Hi all! My name is Stefan, I am from Nürnberg in Germany. Maybe you want to see for what we spend our time (and money) on the other side of the pond...
(and please excuse if my English ist not so good)
Here's an Express Alvia bike from the late 50ies. When I found it in a backyard, it looked like this:
I made a "single speed racer" from it:
The only things I didn't trash were the frame, the fork, the Sachs rear coaster hub and spokes. I added: SR bar and stem, Altenburger Synchron front brake, Stronglight headset and cranks, Shimano SPD pedals, ITM seatpost, Giant saddle, Sachs 5000 front hub, aluminum rims and 26x1 (25-559) racing tires.
Unfortunately, this bike was stolen some months later.
(and please excuse if my English ist not so good)
Here's an Express Alvia bike from the late 50ies. When I found it in a backyard, it looked like this:
I made a "single speed racer" from it:
The only things I didn't trash were the frame, the fork, the Sachs rear coaster hub and spokes. I added: SR bar and stem, Altenburger Synchron front brake, Stronglight headset and cranks, Shimano SPD pedals, ITM seatpost, Giant saddle, Sachs 5000 front hub, aluminum rims and 26x1 (25-559) racing tires.
Unfortunately, this bike was stolen some months later.