So, back in august I bought this off the bay for £40 with the intention of a full rebuild for the wife. Unfortunately the condition was terrible and most of the parts were junk. I half expected this but it was perhaps, even worse, than I expected. The camera flatters somewhat.
But, it was the right size, the frameset was rusted but straight and otherwise undamaged and I had a suitable donor bike for the main parts so I decided to press on.
The strip down was hard. The BB and headset were very tough to remove. I don't think I would have achieved it without Plusgas. The stem was rusted solid into the steerer and took some patience not to wrench the thing and damage something.
I decided the Zolatone had to bite the dust. I'm not a fan of un-necessary refinishes but this had to go, the frame would have continued to rust otherwise, and it wasn't pretty. I've been waiting to try my local powder coater for a while so I dropped the frame, fork, bars and stem with them for a blast and a touch of plain black satin (the wife's choice).
...to be continued after lunch
But, it was the right size, the frameset was rusted but straight and otherwise undamaged and I had a suitable donor bike for the main parts so I decided to press on.
The strip down was hard. The BB and headset were very tough to remove. I don't think I would have achieved it without Plusgas. The stem was rusted solid into the steerer and took some patience not to wrench the thing and damage something.
I decided the Zolatone had to bite the dust. I'm not a fan of un-necessary refinishes but this had to go, the frame would have continued to rust otherwise, and it wasn't pretty. I've been waiting to try my local powder coater for a while so I dropped the frame, fork, bars and stem with them for a blast and a touch of plain black satin (the wife's choice).
...to be continued after lunch
