Pub bike - Part 1

Or should it be Part 2? The blog post 'The Persuader' being the first description of building a pub bike (a.k.a. the bike-that-never-gets-built). The frame (a Specialized Stumpjumper) came with a seat post that had seen better days but nothing more than layers of dirt and superficial wear. 

If it exists, it should be used - a bit of scrub and the post was looking far more sprucely. I used a cleaner proclaiming: Natural GREEN. Capitalised! Good enough to bathe in, surely? The grime came off, as did some of the aluminium, the post fizzing away as hydrogen gas was evolved. That'll be the sodium hydroxide then, and to be fair it is a natural substance but one best kept away from your skin.

The seat post is one by the Japanese brand Strong, standard for Stumpjumpers of the 80s. Not Nitto quality but it'll certainly do for a Pub Bike. The frame and fork have languished on the garage wall, longing for me to get my backside in gear and build it up. It's to be used as is - no repaint since it's a bike to be locked up and not fretted over.

The renovated seat post was slotted in and I also fitted a 1” threaded Tange headset. Lacking a spacer, I used cantilever brake cable stop to fill the gap between the two lock nuts. It'll go eventually, as I'm intending to use V-brakes.

Given the geometry, and the type of look I'm after, I'm thinking Nitto Bosco handlebars. Stay tuned (really tuned, as this is the bike-that-never-gets-built) for the next installment.