pardon me for interrupting your bib discussion. even though i'm reading up since i probably will buy one sooner than later since i now have to cycle for work everyday. but i have to get some madness off my chest/have to ask a wwud question.
rn i got two bike setups. single speed i restored last year from my friend, 90s atb i bought a month ago. the atb rides fine really. i don't really need to do stuff on it. i just want to mod it up of course. meanwhile i stripped parts of my single speed. pretty much all the nice parts that fit are now on the m/atb. part of the reason why i only ride the atb is that it's 26'' and the frame is my size, it's just way more comfortable. my single speeds frame is actually two sizes too big. so now i don't know what to focus on. i feel like i'm short of a plan other than ordering parts that i think are cool but i need to set priorities. my 5 main problems with my bikes rn:
-mtb seatpost is seized, tried my best with several lubricants, i need to put it a bit lower, just an inch would be great.
-mtb brakes are old ass cantis with broken spring cages, hard to find a v-brake replacement rn because parts are sold out everywhere. they still work, but i better get that sorted, right? i wouldn't bomb too steep of a downhill with them tbh...
-single speed frame is too big and i can't for the life of me find a used replacement in my size. it's xxl sizes on local craigslist equivalent. i might crack and save up for a surly or brother frame and preorder that so i actually have a bike that fits.
-i still need decent saddles for both bikes because all my saddles are cheap bottom shelf trash and i can feel it. actually measured my seatbones so at least i got that info.
-both bikes will need new cranks and the mtb actually could use a new cassette rn since two sprockets are pretty much useless, they are so run down. i don't really run these gears so as of now it doesn't bother me much. the single speed has a weird non standard bottom bracket that has only one fitting replacement bb on the market and that one seems to be shitty. getting another frame that takes standard bbs might actually be smarter in the long run?
if anyone has any suggestions what to do with what, or what to focus on, i'd highly appreciate it. if not that's fine, the ranting helps get the madness out of my head anyway. since i know myself too well, it just ends with me building a track bike probably...
my friends start to think i'm proficient with bikes and lately i've been getting asked to look over their bikes a lot and fix their little issues. it's kind of cool but often i'm just like "yeah, the problem is this but i don't have the tools to fix this so better bring it to the shop." when it comes to servicing bottom brackets and stuff for example, parts that require very specific tools to get off of and on to your bike.
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