Had a look at mine last night after i gave up tossing garbage into the roofing bin.
Brakes move and the front actually rubs against the rim, the back looks a bit worn out, but the cables move. The derailer for the two gears at the peddles moves but the derailer for the 5 rear gears looks ceased. Chain moves and i don't see any stuck links. Tires as i mentioned are rotten and even the kick stand , which has been on for 20 odd years,, is free. I'll see what they want for a tune up and tires for this., Dave On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 7:50 PM, paul stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a Nishiki ? mountain bike that's about 23 years old. It's hanging in > the garage. Hasn't been ridden in at least 17 years. I'm thinking about > getting it in shape. I did a lot of bike maintenance as a kid, but haven't > touched one since. The derailleur mechanism looks a bit daunting, but I > suspect I can figure it out. At the moment, the chain is off and everything > is filthy. > Paul > On Jan 24, 2010, at 7:35 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > >> On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> used for at least 20 plus years. The tires have just about rotten >>>>>> off, the cables are a bit ceased and dusty. >>>>>> >>>>>> Worth getting it "tuned up"?? >>>>>> >>>>>> I currently ride a 1990 Norco 21 speed mountain bike >>>>> >>>>> Probably worth doing it up yourself rather than paying >>>> someone else to >>>>> do it. >>>>> >>>>> Bob >>>> >>>> How hard is it to change a bike tire. I have never done this my self. >>>> >>> >>> It's a doddle. You could probably find a basic maintenance course which >>> would last a day, cost next to nothing (other than parts) and take you >>> through stuff like changing tyres and cables, adjusting the gears and >>> cleaning it properly. If the bike hasn't been used for that long you'll >>> probably need new wheels too, but fitting them takes seconds. >>> >>> Bob >> >> OR, invite Frank up for a beer. >> >> Dave >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >> www.caughtinmotion.com >> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >> York Region, Ontario, Canada >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
