So, first shots of a mountain bike conversion from gears to singlespeed. Found this old KONA mountain bike frame with a busted rear dropout at a local pawn shop. It was ....... CCCCHHHEEEAAAPPPP. Ordered some singlespeed dropouts from Paragon Machine Works. I little heat to burn out the brass from the original frame build, shaved down the tabs on the new dropouts, used the MIG welder and right back to a rideable frame. I ground down the welds (I'm still a little sloppy, but MIGing these weren't exactly easy. A TIG welder wouuld have been the better choice, but I haven't built those skills...yet. Girls like guys with skills, nunchuk skills, internet hacking skills, TIG welding skills...........
I also shaved the cable eyes off on the chainstay and downtube, relocating an eye near the seat tube so the lucky recipient can use V - Brakes as this was a frame for canti-brakes. Old School.
Anyway, I wetsanded it down, added some primer and will paint certain areas a metallic purple and then add some "Sublime Green" stripes to it. Stay tuned..........
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