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Assembling a road bike

Recombining and refinishing old parts into a new bike

Aug. 18, 2019 -

Over the past months I have worked on different bikes, leading to an accumulation of spare parts in my garage. I wondered how hard it would be to make a new bike using these spare parts. I decided to take advantage of this moment to refinish some parts, removing excessive decals in order to create a minimal looking road bike.

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Spray painting the bike bike frame
Spray painting the bike bike frame
Installing cables on the handle bar and handles
Installing cables on the handle bar and handles
Ready to put all parts together, creating a bike!
Ready to put all parts together, creating a bike!
Parts look like new with a fresh layer of paint
Parts look like new with a fresh layer of paint
Minimal road bike - made using spare parts and many hours!
Minimal road bike - made using spare parts and many hours!
Front derailleur connected with the shifter cable
Front derailleur connected with the shifter cable

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