As I got it after a bit of cleaning
After a few mods and much more cleaning
When I stopped 2 years ago
in the middle of some recent upgrades
finished, ready to roll again

[MENTION=371659]ratfink76[/MENTION] Very unique! And well done. It looks like you chopped the fenders. Any reason? Aesthetic? Just curious. Love the before and after shots too. Only thing that could make that better is animating a rollover (before...screen wipe.....after!) Slick!

Already buried in snow in WI?

Hi bwilli88. What size tires were you able to get onto that frameset? I found a Grand Prix frameset just like yours, and I'm thinking of making it my winter project.

Thanks,
Dennis

They are 700c x 37 and could probably go up to 42mm with no problem. because of the 27 to 700c conversion I had to change the front brake to a longer 710 from the 650.

Thank you!!!

Dennis

Cool, thanks!

I ended up checking out Soma's site and I learned something new, too - apparently they have the New Xpress in 27" (1-1/8 and 1-1/4). Not sure how similar/different they are from Paselas in the same size, but it's good to know there are more 27" tan wall options out there!

Thank you! The fenders had some rust on them and the supports themselves were very rusty... I could have found new supports and riveted them in - but I opted to go with a 'rat rod' chopped fender look. It is funny you said to make an animated swipe of the before after, my daughter was doing that on my phone swiping the pics back and forth quickly - too funny!

OK, I know I'm pushing the "vintage" envelope pretty heavily with this one, it's a '94 but I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. 1994 TREK 730 Hybrid as found........




As of a few minutes ago......... (The reflective green tape is camouflaging some serious bike carrier rash on the decals and paint.)

21 years old is vintage, right?

I realized the huge mistake I made with those bars (and that tape) and have now restored it to it's former glory...almost.

For some things 21 years is more vintage than others, I'm thinking a 21 year old Trek Hybrid isn't quite as vintage as say, a 21 year old Trek road bike. Know what I mean?

Listed on CL for $25.... I didn't bother to negotiate. The rear tire had gone flat...and in frustration the seller had cut it off. The rim strips were electrical tape, the handlebars were wrapped in electrical tape.



LOTS of cleaning and some new cables, housings, handlebar tape, rim strips (27 1/4 in wheels), and tires.

Nice save.

Took a while to complete with all the other projects (mostly the Bottecchia), but here it is... 1989 Nishiki Sport

Now that is an awesome single speed conversion. Well done!

Bravo I say! Very well done and I love the red treads (even if they are pumped up by Schrader valves).

Thank you sir! This was a build for a friend and have yet to get him on it - but I know he'll enjoy it when we do!

Yes, yes... but it is a flip bike and those rims were able to be cleaned up. I played with the red hoping it will tear on someone's heart strings when they see and 'have to have it' !!

Very nice indeed. Is that one of those Chinese copies of the ultra light saddles? I've been tempted to try one out, are they comfortable?

It is!!! I have ordered them in every color! They are $6 or so including shipping and they arrive in 3-4 weeks. The stickers don't stay on them very well but the saddles hold up very nicely and for flips they are very 'attractive' in terms of marketing. I used one on my personal mtn bike and it is holding up!

I rode one for 80 miles..Yes it was comfortable.

Thank for the input. I hope my comment didn't come off as a slight by implying "cheap," it's truly a sexy build. I have seriously considered one of those saddles for a weight weenie tri-bike, but I may go C&V/period correct. Hard to say yet, but it's good to know they actually work.

Bike Boom Coppi - all parts bin build but for the bar tape.

Before


After

Sooooo a week after I posted this last year, the Fuji frame was totaled after a collision with a car, which I luckily managed to walk away from. I was able to salvage a few parts, and rebuilt the Panasonic frame with Velo Orange Milano bars and a Sturmey-Archer AW hub. I originally had it set up with a 120mm Nitto Dynamic II stem and the bars flipped, and rode it through last winter that way, equipped with Schwalbe Marathon Winter tires:



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