My Stallion is ready for Battle!

The ole' gal is back and in primo condition. Over the past few weeks I've broken down and reconditioned the bike. I replaced both front and rear brake cables and housing. Since there was so little mileage on the bike to begin with, the pads looked good so I kept them, but the cables were a little rusty and stuck somewhat. Now, to say the least, they're slicker'n heck. I also replaced the front shifter cable and housing. I left the rear shifter cable because it's not giving me any problems.

I took off the rear hub because it was a wiggled a little bit at the axle. I started going after it but didn't really know what I was doing. Turns out I was going at it from the wrong direction. On Shimano hubs you never go at it from the cassette side. Learned that lesson!! But anyway, got some great advice from the local bike shop, Yeah Bike Barn!!, and went at it from the other side. Greased the bearings, and after about an hour of figuring out how to tighten the axle inside of the hub without pinching the bearings, I finally got it back on. Perfect!!

I then retaped the handle bars and she was good as new again. Then.... the best part, I put on my new Brooks Flyer saddle. Oh man is she sweet! Every time I get on I feel like I'm mounting a stallion ready for battle.

I'll post some pictures of all the progress and update all that's been going on here in the next few blogs. A lots happen in the past month or so, but no worries, I'll fill you in!