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MTBMaven · 09-29-2007, 07:32 AM

My dad purchased this bike when we moved from Tennessee to California in 1989. It is a double-butted steel, lugged Specialized Sirrus.

It originally had 6 speed 105 components with downtube shifters (I kept all the old hardware). I reused as many parts as I could including the bakes, stem, crank, bb, headset, and post. I purchased a Nitto Randonneur from Velo Orange, 32 h Formula/Mavic CXP22 wheels from bicyclewheels.com ($150 shipped), a WTB saddle, various odds and ends from Open Road in Pasadena.

I will be running a 42/18(free)-15(fixed) for the time being. Mainly because that's all I could coble together at Open Road. Seemed liked a good place to start. I rode it around the block a few times yesterday after the build. Gearing seems like it might get a little too easy.

I plan to ride the bike around Pasadena. There are two plans for the bike right now. I will either keep it at home and run errands with it and go for short training rides, or keep it at work and go for 45 minute training rides around the Rose Bowl at lunch.

Any recommendations how I can clean the brake hoods? Finding new brake hoods for a these old brakes can't be easy I would imagine.

Abui · 09-29-2007, 07:38 AM

Flip/flop hub or two different wheels?

uzziboy · 09-29-2007, 09:46 AM

try pedros orange(citris) degreaser or for that fact any kind of orange degreaser

MTBMaven · 09-29-2007, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caveman

Flip/flop hub or two different wheels?

Flip/flop hub. If you look closely you will notice there is no fixed cog. I accidentally grabbed a 1/8 cog. I will get the fixed cog installed in a few days.

Schecky · 09-29-2007, 12:16 PM

Very nice! You could always replace the hoods/levers with something new - The cane creeks are pretty good.

I ride 42/16 for the singlespeed side of mine. It works pretty well for me.

Pain Freak · 09-29-2007, 03:45 PM

I'd leave them just as they are. It adds a lot to the bike. I really, really like that bike!

S54MCoupe · 09-29-2007, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pain Freak

I'd leave them just as they are. It adds a lot to the bike. I really, really like that bike!

I was going to say the same exact thing. Keep the hoods/levers, they look cool.

roadkillross · 09-29-2007, 04:16 PM

get rid of the both brakes, thats the real clean.

Neccros · 09-29-2007, 05:01 PM

Try simple green on the hoods but make sure you rinse it off or take the hoods off to clean them if its not too hard....

09-29-2007, 07:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
MTBMaven Tom Brady Look A Like	Fixed/Free Project Complete My dad purchased this bike when we moved from Tennessee to California in 1989. It is a double-butted steel, lugged Specialized Sirrus. It originally had 6 speed 105 components with downtube shifters (I kept all the old hardware). I reused as many parts as I could including the bakes, stem, crank, bb, headset, and post. I purchased a Nitto Randonneur from Velo Orange, 32 h Formula/Mavic CXP22 wheels from bicyclewheels.com ($150 shipped), a WTB saddle, various odds and ends from Open Road in Pasadena. I will be running a 42/18(free)-15(fixed) for the time being. Mainly because that's all I could coble together at Open Road. Seemed liked a good place to start. I rode it around the block a few times yesterday after the build. Gearing seems like it might get a little too easy. I plan to ride the bike around Pasadena. There are two plans for the bike right now. I will either keep it at home and run errands with it and go for short training rides, or keep it at work and go for 45 minute training rides around the Rose Bowl at lunch. Any recommendations how I can clean the brake hoods? Finding new brake hoods for a these old brakes can't be easy I would imagine. __________________ You must be the change you wish to see in the world Mahatma Gandhi Border? I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people. Thor Heyerdahl All steel stable: '08 DeSalvo - '07 Niner MCR9 - '89 Specialized Sirrus fixed/free

09-29-2007, 09:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
uzziboy Suck on these	try pedros orange(citris) degreaser or for that fact any kind of orange degreaser __________________ Why ask why, does it really matter????????

09-29-2007, 12:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Schecky SoCalMTBubbs	Very nice! You could always replace the hoods/levers with something new - The cane creeks are pretty good. I ride 42/16 for the singlespeed side of mine. It works pretty well for me. __________________ tkblazer: it was Steven Jackson that led me to STR... http://www.ventanausa.com/

09-29-2007, 03:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
Pain Freak Directionally Challenged	I'd leave them just as they are. It adds a lot to the bike. I really, really like that bike! __________________ "The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew—and live through it." — Doug Bradbury "When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me." — Emo Philips

09-29-2007, 04:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
roadkillross Throw some Dee's on it	get rid of the both brakes, thats the real clean. __________________ Offroadie-"I ride a fixed gear, but I'm no hipster." dirttorpedo- "i like the runs..........:

09-29-2007, 07:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
Abui On the edge of chaos	Flip/flop hub or two different wheels?

09-29-2007, 05:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
Neccros Technically Canadian	Try simple green on the hoods but make sure you rinse it off or take the hoods off to clean them if its not too hard.... __________________ Cant we all just ride along???

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