#dudebike

[bennyshoots]

Campeonato Nacional Mountain Bike Venezuela Team @ktmbikesvenezuela . . . . . . . . . . . . #photooftheday #phototheday #MountainBike #Mtb #cycling #ChampionsNationals #Mountains #Ciclismo #CiclismoDeMontaña #CampeonatoNacional #Venezuela #Aragua #Turmero #DudeBike https://www.instagram.com/p/CU03rWOFbYh/?utm_medium=tumblr

[isay]

All about the (small folding) bike.

It has just turned to daylight savings here in Australia and for the first time in forever I have actually been struggling to adjust. I’m not sure if that might partly be down to my eschewing many carbs at the moment or just that I am getting older but trying to make up that hour is proving difficult.

In other news I made a rash eBay purchase on the weekend, buying a somewhat knackered Italian three speed folding bike. It is a Cinzia which has seen better days but at the same time I think I see potential for it to become a fun little run about for girl child and me to use this summer, so I have taken on a project to give it a good clean and a bit of a restore. The paintwork doesn’t actually seem too bad and despite needing a couple of new tyres and inner tubes I think I can salvage most of it using a can of WD40 and a lot of elbow grease.

Thus far I’ve removed the wheels, saddle and seat post, taken off the cranks and pedals so I can renovate the bottom bracket, removed the mudguards, brakes and chain guard. I’ll probably give it a damn good clean using my steamer and then remove the decals as they are all shot. Depending on how the frame then looks after a polish I will decide if it needs a respray. Then I’ll reassemble, making sure everything is freshly greased and polished, replace the saddle and handlebar grips and fit a new set of lighter aluminium wheels.

I’m setting myself a tight budget to do this and if I am honest it is may be more work than it is worth, but if I can breathe some new life into this old relic which has lain unloved in a shed for what seems like the last 30 years then I am hoping that we will have an end result which will be unique, fun and even potentially stylish to ride during the summer holidays. To aid the restoration I’ve also bought a kids bike from eBay for $35 which has the same size wheels with a coaster brake and tyres which are in good condition, it also has a decent pair of mudguards, a bell and a brake lever which I might recycle.

During the course of my research I actually came across a recent revival of the exact same bike, featured on Cool Hunting, called the Dudebike. The frame had been revived exactly as per the original but some of the components were upgraded to newer versions e.g. the wheels which are steel on the original are now lighter aluminium ones. Unfortunately it looks like the revival never really took off and it seems like Dudebikes are defunct.

However it has given me some inspiration, and hopefully the handlebars, stem and seat post will polish up sufficiently to get rid of the accumulated rust, and I have a couple of saddles already to replace the existing one which is beyond repair. While a retro leather saddle would look ideal I’ll see how the outcome is before deciding if it is worth splurging on something like that. Hopefully though this will be a pleasurable small project that will result in an outcome which will bring some fun for summers to come.

[thebespokedudes]

Saturdays 🏍🇮🇹 #motoguzzi #v7stone #caferacer #leatherjacket #thebespokedudes #dudebike ph: @eleonoraph (presso Via Ulrico Hoepli)

[madmountaingear-blog]

Esto sera una casualidad o fue a proposito? @shopsocas @madmountaingear jeje This post was reposted using @ziapplications #mtb #mtbccs #mtbvzla #ciclismodemontaña #ciclomontañismo #ciclismourbano #ciclismoderuta #btt #ciclismo #ciclista #dudebike #bici #bicicleta #bike #caracas #venezuela #madmountain #mudguard #fender

[bar-ecuador-massa]

Mademoiselle "Graziella" da Barbara Bonanno BNNRRB Tramite Flickr: DudeBike, the Made in Italy folding bike Like the Graziella designed by Rinaldo Donzelli, produced from 1964 to the end of the 1980s by the Teodoro Carnielli factory in Vittorio Veneto, DudeBike wants to be above all a "popular" bike.

[lbcmaracay-blog]

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Nuestro team rider @elpumamtb marcando la ruta nueva de la ultima valida Gatorade copa Garmin @jfsportsve excelente trabajo de @lasdocehoras @dudebike 👏👏👏👏🚵🚴🚵🚴🚵🚵🚵🚴 (en Dudebike)

[bennyshoots]

Campeonato Nacional Mountain Bike Venezuela - Team @trekbikesvenezuela @lbcmaracay . . . . . . . . . . . . #photooftheday #phototheday #MountainBike #Mtb #cycling #ChampionsNationals #Mountains #Ciclismo #CiclismoDeMontaña #CampeonatoNacional #Venezuela #Aragua #Turmero #DudeBike (en Dudebike) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUu9Rcol-3q/?utm_medium=tumblr

[bennyshoots]

Campeonato Nacional Mountain Bike Venezuela - Team @scottvenezuela . . . . . . . . . . . #photooftheday #phototheday #MountainBike #Mtb #cycling #ChampionsNationals #Mountains #Ciclismo #CiclismoDeMontaña #CampeonatoNacional #Venezuela #Aragua #Turmero #DudeBike (en Dudebike) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUshsbhF0aH/?utm_medium=tumblr

[isay]

This is (approximately) what I am trying to achieve with my new bike project.

[madmountaingear-blog]

Llegando al Alto de Piedras Blancas. #Merida #santacruz #mtb This post was reposted using @ziapplications #mtb #mtbccs #mtbvzla #ciclismodemontaña #ciclomontañismo #ciclismourbano #ciclismoderuta #btt #ciclismo #ciclista #dudebike #bici #bicicleta #bike #caracas #venezuela #madmountain #mudguard #fender

[lbcmaracay-blog]

@Regranned from @lasdocehoras - 3ra. Válida del XXIV Circuito MTB GATORADE Copa Garmin @jfsportsve En el kilómetro 4 se encuentra la Gran Pared GU con apenas unos 750 metros de longitud y con un desnivel sostenido de hasta 26.3% de pendiente ...muy pronto - #regrann (en Dudebike)

[lbcmaracay-blog]

@Regrann from @dudebike - Este domingo 17 de septiembre ven con tus amigos y disfruta de dudebike Bikepark paga 01 entrada y entran 05 personas, costo de la entrada 6000, por vehículo máximo 5 personas, la tarifa es la misma para aquellos que vengan en vehículos, ciclista adicional paga el valor de otra entrada de 5*1. Tendremos venta de pastelitos, desayuno americano, hamburguesas, perros calientes, jugos, refrescos, agua, postres, ven con tu familia o amigos, tenemos castillo inflable, mesa de pin pon, música, vídeos. No sé permiten picnic, ni parrilladas cuando tenemos promociones. - #regrann (en La boutique del ciclismo)

[lbcmaracay-blog]

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Te esperamos en la boutique del ciclismo c.a @Regrann from @lbctool - @teamcafemtbroad @lbcmaracay @teamvictoriabike07 @rhinobike @koalabikers @potencia_racing_team @mega_bici @elitebikes @dudebike @ale23surf @almaxximo_ @guenergyve @rhinobike (en Maracay, Aragua)

[lbcmaracay-blog]

Felicitaciones Mostrico @Regrann from @elpumamtb - Gran carrera este fin de semana organizada por los amigos @teammtblapascua @valledelapascua gracias por la invitación .gracias a @lbcmaracay @dudebike #trekvenezuela por todo el apoyo que me brindan para cada una de las competencias y energía @guenergyve @jfsportsve por su apoyo 💪💪🚵🚵 - #regrann

[lbcmaracay-blog]

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La generación de relevó disfrutando de el mejor bikepark del pais @dudebike haciendo lo que a muchos adultos les cuesta hacer @rubenjosenavas Ruben Jose Navas @sebasbike01 Sebastián Morgado @annabike19 Anna Davila @gabo_bike Gabriel Montero @maxbike_46 y el famoso Frank Tovar (en Dudebike)

[lbcmaracay-blog]

@elpumamtb volando en la primera valida nacional en @dudebike Foto 📷 @tato2972 (en Dudebike)