Suggestions for restoring please.
09-16-06, 09:50 AM
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Suggestions for restoring please.
This is my old bike I commuted to HS on. 30 years ago. Its a 1970s Mercier.
I'm going to have to restore that frame some day. I have original never been used Simplex shifter group and Mafic brakes and new cranks(cottered) with rings in my attic just waiting for that frame.
The question is, how do I wressle it away from my dear old dad who inherited it from me when I moved out.
I was thinking of going all original by robbing parts from a New Peugeot 1974 UE8 Carivan I have. (I have 3 of those) I was going to restore to original paint theme.
Now I thinking of keeping the UE8s together and upgrading the with nice alloy wheels, cranks, etc,etc.as the Mercier as it is sweeter ride than the UE8s and making a new paint theme.
Ahh, what to do....
I'm going to have to restore that frame some day. I have original never been used Simplex shifter group and Mafic brakes and new cranks(cottered) with rings in my attic just waiting for that frame.
The question is, how do I wressle it away from my dear old dad who inherited it from me when I moved out.
I was thinking of going all original by robbing parts from a New Peugeot 1974 UE8 Carivan I have. (I have 3 of those) I was going to restore to original paint theme.
Now I thinking of keeping the UE8s together and upgrading the with nice alloy wheels, cranks, etc,etc.as the Mercier as it is sweeter ride than the UE8s and making a new paint theme.
Ahh, what to do....
09-18-06, 10:54 AM
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Trade your dear old dad one of your UE8s in place of the Mercier.
It's just my humble opinion, but I think that the original paint scheme has a certain understated grace that would be difficult to improve upon. It's your bike though, so paint it however you like.
If I were committing the money to have it repainted then I would put the NOS parts on it, too.
It's just my humble opinion, but I think that the original paint scheme has a certain understated grace that would be difficult to improve upon. It's your bike though, so paint it however you like.
If I were committing the money to have it repainted then I would put the NOS parts on it, too.
09-19-06, 05:25 AM
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Does your dad use the bike or would he just be happy to have it out of his house? If he rides it, I am sure you could find something to replace it that he may like even better.
09-19-06, 05:33 AM
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