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@Vince
I've got a few bikes at home in the garage so I decided to recommission one of the old school kid's racer bike with my brother.
We have 2 Motobecane 3 speed drop bar racers, both from 1979. One blue, one red - We did the red one up.
Unfortunately, I forgot to take a 'before' picture but you can imagine what state the bike in after being abused by various kids in the early 80's then store in a dusty loft for over 20 years...
This was a complete pull down, clean / polish / buff /grease and put back together, changed all cables (inner and outers), regreased all bearings, changed tyres and tubes, and retaped the bars.
Here are some pics - it took us about 2 days and 5 litres of beer to do it all.
We started with the wheels which took ages due to the pitting on the chrome. They came back up fantastic.
Here are all the parts cleaned and polished - ready to be refitted, Haynes Manual style!
Here is the beast finished. A lot of time and effort for a bike that's not really worth anything!
Great christmas project. Any question, please ask!
Vince