Bike Restoration Blog
Bicycling and bicycles are my passion.
Bike restoration blog. I am a self taught bike mechanic over many years there is very few things i have yet to repair or restore on a bike. I ve been waiting to get in the right frame of mind to begin restoration of a 1977 jack taylor tandem that i had shipped from england back in 2012. My name is john and i repair restore and recycle bicycles. Vintage bike restoration at bell s we specialise in vintage bike restoration and offer every level of restoration to all bikes in any condition.
Blog about bikes and cycling from an industry insider. I now live in gurnee illinois. The scope of the work called for fresh paint and a few new parts but no headlight work or chrome plating the schwinn came to us in pretty rough shape. Re spoking wheels with fresh spokes powder coating plating and rust removal.
At first you re delighted until you try to deal with it. View my complete profile. Let s look at my green peugeot again. Bike blog cycling bike to.
The bicycle is the most noble invention after all. However those indicators are not designed to warn you about old age. Old bike parts are a lot like that. Since the agreement didn t call for headlight restoration it was cost prohibitive we.
Our complete service can be a total restoration from top to bottom including a bike overhaul and the breakdown and extensive cleaning of every single component. Bike parts wear out under regular usage. Lots of rusty bits and pieces. Come on in and let us design a restoration package custom tailored to precisely fit your.
With any vintage bicycle restoration this is the biggie. For detailed advice on bike restoration visit his website. The indicators are based on a regular amount of use. The first clue was when i went to take the bike out on new year s day i grabbed my ww2 haversack containing my tools and waterproofs and found that despite having used it to ride to a trial a couple of days previously the strap was in two pieces.