Cold Weather Project

Now that it has snowed it is time to take on a little project. The bike my dad rides every day is in an unsafe state. Tires leak, brakes don't work properly, grips aren't attached and the handlebars are cut way too narrow. This also happens to be my old bike, the one I used to race in the very early nineties. So today I dropped of a loaner bike and took my dads bike ' 80's Norco bigfoot' to give it some much needed love.

Gary

What are the plans?

Dad's project is finished and was returned to him over the holidays. Here are some pics of the finished product.

Handlebar off my old 2000 Cannondale (much wider than the original), New Grips (some of my used ones), Brand new brake levers (paid one breakfast sandwich to a friend), New shifter and brake cables (around $20 bucks from my friends at the Barn)


Tires I had laying around (front old skool Panaracer Dart rear Kenda Smoke copy), V brake upgrade (taken from dad's bike junk pile), New quick release skewers off my old 2000 Cannondale.


Bike was brought back to an enjoyable riding condition for 20 bucks and a breakfast sandwich. I now have a bike I can borrow for toonie retro night!

Had the same bike; mine was blue. Ran the original Smoke / Smoke and later, Smoke / Dart combo. Nice job of saving a classic!

Learned to ride on that rig in Whistler in the late eighties. The Bigfoot gave me several years of excellent exploration; took that sucker to the summit of Whister Mt. on many occasions, followed by completely insane service-road descents :-)


A.

Can't wait to see it at Toonie Retro Night!

Actually, i probably should start upgrading mine for Toonie Retro Night. It needs some work.