Nell Kirsten Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 i wanted to show off my 25 year old Hansom that i found in my garage. it was looking rough. it somehow made the travels from primary school, high school, and moving house to eventually ending up in Cpt.I do more MTB-ing, but since i entered the argus last year, i thought this might be just what this old lady needed... a young man on her back! So i took the bike apart, had it sandblasted. i wanted that rough metal look, but after 3 days the bike rusted out completely and i had to re-sandblast. i then decided to prime, paint and seal. i was then going for 'gunmetal' look... not quite. Even so, i then took all the original parts, 105 groupset, Look pedals, Vetta saddle etc and tried to get this thing back together. lot of fights, long waits at bike shops and a second hand pair of Sora STI's, and the bike is good as new. The only other part (im still looking for an original if anyone wants to sponsor me) that is not orignal is the handlebar stem. happy with the outcome. will see if she still has the stamina to handle me after all these years. Look out for the old grey lady if you see her on the road on sunday... DeanvZ, HowardSteele and fanievb 3
Chro Mo Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 Nice ride! Go see Nils at Woodstock Cycle Works - he can hook you up with a decent stem. should be cheap(ish). Good luck with the Argus.
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