After 18 years of loyal service across five countries, Binks (my 1997 Steel Frame LeMond) has earned a full blown makeover…

 

  The work begins….

I used to work at Goodale’s Bike Shop, when I was a teenager and first bought my bike. It looks like one of the lads who built it up for me, left me hugs and kisses on the handlebars… XOXOXO

 Slowly coming apart…

Paint Stripping

Frame repairs

Bent seat stay, courtesy of a teenage driver…

Why the steering was gooey…

18 years of grime, removed and ready to be made into a necklace pendant

Packed and ready to ship to Rourke Cycles for some frame repairs and a new paint job

The new paint

New Components

New 1″ Threaded Chris King headset

New Cinelli Criterium handlebars (40cm)… sadly, no hugs and kisses on this one!

Retro Cinelli Quill Stem

Cinelli head badge and Seat tube transfers

Newest output from the rebuild, courtesy of Brazen Studios

Cinelli stem and handlebars with the new Shimano levers.

Cinelli head crest

Made in Italy Cinelli decal on the fade

 

Top tube…

Cinelli Criterium

The preparations have begun

And… she’s back! Paint job, courtesy of Rourke Framesets.

Surley Seat clamp

Cabling geting sorted

New wheels, from Big Al, at Wheelcraft

95% Complete, just need the pedals installed and the mechanics double-checked…

And…. DONE!

(Ok, the track handlebars look a little bit silly, but other than that she’s gorgeous and she rides like butter!!)