Here is the Sprint. Minus gears, cleaned and bearings repacked. I left the brakes on. I am considering using this one around the neighborhood. It was a pretty unmolested bike. Except the threads on one of the crank arms were pretty messed up. I suspect an attempt to do some maintenance with improper tools/technique. It's got it's share of scratches but, it says sprint on it. So, I couldn't justify painting it.
The Le Tour in its new color. Turned out pretty good for a rushed, rattle can paint job. It would have been really nice if I would have been more diligent on the sanding and painted with the garage door closed. But, the kids were helping so, that's my excuse. The fork turned out to be nearly all chrome. I think it's going to look pretty good all together.
This is a before pic of the Le Tour I receive via email before I went out to pick it up. Looks pretty pristine, huh? This one was proof to the fact that pictures are deceiving. Think that it lived outdoors and the tarp behind it was what was covering it up. Steal wool does amazing things with slightly pitted chrome.
Just need to order up some track gears, tires, pedals and maybe some longer sear posts, reassemble and we are in business.
