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Nice looking bike! :thumbsup: I love those classic lines.

Taking off the chainguard made the bike look better, so. :cool:. Pinstripes from Pepboys, cost $3.99. :crazy:. Rode this bike a few miles, holy crap, I need to re-learn the the old coaster brake habits of my youth. :)

Thanks! It's time to get serious with the pinstriping now. :)

1988 Peugeot. French bikes are known for a smooth ride.:D 1983 SR with upsidedown aluminum touring bars.

Thanks for the info! :thumbsup:

Here's what I've done so far. The fenders are both made from the formerly rusty and bent rear fender. I was going for a bobber motorcycle look. Needs a springer fork maybe. The pinstripe on the chainguard was just a small experimental leftover from striping a car. Wanted a ridable bike, so new...

Are the three caged bearings in this picture a standard size that a bike shop may have? Does anybody make a new 3 lug sprocket (BB-147)? Thanks in advance!

See you out there! :thumbsup:

So it sounds like you might know a Peeuwgeeaut from a Pogliaghi, then. :rockout:

Some of the younger bike shop employees are bewildered by older steel road bikes, too. A Peeuwgeeaut? what's that, a Swedish bike or something? You mean my Peugeot? No, it's French. :)

LOL.

As found: Getting it going: And now, 2 1/2 weeks later:

Picked up this old Schwinn a week ago for cheap off Craigslist, and have since become kind of obsessed with making it a rideable and cool looking bike. It's a 1964 Typhoon from the serial number. This is the "before" picture, still working on the "after". I found a "Sweetheart" chainwheel to...