DIMcyclist

Finally done!



It took me about two and a half years, but the restoration of my '84 Panasonic CityBike (the CB-620) is finally complete... and 650B all the way, baby!

Here's how it looked when I found it, in a trailer park in Vancouver:



Stripped of paint...



And now, with many details!



I've been riding it around to the exclusion of my other bikes for the past six weeks, and the ride is really quality quite surprising, not at all what I'd expected- it rides as well as it looks.

Special thanks go out to Dave Levi & all at TiCycles for modifying (and modernizing) the frame; to Dell & LeeAnn at Class Act Powder Coating (and wishing you both a happy retirement!); to VeloCals; and to Mike & all the guys at Cyclepath for encouragement & sorting out my front derailleur. It was a real trick marrying a modern(ish) derailler to the old-style cable routing, and I'm a better wheelbuilder for taking your advice with the rear hub spacing. As far as I'm concerned, you guys are the best in Portland (and that's saying a lot since we've got some great people & great bike shops here in Bridgetown).