clean up or...
12-11-11 | 11:32 AM
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From: western new york
Bikes: mid 80s Ross Centaur converted to Alfine 11 09 motobecane imortal force, 83 Ross Paragon,81 Schwinn LeTour Tourist, 91 Paramount, 93 GT converted to city bike
clean up or...
This vintage Bianchi was on a local craigs list.
After researching the bike (frame numbers components)for the seller, I bought the bike.
(Things like record cottered cranks and ofmega headset and balilla centerpulls not to mention the crhrome lugwork)
From the origional photos it looks like a specialissima .
The origional intent was to clean up the frame before retrofitting it for my hill bike (velo orange 46/30 grand cru crankset, maby a 13-30 7 or 8 cassette rear hub-if the rear triangle can be spread..otherwise a 14-28 or 15-30 6speed freewheel)
Upon close inspection at the sellers today it appears the frame got a rattle can respray at some point.
I don't want to get into a total restoration project but the rattle can crap looks bad.
chemical strip and auto shop respray?
(quoted price under $100 for the respray)
Thoughts?
After researching the bike (frame numbers components)for the seller, I bought the bike.
(Things like record cottered cranks and ofmega headset and balilla centerpulls not to mention the crhrome lugwork)
From the origional photos it looks like a specialissima .
The origional intent was to clean up the frame before retrofitting it for my hill bike (velo orange 46/30 grand cru crankset, maby a 13-30 7 or 8 cassette rear hub-if the rear triangle can be spread..otherwise a 14-28 or 15-30 6speed freewheel)
Upon close inspection at the sellers today it appears the frame got a rattle can respray at some point.
I don't want to get into a total restoration project but the rattle can crap looks bad.
chemical strip and auto shop respray?
(quoted price under $100 for the respray)
Thoughts?
12-11-11 | 11:46 AM
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From: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada - burrrrr!
Bikes: 1958 Rabeneick 120D, 1968 Legnano Gran Premio, 196? Torpado Professional, 2000 Marinoni Piuma
Before you spend a single unnecessary cent, assemble the bicycle, ensuring it is safe to rid and then ride it for a while. If you all proves true and working as it should, then consider your restoration.
Better to ensure that all is well before that new coat of clothes, in my opinion. The first bike I ever restored, for lack of a better word, taught me many things. You might benefit from all of my early mistakes with Big Green...
Better to ensure that all is well before that new coat of clothes, in my opinion. The first bike I ever restored, for lack of a better word, taught me many things. You might benefit from all of my early mistakes with Big Green...
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12-12-11 | 06:13 AM
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Bikes: mid 80s Ross Centaur converted to Alfine 11 09 motobecane imortal force, 83 Ross Paragon,81 Schwinn LeTour Tourist, 91 Paramount, 93 GT converted to city bike
Excellent observation.
Thanks.
I'll do a clean up on it and; sence the gran cru was origionally to go on the 91 Paramount (a main ride I'm sure of)I'm not out anything but a italian thread BB and a chain. (have two spare sets of 27x1.25 wheels as well as a set of tubulars and 700s)
Thanks.
I'll do a clean up on it and; sence the gran cru was origionally to go on the 91 Paramount (a main ride I'm sure of)I'm not out anything but a italian thread BB and a chain. (have two spare sets of 27x1.25 wheels as well as a set of tubulars and 700s)
