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Cleaning an old retro bike

restoring retro glory with some help from the Internet

Sep. 3, 2016 -

Almost a year ago I bought an old steel racing bike from 1978. I wanted to figure out if using a bike to commute worked for me. It did! I used it to ride more than 1000KM before I decided to get a modern road bike. Now, almost a year later, I decided to put the powers of the internet into good use: to bring the bike back to its retro glory!

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After cleaning and degreasing the bike, its retro glory became visible
After cleaning and degreasing the bike, its retro glory became visible
The big ding-dong bell is an overstatement and the tiny Garmin Edge 25 is a touch from the modern era I added to the bike to GPS-record my rides
The big ding-dong bell is an overstatement and the tiny Garmin Edge 25 is a touch from the modern era I added to the bike to GPS-record my rides
Thank you Ebay: a period correct Hurret rear derailleur
Thank you Ebay: a period correct Hurret rear derailleur
With all the black filthy grease removed, the retro orange really shines in combination with the metal front chain discs
With all the black filthy grease removed, the retro orange really shines in combination with the metal front chain discs
An original advertisment of the bike from the 70s - with specification of original parts
An original advertisment of the bike from the 70s - with specification of original parts
New school Sensa Romagna Sport '15 and Old school Batavus Champion '78
New school Sensa Romagna Sport '15 and Old school Batavus Champion '78

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