1979 Motobecane Child Racer 'Clean Up'

I think the cables and tape was supposed to match the decal colour on the frame. Red / Blue isn't a bad combination.

Wheel wise, I have:

• Removed tyres/tubes/rim tape off the wheels then use steel wool to polish off the surface rust of the chrome (WD40 would have worked all the same), applied the same technique to each individual spoke;
  
• Polished the rims with Belgom Chrome and the spokes with Meguiars Metal Polysh;
  
• Degreased the hubs, bearings and cassette with chain degreaser;
  
• Regreased the ball bearings and the cassette;
  
• Used fresh Jantex cloth rim tape, new tube and new tyre.
  The wheels still need to be taken to a bike shop as the spoke tension is poor, although the wheels are true.
  
  

A long time spent on these to get them back up to what they look like now!!