Balance AL-450 build

[AudiSport44]

Thanks for sharing the link to the 1995 catalog.
Documentation about Balance is hard to find.

Please find below a picture of the EU premier in 1994 at a Bike show.
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I do have also 97 and 98 catalogs (below), but both are pretty boring in terms of portfolio and brochuere.
The glory dates seem to been over already at this time.

I believe it was at this point that the Balance brand was sold to a Taiwanese company. Looking at that last catalog you posted it's just chock full of cheap and generic bikes. I had no idea they tried so many crappy variations; it's painful to see what the brand became at the end. Yikes!

 

[AudiSport44]

Getting back on track with the build here....

Brakes, shifters and some more anodized details:

 

[Elfman]

Getting back on track with the build here....

Brakes, shifters and some more anodized details:

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Very artful mix of 3dv and turquoise, I like it! Where did you source the rear mech barrel adjust?

 

[AudiSport44]

Very artful mix of 3dv and turquoise, I like it! Where did you source the rear mech barrel adjust?

I believe I found those on ebay. Glad you like it

 

[AudiSport44]

 

[AudiSport44]

Some final touches. Shifter clamp bolts are blue, all the cable ends are purple now and the rear derailleur area is fully decked out.

 

[AudiSport44]

 

[joglo]

What a Bike (and what a perfect picture)

 

[AudiSport44]

What a Bike (and what a perfect picture)

Thank you!!!

 

[joglo]

Hi, just in case you're interested, someone (not me) is selling currently the 1995 Balance Bikes brochure at Ebay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/255024835893?Not very cheap, but maybe you bike is now with all polishing and tuning also priceless