Location: Northern Florida, USA
Making a few changes to this bike so one last ride and photo as it looks now.
Take care,
Jesper
"I am become Death, the destroyer of bicycles." NJS
Going with the celeste bar tape or leaving it all white?
Autobahn
Location: Northern Florida, USA
(10-31-2020, 04:29 PM)G_M Wrote: Going with the celeste bar tape or leaving it all white?
"Celeste" tape and saddle, haven't found (nor looked very hard) for that color housing; but I assume it's available. I have a Favorit seat post coming for it since mine doesn't have the "F" logo embellishment. I forgot to install the Soviet frame pouch, but it will be on the final build.
It has been a fun project and low cost at about $300 for the bike and all the extras I've bought to restore/refurbish. I'm still seeing these sport models selling for well over $500, some attempting to be sold for over $1000; but I can't see them actually selling for that much. I thought these were popular bikes in Eastern Europe, and expected them to be as abundant as Schwinns are in the US; and thus inexpensive. Perhaps a little higher quality than its Schwinn sibling; I don't know, but certainly much rarer. I haven't been able to locate a true racing bike; complete or frame set only.
Take care,
Jesper
"I am become Death, the destroyer of bicycles." NJS