700c Univega bike restoration

[agateboy]

I have recently obtained a chormoly Univega road bike frame. These style of bike have always piqued my interest and now I have to opportunity to build one! The color scheme will be based off the original colors which are white/purple/and pink.

However I will be adding a lot more chrome and po
polished aluminum to the mix. I am excited to see how it turns out. This is a picture of the frame and wheels I will be using. I think I am going to paint the rims pink and get some chrome spokes as well

 

[Rodafina]

I hope we get to see some photos of the restoration.

 

[saturnv]

I love steel frames like that. It looks like you are starting a really fun project. Good luck.

 

[All-Rounder]

It's cute even so, can't wait to see the finished product and shiny parts. The seat leathers mix is wild

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

I hope you will be doing more than just adding bling. Things to check are the bottom bracket, headset, rear bearings and cassette, derailleurs, etc.

 

[agateboy]

I hope you will be doing more than just adding bling. Things to check are the bottom bracket, headset, rear bearings and cassette, derailleurs, etc.

Oh yes I will be relaxing those for sure, it's been sitting in a barn for 30 years

 

[Judge]

Couldn't help but notice the center-pull brakes. Nice.

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

Couldn't help but notice the center-pull brakes. Nice.

On my ICE Trike, I have Sturmey Archer (front) hubs with drum brakes. I can confidently say that these are bomb proof. l have had a car hit a wheel and bend an axle and except for that there was no damage. I like center pull brakes because when changing a wheel or doing work, they make it easy to center the wheel.

 

[Judge]

On my ICE Trike, I have Sturmey Archer (front) hubs with drum brakes. I can confidently say that these are bomb proof. l have had a car hit a wheel and bend an axle and except for that there was no damage. I like center pull brakes because when changing a wheel or doing work, they make it easy to center the wheel.

Oh yeah. I was once quite a good bike mechanic myself, but even on my high quality Miyata ten-speed, it still had good, but side-pull caliper brakes. I always kept them adjusted to optimize braking, as well as always keeping the spokes adjusted to allow for near-perfect wheel rotation to barely clear my caliper brakes.

But .....lol in a nutshell they never had the gripping power of good center-pull brakes.

Drum brakes....wild! Very cool....

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

Oh yeah. I was once quite a good bike mechanic myself, but even on my high quality Miyata ten-speed, it still had good, but side-pull caliper brakes. I always kept them adjusted to optimize braking, as well as always keeping the spokes adjusted to allow for near-perfect wheel rotation to barely clear my caliper brakes.

But .....lol in a nutshell they never had the gripping power of good center-pull brakes.

Drum brakes....wild! Very cool....

And, now, a lot of good builds are going with disk brakes. Very strong and not susceptible to fade in wet conditions, unlike caliper brakes.