Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Diamond Back Ascent


This was another full restoration I did from a donation. I re-did all cables and housing, replaced the bottom bracket with a sealed Shimano un-54, replaced the 6 speed freewheel for a 7 speed generic Shimano (had to widen the rear axel), new Shimano V- brakes front and rear (night and day improvement), new wood grain foam grips, almost new specialize hemisphere tires/tubes,...... and finally I upgraded the the shifters to Shimano 7 speed EF-51 shifter/ brake levers. Not to mention the extra parts salvaged: bars, steam, and seat. Basically it is better then it really has a right to be... But hey, it's a great mountain bike.