Originally Posted by katsrevenge

Your wife has good fashion sense. I love the vintage look myself.

I found Dutch aftermarket chain guards for bikes with derailleurs. So, they do make the things. But the shipping was 50 dollars alone!

If I found a donor one.. I could use metal snips on it and file it down/repaint. I'm just not sure how to size it. I think it goes by teeth? The bike I'd like to fit one on has a Shimano 52-43 on it. For what it is worth, it's an 85 (I believe) Schwinn World Tourist. I know the bike has little monetary value.. but I'm still restoring it bit by bit to ride. I've read on this forum somewhere that these bikes ride very closely to a Dutch city bike. They rather look the part too; but for the chain guard.

Here she is. Mostly together. Just cleaning up the paint and chrome right now. I don't have tools or know-how to fix wheels and hubs so I have to take her to the shop at some point. I lack a gargage... so I do all the work in the kitchen. Luckily my guy is forgiving of my oddities. All he asks is that I keep repotting plant dirt out of the plates he eats off.. LOL. Bike degreaser though? Doesn't seem to bother him..


And, this one was free! (but for the paint, tools, time and...)