The "Before And After" Thread
09-28-10, 09:23 PM
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10-04-10, 07:26 AM
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Even after 3 years, this is still my favorite read and, to me, the defining C&V thread. Keep it up!
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10-04-10, 01:58 PM
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Here is a before. I know not a great bike but cheap and fun to restore. Please don't take offense to the messy garage
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Here is the after. I still needs a different seat and spend some time on the rear cassette. Royal jelly did not work very well
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[/IMG]Here is the after. I still needs a different seat and spend some time on the rear cassette. Royal jelly did not work very well
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10-04-10, 02:00 PM
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10-04-10, 02:06 PM
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10-04-10, 03:04 PM
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A young man at my work asked if I could help him with his bike. He said the shifters were messed up. All he knew was that it was a Ross.
Lots of cleaning, lubing, aligning, and cabling were done. I flipped the bars back from the DUI position and installed new bar tape. I couldn't convince him to replace that saddle.
Before
After
Lots of cleaning, lubing, aligning, and cabling were done. I flipped the bars back from the DUI position and installed new bar tape. I couldn't convince him to replace that saddle.
Before
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10-13-10, 10:53 AM
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Before, "as-found":
Built up and ready for sale:
Built up and ready for sale:
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10-14-10, 07:37 PM
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Roger... just let me say dayum !!
10-14-10, 07:58 PM
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'72 fuji the finest
Before:
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Before:
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Jack Taylor Super Tourer Tandem (FOR SALE), Jack Taylor Tour of Britain, Px-10, Carlton Flyer, Fuji The Finest, Salsa Fargo, Santa Cruz Tallboy, Carver All-Road .
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Jack Taylor Super Tourer Tandem (FOR SALE), Jack Taylor Tour of Britain, Px-10, Carlton Flyer, Fuji The Finest, Salsa Fargo, Santa Cruz Tallboy, Carver All-Road .
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10-14-10, 08:03 PM
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From this...
To this...
To this...
To this...
To this...
10-14-10, 08:15 PM
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10-14-10, 09:36 PM
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thanks guys! I actually did it last summer (08) but most of the pics I've posted on BF over the years were lost (long story) so I'm slowly reposting things as I get them re-hosted.
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Jack Taylor Super Tourer Tandem (FOR SALE), Jack Taylor Tour of Britain, Px-10, Carlton Flyer, Fuji The Finest, Salsa Fargo, Santa Cruz Tallboy, Carver All-Road .
10-15-10, 06:28 AM
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Thanks for the compliments, gentlemen. That 'dayum means a lot coming from you two, as I have seen some of your work here on the C&V, which is beyond 'Dayum'....
That is an incredible makeover. Nice work!
That is an incredible makeover. Nice work!
10-15-10, 10:28 AM
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Bravo Roger, that Pug just clicks! Tripple Dayum!
-holiday76 - real nice work there, quite the transformation. Dayum again!
-holiday76 - real nice work there, quite the transformation. Dayum again!
10-18-10, 09:22 PM
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Here's a decent before/after...it's my early 1980s Grandis Special that arrived with a clean, nicely tuned full Exage groupset. That groupset migrated onto a flipper bike and a (closer to) correct Campy components are now on the bike. The wheels are now a Shimano 600 hub set and the stem & bar are still Japanese, but it's a lot closer to correct now than it was. It's a nice bike and apparently not awfully common here in the US.
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after:
enjoy! (I hope)
before:
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enjoy! (I hope)
10-19-10, 02:22 PM
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i'm enjoying it because of the memories it brings back of racing on a Grandis frame in that exact paint/decal presentation. mine was all Campy Nuovo Record, the standard setup, with high flange hubs, and Mavic sew up rims, yellow housing and yellow cloth tape, and a white Turbo saddle