That Century looks great, mine is an '84 (SN G0584), the frame you have is the size that I need! Mine is a bit too big, but it gets me by.

thanks i sold it yesterday super quick

No drastic makeover here. Just a good cleaning and service.

This was a free CL bike that I picked up a few months back. I finally got around to working on it, after my daughters friends Mom aked me to come up with something for her husband to commute on. He is a fair weather rider and was looking at $800 bikes down at the LBS. She got wind of his shopping around, and mentioned that he was not spending that kind of money on a bike(that he will probably file away in the garage after a few rides)

So, I'm giving this to him with the understanding that it comes back to me if he doesn't use it.

This is the first Ironman that I've put any miles on. It's a great bike to ride, and I can see why Robbie is all over these things. It's a couple sizes to small for me, so I can't have it as my own. I change the white housing to grey, and the obnoxious tape to white. I'm not a big fan of colored tires, but I had these already, and they blend in OK. The back wheels was not original, and I didnt have another Wolber to match the front. So for now, it is running 105 hubs on Mavic SUP rims.

Before:



Now:

I can't imagine this one coming back to you Roger. It looks too nice.

dang where are these free ironmen being handed out?

Luckily for me, it was only 5 miles away from my home. The original owner just wanted a bunch of stuff gone from his garage. He was happy to give it away.

Ok so I have had this old Peugeot Pipeline 1 laying around for a few years that we found behind a home my brother bought, it was in pretty rough shape but I just couldn't bring myself to scrap it. I then got stuck with a set of wheels I had bought for another build that went a different direction, and this is what I got when I combined the two.

Before.




Almost Done.


After/Done

Are you a bike rental shop or something? What are we seeing in this shot?

No, I work part time wrenching at a bike shop & my boss lets me sell my used bikes there along with his used bikes which are in the background. We sell a lot of bikes on consignment also which are also in the mix, although what is there now is priced way to high it helps me sell mine.

Before I forget - here are my '38 Raleigh Golden Arrow BEFORE and AFTER shots:

I like it, Auchen! Old is cool.

"I've got one word to say to you , son, just one word. Are you ready?"

"B67"

I'd rather see a black B72 on that Raleigh.

Here is my 1970's (Nishiki?)Sebring, recently bought and restored by myself and the local bike shop. We're not actually sure if it's Nishiki or not as it does not have any of the Nishiki numbering or labeling, just the "Sebring" sticker in the front. I bought it for $10 off someone who had it in a climate controlled storage area for nearly 40 years. I didn't do many drastic changes besides the conversion from stem to downtube (the stem shifter was almost non-functioning), but I think it looks a lot better and it rides like a dream.

Changes:

• White handlebar wrap to Black
• All cable housing is now black and is symmetrical (The old white housing was all over the place)
• New chain and cables
• Nixed the stem shifter in favor of a clamp-on downtube shifter
• New Tires and Tubes

What's next:

• Black Fenders
• Possibly a paint retouching, although I don't have the slightest idea how to match the color.

Before


After


EDIT: I redid the downtube shifter myself after the bike shop blunder. I attached the newer picture in its place.

i'm not sure but that might be on backwards or something.. the bolt is usually on the back/underside and the cable line looks kinda funky

That's what I had thought too, but if you turn it over, the shifters have to be pushed down to shift. It was a strange setup, but they will work for now.

Nevermind! They are in fact upside down. Not too hard to fix though. The bike shop actually installed those...I guess none of them (including myself) have ever actually used or seen a downtube shifter before. Oh well! You live and learn!

one time i took my '68 Mustang to the shop and they installed my transmission backwards because they didnt know what they were doing. Those silly guys.

dont have any b4 shotsbut heres during:

then after im done

since then ive got a bigger rear basket and removed the light set

Hi Mike -

That's the original Brooks saddle.
After searching the internet for the more commonly specified Terry Oppy saddle, I learned that this type of mattress saddle was de rigueur for these bikes at that time.

I appreciate that visually, it takes some getting used to for our more "modern" C&V aesthetic sense, but after seeing a lot of pics of 1930's English bikes, it looks right to me now.

OMG - You need to find a different bike shop!

I'm 100% sure you are correct regarding authenticity. The reason to swap saddles would be to preserve and protect the original. Whether it's a 67 or, as the ColonelJLloyd suggests, a 72, makes no difference relative to this objective. How is the leather holding up with use?

Mike - It isn't leather - rather the cover is some black mastic-treated tarp-like canvas, with what appears to be a horsehair matting and rows of springs under that. The stitching around the periphery is worn, but it's holding up extremely well.

Could you give more detail on this bike. I love it!

Thank you, blue. Actually this bike had its own THREAD .