BGA Velectrik: bicycle bell "ad-hoc depouse"

Detailing the strip, clean, and reassembly of this bicycle. The bike is a BGA, which stands for Blanchard-Grange Armes. It was made in St Etienne in around 1935. The derailleur and brakes are ”Velectrik” which seems to be the house brand of Blanchard-Grange. The most interesting thing about the bike is the rear deralieur which is operated by a long leaver by the downtube, which in turn is linked to a rod which moves the derailleur CLICK ON THE PHOTOS IN EACH POST TO SEE THEM FULL SIZE.

Saturday, August 31, 2013

bicycle bell "ad-hoc depouse"

I think the bell is really cool on this bike.

Here it is before cleaning

Here it is after an overnight soak in Evapo-rust, and a good clean with a toothbrush, rag, and WD40

AD-HOC DEPOSE

MODELE DEPOSE

I am not going to try and polish the exterior, I like it just the way it is.

Just discovered one of these bells sold on Ebay for US $150 (more than I paid for the whole bike)

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Saturday, August 31, 2013

bicycle bell "ad-hoc depouse"

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