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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-25-24, 07:53 PM
Replies: 305
Views: 14,529
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

A little progress. The Dura Ace FD purchased in...

A little progress.
The Dura Ace FD purchased in 1974 as the only available replacement to a trashed Simplex surfaced as did some NR cranks tgat had been languishing since the introduction of 130 bcd...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-20-24, 09:30 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 11,056
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Never had a problem with how to say the name. Of...

Never had a problem with how to say the name. Of course that back when I could walk into The Bike Shop and Ben would be behind the counter if he wasn’t upstairs building. He was also USCF district...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-19-24, 02:00 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 617
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

It’s been a few years since I did the Italian...

It’s been a few years since I did the Italian version but were it me, I’d stay closer. It’s the better part of an hour between Sienna and Giaole in the best of times. Put umteen thousand riders and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-17-24, 08:54 AM
Replies: 305
Views: 14,529
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

On the plus side, the build of the Colnago from...

On the plus side, the build of the Colnago from MadHonk has started. On the minus side, digging through the parts boxes gave me a sense of just how much I have in excess parts and how it slows down...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-30-24, 10:16 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,092
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

In my experience, the first Japanese bikes that...

In my experience, the first Japanese bikes that got respect from the racing crowd was 3rensho, and that was only on the track at first. By that time, Gibby Hatton and others had done kerin racing in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-26-24, 02:35 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 412
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

I’ll remember that. My bike isn’t dirty. It’s...

I’ll remember that. My bike isn’t dirty. It’s got an anti rust coating
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-24-24, 02:33 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 5,064
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

I’ve never heard of anyone ever not being allowed...

I’ve never heard of anyone ever not being allowed to start an Eroica event because the bike was non compliant. Someone will glance at the bike, in the dark, and off you go if you’ve made even a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-16-24, 01:47 PM
Replies: 305
Views: 14,529
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Here’s my secret: pre-pandemic, on Saturdays, I’d...

Here’s my secret: pre-pandemic, on Saturdays, I’d check Craigslist and Nextdoor for garage sales that looked like they had bikes or related gear. I’d find the ones in easy riding distance and arrange...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-16-24, 08:57 AM
Replies: 305
Views: 14,529
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

My CRSEAT frame ( check title of thread if the...

My CRSEAT frame ( check title of thread if the acronym is not obvious, and clearly a sticker similar to the BOC sticker is needed) met Gugie yesterday.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-15-24, 09:24 AM
Replies: 305
Views: 14,529
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

In an earlier post Mad Honk offered up a Colnago...

In an earlier post Mad Honk offered up a Colnago in this thread. He was kind enough to send it my way as it will allow me to pass on 2 1/2 frames( 1/2? I’ll explain later. Typing is not my highest...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-10-24, 04:23 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 539
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Ah yes, but I am applying the Rule of 100 here:...

Ah yes, but I am applying the Rule of 100 here: when the combined age of the bike and the rider is 100 or greater, no justification of route or equipment is necessary.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-10-24, 01:50 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 539
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Anybody use Soma RD cage set?

Got a build coming up ( thanks MadHonk) that seems like the place I ought to use a Campy NR crankset that has been sitting in a drawer. Issue is that with NR I can only go to 42. Could go lower than...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-10-24, 09:46 AM
Replies: 305
Views: 14,529
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Ok, so how do you count a bike that has no...

Ok, so how do you count a bike that has no wheels? Or seat and post? Most of my bikes share wheels and many of them have the same seat post diameter so I usually can ride the one seat that fits well....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-09-24, 09:44 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,931
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

L’Intrepida registration is open. Actually opened...

L’Intrepida registration is open. Actually opened yesterday but site wouldn’t work for me until this am. 250+ already registered, 1,000 cap.No bad for an event in October.

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-08-24, 08:47 PM
Replies: 305
Views: 14,529
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Want to report that one bike has been moved out...

Want to report that one bike has been moved out of the house. No vintage, not classic, but going to where it will get used….
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-04-24, 04:21 PM
Replies: 305
Views: 14,529
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

That helps a lot. Current ball park on shipping...

That helps a lot. Current ball park on shipping costs was what I was after. After thinking a bit, a frame seems like it might be better to offer up: given that I have no superluxe frames, the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-04-24, 02:35 PM
Replies: 305
Views: 14,529
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

AdventureManCO Thanks for the post. I appreciate...

AdventureManCO Thanks for the post. I appreciate the public acknowledgment that it’s possible to have so many bikes that they become a burden. I’ve got one that is on the way to a new home as soon as...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-28-24, 02:08 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,316
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1340x2000/img_4841_77513418259ccf1ff40e5decc38f258f16c534f8.jpeg
Yeah but this one is soooo much more fun than the safe city park
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-16-24, 06:08 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 2,524
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Trigger clamps do the trick for me. Pressure can...

Trigger clamps do the trick for me. Pressure can be applied right on the patch, and the clamp and tube can be hung out of the way the tube dries. Plus even the small clamps apply 100psi pressure.

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-16-24, 05:39 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 2,524
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Leave the film on. If the tube is in some...

Leave the film on. If the tube is in some brands/models of tires for an extended time, patches without film can stick to the tire.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-28-24, 09:55 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 4,695
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Your zipper repair MIGHT be pretty easy. A lot of...

Your zipper repair MIGHT be pretty easy. A lot of zippers of that era were set on from the inside and stitched down, like a back pocket is attached to the outside of jeans. You just have find a metal...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-27-24, 06:53 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 4,695
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Here’s a few. First three were given to me after...

Here’s a few. First three were given to me after the passing of George Van Meter, an alternate on the US Olympic team in 1956. I wear two of them from time to time.

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-16-24, 10:56 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,069
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Got to wonder if there were still any lizards...

Got to wonder if there were still any lizards clinging to it when HST sold it.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-11-24, 02:44 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 2,588
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Bikes could soon use AI to think for themselves, Shimano patent suggests

From Cycling Weekly https://r.smartbrief.com/resp/rDcgCMsnkbDyyYviCigadsBVjlJL

What could possibly go wrong?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-06-24, 09:55 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 456
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

If you can get to a spot in totality, go. Near...

If you can get to a spot in totality, go. Near total is NOT the same.
Got to see the Eclipse here in Oregon in 2017. Had to go an hour or so south to get in the path of totality. Why did I make the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-01-24, 11:03 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,316
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_4717_d7d571c62fd5bf7bf55478c403dead13facf3a70.jpeg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-01-24, 03:06 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 543
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Or if you don’t expect to rebuild the freewheel,...

Or if you don’t expect to rebuild the freewheel, since the other bits are lacking, you could just use a set of vice grips or a big pair of channel lock pliers.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-23-23, 03:29 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 7,390
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

You could do that. But remember, the Huffy is...

You could do that. But remember, the Huffy is your superpower. If you ever find yourself transported back to the start line of a junior race in about 1978, you leave the dust caps in place. You make...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-23-23, 10:10 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 7,390
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

About crank dust caps, there’s the Eddy factor(...

About crank dust caps, there’s the Eddy factor( if Eddy does it, so will I) that another poster mentioned, but there was an almost tribal thing about not having dust caps. There were little things...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-18-23, 09:53 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 5,474
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Did everyone is France become smaller in the last...

Did everyone is France become smaller in the last few years or is there some mysterious French method for measurement of frames? A 55 is hardly a large.

And clearly, there is no one left at...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-14-23, 03:03 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,474
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Then I have to say you did some really good work....

Then I have to say you did some really good work. As the frame is stripped, all of the joints are exposed and they look great. It’s one of the reasons that I’d go with a clear coat: I want people see...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-13-23, 08:57 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,474
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Thanks for all the input. The fate of the frame...

Thanks for all the input. The fate of the frame has been decided. Got a quote on the stay which was enough that I would feel obligated to get a good paint job done. At that point, I could buy a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-12-23, 06:16 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,474
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Throw it away? No, even if I never ride it again,...

Throw it away? No, even if I never ride it again, it’s an excellent, if hard to store, dishing tool.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-09-23, 02:26 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 501
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

EnSelle, Sella Italia, no wonder I got that mixed...

EnSelle, Sella Italia, no wonder I got that mixed up. Thanks for that info.

Mystery solved with the owner’s name. Seems shop was in biz during a time I was not able to ride much.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-30-23, 02:39 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 3,479
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Glad that someone else is asking for a race...

Glad that someone else is asking for a race report. Until this thread was started, I had no idea that this event had a vintage category. Now I’m thinking about 2025….
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
11-23-23, 05:18 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 432
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Free book: Here’s Your Dream Bike

Those of you who talked with Alex Battaglin at the Make Show in Portland or who have been on the Officina Battaglin website know that they over a book filled with glossy photos of bikes they have...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-23-23, 10:07 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,931
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Thanks for making yet another yearly list. And...

Thanks for making yet another yearly list. And thanks for the effort you’ve taken maintaining lists in years past.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-23-23, 09:57 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 820
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

For me, I’d go with the one with wider flats for...

For me, I’d go with the one with wider flats for the wrench as I know I’d slip while tightening the headset. But for you, as your bikes that you’ve shown have a certain style, you should go with the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-17-23, 07:28 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 6,440
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

For a while, Eddy’s hour record bike lived in...

For a while, Eddy’s hour record bike lived in Seattle. Seems that the late George Gibbs, owner of Il Vecchio bike shop in Seattle, was talking with The Man at a bike show. GG asked what had happened...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-08-23, 11:06 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 3,241
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Nah, only annoying if you needed to figure out...

Nah, only annoying if you needed to figure out when a frame was built, or who built it, or what tubing was used. Or if you’re trying to ID a mystery frame.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-24-23, 09:20 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,485
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Just back from this year’s L’Intrepida! Good...

Just back from this year’s L’Intrepida! Good weather, no fog at the start. All of the climbs, and descents, were as challenging as ever. Event had the usual community feel that makes it special, from...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-16-23, 12:38 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 21,620
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Logo on the fork is Klein. If it’s got a BB that...

Logo on the fork is Klein. If it’s got a BB that is pressed in, then for sure it’s a Klein
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-14-23, 09:32 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,841
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

People who know have said it’s likely a Cinelli....

People who know have said it’s likely a Cinelli. If it were me, I’d stop reading this forum and go buy it. And then tell us how much you paid when you get it home.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-01-23, 01:50 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 753
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

As far as the rebuild, I understand the goal of...

As far as the rebuild, I understand the goal of having a full component group of a single model. It makes maintaining the bike easier and probably looks better. But for this bike, and any other bike...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-20-23, 08:27 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 4,620
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Corporate now wants SWOT reports to be rolled...

Corporate now wants SWOT reports to be rolled into your TPS reports.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-05-23, 08:16 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,496
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

If it’s not a Morgan, it’s just a horse.

If it’s not a Morgan, it’s just a horse.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-29-23, 09:30 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 5,563
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

When I came home from the show on Friday, I...

When I came home from the show on Friday, I showed Mrs. Spadoni one photo: the one I took of Tomii’s bells. And I told her about how they sounded. She told me I need to buy one. It’s art, she said,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-26-23, 04:59 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,732
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

Nothing like keeping it all vintage! One...

Nothing like keeping it all vintage!
One suggestion: take a fat sharpie and mark a line a couple inches inboard of the edge of the front roller on both sides. You probably don’t need it, given the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-24-23, 10:26 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 5,563
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

I’ll be the guy asking why the brakes are so...

I’ll be the guy asking why the brakes are so close to the hubs instead of next to the rims.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-22-23, 12:14 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 5,563
Posted By Mr. Spadoni

just talked to the go by bike folks. Good news:...

just talked to the go by bike folks. Good news: gated fenced parking, only employee access. Bad news: Friday, space is shared with OHSU. Usually have 300 of the 400 spots taken up. So it might be...
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