focomat 1c
Retro Guru
I bought this bike for £ 4.99 several years ago ! It was advertised on eBay and I was the only bidder. I was attracted to the bike because of the
Shimano MN-72 large flange hubs also the brakes and brake levers, all part of the Deershead groupset which was as good as it gets from
Shimano at that time. My worst case scenario was that I would at least have some components that might be salvageable
When I collected the bike things did not look good ! it looked as if it had been left in a field for several years, the tyres were rotted and falling apart, it was the motoring equivalent of a 'barn find'
The bike spent some time in my garden while I summoned up the courage to closely examine my bargain. Eventually I decided to strip
it down to the bare frame to see what could be salvaged. In the event things were not quite as bad as expected and after researching
the bikes original spec, I decided that a complete rebuild might be possible as most of the original components were still there
The first problem was that due to the poor condition of the headset, the steerer tube had become damaged and unusable. A trip to Argos,
and a new steerer tube was fitted to the biplane forks. This cost me ten times more than the purchase price !
I think that to grab your continued interest a photo is required
Shimano MN-72 large flange hubs also the brakes and brake levers, all part of the Deershead groupset which was as good as it gets from
Shimano at that time. My worst case scenario was that I would at least have some components that might be salvageable
When I collected the bike things did not look good ! it looked as if it had been left in a field for several years, the tyres were rotted and falling apart, it was the motoring equivalent of a 'barn find'
The bike spent some time in my garden while I summoned up the courage to closely examine my bargain. Eventually I decided to strip
it down to the bare frame to see what could be salvaged. In the event things were not quite as bad as expected and after researching
the bikes original spec, I decided that a complete rebuild might be possible as most of the original components were still there
The first problem was that due to the poor condition of the headset, the steerer tube had become damaged and unusable. A trip to Argos,
and a new steerer tube was fitted to the biplane forks. This cost me ten times more than the purchase price !
I think that to grab your continued interest a photo is required
