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You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
Postby koen » Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:50 am
You may double what you get if you sell the pump and the carrier rack as separate items.
I would pay up to $5 for a pump that old if I needed one.
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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
Postby mddawson » Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:46 pm
koen wrote:Sorry to be cruel...
You may double what you get if you sell the pump and the carrier rack as separate items.
I would pay up to $5 for a pump that old if I needed one.
So no redeeming features aside from being in relatively good nick for its age? My wife has a Repco womens bike from the same time (and shop). I am guessing they both come out of the same factory in Taiwan. Any idea who the OEM manufacturer would be for these?
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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
Postby koen » Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:30 pm
Better quality bikes can be found selling for less than $100. You could always just keep riding it. Best of luck anyway.
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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
Postby lamb » Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:05 pm
before and after... (I'm doing a skidstar next, bent forks and rusty frame so will be a restomod)


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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
Postby ldrcycles » Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:42 pm
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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
Postby brasstinman » Wed Jul 11, 2012 11:07 pm

Nice and clean looking with the 2 speed coaster hub.
Building a GT Tachyon Crossover
Suntour with 105 groupset
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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
Postby Apollo3 » Fri Jul 13, 2012 5:53 pm
As I got it

All better

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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
Postby BRLVR.v2 » Sun Jul 15, 2012 8:48 pm
ldrcycles wrote:Very cool, i reckon it would look better with flipped north road bars but that's just my opinion. Very nice work.
Agreed, ditch those ridiculous narrow hipster bars and hideous high flange grips. front end looks like a moose for krissakes.
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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
Postby silentbutdeadly » Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:09 am
Apollo3 wrote:Nothing special, but I liked it - Giant 7000 Peloton which I picked up from the tip store.
As I got it
Nice effort. And a good find.
Can not believe you didn't keep the bull bar!!!

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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
Postby Apollo3 » Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:39 pm
Nice effort. And a good find.
Can not believe you didn't keep the bull bar!!!
Thanks and it was a difficult decision whether to remove it or not!

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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
Postby harcs » Wed Jul 25, 2012 12:26 pm

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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
Postby LoveMiyata » Fri Jul 27, 2012 4:56 pm
Got the frame and forks in pretty rusty shape but cleaned up ok... Would like to invest in this one to get it rechromed and painted! It seems to be a Bianchi X4/Experimental 4... The logo on the head tube is engraved along with all the usual spots, fork blades and seat stays have also been crimped to an aero shape. The plan is to track down an '86 Super record group for it... long term plan that is..... so non fluted engraved Super Record cranks, cobalto brakes etc. Currently Ive put some early c-record era componentry on it.




Finally got some nice C-record pedals



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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
Postby singlespeedscott » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:12 pm
LoveMiyata wrote:![]()
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Nice.
I think I like the early Chorus parts more than C-Record. Particularly the cranks and monoplaner brakes.
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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
Postby LoveMiyata » Sat Jul 28, 2012 12:37 am

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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
Postby vaeske » Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:34 am
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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
Postby utedeej » Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:58 pm

Pretty simple singlespeed, but have kept the rear wheel dished so that if she finds the one gear too hard, then i can whack a 5 speed on. Its a ishiwata steel frame but nothing fancy. I lined the lugs, polished the aluminium a little and got some stickers made to get it looking smart. Quite happy with how it turned out in the end.


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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
Postby utedeej » Thu Aug 02, 2012 8:53 am
ldrcycles wrote:My Tom Wallace.]
Very nice, great colour. I've got an Abeni track frame that i'm going to do in a similar green with the gold detail
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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
Postby LG » Sat Aug 04, 2012 3:13 pm
Vitus 979 with superbe pro. Some bikes just fit like a glove and feel right, this is one of them.

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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
Postby rogerrabbit » Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:48 pm


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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
Postby singlespeedscott » Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:41 am
rogerrabbit wrote:
That is very nice. I really do like Mercians.
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Re: You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
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