I finally made a start on Project SS yesterday.

My wife doesn't use her bike at all and I want another hard tail, but am not allowed, so I've decided to butcher her old Claude Butler and turn it into a winter single speeder! It's a Claud Butler Rock which dates back about 10 years but looks like a fairly good frame.

This is what I started with.



I set about stripping it down which was mainly done with just a 5mm Allen key. I had to dig out some old tools to remove the old square tapered cranks. I also had to borrow an old style bottom bracket removal tool from Chunk too.

About 20 minutes later I was left with a pile of bits and the bare frame.



I've been collected components over the last few months, some old, some new. I've got some Avid Elixir 5s to fit but the frame had V-brakes and guides for cable discs.



30 mins with a drill and file soon sorted that out though.

As I no longer need the brake bosses and the fact I've just bought a Dremmel, lead me to a bit of savagery on the frame!



That's about as far as I got yesterday. I still need to smooth the other brake boss off and remove the stickers. Then I think I'll sand the rest of the frame to give it a rough and ready finish, then lacquer over it.

I still need to source some forks, either suspension or carbon rigid, can't quite decide on these yet. I also need to get a few bits and bobs like brake adaptors and an SS cog and chain.

I'll report back when I'm a bit further down the line with it.