Got this frame set on the local CL for $40. Couldn't pass it up. Spent the winter gathering parts and building this bike. Plan on upgrading the drivetrain soon starting with a bigger chainring, wheelset and cog soon.
Frame:
Visp 58mm
Fork/Headset:
Visp/Gineyea
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Truvativ/Shimano
Pedals:
Odyssey PC with Burro straps
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
16t/Sugino 42t/SRAM
Saddle/Seatpost:
Leopard print covered no name/No name
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
alex rim/sealed hub/Continetal Ultra Sport
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
No name take off/Who knows/Continental Ultra Sport
More Info:
Front brake set, new wheel set, chainring and seat upgrade planned.
sorry for the iphone pics
Added by Nat_X. Last updated almost 11 years ago.
11 Comments
curious to see how it fits. I recently built up a 55cm Visp, and it feels quite small.
Posted almost 11 years ago
So I intstalled the headset and assembled the whole bike to feel out the fit. I gotta say it feels like a pretty true 58cm, just as tall as my old Fuji conversion.
Posted almost 11 years ago
I stripped my Visp and put a wire brush bit on a hand drill to even out the finish. Looks great. I've had bad experiences with spray paint. Paint needs to bake in a kiln to be hard enough for a bike frame.
Posted almost 11 years ago
Thanks for the input. This frame was sandblasted by the previous owner so the surface is pretty pitted. Also I'm not in to the raw aluminum look, prefer raw steel. As far as the spray paint I'm pretty handy with it and this is going to be a super budget build, so I'm not goin to get mad if the paint gets destroyed. Most of the parts will be second hand and painted
Posted almost 11 years ago
Well I took your advice and sanded down the frame and put some coats of satin clear on it instead of rattle canning.
Posted almost 11 years ago
Photos
maldon_eddie says:
Lucky.. I've been wanting a used visp but everyone around here tries to sell theirs for 180+ which was more then what I payed retail like 3-4 years ago. Good luck, careful with the fork. Mine started to crack from everyday riding not doing any tricks or curb hopping
Posted almost 11 years ago
Nat_X says:
Ya I got really lucky. I'm a bit of a CL whore on the bikes for sale and catch good deals. I'm going to be in the look out for a carbon fork if the sellers don't want to much cheese for it ha!
Posted almost 11 years ago
maldon_eddie says:
Haha I used to be all over CL back when I didn't have to spend so much on dam school
Haha you can probably get a nice fork on ebay
Posted almost 11 years ago