Heavy
Retro Guru
This is my first restoration of an older bike and it feels like there are a million questions that I don't have answers to, but here goes.
I first joined Retrobike in 2006 to find out what the bike was that I'd just bought. I then stripped it to start the restoration. However, I never got around to it, and the bike spent the next five years in the loft of my garage.
recently I decided to sell the bike and listed it on the bay, but some of the information in my listing was innacurate so I pulled it and decided to do the resto myself.
Here is the bike after I picked it up in 2006. (I paid £23)
It turned out that the wheels, chainset and mechs are non-original, but they will do until I get hold of the correct items.
As you can see the bike is now in bits. I just need to remove the bottom bracket before the F&F are refinished in white. Plenty of polishing to do on the dia-compe brakes, the bars, stem and seatpost and the Suntour shifters.
The seat in in quite good condition and I will feed the leather. I also plan to speak to a local tinsmith/metalworker about making a band to run around the back of the saddle (similar to a Samn Marco Rolls), to cover the little damage there is.
I have started ordering parts. Onza Aggro tyres (cheers Epic), Richey grips, silver cable outers, Clark chunky canti blocks. and some VP pedals.
Once complete, i plan to use the bike for family stuff, - the schhol run, pulling tag-a-long etc, so it won't need to work hard.
I first joined Retrobike in 2006 to find out what the bike was that I'd just bought. I then stripped it to start the restoration. However, I never got around to it, and the bike spent the next five years in the loft of my garage.
recently I decided to sell the bike and listed it on the bay, but some of the information in my listing was innacurate so I pulled it and decided to do the resto myself.
Here is the bike after I picked it up in 2006. (I paid £23)
It turned out that the wheels, chainset and mechs are non-original, but they will do until I get hold of the correct items.
As you can see the bike is now in bits. I just need to remove the bottom bracket before the F&F are refinished in white. Plenty of polishing to do on the dia-compe brakes, the bars, stem and seatpost and the Suntour shifters.
The seat in in quite good condition and I will feed the leather. I also plan to speak to a local tinsmith/metalworker about making a band to run around the back of the saddle (similar to a Samn Marco Rolls), to cover the little damage there is.
I have started ordering parts. Onza Aggro tyres (cheers Epic), Richey grips, silver cable outers, Clark chunky canti blocks. and some VP pedals.
Once complete, i plan to use the bike for family stuff, - the schhol run, pulling tag-a-long etc, so it won't need to work hard.
