Bolt on skewers are a cheap way to get a little more BMX aesthetic. From a practical standpoint, they can also help lock down the back tire. When you really crank on it, the tire can slide forward in the dropout. The tire hits the frame, the chain comes off, you go OTB, there is blood. You get a scar. It’s a whole big thing. The bolt on skewers helped but I had to add a chain tensioner to totally solve the problem.
Super cool video I like rebuilding old bikes years ago my neighbor was cleaning out his garage said hey come get all my bike parts you like building stuff I was young I started bringing it all home after a whole day of walking back and fourth I could build any kind of bike after that day lol my dad was not to happy
I would have done the same and dragged all the parts home. This may be my last bike build for awhile but I'm hoping to find some kind of new/different project soon. Never stop building! Thanks for watching.
The bearing race is upside down on the upper part of the headset. Did you flip it at some point? Also, that era of mountain bikes having short Head Tubes was a common design of many frames at the time. And hard to believe but some companies did actually spec bike frames based on a Center-to-Top measurement of the Seat Tube. It was not helpful at a bike shop trying to explain the vagueness of frame measurements in the 80’s - early 90’s to a customer. “Why is a 16.5” frame the same size as another company’s 18”?”……….
