Project Bicycle #1: Initial Tear Down

As I write this entry, it is 23:12 on 3 September and all but the chain and front wheel have been removed from the frame. I decided about 1.5 hours ago to put on "Breaking Away" as a themed background film whilst initiating the removal of all the parts to the bare frame.

This process has taken considerably less time than I thought it would take. Removing the front and rear dérailleurs. The handlebar stem was next, though it would've made more sense to remove the brakes first. Either way, I was able see to that in no particular order. The brakes followed shortly thereafter. Somewhere in the mix, the rear wheel was removed. All items were neatly labeled and placed into clear plastic baggies.

I still have to get back to removing the front wheel and the chain guard on the rear wheel being that it won't be necessary given the single-gear conversion negates the need for said guard. I'm going to remove the chain tonight and place it safely away for later cleaning.

The next major step in this project is cleaning off all the parts, including the frame in preparation for polishing of bare metals and a sand/respray of the whole body.