Recent content by vonhoolio

last post...its done :D du monde 18 by vonhoolio, on Flickr du monde 19 by vonhoolio, on Flickr It rides well...although I seem skilled at getting the chain right in between the cassette gears :roll: it'll take a while to get used to the saddle with my brooks accustomed backside :lol...

Cheers Biggs682, I'm going to see how these tyres fitted handle. If they are rubbish I'll have a look at those world tour ones. Post man came today. Leather lined brake blocks.. du monde 16 by vonhoolio, on Flickr and my saddle from bikenut2010 arrived.. looks the dogs danglies on the bike I...

top drawer work there. I'd be very pleased with that result.

Right, I spent a few hours yesterday polishing the brake levers and putting some new cork tape on the bars. I was going to wrap them in cotton then varnish them but I went for the cork in the end as I intend to ride the bike and I get hand pain quite a bit. I think the finished result looks...

Lol... I thought you were on about the weight of the bike until I looked closer at the pictures and saw the background. I like to keep my weights routine simple.

:shock: WOW

cool. cheers mate, just ordered them. :D

Nice one 47p2 ! what a star! Where do you buy these leather faced pads then?

The bike rides as it is, but I stripped it anyway and regreased , t-cut and lightly polished everything. I want it to look its age, but well cared for. le monde 8 by vonhoolio, on Flickr Weinmann 500 brakes polished up easily, it seems to have original Weinmann pads in too. le monde 9 by...

Cheers Jonny69, I have added the jersey to my xmas list :) I had a quick look at the old Peugeot catalogues but it looks like an in depth affair to try and work out what the bike is. I have gathered the Record Du Monde logo was pretty much stuck on anything for a while so its not that good a...

after starting to lose the will to live searching for the right bike to restore & ride I bumped into an 1981 Peugeot Du Monde on ebay that seemed a good purchase. I'm not that fussed on the credibility of the tubing or the high end finishing kit as the bike is going to get well used, hopefully...

cool thread :) As a builder of several cars I can appreciate the urge to get stuck in and pull it apart. Jas

as a long time MTBer who's turned to the dark side of skinny wheels (so I'm told by my mates) I can relate to the hand wrist pain. The simple fact for me turned out to be I needed to man up and ride more. My hand/wrists eventually got used to it and now I can flick between flat bar and drops...

:) its an acquired taste....lol I know what you mean about the miseries though. some take it very seriously....and lacking in joy.

I'll have this if its not sold mate. jas