Ripara-riusa-ricicla: le bici sono quasi immortali!
Dopo tanto olio di gomito, questa bella #Graziella è pronta a portarmi in giro per il #Salento (forse esagero... Diciamo qualche giro nei paraggi 😅)
Ruggine ce n'è ancora tante, ma i pedali scorrono e i freni funzionano (abbastanza) bene
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After so much elbow oil grease (thank you @Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works ), this is the result I'm proud of: A working Graziella, ready to take me around Salento (area in Pulia, south of Italy)(maybe that's too much... maybe I'll move just in the town 😅)
There is still quite some rust, but the pedals flow and the brakes work well (enough).
Do you know this old folding-bike style? The original one was called Graziella, in the '60s, and then all the Italian manufacturers produced their version. But I think it's not known outside of Italy. Cheap, sturdy, practical... The old ones sell for a good price, if in good state (not this one 🙃 )
Also a picture while I was restoring it:
crosspostated from: https://social.tchncs.de/users/lgsp/statuses/117150575857916610