I’ve got an old Trek 1000 road bike with Sora components that I leave on the trainer. The barrel adjusters for both der. are braze-on’s. One is broken off and the other is frozen tight. I’ve been told by several people that my only option is a new frame.
I would like to get a very cheap road frame to use on the trainer and in 2 or 3 yearly group rides. Where is a good place to get a frame like this?
Chucksbikes.com. They have frames starting at $55 right now. Chuck answers his own phone and is quite reliable. I just got two TYR race suits for $25 each. Ordered late Friday and they arrived yesterday. A steal.
you can also find a lot of cheap frames on ebay. of course you have to keep your bullshit detector on for scams. make sure to look for accuracy of description, seller’s rating history, location of item (i’d be wary if the bike was located in nigeria), payment options (don’t buy from anyone demanding western union payment), photos of item (actual photos more assuring than just picture from manufacturer’s website). i’m sure others can add ebay tips and experiences. just make sure to view an item listing with a healthy dose of skepticism, especially if it looks too good to be true.
I second Chucksbikes.com, but if you’re really cheap (like me) there might be other options. If you don’t care how the frame looks you can buy braze-on barrel adjusters and braze them on the frame yourself (you’re not brazing anything major, so even a hand-held propane torch would get the job done with some silver solder). Frame building companies sell these (probably less than $1 a piece). If you don’t like the torch idea, there are some damn strong epoxy’s out there that will probably do the trick. Either way, you’ll want to sand the frame down to the metal where you want the adjusters. Won’t look pretty, but it would probably work for a bike that is mostly used on the trainer.
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i think your friends need to be a little more resourceful. several ideas spring to mind, on getting a functioning cable stop working on the old trek . . . . .
punk way - you could obtain a set of the stops which are designed to screw into downtube mounts. sand off some paint someplace, and affix them to the trek. use epoxy, or JB weld. maybe even drill a tiny hole in the downtube and run a long bolt between them.
monk way - http://aebike.com/site/page.cfm?PageID=30&SKU=BR5481 - bolt on cable stop. loose screws has them, also.
if the stops are actually braze on, just rebraze them. however, i do not think they are brazed on, as trek 1000’s are aluminum, so far as i know.
I used the components of my old 1996 Fugi Rubioux (56cm) frame to build up my new bike. Frame is Cro-Moly with an Aluminum fork. I was consistering just pitching it last night
Its your for the price of shipping. It is in good shape, I just changed because of a deal I got on a Litespeed titainium frame. The only glitch is there seems to be a flat spot in the headset which is kind of like a centering “detent”.
Interested?
I looked at the aebikes solution, but the downtube is aero shaped. The bike is indeed Aluminum. I assumed that the barrel adjuster was a braze on, either that or it was some sort of funky glue. I ought to try to braze it back myself before I pitch out the frame but I’ve been told that it is impossible to braze onto Al without special tools.
My existing frame is a 58cm, I’ll try and figure out if I can fit onto a 56. I’m 6’1" with a 32" inseam. If I can fit onto it, I’ll take it off your hands.
You know, you don’t really need barrel adjusters at the braze ons. Bikes were ridden for thousands of years without them. If the adjuster on your rear derailler is not stuck you should be fine.
Sora components don’t have an adjuster on the der. The braze on was closer to the handlebars and functioned as a stop for the cable housing as well as holding the barrel adjuster.
ooooopps. did not know there was no adjuster on Sora. might be cheaper to get another derailleur instead of a frame, but I totally understand the attraction of a new frame.