Busy year, so far! I just finished with another rebuild/restoration/refurbish project, and that brings the number of completed projects to six this year. All were vintage or borderline vintage bikes, and they were all quite interesting. I've learned a lot about bikes while working on these, and the help I've found here has been so valuable. Here are the projects in order of completion (pics aren't great, but you'll get the idea).

First is a 1989 Miyata 312 that was going to be my knock-around bike - until my grandson started drooling over it. Total strip down, repaint, Shimano 600 group. This one was started in the summer and finished in the winter.



The next one was a 1995 Specialized Epic Carbon that my daughter had sitting behind her garage - it was a mess. This one was mostly a refurbish job - bearings, bar tape, deep cleaning, cables, etc. It was too small for anyone in the family, so I sold it.




This one was the most difficult and also most interesting because of the crankset. I got it from one of my sons-in-law and rebuilt it for another son-in-law. t's a 1996 Cannondale R600 with a Coda Magic one-piece crank (everything about the crankset was proprietary - even the bottom bracket tool). The entire drivetrain was frozen, and most everything else was corroded or sludged. I salvaged the drivetrain, replaced all the bearings on the bike, put in a Shimano 105 group, new cables, and got it ready for some triathlons that my son-in-law will be doing. It weighs 19lbs and is a pretty cool bike!



Next up was my 1985 Gazelle which was in pretty good condition and really didn't need to be reworked much - but what the hell. It got an almost full Dura Ace 8-speed treatment - spread the stays, different wheels, new bearings everywhere, new cables, etc. The whole bike is much smoother and fun to ride, now.




This spring, I was talked into trying a 3-speed event, but because of a health scare, I couldn't do it. But I did build up this 1963 Raleigh Sports with the encouragement of the nutters on the 3-speed thread here. It has become my "ride around the lakes with my wife" bike, and I'm really enjoying it. If any of you want a challenge, rebuild one of these - especially the internal hub!



The last one was finished yesterday and will go to my daughter. Another Raleigh Sports (1979) and another free bike. She and I plan on riding the 3-speeds in the All British Cycling Event (and Gentleman's Tour) this fall in the Twin Cities. We just need to find some breeks!



See, this is what happens when you have too much time on your hands!

Nice work!

Well done. Hope you can relax and get a bit more riding in over the summer.