The "Before And After" Thread
12-09-07, 02:50 PM
#77
Unique Vintage Steel
Serotta Part I
Serotta Part II (after a bit of work)
More Photos: https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycling/348302-fantastic-photos-my-86-serotta-80-gazelle-56k-warning.html
_____________________________________________
From This (Bare frameset):
To This (Shimano 105, 8sp, Open Pro/Ultegras):
And now this (Campagnolo Super Record & Cinelli):
Last edited by cuda2k; 12-09-07 at 03:07 PM.
12-09-07, 03:07 PM
#78
Dolce far niente
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Northern CA
Posts: 10,834
Mentioned: 15 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 20 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 12 Times
in
11 Posts
Originally Posted by SingeDebile
ebay is the best place... its a 1" threadless, which is probably one of the reasons its so rare.... its called the "alter" and you can get pin-up inserts for the top of it hehe, and if all these unusual almost random things wasnt enough there is a hole in the middle to put your front brake cable! Its definately my favorite threadless stem.
Very nice. I have the Cinelli Groove( below, silver) on my Pinarello, and like it a lot. But had I known about the Alter.....
__________________
"Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin, it’s the triumphant twang of a bedspring."
S. J. Perelman
"Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin, it’s the triumphant twang of a bedspring."
S. J. Perelman
12-09-07, 03:09 PM
#79
Unique Vintage Steel
Originally Posted by bigbossman
Very nice. I have the Cinelli Groove( below, silver) on my Pinarello, and like it a lot. But had I known about the Alter.....
12-09-07, 03:21 PM
#80
affix pistol bayonets!
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Milwaukee
Posts: 252
Bikes: Early-Mid 80's Peugeot Super Competition, 1981 Basso, Mid-80's Peugeot Course
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by the beef
Awesome thread! My before and after:
The position of your rear axle nuts in the dropouts scares me. Maybe adding a half link would be a good idea...?
12-10-07, 12:56 PM
#81
Super Course fan
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Lost on the windswept plains of the Great Black Swamp
Posts: 2,720
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 6 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 5 Times
in
5 Posts
Not the greatest before and after, but...........
Before.
And After.
Before.
And After.
__________________
I have a white PX-10, a Green Dawes Galaxy and an Orange Falcon, now I'm done.
I have a white PX-10, a Green Dawes Galaxy and an Orange Falcon, now I'm done.
12-10-07, 01:34 PM
#82
Senior Member
Originally Posted by SingeDebile
ebay is the best place... its a 1" threadless, which is probably one of the reasons its so rare.... its called the "alter" and you can get pin-up inserts for the top of it hehe, and if all these unusual almost random things wasnt enough there is a hole in the middle to put your front brake cable! Its definately my favorite threadless stem.
12-10-07, 01:46 PM
#83
Dolce far niente
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Northern CA
Posts: 10,834
Mentioned: 15 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 20 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 12 Times
in
11 Posts
Originally Posted by jet sanchEz
I've got one (with the pin-up) on my track bike; very stiff stem and I too get a lot of compliments on it:
__________________
"Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin, it’s the triumphant twang of a bedspring."
S. J. Perelman
"Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin, it’s the triumphant twang of a bedspring."
S. J. Perelman
12-10-07, 02:19 PM
#84
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: n.w. superdrome
Posts: 17,688
Bikes: 1 trek, serotta, rih, de Reus, Pogliaghi and finally a Zieleman! and got a DeRosa
Mentioned: 6 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 14 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 9 Times
in
9 Posts
Originally Posted by bigbossman
Not to sound like a lech (( try to keep it a secret!), but where does one get the pin-up inserts? For a friend, you understand.....
and pin up covers.
marty
__________________
Sono più lento di quel che sembra.
Odio la gente, tutti.
Want to upgrade your membership? Click Here.
Sono più lento di quel che sembra.
Odio la gente, tutti.
Want to upgrade your membership? Click Here.
12-10-07, 04:21 PM
#85
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 592
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
i think the idea of the pin-up inserts is hilarious, I mean it basically puts it in the perfect spot to look at when you are on the bike. I am surprised an idea like this was ever able to make it into production with such a large and prestigious company like cinelli haha
12-10-07, 08:21 PM
#86
.
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Rocket City, No'ala
Posts: 12,760
Bikes: 2014 Trek Domane 5.2, 1985 Pinarello Treviso, 1990 Gardin Shred, 2006 Bianchi San Jose
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 62 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 24 Times
in
11 Posts
Before: $25 impulse buy from eBay
After spending a lot of money and having a good time doing it:
Before: impulse $10 buy from eBay
After a new paintjob and a thorough cleaning of the bike:
Front fender has a bad dent so I left them off. Rear brake has been added. Still waiting on new wheelset.
Before: JC Penney's finest
After some good cleaning and new paintjob
well, a new saddle, pedals and handgrips from Wal-mart.
Before:
After: so far
a fellow alleycat racer has expressed an interest in this bike. I just might let it go.
After spending a lot of money and having a good time doing it:
Before: impulse $10 buy from eBay
After a new paintjob and a thorough cleaning of the bike:
Front fender has a bad dent so I left them off. Rear brake has been added. Still waiting on new wheelset.
Before: JC Penney's finest
After some good cleaning and new paintjob
well, a new saddle, pedals and handgrips from Wal-mart.
Before:
After: so far
a fellow alleycat racer has expressed an interest in this bike. I just might let it go.
12-10-07, 09:46 PM
#87
juneeaa memba!
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: boogled up in...Idaho!
Posts: 5,632
Bikes: Crap. The box is not big enough...
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 12 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
2 Posts
Originally Posted by bigbossman
Not to sound like a lech (( try to keep it a secret!), but where does one get the pin-up inserts? For a friend, you understand.....
12-10-07, 10:24 PM
#88
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 2,756
Mentioned: 8 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 81 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 9 Times
in
9 Posts
Originally Posted by bbattle
Before: $25 impulse buy from eBay
After spending a lot of money and having a good time doing it:
Before: impulse $10 buy from eBay
After a new paintjob and a thorough cleaning of the bike:
Front fender has a bad dent so I left them off. Rear brake has been added. Still waiting on new wheelset.
Before: JC Penney's finest
After some good cleaning and new paintjob
well, a new saddle, pedals and handgrips from Wal-mart.
Before:
After: so far
a fellow alleycat racer has expressed an interest in this bike. I just might let it go.
After spending a lot of money and having a good time doing it:
Before: impulse $10 buy from eBay
After a new paintjob and a thorough cleaning of the bike:
Front fender has a bad dent so I left them off. Rear brake has been added. Still waiting on new wheelset.
Before: JC Penney's finest
After some good cleaning and new paintjob
well, a new saddle, pedals and handgrips from Wal-mart.
Before:
After: so far
a fellow alleycat racer has expressed an interest in this bike. I just might let it go.
12-10-07, 11:24 PM
#89
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 10,982
Mentioned: 9 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 159 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 26 Times
in
21 Posts
Originally Posted by redneckwes
Not the greatest before and after, but...........
It's orange, has gum hoods and white wrap, and has checkers on it. That's all it takes for me!! Gorgeous, makes me want to buy some checkered vinyl for the top tube of my Falcon.,,,,BD
https://decalzone.com/striping/checkered.php
__________________
So many bikes, so little dime.
So many bikes, so little dime.
12-11-07, 12:26 AM
#90
Super Course fan
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Lost on the windswept plains of the Great Black Swamp
Posts: 2,720
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 6 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 5 Times
in
5 Posts
Originally Posted by Bikedued
It's orange, has gum hoods and white wrap, and has checkers on it. That's all it takes for me!! Gorgeous, makes me want to buy some checkered vinyl for the top tube of my Falcon.,,,,BD
https://decalzone.com/striping/checkered.php
https://decalzone.com/striping/checkered.php
BD,
Thanks.
Orange bikes are supposed to be faster. Nice link!
I might have to put checkers on everything now
__________________
I have a white PX-10, a Green Dawes Galaxy and an Orange Falcon, now I'm done.
I have a white PX-10, a Green Dawes Galaxy and an Orange Falcon, now I'm done.
12-13-07, 04:10 PM
#91
Viscount
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Gloucester, England.
Posts: 1,016
Bikes: Mercian, Viscount x2, Holdworth La Quelda, Gundle Trade Bike, Williams/Mercian Tourer, Itera,
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
3 Posts
[QUOTE=bbattle;5784159]Before: $25 impulse buy from eBay
After spending a lot of money and having a good time doing it:
Your mixte is just the best!!!
I got my girlfriend nagging me for one now she's seen yours..
After spending a lot of money and having a good time doing it:
Your mixte is just the best!!!
I got my girlfriend nagging me for one now she's seen yours..
12-15-07, 07:49 PM
#93
Dolce far niente
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Northern CA
Posts: 10,834
Mentioned: 15 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 20 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 12 Times
in
11 Posts
I posted this one in the COTD thread, but I have a nice set of "before and after" pic so I thought I'd toss em in here, too. A late 80's Centurion Cavaletto in disrepair, that I converted back to a road machine with a triple drivetrain. It came out very well:
__________________
"Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin, it’s the triumphant twang of a bedspring."
S. J. Perelman
"Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin, it’s the triumphant twang of a bedspring."
S. J. Perelman
12-16-07, 10:45 AM
#94
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: The 'Burbs
Posts: 387
Bikes: ' 96 Trek 830 Mountain Track,'74 Schwinn Suburban, '74-ish Fuji Dynamic 10, '73 Schwinn Varsity,'73 Schwinn Breeze, '94 Schwinn Sidewinder. First Schwinn was a '74 Schwinn 24 inch Varsity in Lime Green, and previously owned a '74 Schwinn Breeze
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
3 Posts
Originally Posted by bbattle
Before: $25 impulse buy from eBay
After spending a lot of money and having a good time doing it:
Before: impulse $10 buy from eBay
After a new paintjob and a thorough cleaning of the bike:
Front fender has a bad dent so I left them off. Rear brake has been added. Still waiting on new wheelset.
Before: JC Penney's finest
After some good cleaning and new paintjob
well, a new saddle, pedals and handgrips from Wal-mart.
Before:
After: so far
a fellow alleycat racer has expressed an interest in this bike. I just might let it go.
After spending a lot of money and having a good time doing it:
Before: impulse $10 buy from eBay
After a new paintjob and a thorough cleaning of the bike:
Front fender has a bad dent so I left them off. Rear brake has been added. Still waiting on new wheelset.
Before: JC Penney's finest
After some good cleaning and new paintjob
well, a new saddle, pedals and handgrips from Wal-mart.
Before:
After: so far
a fellow alleycat racer has expressed an interest in this bike. I just might let it go.
12-16-07, 06:27 PM
#95
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 10,982
Mentioned: 9 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 159 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 26 Times
in
21 Posts
Here's a before and after on my Shogun Alpine GT. Stripped to bare metal and repainted. The wheels were changed from the hybrid 700's to some Sun M-13II's from a hopped up Denali. Turned out really nice I think.,,,,BD
Before
After
Before
After
__________________
So many bikes, so little dime.
So many bikes, so little dime.
12-16-07, 06:41 PM
#96
Guest
Posts: n/a
Mentioned: Post(s)
Tagged: Thread(s)
Quoted: Post(s)
Originally Posted by viscount
Your mixte is just the best!!!
I got my girlfriend nagging me for one now she's seen yours..
I can't help but like the skull headbadge.
Is it a Fixte* or a single speed?
*
nudgenudge..haha..
12-16-07, 08:39 PM
#97
Senior Member
Originally Posted by Dr.Deltron
That IS a very nice looking bike!
I can't help but like the skull headbadge.
Is it a Fixte* or a single speed?
I can't help but like the skull headbadge.
Is it a Fixte* or a single speed?
12-19-07, 01:03 PM
#98
CroMosexual
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Murray, Ky
Posts: 658
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by cuda2k
beautiful bike by the way.
12-20-07, 11:27 AM
#99
Viscount
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Gloucester, England.
Posts: 1,016
Bikes: Mercian, Viscount x2, Holdworth La Quelda, Gundle Trade Bike, Williams/Mercian Tourer, Itera,
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
3 Posts
Originally Posted by purevl
what's the deal with those bottle cages? is it just one bolted on top of another or is it all one assembly? also do you find it difficult to use the bottom cage?
beautiful bike by the way.
beautiful bike by the way.
Beautiful bike, best photography, who cares about the bottle mounts?
You a thirsty rider?
So am I.
12-20-07, 11:47 AM
#100
Viscount
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Gloucester, England.
Posts: 1,016
Bikes: Mercian, Viscount x2, Holdworth La Quelda, Gundle Trade Bike, Williams/Mercian Tourer, Itera,
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
3 Posts
[QUOTE=Bikedued;5820542]Here's a before and after on my Shogun Alpine GT. Stripped to bare metal and repainted. The wheels were changed from the hybrid 700's to some Sun M-13II's from a hopped up Denali. Turned out really nice I think.,,,,BD
Certainly did!
I'd like to see the giant who rides this
Certainly did!
I'd like to see the giant who rides this
