I bought a new rear wheel at the Portland Re-cyclery. It is an aluminum rim and much lighter weight as its not steel. It was for a BMX bike, so I had to put in a different sized axle, this took about 45 minutes, not too bad.
The original rear wheel had a drum brake that I didnt like. So, I bought another cheap single pivot caliper brake and mounted it upside down within the bike's rear triangle.
For the front headpost, I reworked a higher end skewer quick release mechanism to secure the folding aspect of the headpost. This took much longer than I had planned as I had to make a new skewer bolt out of a regular bolt. I'm not really describing it accurately, needless to say it upgraded the security of the folding headpost.
I also got a few reflectors from the Re-cyclery that I mounted on the front as well as the seatpost facing rearward.
What I have planned:
- a new front wheel that is lighter
- new tires
- maybe a new handlebar that is aluminum
- plastic fenders
- ????
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