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1977 Fuji S10-S

Ojai, California, USA

Published: 2024-03-13

SX1/SX2

Minimal

Road Bike

## Concepts in mind

maintain original appearance/be minimal, made for active pedalling, keep under max speed the bike was originally intended for. Most of the challenges were related to the bike's age.

## Lessons learned

- the 22ah battery is heavy
- when only going around town
- use a smaller battery
- buy a second battery
- make my own
- Old bikes have likely been crashed
- Check/adjust spoke tension
- adjust wheel alignment
- fork alignment
- any other alignments you can think of, it likely needs
- Old bikes are ... old
- new tyres and tubes
- grease crank and head bearings

## Next project

Figure out if I can find a cylindrical power supply based on the 4680 Cell. I'd like to make it look like a water bottle to blend in aesthetically with a pair of 1967 Schwinn Typhoons I'm restoring.

the pannier does a great job hiding the 36V 22ah battery from this side. From the other? I think it blends in - looking like additional storage. when I have stuff in the sack, balance is perfect. Even when it's not, I don't notice the imbalance. — bike from the left side

a lookup shows this as a 1977 — original serial number

I use this hilly area to grind up then regen charge on the way down. I've been able to get home with the same voltage I left with. I haven't verified how much remains after the battery stabilises yet. — Ojai, CA

with the increased speeds, the bike suffered from a bad head shake. servicing the head stem was a must. — servicing head stem

do these look haphazard? yes. Can that unfinished bar end whack you directly in the kneecap? yes.

Has it? Don't ask (limps away). — Original handlebars