I've had an old Murray mountain bike in my basement for what seems like three years, possibly even four and I just couldn't bring myself to get rid of it mostly because I've had plans for it. The plans have changed drastically over the years, but I think I've finally actually decided on something that might actually be worth doing with it. While the bike itself is a piece of shit and all the components are crap there is one pretty good thing about it and that is that the parts for this particular type of bicycle are very cheap. I found a chain ring with the right amount of teeth that I want for it running about six dollars online, which is a hell of a lot better than the $54.00 for a crank set that I was looking for. The actual good thing about the crank set is that apparently it is the only type of crank set where you don't need any specialty tools to take it apart. You only need an adjustable wrench and a screwdriver, which is awesome, because I don't have the right tools to take apart a bottom bracket. I now have a project for this bike, which will be much better than the idea of trying to turn it into a funky riding lawn mover for my push-reel mower. I've been wanting to put together a type of bike build and since I already have this frame and most of the components to already make it a working bicycle then I can just work with what I got and not spend all that much more money. 1x8 speed urban utility cruiser here we come. I'd like to turn the bicycle into a slick, internal hub gear, chopper type cruiser that I can make all fancy. More like a low rider than an actual bicycle and it will give me an excuse to try my hand at some serious bicycle mechanicdom. The other option for the bicycle is to turn it into a single speed cruiser. There really seem to be a whole lot of options for this type of build and I'm going to post my progress as I go.
Go mash some pedals.
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