Restoring an old Mountain Bike

13 years ago, my mom bought my bro a mountain bike which she claims costs around 1k. Ever since my bro has been done with it, it has been rotting at the front porch of the house up till now.

If I'm not wrong, the mountain bike is a 2001 GT Aggressor 1.0 Model. Here's a picture of it taken last week :

13 Year-old Mountain Bike (Unrestored)

It's really damn cui. Tires are all flat, hand grips are decayed, gears and chains are all rusted and filled with moss.

My family got a bicycle mounting rack for the car and we brought it down to an uncle shop to see if they could do anything about it.

I was quoted $395 for a full servicing and for the replacement of all the parts which needed to be changed. (Seat, gear shifter, stand, paddle, tires & brakes) I thought it was quite reasonable, to be honest I expected it to be more expensive seeing how every part of the bike looks spoilt. Luckily we made the choice of going to an uncle shop as compared to some commercialised bicycle shops which was probably gonna cost a bomb. The uncle shop seemed really reliable plus they've been around for a really long time and still going strong! So just trust them lah huh.

The place is called Alywin Cycle Bike Shop (Blk 137 Teck Whye Lane)
Here's a link to their website : http://alywincycle.blogspot.sg/

Just picked the bike up and here's how she looks now :

 

Look at dat beauty!

 

 Back View

Front View

To be honest, I was very impressed with the servicing. The bike literally looks as good as new! The uncle commented that the condition of it before was really dam cham and he had to wash it down like 3-4 times before he could get all the layers of dirt off.

The works included a paint job, servicing, tuning and replacement of all the spoiled parts.

He also explained to me on how I can maintain the bike and some riding tips as well! =D

Took it out for a spin once  and she's a beast, very responsive. Feels like even if I put her through rough terrain, she will still come out strong.

Can't wait to start riding this to nearby places to eat/ Bukit Timah hill and test it out on the trails there.