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Title: what would you do?
Post by: Will J on October 30, 2013, 03:57:14 PM

I've just got my old Peugeot (early 80's) road bike back.
Lent it out and its come back in pretty bad shape, but I am quite attached to it.
I have been pondering what to do with it and have the following options:

bin it
full restoration to former glory
convert to fixy

i'd be interested to hear peoples' views on what they would do.

Title: Re: what would you do?
Post by: Steven on October 30, 2013, 04:00:40 PM

Option 4

Sell it at the club auction.

Title: Re: what would you do?
Post by: Andy H on October 30, 2013, 04:53:21 PM

Full restoration and bill to whoever you lent it to!

Title: Re: what would you do?
Post by: Jeff hocking on October 30, 2013, 08:26:38 PM

Agree with Andy 🚴

Title: Re: what would you do?
Post by: Davey C on October 31, 2013, 06:00:39 PM

Agree with Andy.

I'm loving old retro bikes at the moment.

Title: Re: what would you do?
Post by: Rob Jones on October 31, 2013, 06:52:18 PM

Option 2 (then option 1)

Title: Re: what would you do?
Post by: Jason T on November 01, 2013, 08:34:34 AM

Depends... Lent it out the other month or lent it out many years ago and pretty much wrote it off.

If the latter and it's not in great shape, then perhaps a fixed gear conversion for use as a winter trainer/beater might be worthwhile.

Title: Re: what would you do?
Post by: traine on November 08, 2013, 07:59:12 PM

Will

Keep it, refurbish it with bits from the auction if the paint is OK. If not keep it as it is until you get some kind of deal with the borrower then do the fixie conversion (or a flip/flop with fixed one side and single free wheel on the other), spray it black and

a) put winter tyres on it. Ride it for secret training any time of year or

b) put sprints and tubs on it and use it for roller racing without brakes etc

have fun !

Tim