The "Before And After" Thread
12-04-07 | 10:49 PM
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Dolce far niente
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From: Southwest Idaho
The "Before And After" Thread
Most of the stuff found in thrifts and such are in disrepair, and since we spend so much time bringing them back to life I thought it might be a neat idea to have a "Before and After" thread to show off our transformations of the "Catch Of The Day" bikes we come across.
Most all the bikes I get my hands on are low or mid-level wrecks (or at least severely neglected), but almost all of them clean up to be nicely functioning riders.
Take this low-end Gitane Gran Sport for example. Dirty and rusty, is was dropped at the local thrift a few weekends a go. I glommed onto it, and spent a few hours cleaning the frame and getting the rust off of the steel parts. New tires, tubes, and bar tape followed, as well as all the usual adjustments and some wheel truing. Now, it's ready to serve a useful life again. Take a look:
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Most all the bikes I get my hands on are low or mid-level wrecks (or at least severely neglected), but almost all of them clean up to be nicely functioning riders.
Take this low-end Gitane Gran Sport for example. Dirty and rusty, is was dropped at the local thrift a few weekends a go. I glommed onto it, and spent a few hours cleaning the frame and getting the rust off of the steel parts. New tires, tubes, and bar tape followed, as well as all the usual adjustments and some wheel truing. Now, it's ready to serve a useful life again. Take a look:
BEFORE:
AFTER:
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Last edited by bigbossman; 12-04-07 at 11:57 PM.
12-04-07 | 11:15 PM
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Beauty! Here's my favorite few.,,,,BD
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AFTER It's had the original bars put back on since this pic......
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AFTER It's had the original bars put back on since this pic......
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So many bikes, so little dime.
So many bikes, so little dime.
Last edited by Bikedued; 12-05-07 at 07:17 AM.
12-04-07 | 11:53 PM
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Bottecchia fan
Joined: Aug 2003
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From: Colorado Springs, CO
Bikes: 1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo (frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame), 1974 Peugeot UO-8
Here's my Panasonic PT-3500 when I got it home from the pawn shop for $30:
And here it is now:
And here it is now:
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1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista
1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista
12-05-07 | 12:50 AM
#5
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: Soviet of Oregon or Pensacola FL
Bikes: Still have a few left!
This is the only before & after pics I have. My 1971 Super Course stripped & ready to send for paint and then right after I got it back from Acme.
To bad I didn't do before & after pics on some of the bikes I flipped before our recent move. I even resorted to" buy one, get one free" to move the last few! Don
To bad I didn't do before & after pics on some of the bikes I flipped before our recent move. I even resorted to" buy one, get one free" to move the last few! Don
12-05-07 | 06:23 AM
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The only Before shots of my chrome Voyageur 11.8 are from the Craigslist ad and really don't show how bad a shape it was in...
moderator edit: the images in this post were hijacked, so I deleted them.
moderator edit: the images in this post were hijacked, so I deleted them.
Last edited by unterhausen; 05-24-17 at 03:44 PM.
12-05-07 | 08:33 AM
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From: Bellingham, WA
12-05-07 | 08:47 AM
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not a true "before and after", here's a bike I picked up on craigslist some time ago:
I don't know how the previous owner rode it w/ the stem barely in like that. Anyway, the frame (make unknown) was not only too large for me, but had internal rust issues as well. So I stripped and cleaned the parts, got a bottecchia frame on ebay, plus some other parts:
I don't know how the previous owner rode it w/ the stem barely in like that. Anyway, the frame (make unknown) was not only too large for me, but had internal rust issues as well. So I stripped and cleaned the parts, got a bottecchia frame on ebay, plus some other parts:
12-05-07 | 09:05 AM
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You Know!? For Kids!
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Just NW of Richardson Bike Mart
Bikes: '05 Trek 1200 / '90 Trek 8000 / '? Falcon Europa
Falcon of England Europa
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Since that after pic was taken, the bike has gotten a set of Open Pros, courtesy of my wallet and Cuda2K and a new Selle Trans Am saddle with orange detailing, courtesy of Lotek.
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Since that after pic was taken, the bike has gotten a set of Open Pros, courtesy of my wallet and Cuda2K and a new Selle Trans Am saddle with orange detailing, courtesy of Lotek.
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12-05-07 | 09:15 AM
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That is a beautiful bike and I love the picture!!!
[/QUOTE]That is a beautiful bike and I love the picture!!!
12-05-07 | 09:34 AM
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feros ferio
Joined: Jul 2000
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From: www.ci.encinitas.ca.us
Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
Many of you have seen my "after" pictures of Capo #1. I wish I had a "before" picture of the plain dull rusty red (no white head tube, no decals) repaint job it wore when I bought it for $20 at a yard sale.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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12-05-07 | 11:55 AM
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59'er
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 3,307
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From: Alexandria, IN
Bikes: LeMond Maillot Jaune, Vintage Trek 520 (1985), 1976 Schwinn Voyageur 2, Miyata 1000 (1985)
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12-05-07 | 12:10 PM
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Super Course fan
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Lost on the windswept plains of the Great Black Swamp
12-05-07 | 12:21 PM
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I wish I had taken some photos of my Ciocc when I had found it, it would have made you guys cry. I can only contribute photos of the Marinoni, which wasn't in really rough shape, just ugly as it hadn't been ridden in ages.
12-05-07 | 12:46 PM
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12-05-07 | 01:54 PM
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From: Saskatchewan
Here is my Criterium.
Before....
And after...
Restored to early 80's complete with funky NOS Grab On grips.
Then I ran over it with my Land Cruiser!
Then it was rebuilt again with an NOS front rim and other bits sourced from this board. Thanks again guys.
Before....
And after...
Restored to early 80's complete with funky NOS Grab On grips.
Then I ran over it with my Land Cruiser!
Then it was rebuilt again with an NOS front rim and other bits sourced from this board. Thanks again guys.
12-05-07 | 03:09 PM
#24
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Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 238
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From: Philadelphia's western 'burbs
Bikes: '89 Bridgestone MB-3, '91 Bridgestone CB-0, '92 Bridgestone RB-2, '94 Bridgestone MB-2, '96 Trek 8000, '05 Jamis Dakar XC Expert
What a fun thread. I wish I was in the habit of taking more "before" pictures. I could only find "before" pics for my first project, so here it is...
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