This is my first restoration project – and it's very DIY. I don't have a lot of bike-mechanic skills, but I knew these are very simple and easy to work on, so I thought it could be fun and not too complicated.
Bought the bike for 30€, spent another 250ish on parts and paint. So not exactly cheap, but the result is a complete transformation. More importantly than the price – I had a lot of fun and learned heaps! I confidently repaired a hub on my MTB later, using the knowledge I gained here. In the end it was a gift to my wife who's not a cyclist but uses this for quick rides to the shops or coffee visits with friends in the neighbourhood. It's perfect for that.
I welcome your opinion, advice, critiques and praise. Thanks for watching!
by batkobatko
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Nice work! Beautiful bike, I love the design.
With “rog” meaning “horn” in the former yugoslavian area languages family, a rog pony makes it a… unicorn 🙂
It’s a clone of a vintage Schwinn foldable bike that was manufactured in various countries behind the Iron Curtain under various names: Pegas Camping in Romania, Pyonyr in Czechoslovakia and so on.
But I digress. That’s a fantastic job you did on that bike. The colour is so tasteful and the chromed bits just blend it so well.
Cherish the bike 🙂
Ahh memories… I had the same bike in the late 80’s. In Turkey they were called Pinocchio. Great work, it looks beautiful