So now I'm in the midst of building up my third bike which will be my main commuter/ market bike. And yes, its pink in colour. Why pink? Because I like it. Currently my Haro is my commuter and no doubt, its a horrible bike for commuting considering that its a BMX. But hey, it works great on tracks!
My idea of the commuter was more of a rigid XC mtb which can go pretty much anywhere. I got my frame a few months back, an Ironhorse Warrior Expert for 100 bucks iirc. I was contemplating as to whether I should spray paint it as the original was a gunmetal grey which seemed pretty boring to me. So it then struck me that I should just paint it pink, well, for the fun of it (and the headturner factor LOL).
Took me a week to get it to this state:
I felt really satisfied at the quality of my paintjob considering its my second paint project without the use of professional air compressors and a spray gun. Could use some decals hehe.
Now I'm slowly gathering parts to get it setup. I'm currently left with a few parts that I need such as the brakes, rotors, grips and maybe a new stem. Its actually rideable now but its really scary riding brakeless.
Here's some pics of the progress! (pardon the poor quality pics)
I'm really tempted to run BMX bars on this as I really liked the very lepak geometry and posture of riding with BMX bars on a 26er. And it looks cool too!
Had a hard time getting the chain on as I've never used a chain tool before. I broke like 5 links but managed to join some of the remaining Dura Ace chain I had from my roadie. I think my chain is rather short as I can't shift properly to my largest sprocket. So I decided to limit my rear dee to the second last sprocket, making my bike a 1x8 now.
I'd say I spent quite some cash on this up till the point I'm broke now. So I won't break my heart further by calculating how much I spent.
Hope I can get this bike ready before the holidays come to an end!
Cheers!
-Fad
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