (15 euros for both) Great rolling, nice threads, low noise and the have puncture protection. I really wanted some Billy Bonkers or DTH but they are quite expensive for the purpose. The bike ride is very “responsive”. Its fast and goes through every obstacle that my city offers. I need to fix the breaking otherwise it’s perfect.
https://preview.redd.it/3heuvlusy3le1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=06e7e4e68b9858a8f759a93b7e7824472c9ef293
This is how I got it. You can’t see it on the pictures but it was rusted, scratched with seized drivetrain and play in all the bearing parts that you can think off. I’ve cleaned the rust and touched it up with some black car paint then I l’ve polished everything.