The "Before And After" Thread
09-03-12, 03:52 PM
#1401
Keener splendor
I've been avoiding this project.
I h.a.t.e. cleaning brakes. These were covered in red clay, sand, and grease. I soaked them in WD40, and cleaned them up. Then I waxed the final product with pledge.
I h.a.t.e. cleaning brakes. These were covered in red clay, sand, and grease. I soaked them in WD40, and cleaned them up. Then I waxed the final product with pledge.
09-03-12, 04:25 PM
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Before (some work already done)
After
After
09-03-12, 05:41 PM
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here are my precious three...
'76 mb grand record
(before, i didn't even know enough to turn the bike around.)
after (campified)
'73 falcon
it came to me without wheels, stem, saddle, pedals, rd, and brakes/levers. I very much regret not taking a 'before' photo of the whole wreck of the bike -- would've been a great photo.
after
'81 univega gran rally
it was a total rust bucket.
after
it's a little beast.
'76 mb grand record
(before, i didn't even know enough to turn the bike around.)
after (campified)
'73 falcon
it came to me without wheels, stem, saddle, pedals, rd, and brakes/levers. I very much regret not taking a 'before' photo of the whole wreck of the bike -- would've been a great photo.
after
'81 univega gran rally
it was a total rust bucket.
after
it's a little beast.
09-18-12, 02:54 PM
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Definitely not C&V, but done on a limited budget (like all my builds), so kind of in the ´spirit´of C&V.
The previous owner sold just the Gruppo and traded me the frame. So I stripped the battered decals, polished, put on a carbon fork and 2012 decal set.
Drivetrain is SRAM Rival with and SKS Isis BB / FSA crank.
The alu fork was swapped out for a cheap carbon one.
All up I have €350 in the bike, including the Felt TTR3 wheelset.
Before:
After:
Again, apologies for the non C&V content. But here is ´home´to me, and you guys got me into wrenching on bikes, and hey, the frame´s from 2004, so at least it ain´t NEW.
Super ride.
The previous owner sold just the Gruppo and traded me the frame. So I stripped the battered decals, polished, put on a carbon fork and 2012 decal set.
Drivetrain is SRAM Rival with and SKS Isis BB / FSA crank.
The alu fork was swapped out for a cheap carbon one.
All up I have €350 in the bike, including the Felt TTR3 wheelset.
Before:
After:
Again, apologies for the non C&V content. But here is ´home´to me, and you guys got me into wrenching on bikes, and hey, the frame´s from 2004, so at least it ain´t NEW.
Super ride.
09-18-12, 04:57 PM
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10-17-12, 06:28 PM
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Bicycle Repair Man !!!
The Moulden came to me in the fall of 2011 (as a gift) and everyone told me how pretty the pastel blue colour was... the paint was in bad shape but once I replaced the flat bar and stem with drop bars and new controls and installed some proper mtb wheels and a decent drivetrain I rode the hell out of what is a truly awesome bicycle.
But I was never one for pastels and that paint was really bad... so I started collecting black parts (seen here).
Black wheels...
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Black crank...
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Black parts...
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To go on a newly powder coated black frame and fork.
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This is what my day started like at 10am.
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Was ready to go for a ride after lunch.
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But I was never one for pastels and that paint was really bad... so I started collecting black parts (seen here).
Black wheels...
Black crank...
Black parts...
To go on a newly powder coated black frame and fork.
This is what my day started like at 10am.
Was ready to go for a ride after lunch.
10-17-12, 06:29 PM
#1409
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
One more... with a little colour.
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It is almost like new bike day here.
It is almost like new bike day here.
10-17-12, 06:53 PM
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wow seeing the matte black finish up close it looks even MORE deadly! The cable routing around the seat tube is really cool.. I love details like that
Here's my latest "before and after".. 1988 Univega Alpina Pro.. pic from the day I got it, and after removing the bogus respray paint job the previous owner, as well as doing a few other upgrades. It's more like a work in progress than a finished piece though.. drop bars are in the near future
Here's my latest "before and after".. 1988 Univega Alpina Pro.. pic from the day I got it, and after removing the bogus respray paint job the previous owner, as well as doing a few other upgrades. It's more like a work in progress than a finished piece though.. drop bars are in the near future
10-17-12, 07:01 PM
#1411
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
frantik... such a nice bit of work on the Univega.
10-17-12, 07:14 PM
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10-17-12, 10:45 PM
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Bicycle Repair Man !!!
10-17-12, 10:53 PM
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Fork's bent. 
e: WHOA santé.
e: WHOA santé.
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10-17-12, 10:58 PM
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Suhweet... 753 frames are pretty uncommon as it was a short lived tube set for Reynolds.
10-18-12, 08:34 AM
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^Be careful, those bears are eying up your bike.
I am generally not a fan of red tires, but the Merckx is black enough that the red brings it to life.
I am generally not a fan of red tires, but the Merckx is black enough that the red brings it to life.
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10-18-12, 09:17 AM
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My plan from the begining was to make this bike into something that I would actually enjoy riding. This was really fun, I can't wait to do another. Just a few finishing touches & I'm done..
10-18-12, 10:55 AM
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Before: $89.99 on eBay. I think shipping was around $25. $114.99, I guess.
Rough but not ruined. Too far gone to touch up. Frame, fork, headset, seatpost binder bolt.
After: $1200, of which $750 is wheels. Go ahead, call it a bad deal, but I'm riding it until I die, and the wheels are going with me. Per my wife, the real bonus is that I didn't build 2 or 3 more while I was doing this one.
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10-18-12, 11:11 AM
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lovely build.. didn't know the wheels were 750 though 
you deserve it though 
so what's the difference between $750 and $500 when it comes to wheels?
you deserve it though so what's the difference between $750 and $500 when it comes to wheels?
11-04-12, 10:44 PM
#1424
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
Here is a before shot... some will recognize the after which has already been posted.
Doing a little rough shaping...
Doing a little rough shaping...
12-07-12, 10:16 PM
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wow seeing the matte black finish up close it looks even MORE deadly! The cable routing around the seat tube is really cool.. I love details like that
Here's my latest "before and after".. 1988 Univega Alpina Pro.. pic from the day I got it, and after removing the bogus respray paint job the previous owner, as well as doing a few other upgrades. It's more like a work in progress than a finished piece though.. drop bars are in the near future
Here's my latest "before and after".. 1988 Univega Alpina Pro.. pic from the day I got it, and after removing the bogus respray paint job the previous owner, as well as doing a few other upgrades. It's more like a work in progress than a finished piece though.. drop bars are in the near future
