Wu Yang Bikes - beyond restoration?
01-11-13, 12:20 PM
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Ehhhhh....If you're really just looking for a rider and not the experience of getting down and dirty restoring those two bikes, you can just send out a WTB message to a cycling club in China and they will find and send you one amongst the identical jillions they made that will not even need any restoration and ready for the road......for maybe much less money in the end too! Heck, they might be able to just throw it in a container of leather couches heading for the US and save you a bunch on shippng too.
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)She recognized the brand. The name translates to "Five Sheep".Regarding the question whether bikes like these are fit for commuting: half of the population over here commutes on these, so I see no problem there:
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Seriously, it is probably cheaper and better to buy a new Flying Pigeon, pour some salt water on it to let it rust for a weak to get years of patina in short time, and then give to them.
These ar regional brands Chinese bikes. The major brands are Forever, Feng Huang (Pheonix), and Flying Pigeon. They are all copies of the Raleigh roadsters, with small modifications.
Parts for these bikes are very inexpensive in China.
These ar regional brands Chinese bikes. The major brands are Forever, Feng Huang (Pheonix), and Flying Pigeon. They are all copies of the Raleigh roadsters, with small modifications.
Parts for these bikes are very inexpensive in China.
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That head badge is, uh, wild. It made me laugh.
The Chinese Raleigh clone I worked on used terribly soft steel in the nuts and bolts. It was quite disappointing. A heavily rusted Raleigh is questionable. A heavily rusted Wu Yang wouldn't be satisfying at all.
The Chinese Raleigh clone I worked on used terribly soft steel in the nuts and bolts. It was quite disappointing. A heavily rusted Raleigh is questionable. A heavily rusted Wu Yang wouldn't be satisfying at all.
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Ah, Phoenix. Those exported to indonesia are mostly Phoenixes, saw a lot of those in Syria as well. In Jakarta, the humidity and heat basicly eat these bikes alive, but parts and the like thrive happily on in a huge lot of roadside shops, the "bengkel". A common combo is an old japanese mtb stripped of all the unnecessary
gears and brakes, and fitted with these chinese coaster brake wheels. Interisting concept! Anyone here sert up a mtb with a coaster brake?
gears and brakes, and fitted with these chinese coaster brake wheels. Interisting concept! Anyone here sert up a mtb with a coaster brake?
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On a trip to Abu Dhabi three years ago, I spotted this Hero roadster:
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