The old bike had fallen on hard times after years of neglect. I was ready to give it away on Craigslist twice before realizing what a nice frame it was and how much sentimental value there was with it.
So I stripped the frame down and had my local bike shop send it out to be stripped and powder coated. The results were amazing...
I'm now setting to work to rebuild it. The first pass I'm going to put it back together with as many of the old pieces. Later I'll begin swapping parts out.
Today I pulled both hubs apart, replaced the bearings and readjusted them..
