Restauration delta nostalgie

Last week I found some parts in my garage and l thought usefull to use them for starting a new "bike recycling"

Not something sophisticated but only simple to do. Just for the pleasure.

As all the parts were standard, I tried to find a very standard bike for this work and I bought this delta. Only the frame was in correct condition.

This brand is building bicycles in the Nord of Holland, but is making cheap models for everyday use. I suppose that many parts of these bikes are Imported. For example, the broken wheel with one speed was imported from Eastern Europe.

Recently, the name of the brand as changed and theses bikes are sold under the name of Avallon.

You can buy a new one for less than 300 euros , but fixing used objects is more Interesting. 

Here are the pictures before.

The owner was very nice and this bike has not been mistreated, it is only a used bike with many years of outdoor service.

At startup the rear wheel mechanism was broken, the chain was rusted and inefficient, the tyres were not able to ride safely, the light was really out of age, the chain guard was out of it's mind as you will see on the pictures.

This is before BEFORE

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AFTER

I cleaned everything and  changed the rear and the front wheels, I used a lot of W 40, the sponge of the kitchen, Some soap, and an old brake coming from a french bicycle of the sixties.

After an entire afternoon the bike looks better. It is not new but ..... it works and there's no rust anymore on the chrome. ☺

The chainguard chrome protector is brand new. Not really new. It is the same but cleaned and brushed during a long time !

The saddle is a Royal Gel very comfy. The old one was not so bad but less comfortable.  on

This one comes from an old gazelle. The look is not so nice but the saddle is soft !

The bike looks smart

Put a front brake on it. The front bulb is an old one but it works !

After some work the chrome looks "shiny". The kitchen's 0000 sponge for inox has been "lost"