averagebiker
Retro Guru
Please retro bike, save me from myself........
Hi all,
I mostly ride on the roads and towpaths these days but am a mountain biker at heart. I am meant to be getting rid of bikes not getting more but.......
On a trip to the tip today to offload some household junk a 3 speed Trent Sports caught my eye. I resisted, what do I need a 50s bike for after all? But it keeps nagging away at me and I think if I could get it cheap it might be a fun project???
Knowing nothing about bikes of this era what are the pitfalls? It looked complete but in need of new tyres and a bloody good clean and service? Would any particular parts be expensive and/or difficult to replace? What can you do to stop me from falling for it, and going back to get it.
Cheers Rich
Hi all,
I mostly ride on the roads and towpaths these days but am a mountain biker at heart. I am meant to be getting rid of bikes not getting more but.......
On a trip to the tip today to offload some household junk a 3 speed Trent Sports caught my eye. I resisted, what do I need a 50s bike for after all? But it keeps nagging away at me and I think if I could get it cheap it might be a fun project???
Knowing nothing about bikes of this era what are the pitfalls? It looked complete but in need of new tyres and a bloody good clean and service? Would any particular parts be expensive and/or difficult to replace? What can you do to stop me from falling for it, and going back to get it.
Cheers Rich