I don't have a name for her yet - suggestions? - but here she is...
I should say 'reborn' rather than 'born'. Underneath all that gleamy stove-enamled paintwork is a 1982 ARGOS Racing Cycles frame...
Getting this bike together has really been a labour of love. I bought the original bike second-hand and having ridden it for a few months in its tired old state I decided to treat it to a make-over. I went back to its original builder, ARGOS Racing Cycles. They are one of the last few hand built bike builders in the country and are based right here in Bristol. They sand blastered it back, added a few new rack mounts and bottle mounts and gave it a gleaming new stove-enamled coat of paint. For anyone with a love of old steel bikes and retro beauty, here's a few pictures of the build. Enjoy....
Glad to see you haven't done what I did - beautifully refurbished the frame at Rotrax cycles in Southampton (and skimped on replacing any of the componentry)...this would explain my set of mechanicals from Lands End to St Johns Cycles in Bridgewater where I got a new rear wheel, back block, chain etc...and then about 10 miles later on the pedals disintegrated...
ReplyDeleteyeah I got the kids scooters in argos I hear they are really good and dead cheap too...
ReplyDeleteJimmy, are you falling in love with a bike you bought from the argos catalogue?
ReplyDeleteYou're right though, she is a looker. Heads will turn... Lovely piece of kit.
Argos Racing Cycles! Now now. I was in love with it. But now JJ has scratched it..!
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