It's been decided that the Caddy is going to be painted. Which means every thing comes off. 2 hours, some leverage, some hammering, some penetrating oil (but no blowtorch, thank you). And this is what we have.
Off to see Duane at Chester Cycles.
To be continued. Next up the wheels
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Sunday, November 14, 2010
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Next multi stage project. Cadillac Cruiser
Part one. Before: This is a 50s era cruiser. It's owner bought it from her neighbor. Put some air in the tires and rode it for a few months this summer. It's been brought in for an "overhaul". I'll clean it up and see what I can do about the rust.
To be continued
To be continued
Monday, October 11, 2010
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Surly Traveler Check. Complete
This is it. The Brooks saddle and tape really look great. The black Rival components will be reliable. And the Velocity wheels will travel thousands of miles with little trouble.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Surly Travelers Check. Specced and ready to build
Been working with a guy on a commuter / traveling bike. This is what we came up with.
Good durable components(SRAM Rival) on a frame that folds in half (couplers).
Not in this picture: Brooks honey saddle & bar tape & wheels (to be built)
More pictures to come as build progresses
Good durable components(SRAM Rival) on a frame that folds in half (couplers).
Not in this picture: Brooks honey saddle & bar tape & wheels (to be built)
More pictures to come as build progresses
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Surly CrossCheck Single Speed
Here's a cool little number. Cyclocross Single speed.
A sweet custom build.
The proud owner will get years of reliability out of this.
A sweet custom build.
The proud owner will get years of reliability out of this.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
1984 ish Peugeot, Check it out! Just posted on CL too

Not positive of the year, but it doesn’t matter much, since practically everything on it is new. It’s a French Made, 61cm frame
New Saddle (Brooks)
New Cranks (Sugino Single Speed)
New Bottom Bracket (Sugino)
New Wheels (Fix Free, radial front/3x rear)
New Cog and Lockring
New Tires (CST)
New Fenders (Planet Bike)
New Freewheel, Bar Tape, Tubes, Cables, Housing and Pads
Only the frame, bars, stem, seat post, levers and brakes are original.
If you buy it, you can have all the original stuff too, it’s all in a box, if you want it.
This is a pretty sweet all weather commuter or town bike.
The frame is in pretty good shape, obviously its used, but it’s clean.
The price of $750 is the retail value the new parts put on the bike. And it’s a fair price, its probably flexible but be realistic.
I did all the work myself
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