Before and After Pics by all restorers
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Re: Before and After Pics by all restorers
Postby jbchybridrider » Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:40 pm
So I'm still learning and plan to do more frames seeing as I have all the equipment including full face breathing mask with its own air supply. 2 pack can be deadly.
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Postby mark field » Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:38 am
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Postby jbchybridrider » Sat Dec 31, 2011 3:10 pm
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Re: Before and After Pics by all restorers
Postby maccayak » Sun Jan 01, 2012 5:05 pm
Started with an old small National 12 speed road side find, wheels buckled badly, but the frame was really small.
Then I purchase a Apollo/Radius bike for $10 at the tip shop. Only good for parts as whoever dumped it cut spokes with tin snips.
Blasted and powdercoated frame, used as much old stuff as I could. Bought new tyres, tubes and brake pads. Had some decals made up and used my sons nick name as a brand for a bit of fun. Wheels are temporary, just to get bike rolling. I painted them black, just to clean up their appearance. It's a real bitza of a bike, but the kids like it and it is quicker than their mountain bikes. My son is still a bit small for it, but I think my daughter will use it more.
Using the gears of the old bike, it now has 18 speed. I might put 700 wheels on it, but I am not sure if the spacings will be right and it is too late for re setting. Anyway we have done our bit of recycling, pardon the pun.
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Postby mark field » Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:08 am
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Re: Before and After Pics by all restorers
Postby koen » Wed Jan 04, 2012 1:16 pm
I said on another thread I had Bayliss Wiley hubs but I must have been absent that day as they are of actually Chater Lea which I knew quite well.
Not sure if I will put the bike back with the same set up. The Oppy bars are older than the frame by about 20 years I'd say.
What would you do?
I had thought it was roughly painted but upon stripping I found that it must have been pretty carefully done except they had used an angle grinder or something and the frame and forks have little flats everywhere.I could see where the forks had the old rusty chrome removed when I took off all the paint. I decided to leave the old paint on the frame as it was well adhered with a primer under and I figured the more paint the easier it would be to hide the rough previous strip back.
Finished painting and ready for decals and some detail around lugs
My Chater Lea wheels..very smooth..grease nipple on partially hollow axle works like suntour greaseguard (minus 50years)
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Re: Before and After Pics by all restorers
Postby jbchybridrider » Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:29 pm
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Postby mark field » Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:29 pm
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Re: Before and After Pics by all restorers
Postby brasstinman » Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:14 pm
Dittomark field wrote:Josh- that resto is sweet. even the background got a makeover!!
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Re: Before and After Pics by all restorers
Postby Irukanji » Sun Jan 15, 2012 3:52 pm
Malvern Star Flite, I know nothing about it. Got it for free when the old lady across the road moved out, stuck a seat on it and redid the grips. Will probably replace the brakes in a few months depending how it goes, and probably also replace the chain in the next week or so. There was 1mm of...stuff...covered over the entire bottom end. Rubber still holds pressure(currently at 75PSI or so, but probably leaking).
This is the after pic since I only discovered this website after I had already got it to this stage. Since the pic I removed the reflectors and the brake extenders(they barely worked anyway). It'll need a new chain since this one hasn't been treated well, and the rear cassette could definitely use a fix...
If anybody knows anything about this bike, please tell me...Google has nothing
EDIT: Brake extenders, not gear. Thinking of sticking them back on to modulate speed when I'm sitting more upright...
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Re: Before and After Pics by all restorers
Postby Mulger bill » Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:51 pm
Looks pretty neat to me, no idea of a history I'm sorry.
Goodonya getting rid of the suicide levers, I'd trust Silvio Berlusconi to babysit me daughter before I trust them.
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Re: Before and After Pics by all restorers
Postby ldrcycles » Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:27 am
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Re: Before and After Pics by all restorers
Postby OMR327 » Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:41 pm
Berretto
$10 Bully 16†from the markets, for my Niece. Owes me $54.00
Daccordi LA84 funny bike
Giant Yukon 2002
$6.00 Lifeline pick up 16†for my nephew. Wes me $22.00
2 x 27†Repco Traveller's
27†Ladies for 21 year old twin Sisters birthday
SE Larger
My Wifes first fixie. Visp
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Re: Before and After Pics by all restorers
Postby jbchybridrider » Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:59 pm
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Re: Before and After Pics by all restorers
Postby ldrcycles » Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:22 pm
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Re: Before and After Pics by all restorers
Postby OMR327 » Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:28 pm
Rubbed the Black anodised off, had a mate who is an alloy polisher, hand polish it like a mirror,ldrcycles wrote:WOW nice work! I really like the result on the Yukon, how did you get that colour?
then Gold anodised it.
Very hard!
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Re: Before and After Pics by all restorers
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Postby mark field » Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:50 pm
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Re: Before and After Pics by all restorers
Postby OMR327 » Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:53 am
Thanks!.... but that's probably only a quarter of itmark field wrote:OMR327-thats quite an impressive collectionyou have. sublime work.
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Re: Before and After Pics by all restorers
Postby lunar_c » Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:40 am
Well out with the rest then!OMR327 wrote:Thanks!.... but that's probably only a quarter of itmark field wrote:OMR327-thats quite an impressive collectionyou have. sublime work.
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Re: Before and After Pics by all restorers
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