Restoring Vintage Bike advice

[PamNY]

Henry does look like he's furrowing his brow at your purchase. Great pictures.

[warneral]

You should have seen my dh

I also brought this up in the vintage & classic folder at bike forums. I am getting overwhelmed thinking of wiring, taking apart, etc. I'm *this* close to taking it to these guys for a classic overhaul. It wouldn't fix my issues with the wheels but I'm thinking it would be easier for me to work an extra day or two to pay for this. I'm so impatient. I bought this bike so I could better understand these things, I really should just do it myself right?

Here's the service menu.

http://uphillgrind.net/home/bike-sho...e-repair-menu/

[Kitsune06]

Do it yourself. It's one thing to just work OT and pay someone else to do it, it's so, so different doing it yourself and knowing intimately what went into your project. Maybe let the professionals do a final fine-tuning if you're really unsure of yourself in setting the derailleurs or some such, but the detailing/restoration you can easily do yourself, I think.

[MomOnBike]

I agree. Do it yourself. That smug feeling you'll get is really worth it - oh, and you'll know the bike. But I really can't stress that smug feeling enough.

Look at it this way, you could work at your soul-destroying job for someone else, or you can expand your mind and your life and work on your bike. Which would you prefer? (I'm assuming your job is soul-destroying, it might not be. In which case, I'm thrilled for you.)

The bike is beautiful. It wants your loving attention.

[warneral]

LOL Mom you had me laughing at my desk (b/c it is mainly true). I'm still weighing my options and appreciate all advice to date. Either way I'm learning and understanding a lot just talking about bearings/packing hubs/etc

[Susan]

Oooh, lovely dog!

And I want to take that bike home with me!

[warneral]

The dog is a sweetie.

Well I did work an extra 10hr this week which would have paid for an overhaul until I found out instead of our normal $5k+ return in taxes we have to pay that much due to the stocks we bought, etc etc. So at this point, everything that is done to that bike WILL have to be done by me no matter how many extra hours I have to work LOL. I don't really think this bike is very practical for my lifestyle (we live in a bedroom community with no place to really ride) but I love the looks of the bike and it was only 70 bucks and a lot of effort to obtain her so I think she'll just slowly be worked on as I can afford the tools and parts.