Recent content by stevebark

Thanks Shaun. This will be my first vintage restoration so I am happy to start at cheaper end of the market, plus I like the Universal's geometry. The geometry looks a lot more like a modern bike's. I have been looking for a while and some vintage bikes have strange looking geometry. Slack head...

I am looking to buy a vintage bike to restore and have been checking eBay regularly. I have come across a 1970's / 80's Universal Riviera Rapide which looks to be in reasonable condition, with original parts. The frame needs a re-spray but the rest of the parts look like a decent strip down and...