1981 DBS mixte

[jarle]

Got this 1981 DBS mixte a few weeks ago. DBS is a Norwegian brand, and DBS is an abbreviation for "Den Beste Sykkel", "The Best Bicycle" in English.

I forgot the full "before" picture, here it is a bit later...

At the present time the bike rebuild is almost finished. It's got a new fork, tires and tubes, front chain wheel, rear derailleur, gear shifter, handle bar, grips and brake levers.

The gear shifter is a Sturmey Archer. The five steps suits the Shimano 5 speed freewheel like they were made for each other.

The new front chain wheel has 46 teeth, which makes the gears a bit high - I might have to get a smaller one to suit the local roads.

All weather drum brakes!

Ordered a chain guard from Velo Orange today, and if I can find a simple black rear carrier I think this bike is finished.

 

[palinurus]

That's really nice.

 

[palinurus]

I think that chainguard will look pretty good.

Paint/ coating finish looks good in the photos- how was it done?

 

[jarle]

User13710: I like to ride in normal clothes, so a chain guard is mandatory. Besides, the chain guard I've chosen adds positive vibes, don't you think?

palinurus: Thanks. I sanded the frame and painted it the good old way - by hand.

 

[palinurus]

palinurus: Thanks. I sanded the frame and painted it the good old way - by hand.

Lovely job.

 

[jarle]

palinurus: Thank you!

 

[simon the viking]

lovely job

 

[jarle]

I love those mixte frames.

They are really nice, yes. You seldom see them in Norway nowadays, it's just carbon racers and mountain bikes all over...

 

[jarle]

simon the viking: Thank you!

 

[jarle]

It's a fiver!

 

[smokeysmoo]

That's a superb job @jarle , chapeau on that paint finish as well, for a handjob* it looks a million dollars.

A lovely clean bike that, I like it

[EDIT] *Handjob = no pun intended, my bad

 

[jarle]

smokeysmoo: Thank you!

 

[jarle]

Figurehead - every bike should have one!