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Kharkov steel beater

I have put this together to do all the dirty work. It gets a lot of snow and rain. Also used for grocery shopping and rough pavement rides.

Frame:
XB3 Start Shosse

Fork/Headset:
Bit bent original XB3 Start Shosse

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Sugino mighty/ mix of camy,shimano and miche

Pedals:
KKT top run

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Generic 15t cog/Sachs chain

Handlebars/Stem:
Force riser/cinelli 1e

Saddle/Seatpost:
Flite ti/zoom

Brakes:
Yes, for safety reasons

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Mavic module e3 rim/shimano/ PX Guttersnipe 28c

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Mach1/ On One/ PX Guttersnipe 28c

Accessories:
Sks bluemels mudguards matt version

More Info:
Everything except stem, cranks, bb and saddle,which I had laying around, cost about 25 euros, some work hours and was recscued from bin (first builds). Upgraded some parts because lately it serves as my public transportation to work.

Added by AndrewG. Last updated about 9 years ago.

As of about 9 years ago, AndrewG has indicated that they no longer own this bike.

1 Comment

sonomike

sonomike says:

I liked the patina

Posted over 10 years ago