Glennfordx4

Nice & Classy, I like that. I think I am going to set up a old Vista 3sp I found like this, did you just flip the bars or are they mustache bars, I have a set of Gary Bars laying around waiting for a project.

Glenn

turky lurkey

Now for the bike you've all been dreaming of!! Jk! One of my fun projects I did last winter. You can probably imagine how thrilled my wife is when she comes home and finds things like this happening in the living room of our apartment

North Coast Joe

Before:



Thought this was "After" for a while:



Finally, "After":

Murray Missile 

I passed up a nice old diamond frame 3 speed a couple days ago, it was $20 OBO. The frame was way too small for me, seeing how yours turned out has me really wishing it had been the right size. Classy and love the backdrop.

North Coast Joe

That's the trouble with these "diamonds" in the rough. They just command the BIG money and are so limited in size selection! Thanks for the kudos!

Murray Missile 

BTW, the after pic has been added to my "desktop background" folder.

bloud 

Very nice preservation! Really brought out the shine.

noglider 

I looked at the pictures before looking at your location, and I thought to myself, "How Floridian." Well, it does look like a fun and useful bike.

Wildwood 

[QUOTE=turky lurkey;16248044] You can probably imagine how thrilled my wife is when she comes home and finds things like this happening in the living room of our apartment

Wait til it's "her" house, not an apt.
Nice clean-up, bet the ride is more fun now.

turky lurkey

[QUOTE=Wildwood;16256911]Thanks!

Yes, well I can't wait until I finish engineering school and get a job so that I can buy a house that has a garage and or shop, which should take care of the issue of the living room doubling as a workshop.

Also yes, the bike did ride much nicer, unfortunately I sold it. Another curse of apartment living is that out of respect for my wife and the safety of my 9 month old son I can only keep a few bikes inside at a time. The only way I can continue my bike restoration hobby is to sell one bike for every one I purchase, I get sad with every sale.

Steve Whitlatch 

Before




After

auchencrow

Nice job, Steve. - Just the right amount of red too, with those H2O cages echoing the cable housings. The W. concaves are a big bonus too - you're all set to go for those extra long rides!

Steve Whitlatch 

Thanks. I had to do something to liven her up from all gray. Like my wife says "everybody knows red makes a bike go faster". I had to paint the H2O cages and gave them a clear coat. We will see how they hold up.

auchencrow

Just in case they don't, you can get red powder-coated ones for cheap here.

Steve Whitlatch 

Hello!! LOL

I was looking all over for red ones online. All I found where anodized red or plastic with advertising all over them. I will probably order a couple sets of these for any future need. I seem to like red.

Thanks for the link.

Steve Whitlatch 

This bike cost $35. The original wheel set had flat spots and bad cones. These wheels are donner wheels from a free Raleigh I picked from the trash. I fixed the bike up to sell condition but my wife really likes it so It will be upgraded with a new 700 Wheel set and maybe some 1990`s indexed shifting by spring. (I thought I cleaned that Superbe before I put it back on)

Before


After

texastwister

I have seen some "newer" rides on here ,so I guess my 2000 Lemond is a classic ?

illwafer

sort of a before/after. 1981 schwinn super sport:

Steve Whitlatch 

WOW!! That looks great!!

TimmyT 

This is a Backroads Mistaya that was made for the Backroads company by Fuji. It is just a rebranded 1990 Fuji Saratoga.

As found, in June in pretty rough shape:


As of yesterday:


In looking at this, the only part that is original is the seatpost. After getting it pc'd, I swapped the 27", 7 speed wheels for a 700c 10 speed set up. The canti's were replaced by v-brakes. The drive train is a mish-mash of Shimano 600/Ultegra/Dura Ace.

the_tool_man

Late 1990's Specialized Crossroads Ultra:

Before; scratched, rusty, seized bearings, rotten rubber:



During:



After; new paint, wheels, crankset, and other bits, with lots of polishing:



Build thread here:

https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ialized-Hybrid

WNG

A 94 Giant Sedona ATX frame, no fork. BEFORE:


Giant Sedona ATX-001 by WNG555, on Flickr

Giant Sedona ATX-003 by WNG555, on Flickr

Giant Sedona ATX-005 by WNG555, on Flickr

AFTER:

Giant Smurf-018 by WNG555, on Flickr

Giant Smurf-016 by WNG555, on Flickr

Giant Smurf-003 by WNG555, on Flickr

More in this thread: https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...1#post16362489

WNG

This turned out really well, nice job! I'm about to start on my next project, 700C, very similar.

Steve Whitlatch 

1981 Motobecane

Before

After
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TimmyT 

Thanks! The Giant Smurf looks like a lot of fun.