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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 03:59 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 867
Posted By genejockey

Second shakedown. Gearing performed flawlessly,...

Second shakedown. Gearing performed flawlessly, brakes as well - no need to replace the 27 year old pads!. The wheels (that I built) worked great, with low enough resistance that I could hit 40 on...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 03:54 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2
Posted By robertj298

First Italian bike . Initial impressions

I was lucky enough to find this 1972 Legnano in almost new condition after a friend serviced it I couldn’t be more happy It rides as well if not better than any of my 80s Japanese bikes plus sit was...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-15-24, 03:46 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 691
Posted By Maelochs

As has been said ... the only thing wrong with...

As has been said ... the only thing wrong with your foil is that it probably cannot handle wider wheels and tires .... which is pretty much not an issue if you find the bike comfortable enough as...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 03:29 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 85
Posted By Bianchigirll

robertj298 FWIW that RD was around for years,...

robertj298 FWIW that RD was around for years, most have a patent date, and works wll with 6, 7, and I believe 8spd provided you don't surpass it's Max tooth and Max Wrap limits. Friction or...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 03:22 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 85
Posted By Bianchigirll

I didn't think outside the Derailleur. I didn't...

I didn't think outside the Derailleur.
I didn't think outside the derailleur
I idn't thin....
...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-15-24, 03:22 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 64
Posted By SoSmellyAir

Pick based on frame color.

Pick based on frame color.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 03:17 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 85
Posted By steelbikeguy

that confused me too, but the suggestions that it...

that confused me too, but the suggestions that it is a computer magnet makes sense.

This is the magnet for my Cateye Mity computer....

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 03:05 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 85
Posted By Fredo76

My guess would be a speedometer magnet, that...

My guess would be a speedometer magnet, that usually screws onto a spoke, but is loose, and attracted to the steel derailleur bolt.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 03:01 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 85
Posted By sd5782

I could be wrong, but that looks like a magnetic...

I could be wrong, but that looks like a magnetic wheel sensor that attaches to the spokes on a bike computer. I have one just like it that I recently repositioned while doing some maintenance.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 03:00 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 85
Posted By Mad Honk

It looks like a prototype for the eight speed RD...

It looks like a prototype for the eight speed RD that has the palls that break and can't be replaced. Or it could have a sensor magnet stuck to the attaching bolt, but that would be too obvious. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 02:59 PM
Replies: 476
Views: 89,242
Posted By base2

I encountered this attitude quite often. You get...

I encountered this attitude quite often. You get it for free, the customer expects you to sell it for free. Like, I didn't have expenses like feeding myself or rent or electricity.

All in, the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-15-24, 02:47 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 1,782
Posted By jaxgtr

The Domane, and I think the Emonda and Madone do...

The Domane, and I think the Emonda and Madone do as well, come stock, however, I had a dropped chain and it jammed in between the inner ring and BB Shell on my Domane Gen 3, the catcher was so far...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-15-24, 02:41 PM
Replies: 4,653
Views: 116,581
Posted By rjones28

Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a...

Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a while.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 02:41 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 85
Posted By robertj298

Campy Nuevo Record derailleur Id

This came off of my 1972 Legnano bicycle. The bike was originally a 10 speed. Would this derailleur only work with a 5 speed freewheel?...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-15-24, 02:39 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 512
Posted By Random11

Thanks to everyone who commented on this thread....

Thanks to everyone who commented on this thread. I adjusted the derailleur this morning and all it took was turning the barrel to tighten the shift cable (as many of you thought would be the case). I...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-15-24, 02:37 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 178
Posted By jaxgtr

Yea keep an eye on it. It might have just been...

Yea keep an eye on it. It might have just been bad bearings. I always had pretty good luck with Enduro bearings, so on the second round of bearings I put in a higher level, not ceramic or anything,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 02:30 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 410
Posted By Pompiere

I looked though several old catalogs and 1974...

I looked though several old catalogs and 1974 Sears Spring/Summer was the only place I found the 531 bike listed. Mine has Shimano fork ends and dropouts and the rims were Weinmann alloy. Back...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 02:30 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 74
Posted By juvela

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 02:14 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,954
Posted By nlerner

Tour complete! Yesterday’s conclusion was 64...

Tour complete! Yesterday’s conclusion was 64 miles from Cle Elum to North Bend, WA, pretty much all of it on the Ironhorse Trail, a gravel rail bed that features a 2-mile very dark and damp passage...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-15-24, 01:59 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 3,496
Posted By chaadster

Obviously you've exceeded the NFTM (no flat...

Obviously you've exceeded the NFTM (no flat threshold mileage) determined by the RFM method. I dunno if it's daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, or lifetime mileage that's relevant-- I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 01:57 PM
Replies: 28,086
Views: 4,650,929
Posted By SirMike1983

Yours was the better buy, having the white tail...

Yours was the better buy, having the white tail and 5 speed with good bell crank. The first gen 5 speed hub is highly sought after. $150 for that other one also is pretty good. I paid $125 for my...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-15-24, 01:50 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 169
Posted By shelbyfv

Try it and find out? No need to wonder. :foo:...

Try it and find out? No need to wonder. :foo: Report back.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-15-24, 01:48 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 1,096
Posted By CrimsonEclipse

Oh FFS, it's in the TITLE people!!!!!!!! ...

Oh FFS, it's in the TITLE people!!!!!!!!

"Cable Housing End Crimper"

Cable housing
The HOUSING!!!
The part that goes AROUND the cable!
Forum: Road Cycling
06-15-24, 01:03 PM
Replies: 4,653
Views: 116,581
Posted By Trsnrtr

He’s so cute.

He’s so cute.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 12:51 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 778
Posted By Ditto1958

I read the article on choosing a touring bike. I...

I read the article on choosing a touring bike. I had to chuckle because in high school, about 1975, I got one of the early Treks. It was lighter, stronger, faster and just all around better than my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 12:48 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 74
Posted By unworthy1

Razeaa was another Zeus-associated brand that...

Razeaa was another Zeus-associated brand that eventually got absorbed into Orbea. They lasted at least into the 1980s, and here's a beauty with TSX tubing and cromovelato finish:...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-15-24, 12:19 PM
Replies: 27,294
Views: 3,247,484
Posted By Samac

Rode to work, ten mile round trip. Cheers, ...

Rode to work, ten mile round trip.

Cheers,

Scott
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-15-24, 12:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 126
Posted By plumberroy

I'm maintenance at a level one Trauma center. In...

I'm maintenance at a level one Trauma center. In also 62 years old and have done construction and maintenance for 40 years. I many times said something about "give me a minute old age is catching...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-15-24, 12:12 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 115
Posted By squirtdad

repeat post from other thread Looked at the...

repeat post from other thread

Looked at the specs https://www.bikeroar.com/products/sc...-30-2013/specs (https://www.bikeroar.com/products/scott/foil-30-2013/specs)

upgrading shifting/braking...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-15-24, 12:12 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 169
Posted By grumpus

Make sure the bike fits - buying kids oversized...

Make sure the bike fits - buying kids oversized bikes for them to "grow into" meant that they often couldn't easily reach the proper levers. That combined with poorly adjusted brakes made the "safety...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 12:11 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 105
Posted By Trakhak

Working in a co-op as you do, I imagine that you...

Working in a co-op as you do, I imagine that you mostly see the bottom-of-the-barrel Grip Shift versions. People on Bike Forums have said that SRAM seems to have progressively cheapened the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 12:00 PM
Replies: 28,086
Views: 4,650,929
Posted By almico8

Wouldn't you know it, I was scanning the universe...

Wouldn't you know it, I was scanning the universe for a proper pump and found another '74. This on is a 3-speed in superbe condition with a pump...same $$$. I might have to go get it.

And it comes...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-15-24, 11:57 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,219
Posted By howeric

Maybe because e-bike riders tend to have a...

Maybe because e-bike riders tend to have a different average competence level than those who can power their own bike to 30mph…
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 11:53 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 410
Posted By juvela

----- odds are then that the kickstand is a...

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odds are then that the kickstand is a Rampinelli product (REG)

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one thing found interesting on the 1974 catalogue page posted by Pompiere above for the 531 model is the statement...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-15-24, 11:50 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 369
Posted By base2

Well, I liked the article. I also like that the...

Well, I liked the article.
I also like that the guy behind Bike Index has a similarly hyper developed sense of right & wrong to develop a platform with which to track, report, share, and correlate...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 11:49 AM
Replies: 1,097
Views: 66,018
Posted By SoCaled

same seller: Cimmaron - $150 - North...

same seller:

Cimmaron - $150 - North Hollywood, CA
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/bik/d/north-hollywood-vintage-rare-schwinn/7757233317.html
Needs some love...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-15-24, 11:30 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 5,411
Posted By howeric

You’re a good guy for signing up for this. ...

You’re a good guy for signing up for this. Neglected bikes hit me in the gut like bad grammar.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 11:23 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 214
Posted By shelbyfv

Would be great If OP could be bothered to learn...

Would be great If OP could be bothered to learn the difference between a nice old bike worth attention and the POS stuff he seems drawn to. :foo:
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
06-15-24, 11:00 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,066
Posted By kedward777

I completed the upgrade on my Giant Escape 2....

I completed the upgrade on my Giant Escape 2. 1x11 11/42 RD-M5120, 38t crank. $600 for new bike (on sale with free Giant handlebar grip upgrade), and $90 for Deore groupset (Crank, RD, Shifter, BB,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 10:57 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 4,792
Posted By Imaginos

My other bike. ...

My other bike.
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 10:55 AM
Replies: 9,149
Views: 3,204,580
Posted By Nwvlvtnr

96 Bonded Trek former Naval Station Pearl Harbor...

96 Bonded Trek former Naval Station Pearl Harbor Police bike. Built with parts I’ve acquired over the years, 20/34 low gear Judy with White Brothers dampener cartridge WTB front hub...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 10:42 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 172
Posted By dweenk

If you drive you miss seeing nearly everything....

If you drive you miss seeing nearly everything. If you ride a bike you see a lot more. But if you walk and pay attention to things, you will see so much more and have the time to appreciate it.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-15-24, 10:38 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 169
Posted By alcjphil

There were a couple of brake levers of this type...

There were a couple of brake levers of this type that didn't impair the function of the brake levers. There was an aftermarket kit that worked with Mafac brake levers that worked very well and I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 10:30 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 4,792
Posted By etherhuffer

Same here! Maybe I should change my handle to...

Same here! Maybe I should change my handle to ReImaginos!
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
06-15-24, 10:23 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 741
Posted By rccardr

Wow. That is simply an amazing deal. Total...

Wow.
That is simply an amazing deal. Total package, right there.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 10:20 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 239
Posted By Road Fan

For the general reader here (most of the regulars...

For the general reader here (most of the regulars will already be aware), the rim bead design and the tire bead design have to be matched fo the most safe tire retention, If you have hook-bead rims...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-15-24, 10:18 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 169
Posted By zacster

I put cross levers on my daughter's bike instead...

I put cross levers on my daughter's bike instead because she wanted those. These actually work and don't flex.

...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-15-24, 10:14 AM
Replies: 5,462
Views: 886,797
Posted By WaveyGravey

Stopping for breakfast during my morning ride. ...

Stopping for breakfast during my morning ride.
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Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-15-24, 10:11 AM
Replies: 27,294
Views: 3,247,484
Posted By WaveyGravey

Today I rode 33 miles.

Today I rode 33 miles.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-15-24, 10:07 AM
Replies: 6,584
Views: 623,963
Posted By WaveyGravey

This morning, I rode 33 miles.

This morning, I rode 33 miles.
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