Originally Posted by
Chef Bigs
Love it. The chainguard is sweet. It has a great patina to it. I even like the reflector circle. What a great find. Can't wait to see it all spiffed up and road ready again.
Thanks. I just took it out, put some more air in the tires and took it for a spin around the block. Everything seems to be in working order, albeit a little stiff.
First thing I did was take off the wheel reflectors, though. I have positively disliked those ever since they were introduced. I will look for tires with sidewall reflection instead; a much more elegant solution.
This is it in broad daylight, for the first time in decades probably:
After recomissioning it will be stiff competition for my '73 Batavus Sprint (which, BTW, is equiped with the tires mentioned above):
