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Ha, my wife imposes the same rule.
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^^^^^ Shouldn't a moderate bribe work in both cases?
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By the side of the road...
Stopped and grabbed this Raleigh after checking with the home owner. Needs a lot of love but I figure what else have I to do? Is there such a thing as too rusty? LOLhttps://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...7b4786600b.jpghttps://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...9a4a256782.jpg
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...676afaaebd.jpg |
:eek: Those wino bars! :eek:
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https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...de24205e5.jpeg
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...ad2c97e35.jpeg My new trainer set up for the winter....After some clean up. Bike and trainer virtually free. |
Originally Posted by Murray Missile
(Post 21122438)
Brought this one owner 1979 Soma Prestige home today. Gave it a good degreasing and there's more to do later, corrected a couple mechanical mistakes, freed up a stuck shifter cable and adjusted the saddle and bars. I gave less than $100 for it and except for more cleaning to do and some liberal lubricating it's ready for the next Clunker Challenge.
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Originally Posted by roadbikeChris
(Post 21124965)
Stopped and grabbed this Raleigh after checking with the home owner. Needs a lot of love but I figure what else have I to do? Is there such a thing as too rusty? LOLhttps://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...7b4786600b.jpghttps://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...9a4a256782.jpg
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...676afaaebd.jpg |
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...9513ea547e.jpg
I love me some old stuff! I stripped it down to make a fixie, but with a Nashbar road bike and a Gitane Track bike already in the works I don't know. Just don't have the space living in an apartment. |
Originally Posted by VtwinVince
(Post 21124575)
Holy cow. Here in North Vancouver we are not allowed to take things home from the local scrapyard. I found a minty Kawasaki MTB that would have looked great with my old Ninja, but had to leave it. D'oh!
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Soma find....
Originally Posted by Murray Missile
(Post 21122438)
Brought this one owner 1979 Soma Prestige home today. Gave it a good degreasing and there's more to do later, corrected a couple mechanical mistakes, freed up a stuck shifter cable and adjusted the saddle and bars. I gave less than $100 for it and except for more cleaning to do and some liberal lubricating it's ready for the next Clunker Challenge.
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...26ffa82409.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...483078218c.jpg |
Originally Posted by SilverSteve
(Post 21134320)
Hot Stitch..! That green Soma find is a real keeper.! She's a beauty! I'm so jealous.. I'm a sucker for green color bikes. I had a green Stingray kids bike that I loved when I was a lad; got stolen from my backyard and I was crushed for days! Ride it, cowboy!
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Originally Posted by Chuckk
(Post 21137958)
My deal of the day:
1992 Cannondale 2.8 I NEED TO QUIT OPENING CL! A very classy late 90's upgrade: Dura-Ace drive 600 brakes Cinelli bars and stem Kinesis CF fork Stronglight headset American Classic hubs Mavic Open 4CD rims New cables and bar wrap, and there's NOTHING TO FIX! Already been around the block. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...789884f63b.jpg Ben |
Now why would I pay $75 for an entry level Takara in this softening market? Well I am hunting a 700c wheelset to equip the sweet 89 Allez that @tricky was nice enough to give me a deal on, the caveat was that it came with no wheels. I knew from the ad that the Takara had been upgraded to 700c wheels and I could see by the pictures on CL that the rims were Mavic so I figured the hubs would have a chance of being decent and anyway there was a pair of bar end shifters on the bike too anyway so I went to look last night, lets just say I was pleased with what I found
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...829751dc33.jpg late 70s something Takara ungraded to 700c wheels https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...e162205520.jpg I saw this and paid the man immediately https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...0755c4de23.jpg Open pro rims https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...49425fb53c.jpg and sutour bar cons in decent shape no missing bits it appears |
Originally Posted by ryansu
(Post 21142360)
Now why would I pay $75 for an entry level Takara in this softening market?
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...829751dc33.jpg late 70s something Takara In case no one has noticed I have a strange attraction to the "orphan" marques from this era. Takara, Soma, Shogun, Focus, etc. If that poor old Takara was a 25 inch I'd be tempted to take the "bones" off your hands, fortunately it's not LOL. |
Coucil clean up
I did a recon mission through a suburb doing a council clean up.https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...71ad2168d8.jpghttps://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...85358be313.jpg
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...bb31e021c9.jpg After a degreasing and wash |
I think it is a Peugeot P10!
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...fd25f0789d.jpg
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...e6ac5961df.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...e4aaaa6400.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...da3a64808a.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...a2cf0c3762.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...454e63b7bf.jpg Found this Peugeot this afternoon at a local clean up. |
Originally Posted by downtube42
(Post 7967350)
This is my second time owning this Super Sport. 15 years ago my brother gave it to me, and I:
- repainted (sorry) - replaced stem shifters with downtube shifters (sorry) - replaced ashtabula crank with 3-piece crank (sorry) - bearings, cables, etc After using it as a commuter for a couple years, I gave it back to my brother. Where it sat in his minibarn for the last 10+ years. Now I saved it from the dump, and it needs some TLC. I've repacked bearings. Cleaning deraileurs and reassembly to follow. I guess it would make a good fixed gear, but I'm not hip enough do ride a fixed gear bike. Can't even bring myself to say "fixie". http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/...3ba45813f5.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/...a32e3c429d.jpg |
1986 Free Spirit 3 speed
My son was going home after a Sunday visit to our house when he returned to mention an old bike at the curb down the street with gumwalls. He knew that usually meant vintage . I walked down the street and retrieved an old Sears in perhaps 90% condition that was missing the seat.
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...5b16ba7cf9.jpg no seat, and seat post loosely inserted I have a 1964 Huffy Sportsman, aka Raleigh Sports already. I had to replace my front wheel, so I noticed the wheels and tires were very nice on this one. It had a Sturmey-Archer too dated 86-12, so it came home with me. Made in Taiwan, but in VERY nice little used condition. A little research says heavy and junky, but.... Actually bike is 32 lbs as it sits with no seat which is about the same as the old Raleigh, and about 5 lbs less than a Schwinn Breeze 3 speed I have my wife riding. Brit Raleighs at this later stage I have read were not too great either. The plan now is to lube and adjust and add a seat and give to the son to ride with his girlfriend. She has a single speed and he rides his Letour, so this might be more appropriate. |
Not sure if this counts as classic, but might be appreciated anyways. A long standing customer wanted this to go to a better home and the boss decided I might be that better home...
Lemond Buenos Aires. Reynolds 853. 3x9 Ultegra. Came in almost perfect condition. A light layer of dust, a non functioning brifter which got a Boeshield bath, replaced tubes and worn out bar tape with the "super sticky kush Rasta Zion" tape which I thought matched the striping accents well.... Oh and replaced a horrible gel comfort saddle with my 90s Flite reissue. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3842316db8.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...36e5562efe.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3ae1a21f0a.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c123997409.jpg I've been stuck on pure commuting lately and this thing has inspired me to do some real rides. |
Very nice ride!
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Originally Posted by SilverSteve
(Post 21143975)
Put some gears on that beauty and ride it.!
The darned thing might end up back with me for a third go-round. |
Originally Posted by downtube42
(Post 21145043)
That post was from a while ago. Since then, I rebuilt the Super Sport and gave it to my son. Subsequently he joined the USAF, and took the bike with him to San Antonio, two bases overseas, and now back stateside. I think it saw a lot of use overseas. It's now relegated to HIS storage shed, because he has a new road bike.
The darned thing might end up back with me for a third go-round. |
Originally Posted by downtube42
(Post 21145043)
That post was from a while ago. Since then, I rebuilt the Super Sport and gave it to my son. Subsequently he joined the USAF, and took the bike with him to San Antonio, two bases overseas, and now back stateside. I think it saw a lot of use overseas. It's now relegated to HIS storage shed, because he has a new road bike.
The darned thing might end up back with me for a third go-round. |
barn find/
incomplete in a dark corner at an estate sale.https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...9929716c46.jpg
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...adc3a5fd9d.jpg almost a giveaway.Bianchi 1995 super Ibex. |
^^^^^ That crankset :drool:
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