It started out with a well earned clean for the Goblin, the last thing you want when working on a bike is to be handling dirty parts and everything that goes on the new frame should be as clean as possible in order to do it justice.
I picked a sunny afternoon to start the project and moved the work stand out of the garage to make the most of the weather. The first part of the work is always the easiest as taking things off and stripping down a frame is much easier than building it up. I start from the back of the bike, removing brake caliper derailleur and then moving onto the crankset leaving the last pieces to remove being the forks and cockpit. I've found doing it this way can often mean that you can leave everything connected up to the bars allowing for an easy transition in reverse when they are on the new frame.
Assembly this time is the reverse of dis-assembly, again I chose to work from the front, connecting the fork and the bars and then working back over to mount the derailleur and rear brake caliper while giving thought to the cable routing.
The final steps were to put the wheels back on and get things dialed in, including checking the cable length for the rear derailleur and shortening the brake hoses where necessary. I also chose to reuse the inner tube wrapped around the chainstay and will replace the blue tape when I manage to source some black electrical tape.
All told the total amount of time was just under 4 hours, including the initial clean of the Goblin, final adjustments, brake hose shortening etc. I am now super excited to get out there, hit the trail and put this thing through its paces!
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