Puch Promenade Shopper Bike Restoration.

More work on the Puch Promenade, in fact it is almost finished. I have been a bit lax with the updates on this blog, which I expect no one reads. No matter it acts as a diary for me. Below are a couple of photos when I received the bike, note the black painted handlebars. Paint had also spilled onto other parts of bike, which was a pain to remove.  Before Refurbishment  Before Refurbishment  Below are some photos of the bike as it stand now after a full nut and bolt refurbishment including some photos of the bike in bits.  All the chrome has been cleaned, de-rusted and polished, including the racks which were time consuming. I swapped over the handlebar and stem from another donor ( the green one mentioned elsewhere on this blog)  Puch which was in better condition. I bought a new Spa Cycles ( NIDD) leather saddle which is very like a Brooks B17.  New tyres are also fitted.  After Refurbishment  Hard to find Puch branded handle bar grips with reflectors.  Spa Cycles Saddle Shiny chrome

  The handlebars on the red Puch Promenade were covered in thick balk paint, probably Hammarite, I was hoping that the chrome underneath would be ok...it was not.  The paint was covering up a lot of rust, it took me over two hours to remove the paint to reveal the mess of the chrome and to realise that I will probably have to replace the handle bars. This is shame because the chrome on the rest of the bike, the wheels, the carriers etc was in much better condition.  The wheels were in much better condition than they ought to be considering the condition of the handlebars and only required a good clean and polish. The front wheel had a bearing service, a clean of the hub, new ball bearings and new grease. The rear wheel Sturmey Archer 3 speed hub is in nice condition, runs smoothly so I left it alone.  Read about my Dawes Kingpin here: https://daweskingpinbike.blogspot.com/

Next on the cleaning agenda was the chain set and cranks and stem, these were in quite nice condition, just little surface rust and only needed a polish.  Before Cleaning After Cleaning Read about my Dawes Kingpin here: https://daweskingpinbike.blogspot.com/