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Thank you, you see before you the end result of 3 SOS pads, a half gallon of Zep Fast 505 cleaner and 10 sore fingers, it was pretty sad but there were signs that it might clean up nicely. That is the original handlebar tape and there isn't a mark on it anywhere, it is literally perfect. I wanted the Randonneur bars for another bike but I just couldn't bring myself to disturb the bar tape, that's when I decided to save the whole bike. I love that Pearl Blue, I have an '83 Super Sport frame in need of paint and I think that would be a great color for it.
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This is a Lotus mixte I picked up two weeks ago. Unusual, as the frame is an 18 inch. All of the mixtes I have ever found were either 19 inch or 21 inch. I picked this up with a group of bikes from a local DKO flipper.
Great example of what NOT to pick up. Even if this bike was free, the list of parts replaced was enormous. I know better..... But I do have a soft spot for vintage Lotus bikes.
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This one hit my parts bin HARD.
Unusual as it has six speed INDEXED stem shifters (one of the few parts I was able to save).
Great example of what NOT to pick up. Even if this bike was free, the list of parts replaced was enormous. I know better..... But I do have a soft spot for vintage Lotus bikes.
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This one hit my parts bin HARD.
Unusual as it has six speed INDEXED stem shifters (one of the few parts I was able to save).
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That paint sure held on. Beautiful turn around ^
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Another one run through my workshop this week.
Trek 500 with 30 years of grime and a bit of wear.
Completely cleaned and boeshield the frame but didn't try to address any of the paint's "patina".
Details on my blog: ridesgoneby.blogspot.com
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After a complete teardown deep clean and rebuild: new wheels, bartape, seatpost, pedals (flat pedals not shown), aero brakes, cables, chain.
Trek 500 with 30 years of grime and a bit of wear.
Completely cleaned and boeshield the frame but didn't try to address any of the paint's "patina".
Details on my blog: ridesgoneby.blogspot.com
Before:
After a complete teardown deep clean and rebuild: new wheels, bartape, seatpost, pedals (flat pedals not shown), aero brakes, cables, chain.
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Finally got to my FUJI.
Bought this '83 Espree last year and decided it was overdue for some updating. Wider 23.8 aluminum bars off an old Shogun 500, new bar tape, a Mirrycle brake mount mirror, SR Laprade fluted seatpost from the Shogun, DT shifters, Kool Stop Continental brake pads, new cables and a decent saddle. Unfortunately the cool old Fujita Belt saddle was shot so I replaced it with a lightly used Terry Liberator I had laying around.
Here it is when I brought it home last year.
Here's the "after" shot from this afternoon.
Here it is when I brought it home last year.
Here's the "after" shot from this afternoon.
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Whitewalls and Northroads bars, what an original idea! . Where are the white grips? Looks great Bill. That was indeed a rusty one to start with.
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We are what we reflect. We are the changes that we bring to this world. Ride often. -Geo.-
We are what we reflect. We are the changes that we bring to this world. Ride often. -Geo.-
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Thanks, I originally intended to keep it all original but I paid WAY too much for it initially and it finally sunk in that it would never be worth what I had in it already, original or not. I figured I may as well make it more fun to ride and it was already fun. I'm not done but most changes after this will probably be subtle. I'll probably ditch the reflectors and change the pedals but I'm keeping the dork disc. My wife says I'm a big dork so it's only appropriate.
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not me project, but this fellow certainly made an interesting job of his Giuseppe Bianchi restoration -
Bici sport Giuseppe Bianchi Firenze - Le bici di Ema
[Giuseppe Bianchi is a retail shop in Firenze so their eponymous machines likely represent contract builds.]
Bici sport Giuseppe Bianchi Firenze - Le bici di Ema
[Giuseppe Bianchi is a retail shop in Firenze so their eponymous machines likely represent contract builds.]
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I think i could just sit here, starve, and then eventually die, gazing at this king of bikes.
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She is a real beauty! As fun to ride as they are to just look at while drinking your morning coffee. Well for me anyway.
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1985 Nashbar Sport EX as found:
Freshened up:
Yes, I replaced the original 600 non-aero brake levers with aero levers and in-line brakes but there was a rationale: the levers are 600 tricolor (same family, just a bit newer) and the in-line levers are Nashbar (to match the Nashbar bike). It's for the upcoming Cino and the girl I'm loaning to is very happy about the in-lines and bomb-proof Vittoria Randonneur Cross tires for gravely descents.
Other than that, just expanded the cassette to 14-28 7, went as low as you can go with a 38t chainring, replaced the expendable stuff like cables/housing, swapped in Shimano SPD/platform pedals from the Box-O-Crap and a Terry saddle. Oh, and I now Fizik bar tape.
Freshened up:
Yes, I replaced the original 600 non-aero brake levers with aero levers and in-line brakes but there was a rationale: the levers are 600 tricolor (same family, just a bit newer) and the in-line levers are Nashbar (to match the Nashbar bike). It's for the upcoming Cino and the girl I'm loaning to is very happy about the in-lines and bomb-proof Vittoria Randonneur Cross tires for gravely descents.
Other than that, just expanded the cassette to 14-28 7, went as low as you can go with a 38t chainring, replaced the expendable stuff like cables/housing, swapped in Shimano SPD/platform pedals from the Box-O-Crap and a Terry saddle. Oh, and I now Fizik bar tape.
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1985 Nashbar Sport EX as found:
Freshened up:
Yes, I replaced the original 600 non-aero brake levers with aero levers and in-line brakes but there was a rationale: the levers are 600 tricolor (same family, just a bit newer) and the in-line levers are Nashbar (to match the Nashbar bike). It's for the upcoming Cino and the girl I'm loaning to is very happy about the in-lines and bomb-proof Vittoria Randonneur Cross tires for gravely descents.
Other than that, just expanded the cassette to 14-28 7, went as low as you can go with a 38t chainring, replaced the expendable stuff like cables/housing, swapped in Shimano SPD/platform pedals from the Box-O-Crap and a Terry saddle. Oh, and I now Fizik bar tape.
Freshened up:
Yes, I replaced the original 600 non-aero brake levers with aero levers and in-line brakes but there was a rationale: the levers are 600 tricolor (same family, just a bit newer) and the in-line levers are Nashbar (to match the Nashbar bike). It's for the upcoming Cino and the girl I'm loaning to is very happy about the in-lines and bomb-proof Vittoria Randonneur Cross tires for gravely descents.
Other than that, just expanded the cassette to 14-28 7, went as low as you can go with a 38t chainring, replaced the expendable stuff like cables/housing, swapped in Shimano SPD/platform pedals from the Box-O-Crap and a Terry saddle. Oh, and I now Fizik bar tape.
Cheers.
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I could look at this thread all day. My two recent projects weren't garage heaps when I found them or anything. The Centurion was in need of some real TLC, but the Miyata was remade simply because "we have the technology".
1986 Centurion Ironman Master
Before. Sorry, all I've got is the seller's original pic. Classic non-drive side shot:
After. I have since found a replacement set of the 105 (5500) plastic caps for the brifters:
1985 Miyata 210
For the wife.
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1986 Centurion Ironman Master
Before. Sorry, all I've got is the seller's original pic. Classic non-drive side shot:
After. I have since found a replacement set of the 105 (5500) plastic caps for the brifters:
1985 Miyata 210
For the wife.
Before:
After:
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I could look at this thread all day. My two recent projects weren't garage heaps when I found them or anything. The Centurion was in need of some real TLC, but the Miyata was remade simply because "we have the technology".
1986 Centurion Ironman Master
Before. Sorry, all I've got is the seller's original pic. Classic non-drive side shot:
After. I have since found a replacement set of the 105 (5500) plastic caps for the brifters:
1985 Miyata 210
For the wife.
Before:
After:
1986 Centurion Ironman Master
Before. Sorry, all I've got is the seller's original pic. Classic non-drive side shot:
After. I have since found a replacement set of the 105 (5500) plastic caps for the brifters:
1985 Miyata 210
For the wife.
Before:
After:
Great looking bikes! I really like what you did with the Miyata. Are those Soma C-lines?
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"Tough like Kevlar, but more supple so it won't ride like a brick. Cut resistant and pinch flat resistant."
So HEY, I learned something new today! Beautiful tires and while we've not had a lot of time with them yet, they've been awesome thus far. Also, love the username!
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@ratfink76 That is very unique! Was your friend surprised? Really cool transformation.