Recent content by LilDoodle

Oh can we do ANY retrobike?

I converted my Trek 800 commuter and run it like this for a bit over a year. 30km round trips, 2-3 days a week. 350w rear hub with a 10ah battery. I've recently taken it back to "Acoustic" and use it for weekend rides. I've built up a 350w mid motor Orbea Carpe with a 20ah for daily duties now.

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Just had a bit of a google and found: https://vintage-centurion.com/years/sn-deciphering.shtml My SN is F1082405 So F= Manufacturer "Fairly" who made some Centurion and Diamondback frames in the '80s according to that site. Next digit is 1= 1st year of the decade it was made. So with only...

Ah gotcha. Oh well. Great to meet you all the same. Haha

Most of the bits are not original Id say. The nature of being pulled apart and then put together again by uni students, for uni students. But your observation of the forks might help narrow it down. I'll look more into some of the early 90s models to see if there is a closer matching model with...

I don't think there are rules.

I picked this glamour up last week with a handful of things needed to make it a rideable warrior. The story is that a Co-op bike shop at one of the local universities takes in donated or cheap bikes and makes 'em rideable again. Then sells them crazy cheap so that uni students have some wheels...

TL;DR - Good quality 2k clear coat. Either pressure pack or through a proper gun. I use cans with the primer in the bottom. Long version: I've been using 2k clear coat over almost everything I have ever had my hands on. I'm not big on 'restoring' bikes. I think of each of the scratches, dents...

I conceded defeat on trying to get some decent side pull brakes working on the 26" rims I had on this thing, so I stripped a parts bike for its 700c wheels. Paired up with a matching brake set, this thing pulls up like it's in reverse. 82-84 Raleigh Yukon (dated thanks to RetroBike) with...

What are the best side pull caliper brake pads known to mankind? Extra points if there is some kind of emerging technology involved, like multicompound, controversial ingredients, questionable sources, potentially alien. Got brand new brake components everywhere here but the bike still wouldn't...

Just so you know, these style bottle openers (easily found on eBay, Amazon, etc) have the exact same hole spacing as your water bottle cage. Perfect for your seat tube or under your down tube. (because ontop of means you'd be opening your beer upside down.) You're welcome.