Do you have an old steel frame that you want to use with more modern or different components than originally equipped? Old steel frames are repaired, updated, and repainted to fit new, modern parts, also including disc brakes and electronic shifting. A renovation attempts to reinstate the new, on-the-showroom-floor condition of the bicycle, but using new parts the same as, or other than, those of the original, often from a much newer or current generation. Commonly called a “resto-mod” or “neo-retro”.
Renovating a relatively unknown brand of top-of-the-line, high-quality steel frame from the 1980s: SR Maxima. Modified and refitted with relatively modern components. A “resto-mod” in the contemporary idiom, but I prefer the label “neo-retro” (to wit: revived nostalgia). This is a long-winded, in-depth account of my first effort at renovating an old, second-hand, production steel …
Alteration and renovation of a one-owner 1976 Schwinn Super LeTour (model SL-3) mid-range leisure bicycle, adapted to fully embrace leisurely riding on varied road surfaces. The frame was manufactured (1975) by Panasonic, Japan, for Schwinn. Description The Schwinn Super LeTour (12.2) was a mid-level recreational bicycle imported by Schwinn under their “Schwinn-Approved” label. The frame …
