Hey, I'm new around the forums and I just wanted to say hello. And upon this I have recently been FASCINATED by the upright European city style bikes. I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on whether any possible conversion can be done to this bike to make it feel more upright. Its called a Maverick. Not sure who else makes it however there is a Maverick Raleigh similar to it.

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Like the mono seat stay, or is it called a wishbone seat stay. Find some fenders and north bars and it will be a lot closer to a city bike. Like the biopace on the small rings but for some reason I don't like the big ring, to loppy. Welcome to C&V.
Oh maybe a chain guard.

Thanks! I enjoy the feedback. I'm still new to bikes in general. I have been riding and old BMX for many years of my life and I realized that I eventually needed a new bike! So after looking for the perfect bikes I realized the sheer beauty of these vintage bikes. Although my friends criticize my taste a bit (they all ride Mountain bikes and such) I really cant help my self but be attached to these bikes. The Flying pigeon is probably the first bike that caught my eye! 8)

I myself stick to the racers and sport racers but others here have all sorts of bikes from shifter schwinn muscle bikes to chinese mama-san shop bikes. I like to dig through the old threads to see what I can find and the help on bike repair that shops wont do.

Hahaha Alrighty. Just a quick question. Where can I get a chain guard?

I convert old Ten Speeds to Single Speed design and/or bikes with a more upright seating position. Gaining a more upright position will mean raising the handlebars to match the saddle position.



You will have to raise the steering stem but no more than its maximum height (usually marked with a min insertion line). If that is still not enough, get a steering stem extender and install it. Chances are this will necessitate longer brake and transmission cables.

Hope this is a help.

Welcome to the Forum.
Not sure I'd go after a Flying Pigeon, if it's the Chinese one I'm thinking of. Something like 1/3 of the world's bikes are made there, and for a long time, there were only 2-3 models. You can probably buy an old road bike and an old upright bike and combine them somewhat to make a flat bar roadie with a good seating position, clearance for bigger tires and fenders, and have a blast on it.