These Powerbites are 10mm longer which hopefully won't interfere with toe overlap too bad and allow me a bit more power in my pedal strokes. Furthermore, the crank on this bike was a 165mm which is pretty short and would likely make the bike feel even slower. This bike had a 1 piece crank and they're heavy, flexy, and just generally suck. I also unearthed an old set of Primo Powerbite cranks from the attic. I think I'm going to like the look I'm guessing I'll spring for a new one when the time comes. Well now I can test the aesthetic with this old one, and I may even be able to bring it back to life with some TLC. I've been picturing this bike with a Brooks on it, but as they're expensive it was going to be a bit of a risk to take to buy a new one. I came up with a couple gem's I'm pretty excited about.Įxhibit A:) This vintage Brooks leather saddle. I also went to my dad's place and raided my/our stash of bike parts in his attic. I also re-installed the headset and repacked the bearings with fresh grease (don't worry I put more on after this). It's a small Allen headed bolt and a Nylock nut, you can imagine how it must look. Naturally I have no photograph of the replacement. No matter found a nut & bolt in my scrap 'organizers' and replaced it. The bolt for the seat collar has seen better days.
