Destined for the dump!
 

I went to a home to pick up a couple of orphaned bikes...asked if there was any other bike related stuff...lady pointed to the box...old stuff nobody wants...Nothing ventured, nothing gained...threw in the truck for later entertainment...lotsa well ridden parts and a couple of nice surprises...a cup of coffee time span envestment...
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Oh yeah...there were some wheels and tires...

Nice haul!

Hmmmmm...
 

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Hmmmmm...
These, too...looks like you can fit these over your SPD pedals and wear regular shoes! Very clever, these Americans!

Yes! Shimano also released a "hybrid" pedal a couple years ago with clipless on one side and platform on the other. It's the SPD EH500 model. I use those on my bikes because I like wearing sneakers when I ride with my kids. Thankfully, they're weighted in a way that they will stay in the position you stopped in, which I believe was an issue with the cover ones that you have there.

Have you tried these?
Has anyone else tried these?
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I haven't tried these specific half clips. I have trimmed plastic toe clips for use on bikes just meant for bopping around. They keep your feet from slipping and assuming you are using single sided pedals, the clips get them to hang right for easy entry when starting from a stop.

Yes, I have them on a couple bikes mainly for new riders who do not want to try clipless, but it still allows for more efficient pedaling. I like em.

Maybe so, these are wider, thicker and have 1/2in wide raised ridge down the center, very much not the same as the two sets of silver ones with no ridge that I have aside from being Black.

I put these on my husband's MTB because he didn't like the cages. They're great. I use them when I steal his bike.

Have a set on my SPD equipped MTB. They are handy.

Great find! That Royal blue color is cool. I'm so jealous..

Tx, I like the Blue too but the top tube is pretty rusty and there is cover up paint on the seatube so we'll see where it ends up.

I have another White one with Nervex lugs that I'm a big fan of, wish this had them.

I will probably try to sort both out. ;)

Say, that beauty will look nice when it's built! Lovely letter K on the fork tube, too. Name sounds German but how are German bikes threaded? French threads? Anyone know?
What are NC beers? Microbrew?
Inquiring minds want to know.

Love those unknown finds...

Posting on CL bicycles page read, "..moving Friday and can't fit it into truck." He wanted $50 for it. I paid $25 after brief negotiations. Raleigh Super Grand Prix, very rough and in dire need of TLC.. I'd guess late '70s, perhaps early '80s. Brought home, looked over, thought, "...You idiot! It's junk!" Installed Weinnmann M19 set from my parts bin and looked more shiny to me. Diamond in the rough - very rough. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...def3db2d54.jpg

As found from CL posting, abused, neglected and subject to abandoning. No.!
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Saddle needs re-upholstering, though.

First part of a build that never progressed any further...
 

Found these in a water pump closet...https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...eb3a8ae0e.jpeghttps://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...91a6ea780.jpeg

It would be cool if somebody here built these...
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Bikes and Beers, Great Combination
 

Hi Steve,

That frame, as determined by myself and others, is a Swiss marque; but it would seem that the frame/fork are all Italian. There are indications that it was built by Giovanni Losa, Columbus tubing used, BB is 70mm with Italian thread 36x24F. A much better frame than I at first thought.

The beer was most generously provided by 3speedslow. Sisters of the Moon (Kinston, NC), Duck-Rabbit (Farmville, NC), White Street (Youngsville, NC), Highland (Ashville, NC), et al. A nice variety of Session, Pale, IPA, and Porters. Went for a nice ride around Jacksonville, NC capped off with good company and a nice local beer; perfect!

Another catch: Lucas "King Of The Road" antique auto horn. Will be mounted on the '50s Hercules (with slight modification, it's 20" long; adding a flex hose). If you think it's an antique car behind you tooting it's horn; don't worry, it's just me!

I thought Lucas was the Prince of Darkness, not King of the Road. In any event, good thing that horn's not electric....

Needs some love, but price was right. Cool speedo...https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...4fe11e9e36.jpghttps://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...e3226da36c.jpg

Those of us with LBCs (Little British Cars) do, indeed, refer to Lucas as the Prince of Darkness. My first of numerous MGs, a 1949 MG-TC that I bought in London in 1973, had several bits and pieces with "King of the Road" logos on it.

Birthday catch!

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27 bike

That was the title of the Offerup ad with the picture above. The other pictures got my attention, but it looked pretty beat up and it was about an hour away. A few weeks later I was headed out of town to a century ride and decided to make a side trip on the way to check it out.

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The seller took my offer and I left with a well worn Holdsworth Mistral with a dog's breakfast build: Dura Ace crankset, SunTour VX-GT rear derailleur, OMAS hubs laced to Araya 27" rims, Superbe brakes and a funky adjustable stem, and one of the Superbe levers butchered for use with the straight handlebar:

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The lever was cut off and a lag bolt screwed into it with a piece of hose over the screw for comfort.

The seatpost came out easily, but the stem took a couple of weeks of PB Blaster and "gentle persuasion." The fixed cup was the big issue.I didn't think it would ever come out until I wiped off the grease and grime and realized it was Italian threaded. I thought maybe it was stripped at one point and re-tapped Italian, but the bottom bracket shell measures 70mm.

The paint and decals are pretty well shot, so after a tear down, reassembly with a proper drop bar, and a few test miles, I'm probably going to powder coat and get decals from Velocals.

In Saturday just passed, my wife and I, in the loaded to the nuts Honda Civic, set out for our winter travels to Winnipeg (for a few days) and then on to Jamaica. After closing up the cottage, we had one bag of garbage to throw away, so we stopped in at the Shuniah landfill site. There were four bikes there - three department store mountain bikes and an all chrome Torpado from the early seventies. I have owned several of these but, absolutely, hated leaving it sitting where I found it. There was just no room left in the car for anything as big as a bicycle.

I did call a friend, who likes to flip mountain bikes, about those at the dump. I doubt that he will bother to get the Torpado for me, but it was worth a shot. And, since I like pictures, here is one of the last all chrome Torpado that I built up...
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Randy - You should have shown a photo of what the bike at the dump looked like!

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Have no before heard tell of a Holdsworthy product with an Oytoy threaded shell. Is adjustable side Oytoy as well?

Guessing it was likely reamed and retapped for repair of damaged threads.

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Both sides Italian, 36 x 24. I remeasured the shell width with a caliper instead of a worn out tape measure, and it's closer to 68 mm.