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| 1441.1 | I vote "repaint" | SHALOT::ELLIS | John Lee Ellis - assembly required | Sat Mar 10 1990 19:43 | 21 |
| John,
Assuming it's at all a nice bike, which it sounds like it is,
I'd just get it repainted. Of course that will effectively
undo the overhauling! :-( ...since you'll have to dismantle
the bike completely.
I've had two bikes repainted, and the finish just looks great,
and holds up, too (DuPont Imron in both cases, but there are
alternatives). I'm afraid a good paint job is now $120 or so,
but prices vary.
If there's rust visible, repainting the whole bike this way
(sandblasting or otherwise removing rust and all) is the safest
thing ... but before all that, look inside the tubing and try
to ascertain that the frame is still roadworthy. You could ask
a bike-mechanic to do that.
Do you plan to do much riding with it?
-john
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| 1441.2 | | MISERY::BLUM_JO | | Wed Mar 14 1990 19:34 | 8 |
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Yes, John I plan to ride it alot.
Can you recommend a good book on bicycle repair/maintenance?
Regards,
John
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| 1441.3 | Richard Ballantine, Rob v/d Plas | SHALOT::ELLIS | John Lee Ellis - assembly required | Wed Mar 14 1990 20:26 | 20 |
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By coincidence, I just mentioned "Richard's Bicycle Book"
by Richard Ballantine, the other day. It was a good book when
I bought it (in 1974?), and probably the updated edition still is.
I was going to renew my knowledge in a bookstore and ... hey,
I was at The Mall the other night, and could have done so, but
oh well, I'll pass that way again, I'm sure.
The other bike maintenance book on my shelf is by Rob van der Plas,
and it is called the "Prisma Fietsboek" (the publisher being
Prisma, and "fiets" being the Dutch for "bike"). I've seen stuff
he's written in English, so there may be an English edition of this
or a similar book by him. He's quite knowledgeable.
Meanwhile, I'll find another excuse to check out new bike books.
Let us know how you are getting along with your painting/patching plans.
cheers,
-john
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| 1441.4 | The ad runs in the back of some magazines... | WLDWST::POLLARD | | Thu Mar 15 1990 13:03 | 6 |
| If you really want it to look nice (too nice to ride?) you can have
it "done" at CycleArt. Belmont Wheelworks will set you up with
them if you don't know how to contact them directly in San Marcos,
CA. They strip, file, prime, chrome, paint, decal, clearcoat, and
do structural repairs to a very high standard. It isn't cheap,
but you get what you pay for.
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| 1441.5 | CycleArt does g**d work | GSFSWS::JSMITH | Support Bike Helmets for Kids | Fri Mar 16 1990 11:17 | 10 |
| >> If you really want it to look nice (too nice to ride?) you can have
>> it "done" at CycleArt. Belmont Wheelworks will set you up with
I can't vouch for this myself, but I was considering CycleArt
last year after seeing the job they did on a friends. Superbe.
They'll even paint your pump barrel to match the frame for a few
more buckos. But in addition to the cost you must also be prepared
to enter a very long queue, especially during prime time (almost now).
_Jerry
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| 1441.6 | regular frames only? | ENGINE::PAULHUS | Chris @ MLO6B-2/T13 dtn 223-6871 | Fri Mar 16 1990 14:16 | 7 |
| re. last - Yeah, the excuse I got is that my frame wouldn't fit in
their sandblasting cabinet.
Q. How do they do tandems?
- Chris (waiting for the return of the Avatar)
ps. Peter White in Acton is my intermediary. - C
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| 1441.7 | I only know the $$$ Peter in Belmont | GSFSWS::JSMITH | Support Bike Helmets for Kids | Sun Mar 18 1990 19:15 | 7 |
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>> ps. Peter White in Acton is my intermediary. - C
Peter White... is he a frame builder or a bike
shop owner/mgr?
_Jerry
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| 1441.8 | Peter White is a... | SKETCH::PAULHUS | Chris @ MLO6B-2/T13 dtn 223-6871 | Mon Mar 19 1990 10:10 | 3 |
| Peter White is a wheelbuilder, with a little repair shop in his
basement. I hear that he builds wheels for Belmont Wheelworks.
So, the answer is: E. none of the above. :-) - Chris
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| 1441.9 | I take it he's not a shoemaker.... | GSFSWS::JSMITH | Support Bike Helmets for Kids | Mon Mar 19 1990 14:14 | 11 |
| >> Peter White is a wheelbuilder, with a little repair shop in his
>> basement. I hear that he builds wheels for Belmont Wheelworks.
Interesting. I can understand why he wouldn't want
to go full time with wheelbuilding (Not enough demand
for quality products to make it worth while) but is he
one of those guys that's reasonably inexpensive and
does good work for the GP (General Public) or do you
have to be a friend of his to get on the repair list?
_Jerry
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| 1441.10 | more on Peter White | SKETCH::PAULHUS | Chris @ MLO6B-2/T13 dtn 223-6871 | Wed Mar 21 1990 10:30 | 7 |
| Peter has appeared at NVP meetings and announced that he was
available for general repairs. I've talked to some NVP people who have
used his services and they were happy, so I'm giving him a try.
His house is on Central street between the South Acton Train
Station and where the tracks cross Central on their way west. There is
a small sign next to the road - think it says "Peter White Cycles" or
some such. Don't have his phone # handy. Just drop in. - Chris
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