Bicycles I have Restored

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Basso

Basso –January 2014

Bianchi
Emmett’s Bianchi Eros – November 2012
1980’ Bianchi Celeste – February 2014
Annette's Bianchi Veloce Restoration - September 2014

Bridgestone
Bridgestone 450 – December 2013

Cannondale
1988 Cannondale – February 2014

Centurion
1985 Centurion Comp TA Restoration - August 2014
Late 1980's Centurion Accordo Restoration & Wheel Upgrade - April 2015

Colnago
Component Restoration for a Colnago Pista - January 2015

Favorite
A Restoration of a Czechoslovakian "Favorite" - Crazy but so cool! - March 2015

Free Spirit
Jesus's Family's Tricycle Restoration - Very Cool - April 2015

Fuji
Fuji FixedGear Path Racer Conversion – April 2013
Taro's Fuji Road Racer - Single Speed - Restoration - March 2014
Taro's Fuji Finest Restoration & Update - An Absolutely Beautiful Bike - October 2014
1977-79 Fuji Gran Tourer Mixte Restoration & Conversion to City Bike - January 2015

Gitane
Gitane Tourist Mixte Restoration/Modification - September 2014

GT
GT Outpost –June 2012
GT Rebound –October 2012

Holdsworth
An Extremely Cool Holdsworth Professional Frame Restoration for Carles - June 2015

Loutus
Mark's 1983 Lotus Supreme Frame Preservation - August 2014

Miyata
Emmett’s 1983 Gran Touring 210 – April 2013
Ismail’s 1980’s Miyata Mixte – April 2013
Jose’s 1982 610 Touring – January 2014
John C’s 1984 Miyata 710 – February 2014
Jose’s 1985 610 Path Racer Like 1 X 7 – March 2014
1981 Miyata 610 Restoration - June 2014
1981 Miyata 210 Restoration - July 2014
Mark's Team Miyata Frame Restoration - In Progress - September 2014
Finbarr's Miyata 912 Restoration in Awesome Orange! - November 2014
1980's Miyata 912 Restoration - So Very Cool!! - February 2015
Steven's Mid 1980's Miyata 310 Restoration - A Sport Touring Build for Long Rides - April 2015
1987 Miyata Valley Runner Mountain Bike Restoration - Dirt Tourer or Camping Bike - June 2015
1983 Miyata 310 Restoration & Upgrade - The Ultimate Sports Touring Build - June 2015

Motobeacon
Motobeacon Grand Record Restoration - Very Cool Components - January 2015
1970's Motobecane Mixte Restoration and City Conversion - March 2015
1980's Motobecane Grand Touring Restoration - May 2015

Nishiki
1988 Nishiki Olympic Restoration & For Sale - January 2015

Peugeot
1983 Peugeot PB-14 – December 2013
Matt's Peugeot P-8/9 Restoration - May 2014
Ray's 1976 Peugeot PY-10 Restoration - Gold Simplex - November 2014

Pinarello
1980's Pinarello Restoration - Italian Cool - January 2015

Raleigh
Craig’s 1978 Raleigh Grand Prix – June 2012
Raleigh Fixed Gear Restoration & Conversion – July 2012
Emmett’s Raleigh Olympic Mixte – January 2013
My Sister’s Raleigh Roadster 3 Speed – June 2013
1986 Raleigh Grand Prix Reynolds 531 – August 2013
Triumph 3 Speed (In Progress) – November 2013
My 1970's Raleigh Sprite Show Bike Restoration - April 2014
Jose's Raleigh 3 Speed Restoration - June 2014
1968 Raleigh Sports 3 Speed Restoration - In Progress - September 2014
Tom C's 1970's Raleigh Sprite Restoration - New Powder Coat - November 2014
1972?? Raleigh Super Course Restoration - Very Versatile - February 2015
1970's Raleigh Sports 3 Speed Step Through Restoration - February 2015
1984 Raleigh Gran Sport Restoration - My Favorite Blue - February 2015
A 3 Speed Restoration for T.J. - March 2015
Craig S's 1970's Raleigh Sprite Restoration - Awesome Red! - April 2015

Schwinn
1973 Continental – June 2012
My Mom’s 1987 Super Le Tour Mixte – July 2012
Dave’s 1973-74 Le Tour – October 2012
Joe’s His and Hers Schwinn Breezes – October 2012
1980’s Schwinn Traveler Step Through – December 2012
Jeffery’s Mid 1980’s Schwinn Traveler – January 2013
Schwinn Twinn Tandem – March 2013
Paramount PDG 20 MTB – May 2013
1985 Tall Schwinn Le Tour – June 2013
My Brotherin-laws Schwinn Racer 3 Speed – July 2013
Le Tour 12.2 Poor Mans Rivendell Build (In Progress) – August 2013
 Dave’s 1982 Schwinn Superior Preservation (Baby Paramount) - September 2013
Schwinn Single Speed Conversion and Build (In Progress) – September 2013
Pat’s Schwinn Le Tour Luxe Restoration and Modification – December 2013
1985 Super LeTour – January 2014
1986 Le Tour –January 2014
1986 Schwinn Prelude – January 2014
Lorie’s 1984 Super Le Tour – January 2014
1977 Schwinn Superior – January 2014
1981 Blue Le Tour – February 2014
1981 Schwinn Sports Tourer – March 2014
1982 Silver Schwinn Le Tour – March 2014
1988 Schwinn Le Tour Restoration - April 2014
T.J.'s 1984 Schwinn Le Tour Restoration - April 2014
David C's 1995 Schwinn Moab Elite MTB Restoration - May 2014
1979 Schwinn Voyageur 11.8 Restoration - May 2014
Bill L's 1979 Schwinn Traveler III Restoration - May 2014
Shelly's Schwinn Voyageur 11.8 Chrome Restoration & Mod - June 2014
1974 Schwinn Sports Tourer Restoration - July 2014
John H's 1973 Sunset Orange Schwinn Super Sport Restoration - July 2014
Rob K's 1987 Schwinn Le Tour Restoration - August 2014
John S's 1973 Schwinn Le Tour Restoration - August 2014
Jeff's Schwinn Continental Overhaul - A Beautiful Original Example - September 2014
Ray's 1973 Schwinn Paramount Track Bike Restoration - September 2014
Bill K's 1982 Schwinn Superior (Baby Paramount) Restoration - November 2014
Orange Schwinn Le Tour II Step Through Mixte Restoration & Conversion to City Bike - January 2015
Dennis B's 1980's Schwinn Prelude Frame Restoration - February 2015
Sara C's 1985 Schwinn World Sport Restoration & City Bike Conversion - April 2015
Yin's 1970's Schwinn Breeze Restoration & Build - A rare Color - May 2015
Tim's Schwinn World Sport - Powder Coating Frame - May 2015
Dave's 1977 Schwinn Volare Restoration / Preservation - June 2015
1984 Schwinn Super Le Tour Restoration - June 2015

Serotta
Serotta Overhaul – February 2014

Specialized
Early 90’s Hardrock MTB Restoration – June 2012
Late 90’s Hardrock MTB Overhaul – September 2012
David’s Specialized Hardrock MTB – March 2013
1993 Specialized Allez Epic Composite Restoration - January 2015

Teledyne
Ray's Mid 1970's Teledyne Titan Titanium Restoration - October 2014

Trek
Kids Trek 200 – May 2012
1988 Trek 400 Restoration – November 2012
Kurt’s Trek 700 Multi-Track Restoration – May 2013
Jose’s Early 80’s 510? Restoration – May 2013
Trek 5th Distract Overhaul – July 2013
Jose’s Trek 330 Restoration – July 2013
Jose’s 1989 Trek 420 Restoration – November 2013
Trek 970 MTB Restoration & Upgrade – November 2013
Bob’s Trek 720 Multi-Track Overhaul – November 2013
Bob’s Trek 700 Multi-Track Overhaul – November 2013
1992 Trek 1000 Restoration – January 2014
1986 Trek 560 Pro Series Restoration – March 2014
Dave V's 1985 Trek 720 Touring Bike Overhaul – March 2014
1993 Trek 1200 Restoration – March 2014
Bill’s 1992 Trek 2300 Ten Speed Upgrade – March 2014
My 1990 Trek 1100 Overhaul/Upgrades - Sold - May 2014
Trek Cyclocross XO1 - Frame Given to me - May 2014
1991 Trek Composite 2100 Restoration - May 2014
Ishmael's Early 1980's Trek 613 Restoration - May 2014
My 1980 Trek 412 "Restomod" Restoration - June 2014
Brad's 1982 Trek Restoration - July 2014
Jose's 1983 Trek 620 Sports Tourer Restoration - January 2015
1989 Trek 400 Restoration - An Amazing Paint Color - January 2015
Ruben's 1980 Trek 412 Restoration and Update - February 2015 - In Progress

Tour Easy
Steve T's 1980's Tour Easy Recumbent Restoration - August 2014

Thanks for all the support!!

3 comments:

  1. UnknownMay 25, 2014 at 8:14 AM

    Hi John,
    I just wanted to reach out and let you know how much I enjoy your blog. Thanks for putting in the time to document your efforts. I love the fact that your restoring bikes that most in the bike repair business wouldn’t touch or would charge so much the owner throws the bike out and gets something from Walmart. I got a quote for well over $2000.00 to get my bike restored, which is nuts, since it’s nothing special. I’m sure your customers really appreciate the documentation of their bike restoration. Bikes don’t have to be rare or expensive to be appreciated. They just need to be ridden and enjoyed. To me the bikes you restore are the backbone of bicycling.

    I’ve also restored bikes in my spare time years ago, but never gave it a shot to do it on a full time basis. Instead, I’m writing a blog about mostly city bikes, commuting and the bike scene in Portland, but the backdrop is Philbert, my restoration project. Philbert is my Phillips 1961 3 speed light roadster from England I purchased from craigslist for $30.00. It’s in a state of neglect that most wouldn’t touch, but like you, I appreciate a good challenge!

    I wanted to share a couple things I found while searching around for restoration tips.
    http://www.vintagebmx.com/community/ has some amazing posts about rust removal and polishing that are incredibly detailed. These are long posts of about 30 pages each with a lot of photos and explanations. All of the techniques focus on how to do it inexpensively and without a huge outlay of equipment. From reading your posts, it sounds like you have almost everything already tool-wise. I thought I was good at polishing, but take a look. Ted Carl, the guy who posted the articles, brings polishing to a whole new level!

    I originally planned on taking Philbert in for painting or powder coating, but now you can do your own two-part, base coat/clear coat paint work at home out of a spray can for around $40.00 to 60.00. I don’t know how much you know about auto painting, but this is the same type of system body shops use. Granted the paint won’t be as tough as what you get from the body shop, but it will be a far cry better than anything you can do at home without spray equipment or an oven. And for biking, it should be just fine since the paint won’t be deflecting gravel at 80 mph or taking a salt bath during the winter. The decals can go under the clear coat for protection as well. Take a look at http://www.66autocolor.com/default.asp. I haven’t tried this myself, but plan to this winter and will do a few posts on the prep, process and results.

    On a side note, we’ve traveled the same roads. I was born in Gurnee, moved to Kenosha and my wife’s family is from Marinette. I guess that makes us flatlander, yooper, cheesheads!

    Take care,
    Brett
    Stumptownbikes.blogspot.com

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    1. JohnMay 26, 2014 at 6:20 AM

      Hi Brett,

      Thanks for the kind words!

      I checked out your Phillips, I love it!!

      I love old three speeds, I take a lot of crap from friends for loving them, I often take one on all day rides with friends and never have a problem keeping up and it often functions better on long day rides and camping rides.

      I was actually born in Escanaba, Michigan in Upper Michigan just north of Marinette, grew up mostly in Wisconsin and now live in Gurnee so we have pretty much stomped the same grounds. I am up in Escanaba for the holiday weekend visiting family now.

      Thanks for the links and I look forward to reading your blog a little more when I get home.

      Thanks,
      John Z.

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  2. AnonymousApril 10, 2020 at 5:44 PM

    Fantastic work! I have a very old scheming twin that
    I would like to have restored. My number is 407-924-3975
    If you cloud call me with a roundabout estimate.

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