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Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-07-24, 08:52 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 478
Posted By '02 nrs

chart update/

per the chart authors;The Ultimate Guide to Allen Wrench ConversionsSometimes—you just have to improvise when you’re on the job. So we decided to make that a little bit easier for you. If you ever...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-07-24, 07:02 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 478
Posted By jamesdak

Well.....this is a different take on a Delta...

Well.....this is a different take on a Delta brake thread. Normally they just turn into fights over whether they work or not. This is a welcome new twist, LOL!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-04-24, 08:25 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 975
Posted By bikingshearer

I thought penicillin was the gift for the man who...

I thought penicillin was the gift for the man who has everything . . . .<rimshot>
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-02-24, 10:57 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 332
Posted By Insidious C.

Madhonk

Madhonk
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-29-24, 07:58 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 487
Posted By juvela

----- thar be nations with larger postage...

-----

thar be nations with larger postage stamps...

...and better cell phones too...


-----
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-25-24, 09:25 AM
Replies: 7,839
Views: 933,774
Posted By daverup

I've been wrenching on this one for a while now....

I've been wrenching on this one for a while now. 1983 Pro Miyata, most significant non-original items were brake calipers, seat and post. Getting pretty close now, took a short spin in the road today...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-24-24, 09:56 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,117
Posted By cyclic_eric

I’ve been pronouncing it wrong for nearly 6...

I’ve been pronouncing it wrong for nearly 6 decades?!
:twitchy: :lol:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-24-24, 12:29 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 738
Posted By daverup

Here's one of the hoods from NZ on my AGC lever....

Here's one of the hoods from NZ on my AGC lever. The fit seems perfect, the rubber is still soft and flexy.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-18-24, 02:03 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,672
Posted By P!N20

OP is in New Zealand!

OP is in New Zealand!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-06-24, 05:32 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 544
Posted By SurferRosa

As the mushroom cloud enveloped the town, the...

As the mushroom cloud enveloped the town, the proud owner snapped one last photo of his new bike. "Damn, that's hot," he whispered.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-04-24, 02:10 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 5,706
Posted By P!N20

Well I wasn't going to say anything, but...

Well I wasn't going to say anything, but...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-01-24, 06:40 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 799
Posted By satbuilder

Up until 1974 the Specialissima was identified by...

Up until 1974 the Specialissima was identified by a number 1 followed by year of manufacture, stamped usually on the drive side of the seat lug. The number stamped on the opposite side I presume is a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-31-24, 04:41 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 799
Posted By unworthy1

the rust might clear away with an acid soaking...

the rust might clear away with an acid soaking but not sure what sort of BB unit this is: are those plastic cup-rings? Not of any brand I recognize...
Hope you can get that out "easily" and then...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-31-24, 03:06 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 799
Posted By Chombi1

Agree about it being a higher grade bike. The...

Agree about it being a higher grade bike. The Campy dropouts usually gives that away. Lower grade bikes would usually have proprietary Bianchi (If they made them) or something like Gipiemme dropouts....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-31-24, 01:10 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 799
Posted By unworthy1

I've seen only one with that earlier "B" monogram...

I've seen only one with that earlier "B" monogram "embossed" (instead of debossed as was done in the Piaggio era)
Here's a pic of the more-commonly seen fork crown and headlug "B" from a 1981...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-31-24, 07:10 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 799
Posted By satbuilder

Here’s a 1975 Specialissima. I think what you...

Here’s a 1975 Specialissima. I think what you have here is a 1976 or 1977 Specialissima or Campione del Mondo.

If you are on FB, there is a Bianchi group, with some very knowledgeable members on...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-31-24, 04:48 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 799
Posted By Bianchigirll

Your bikes are likely a lot different that what...

Your bikes are likely a lot different that what most of us in the US and Europe see but I'd say it's probably a higherned model Bianchi from the late'70s early '80. Ususally the top modela in that...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-30-24, 04:34 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,755
Posted By 1989Pre

Before you go calling your bikes derogatory...

Before you go calling your bikes derogatory names, you might try practicing gratitude. Shimano 105? No. It is not "too good".
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-29-24, 12:21 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 4,250
Posted By 3alarmer

...yes.

...yes.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-22-24, 06:28 PM
Replies: 149
Views: 11,857
Posted By malcala622

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-22-24, 06:19 PM
Replies: 149
Views: 11,857
Posted By gearbasher

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-20-24, 09:11 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 540
Posted By ehcoplex

Man, what I wouldn't give for a bike co-op near...

Man, what I wouldn't give for a bike co-op near me where Retrofrictions just happen to show up! Heck, what I wouldn't give for a bike co-op of any kind near me!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-17-24, 05:21 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,284
Posted By gearbasher

I remember one particular cold day about 35 years...

I remember one particular cold day about 35 years ago. It was around 20 degrees and when doing "out and backs" on a bike path by the VZ Bridge in Brooklyn, there was a section about 100 feet long...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-17-24, 10:56 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,334
Posted By Chombi1

Just don't put them away wet and they will last a...

Just don't put them away wet and they will last a long time.
Better yet, just designate a wet weather, all metal bike that have a welded or brazed construction.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-06-24, 10:00 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,672
Posted By seagrade

Ross Clark is another largely forgotten Kiwi...

Ross Clark is another largely forgotten Kiwi framebuilder of the 1980s and 90s. He would have built dozens if not hundreds of Roscotelli frames then, although as the following indicates he wasn’t...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-06-24, 02:39 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,672
Posted By jonwvara

The suspense is killing me.

The suspense is killing me.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-06-24, 12:52 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,672
Posted By unworthy1

whilst we await the truth...I have a guess: these...

whilst we await the truth...I have a guess: these cyclists are all huge fans of The Man in Black and sing his hits while they race.
Making them another version of the famous NZ All Blacks?
;)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-06-24, 07:56 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,672
Posted By jonwvara

I have to know: What's a "cash cycling club," and...

I have to know: What's a "cash cycling club," and what are "cashies?"
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-06-24, 01:58 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,672
Posted By seagrade

Rex Cossey was a not unknown frame builder in New...

Rex Cossey was a not unknown frame builder in New Zealand in the 1980s. I recall his name but not where he was based. From memory he built a few track frames to order, no doubt a few road as well at...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-05-24, 11:08 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,672
Posted By Jay Turberville

I see the OP is also from New Zealand. So that...

I see the OP is also from New Zealand. So that would increase the odds that "R.Cossey" is correct.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-28-23, 01:35 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,224
Posted By TenGrainBread

All u-brakes I have used have been great...

All u-brakes I have used have been great stoppers, which makes sense because they are essentially beefed up, more rigid centerpulls. When I was a mechanic I would periodically get customers coming in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-27-23, 11:49 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,224
Posted By TenGrainBread

Agree with you on both counts!

Agree with you on both counts!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-24-23, 10:17 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 491
Posted By gearbasher

It was a Christmas miracle.

It was a wet nasty day today. So, I went out on my fender-equipped '84? Moser (see pic). Toward the tail end of my ride, a kid in his early twenties passes me riding a miracle of carbon fiber. As he...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-22-23, 06:47 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 4,772
Posted By billytwosheds

Inspired by Andy_K and his chrome paint pen, I...

Inspired by Andy_K and his chrome paint pen, I decided to spend the $9 and order one on Amazon.

The stays on my recently acquired Merckx were in bad shape. Best I can guess is that the previous...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-22-23, 03:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 336
Posted By bulgie

I know of two BG lugged MTBs. I rode with Bruce...

I know of two BG lugged MTBs. I rode with Bruce and his then-girlfriend Sky Yaeger (I think she was a product manager at Bianchi then) and Jacquie Phelan, in Crested Butte, probably 1985. Yes I'm a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-18-23, 12:07 AM
Replies: 288
Views: 18,025
Posted By AdventureManCO

Have you called your insurance to ask if fires...

Have you called your insurance to ask if fires from e-bike batteries are covered? If not, then you don't know.

I'll be calling mine just to find out, since I'm curious, and I want to know their...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-16-23, 10:38 PM
Replies: 161
Views: 21,477
Posted By bstrummer

Here are some photos of the completed build....

Here are some photos of the completed build. There are some teething problems with gear slippage (the chain freewheeling across the top of the gear teeth) which I hope will be possible to sort out....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-15-23, 12:32 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,005
Posted By fabiofarelli

Since 1972 Alan, Vitus, TVT, Stronglight Altec,...

Since 1972 Alan, Vitus, TVT, Stronglight Altec, Look. All mostly quality frames.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-09-23, 12:15 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,469
Posted By AdventureManCO

To all the guests viewing this forum....join us!!!

Right now there are about 25 members and OVER 700 GUESTS viewing this forum alone, currently.

It would be GREAT if some of you joined in on the madness - come have fun with us! This is an...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-25-23, 02:17 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 6,117
Posted By juvela

----- UH-OH! me thimketh ye may require...

-----

UH-OH!

me thimketh ye may require vaccination against the N+1 infectious disease

advisory: when spouse threatens departure ye hath gone a bit far...


-----
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-25-23, 01:30 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 6,117
Posted By IdahoBrett

A “his” Peugeot is currently under consideration....

A “his” Peugeot is currently under consideration. Stay tuned….

What’s wrong with me? I’m not done with this rehab. And I have no space for another bike.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-22-23, 03:39 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 944
Posted By nlerner

No doubt bike fitting over the internet is...

No doubt bike fitting over the internet is fraught; hence, my use of hedges.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-17-23, 09:52 PM
Replies: 161
Views: 21,477
Posted By agnewton

Hi,I want to thank you both, #1simplexnut and...

Hi,I want to thank you both, #1simplexnut and #bstrummer, for sharing your expertise and experience with these Pugs. I found your thread last Friday and read it over the weekend. Glad life has...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-13-23, 01:42 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 524
Posted By El Chaba

That is one of Bernard Thevenet’s bikes. I...

That is one of Bernard Thevenet’s bikes. I believe it was one from the Giro in 1977. He was riding it at a vintage themed ride in France several years back. Well worn, but pretty snazzy, eh?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-05-23, 08:10 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 14,020
Posted By PBC peugeot

a bit of old news, and while true, it does not...

a bit of old news, and while true, it does not detract from the fact they were innovative in there day, and while my 40 plus year old Alan has not failed, I have several steel frames that have....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-24-23, 05:31 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 5,230
Posted By El Chaba

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-22-23, 08:12 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,232
Posted By Jeff Wills

These are the golden days.

I have my own reasons for enjoying my vintage bicycles. Maynard Hershon has been there and is very good at expressing where we’ve been. (Copied from Facebook.)

———————————————————

Story of the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-16-23, 11:42 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,132
Posted By nlerner

Gosh, I love getting insulted by random strangers...

Gosh, I love getting insulted by random strangers on the Internet!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-10-23, 08:28 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,909
Posted By roadcrankr

The mower business wasn't cutting it. Made...

The mower business wasn't cutting it.
Made sense if you needed some extra carbs there.
The shop always protected their turf.
I'm here all week. Grassy ass.
Forum: Framebuilders
09-29-23, 05:00 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,213
Posted By PhilFo

Pardon my language but that fork mod seems like...

Pardon my language but that fork mod seems like doing dental work by going through the anus. Why not just cut more threads into the steer tube and cut off the extra?
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