Fisher owners?

[JonTom]

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A well used 1990 Paragon. The photos are of it just out of the box.

 

[24pouces]

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1989 Fisher CR7

 

[Antstark]

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Wow that's nice Pierre .....very rare in that size too. I must get on with mine

 

[Antstark]

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As Kingroon's pictures have gone now I better put up the Paragon I stole off him

 

[raidan73]

Ooh that's nice mate

 

[SuperSid]

Looks brand new Antstark, very nice!

 

[Antstark]

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thank chaps it is pretty much 'out of the box' fresh

 

[SuperSid]

Finished

I've finished my 1990 Fisher AL-1 renovation.

The frame, forks and stem are powder coated (Ral 3020 + clearcoat). I needed a new headset, the MongoII looks great. The original cranks had expanded too much be tightened on to the bottom bracket axle so I replaced them with the same model bought off ebay.
The original spokes had mostly seized onto the nipples so I cut them all of and had the wheels rebuilt with stainless steel spokes (that cost more than expected!)
New tyres with matching red sidewalls. New cassette. The Avid V-brakes were a necessary change when I was commuting, my heel kept kicking the original cantilevers.

The GT- All Terra saddle was in reasonable condition but the rails were rusty and the leather had faded to grey so I repainted, dyed and oiled it. I was pleased with the result.
The seat post had lots of zig-zag scratches so I Dremelled it entirely to a nice polished finish.

Apart from a few scars, the groupset is in good condition.

Red, black and silver reminds me of Ferraris and is a bit more timeless than the original colour whatever it was, I bought the bike 25 years ago with the paint completely stripped.

 

[Sundayjumper]

I've just bought an AL-1 frame on ebay. It's too small for me and I don't know what I'll do with it

 

[k-rod]

Re: Finished

I've finished my 1990 Fisher AL-1 renovation.

The frame, forks and stem are powder coated (Ral 3020 + clearcoat). I needed a new headset, the MongoII looks great. The original cranks had expanded too much be tightened on to the bottom bracket axle so I replaced them with the same model bought off ebay.
The original spokes had mostly seized onto the nipples so I cut them all of and had the wheels rebuilt with stainless steel spokes (that cost more than expected!)
New tyres with matching red sidewalls. New cassette. The Avid V-brakes were a necessary change when I was commuting, my heel kept kicking the original cantilevers.

The GT- All Terra saddle was in reasonable condition but the rails were rusty and the leather had faded to grey so I repainted, dyed and oiled it. I was pleased with the result.
The seat post had lots of zig-zag scratches so I Dremelled it entirely to a nice polished finish.

Apart from a few scars, the groupset is in good condition.

Red, black and silver reminds me of Ferraris and is a bit more timeless than the original colour whatever it was, I bought the bike 25 years ago with the paint completely stripped.

WOW :shock: That's turned out fabulously! My only comment/criticism would be that the steering stem could have been done in a silver finish, to off-set/balance the color scheme out a tad ... but other than that - PERFECT!