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Here's how I received it:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t...e/cd28e076.jpg Here's how it left, with its' new owner: http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t...e/a2d00c0b.jpg |
The red housing on those chrome schwinns is really really great. and that maroon miyata is super classy.
All these bikes are swell looking. nice work! |
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1978(?) Schwinn Collegiate before ($6.88 at thrift) & after...
Merry Christams & Happy Holidays! |
This is now my "new" favorite thread!
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I hardly ever take the before pictures, but here are a few I did and could find.
before: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1330/...9587b68a96.jpg After: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2287/...51dad8f65c.jpg Before: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2172/...5bd736db_o.jpg After: http://velospace.org/files/DSCF0451_0.JPG Before: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2010/...9c79b06d_o.jpg After: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1287/...fb4aaa7c_o.jpg |
Ok, it's not a vintage roadie but....
BEFORE: http://mysite.verizon.net/tegants/sting01.jpg AFTER: http://mysite.verizon.net/tegants/sting02.jpg |
'89 Pinarello Montello
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Great thread. I'll have to get out my camera and take some shots of my bikes.
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I kind of liked the rear fender - why'd you ditch it?
Originally Posted by Stacey
(Post 5755208)
Ok, it's not a vintage roadie but....
BEFORE: http://mysite.verizon.net/tegants/sting01.jpg AFTER: http://mysite.verizon.net/tegants/sting02.jpg |
Originally Posted by bigbossman
(Post 5755883)
I kind of liked the rear fender - why'd you ditch it?
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Originally Posted by nlerner
(Post 5751468)
Another one from me: a 1970s St. Etienne road bike
After http://web.mit.edu/nlerner/Public/Bikes/Porteur1.jpg |
Originally Posted by Otis
(Post 5749594)
========================================= Here's mine: BEFORE http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...derRoadBik.jpg AFTER http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...n/IMG_3366.jpg |
[QUOTE=sekaijin;5756712]This Gios above is my favorite so far, because it shows the clearest transformation from trash to flash. Some of these bikes don't look all that bad in their before pics!
========================================= The Gios frame was trashed! Brian Baylis painted it for me and he still b****es about how much time it took to get a smooth surface. I had bought the frame sight unseen and had it sent directly to Brian. I never saw that "before" picture until it was already painted. If I had seen it first I probably would have kept looking for a different frame. With that said it is really the best old bike I've ever ridden. Might have something to do with it being a perfect fit for me, but I really think they just got the angles right on those. |
Originally Posted by bigbossman
(Post 5755883)
I kind of liked the rear fender - why'd you ditch it?
It would look silly with the front fender and no rear. |
Originally Posted by sekaijin
(Post 5756712)
This Gios above is my favorite so far, because it shows the clearest transformation from trash to flash. Some of these bikes don't look all that bad in their before pics!
Before, after tear-down. I received it as a complete bike, but didn't think to take a pic till after I stripped it. Features included crash damage, rust, a heavily corroded top tube, and a cracked head tube. Apparently it was raced hard: http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t...ia_frame_4.jpg After repair and restoration: http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t...a_redone_1.jpg http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t...a_redone_4.jpg http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t...a_redone_9.jpg http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t...dtube_lugs.jpg http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t...a_redone_3.jpg |
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My 1962 Traveler.
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Originally Posted by ricohman
(Post 5757641)
I believe that was a front fender put on the rear for some reason.
It would look silly with the front fender and no rear. |
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ah, trash to flash, huh? waddabout dis?
Fortunately, Dick Cheney ran over me and then tried to shoot me in the face with his shotgun...the settlement allowed for the stunning restoration. <edit> of course, it was really my fault...I deserved it, really...</edit> |
Originally Posted by luker
(Post 5758955)
ah, trash to flash, huh? waddabout dis?
Fortunately, Dick Cheney ran over me and then tried to shoot me in the face with his shotgun...the settlement allowed for the stunning restoration. <edit> of course, it was really my fault...I deserved it, really...</edit> If I send you a Free Spirit, you think you could do a similar restoration? :D |
would you rather have a singer or a herse?
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Originally Posted by luker
(Post 5759229)
would you rather have a singer or a herse?
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okeydokey. I'll get cheney on the phone.
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Originally Posted by luker
(Post 5759777)
okeydokey. I'll get cheney on the phone.
Make mine an early De Rosa. Thanks, OFG PS--- I shudder each time I cross Cheney Dr in Paradise Valley. It freaks me a little. |
we're digressing...but he lives just east of here. They close the Snake when he wants to fish. He really is kind of creepy.
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