This is one of my bikes, a 1960 Diamant "Touren-Sport". I bought for 38€ in this condition:
The crankset was worn out, the fenders resolved, the brakes didn't work and the handlebar/ stem-combination was broken and rustet within the steering tube. BUT it had a nice worn paint and a cool old "Möwe" saddle in quiet good condition.
1. Step:
Disassembly of everything that is not needed...
As the wheelset was wrecked too, step 2 followed:
Disassembly of the whole bike, cleaning, gathering new and new old parts...
The "Renak" front hub:
The new old NSU crankset:
Painting the new 26" alloy rims:
Step 3:
Reassembly of everything and first testride with the old "Renak" singlespeed hub
At this state the bike ran quiet good and was incredibly fast but i wanted to spice it a bit up...
Step 4:
Replacing the "Renak" hub with a old "Sachs Torpedo" 3-speed hub and adding the old renewed "Rasant" brake...
And finally with installed and repainted "Union" headlight:
Oh, and the Fat Franks worked fine without cutting and welding the frame. In the back 2-3mm are left and in the front 4-5mm...
The crankset was worn out, the fenders resolved, the brakes didn't work and the handlebar/ stem-combination was broken and rustet within the steering tube. BUT it had a nice worn paint and a cool old "Möwe" saddle in quiet good condition.
1. Step:
Disassembly of everything that is not needed...
As the wheelset was wrecked too, step 2 followed:
Disassembly of the whole bike, cleaning, gathering new and new old parts...
The "Renak" front hub:
The new old NSU crankset:
Painting the new 26" alloy rims:
Step 3:
Reassembly of everything and first testride with the old "Renak" singlespeed hub
At this state the bike ran quiet good and was incredibly fast but i wanted to spice it a bit up...
Step 4:
Replacing the "Renak" hub with a old "Sachs Torpedo" 3-speed hub and adding the old renewed "Rasant" brake...
And finally with installed and repainted "Union" headlight:
Oh, and the Fat Franks worked fine without cutting and welding the frame. In the back 2-3mm are left and in the front 4-5mm...