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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-24, 01:32 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 683
Posted By masispecial

The green fork is from a Rivendell.

The green fork is from a Rivendell.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-15-24, 12:25 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 683
Posted By masispecial

You’re in Auckland aren’t you? I can help with...

You’re in Auckland aren’t you?
I can help with straightening the fork
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-12-24, 05:32 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 11,758
Posted By masispecial

The bearings need to be C3 tolerance or they will...

The bearings need to be C3 tolerance or they will tighten up when pressed into the BB shell.
BITD we used Loctite 608 on the axle and bearings
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-08-24, 02:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 470
Posted By masispecial

Reciclone offers Zeus hoods: ...

Reciclone offers Zeus hoods:
https://reciclone.com/en
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-08-24, 12:35 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,925
Posted By masispecial

My recollection is that Ross Clark was based in...

My recollection is that Ross Clark was based in Hamilton, and was a partner in Milremo Cycles, which would have been the #1 racing shop in town. I guess he started building in the late 70s, and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-08-24, 12:29 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,925
Posted By masispecial

I think that the New Zealand League of Wheelmen...

I think that the New Zealand League of Wheelmen may have endured but I have read, probably in one of the Kennett Brothers NZ Cycling History books, that the amateur cycling organisation that became...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-06-24, 02:19 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,925
Posted By masispecial

Rex Cossey was based in Papatoetoe, or...

Rex Cossey was based in Papatoetoe, or thereabouts.
He was a member of the Auckland League of Wheelmen, the local cash cycling club, so many of his clients were ‘cashies’
I think he stopped frame...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-12-23, 07:22 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 869
Posted By masispecial

I have photos of quite a few Frejus frames,...

I have photos of quite a few Frejus frames, mostly taken from eBay auctions. The only one that has the green at the top of the rainbow also has a 77-thousand frame number l;ike yours.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-29-23, 02:07 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 862
Posted By masispecial

It would be helpful to know the dimensions of the...

It would be helpful to know the dimensions of the fork blade oval just below the crown.

I don’t think this is customisation, more likely it’s a simple commercial decision (maybe Columbus was out...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-16-23, 10:29 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 635
Posted By masispecial

This is a Swallow, dating from around 1990. I...

This is a Swallow, dating from around 1990.
I have one that I bought from the New Zealand Brooks distributor about 1992
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
08-29-23, 03:19 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,475
Posted By masispecial

What is the saddle height in the photos?

What is the saddle height in the photos?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-28-23, 03:25 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,949
Posted By masispecial

Is this a crack in the fork blade? ...

Is this a crack in the fork blade?

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1080x1203/img_7882_58cf1f098b1286c224d66618d150b183a51c1aa9.jpeg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-01-23, 03:15 AM
Replies: 316
Views: 32,572
Posted By masispecial

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

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x2000/51356705983_0d2d9ebe24_o_cdb6655169a3a1adcc16b1aec7e92e581022e644.jpeg
Spezzotto
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-23, 03:17 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 32,572
Posted By masispecial

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51803746150_8f...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51803746150_8f646903c6_c.jpg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-23, 01:08 AM
Replies: 316
Views: 32,572
Posted By masispecial

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x2000/d192ea9c_4851_4667_b380_be0b74257c47_177315247b5888f1dc3159d30c70de25e37a1292.jpeg

70s Ritchey in Otahuhu, Aotearoa
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-19-23, 02:25 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 672
Posted By masispecial

Your 109mm bottom bracket is first generation...

Your 109mm bottom bracket is first generation C-Record, as seen in Catalog 18-bis. I cant see any evidence that Campagnolo ever offered a longer steel axle to suit these cups.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-13-23, 11:38 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,175
Posted By masispecial

130pcd Superbe takes a 109mm axle. The current...

130pcd Superbe takes a 109mm axle.
The current 111mm Campagnolo Centaur BB is a good off-the-shelf alternative.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-25-23, 11:56 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,095
Posted By masispecial

It’s a fake This is useful if you’re trying...

It’s a fake

This is useful if you’re trying to ID a vintage Colnago
Velo-Retro: Colnago Super Timeline (http://www.velo-retro.com/colnagotline.html)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-19-22, 02:02 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 34,295
Posted By masispecial

Thanks. The fork steerer was replaced but the...

Thanks.
The fork steerer was replaced but the offset is unchanged.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-19-22, 02:45 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 34,295
Posted By masispecial

Now repainted and reconfigured ...

Now repainted and reconfigured
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x2000/84414ceb_b3bd_4b1f_aab0_92e5383a35ea_01d5e9fefcd55fa3d4f89c0b2ef14ad4192f521b.jpeg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-06-22, 01:40 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,923
Posted By masispecial

Use a file and a small carpenters square, or...

Use a file and a small carpenters square, or thread a sacrificial headset cup on and file the thread down to the flat of the cup.

I think you most likely have a Quillon built frame that was...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-06-22, 01:30 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,923
Posted By masispecial

From sometime in the 80s until a couple of years...

From sometime in the 80s until a couple of years ago there was only one shop with the same ownership
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-05-22, 12:45 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,923
Posted By masispecial

I never heard of Mt Albert Mowers and Cycles...

I never heard of Mt Albert Mowers and Cycles importing any frames, so I guess they built it up for someone who imported it privately.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-05-22, 12:42 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,923
Posted By masispecial

There was no Multishape Mk2. I think it was too...

There was no Multishape Mk2. I think it was too weird for the conservative road market, and probably pretty annoying to build with.

Aluminium Vitus frames used 25.0mm posts, so most major...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-05-22, 12:35 AM
Replies: 493
Views: 157,942
Posted By masispecial

There were two independent entities building...

There were two independent entities building Holdsworth frames from 1958 until around 1974.
Volume production of standard models was by Holdsworthy Ltd, while specials like this frame were built at...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-05-22, 12:26 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,923
Posted By masispecial

Columbus Multishape tubing. Each tube was...

Columbus Multishape tubing. Each tube was supposedly optimised for the specific loads imposed on it. There was a lugset that was usually supplied with the tubeset.
I am fairly sure 25.0 was the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-30-22, 07:24 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 8,281
Posted By masispecial

This is an ebay auction for 2 pairs of World Logo...

This is an ebay auction for 2 pairs of World Logo hoods...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-19-22, 01:36 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 761
Posted By masispecial

As every schoolboy knows, Record front hubs have...

As every schoolboy knows, Record front hubs have 7/32" balls.
Chorus, being a descendant of the Nuovo Tipo hub have 3/16 balls in the front hub.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-17-22, 07:18 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,123
Posted By masispecial

Not so. Frejus bicycles were made in Torino...

Not so.
Frejus bicycles were made in Torino until the company was bought by Emilio Bozzi.
It has been suggested that the name originated from the proximity of the shop to a monument to workers who...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-22, 03:59 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 34,295
Posted By masispecial

The build sheet shown in the link below is for...

The build sheet shown in the link below is for this frame: http://eu.ritcheylogic.com/eu_en/blog/ritchey-at-50-a-timeline
Some time in the last 40-something years it had a minor head-on collision,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-22, 09:10 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 34,295
Posted By masispecial

Lugged 70s frame with some upgrades ...

Lugged 70s frame with some upgrades


https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1720x2000/8af3e62c_910f_4cd7_8605_c00e5cc8baf7_eccb81d6c95ac177f96fa38b651d2fef2a12b13e.jpeg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-22, 02:51 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,944
Posted By masispecial

Youre welcome. I am glad those photo are of use...

Youre welcome. I am glad those photo are of use to someone.

Here are a couple of other links that might be useful:
Désiré Keteleer (http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=9068)...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-22, 01:10 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,944
Posted By masispecial

Congratulations! I was keen on that frame myself....

Congratulations! I was keen on that frame myself.
Here is a link to some photos that I took on 2006 of one of Coppi’s bikes at the Museo di Campionissimi at Novi Ligure; plus some from Facebook of...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
09-08-21, 05:12 PM
Replies: 204
Views: 93,439
Posted By masispecial

Late 70s Ritchey road tandem, with a few 80s and...

Late 70s Ritchey road tandem, with a few 80s and 90s upgrades

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51244430345_521d0e539b_o.jpg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-18-21, 10:36 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 40,939
Posted By masispecial

Neither this one, or my blue bike that's posted...

Neither this one, or my blue bike that's posted earlier, has a serial number.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-21, 03:49 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 40,939
Posted By masispecial

It took longer than I expected, but it’s here,...

It took longer than I expected, but it’s here, and it’s glorious
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-15-21, 02:05 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 40,939
Posted By masispecial

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1600x1200/52479304_0713_4e89_a8e1_9378f920202f_4e07a866aa82be906ec439e1772eb7109438a438.jpeg
I bought this Ritchey tandem off eBay a couple of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-15-21, 01:48 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,568,869
Posted By masispecial

I bought this. Currently it’s in a container for...

I bought this. Currently it’s in a container for shipping to me in New Zealand but I’ll report once I have it in hand.
Should be a great project
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-23-20, 03:08 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 40,939
Posted By masispecial

My late 70s Ritchey, now with decals ...

My late 70s Ritchey, now with decals
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1440x1440/ce2b707d_27af_4cc7_acfa_261aceb5eb0a_45bf6891ec3b04bac5187a1e7c21fa9221ffc52a.jpeg...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-05-20, 10:14 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 40,939
Posted By masispecial

My two. I have had the blue one about ten...

My two.
I have had the blue one about ten years, the purple frame came from ebay earlier in the year. I will post more detailed photos when I get organised.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-17-13, 09:04 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 34,295
Posted By masispecial

Nice, if hyperbolically described, mid-&0s lugged...

Nice, if hyperbolically described, mid-&0s lugged Ritchey on ebay:...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-13, 03:01 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 19,094
Posted By masispecial

Ritchey ...

Ritchey

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8218/8286030209_ab127de645_c.jpg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-09-13, 05:16 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 16,202
Posted By masispecial

1969 Ron Cooper-built Gillott ...

1969 Ron Cooper-built Gillott
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2650/3725813694_4b72a1b378_o.jpg

1959 Condor
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3600/3664066306_850d766c84_z.jpg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-25-12, 02:03 AM
Replies: 251
Views: 80,686
Posted By masispecial

Stamped Prugnat lugs with an investment cast fork...

Stamped Prugnat lugs with an investment cast fork crown,and the 'C' inlay in the headlug suggests early 80s to me.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-25-12, 01:44 AM
Replies: 179
Views: 49,767
Posted By masispecial

1969 Gillott, by Ron Cooper ...

1969 Gillott, by Ron Cooper
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2523/3725814156_174b8467a0_o.jpg

Ron Cooper
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4141/4774066078_13bebb34db_b.jpg
1969 Holdsworth...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-22-12, 01:59 PM
Replies: 251
Views: 80,686
Posted By masispecial

Or maybe because the original Cyclone was...

Or maybe because the original Cyclone was incredibly light.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-16-12, 07:03 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,464
Posted By masispecial

Echelon, made by Cherubim. Look no further.

Echelon, made by Cherubim.
Look no further.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-09-12, 02:35 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 7,338
Posted By masispecial

Brian Your Ritcheys are fantastic Would you...

Brian
Your Ritcheys are fantastic
Would you mind posting some photos of each at the Ritchey Road Bikes (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/359418-Ritchey-Road-bikes?highlight=ritchey+road)...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-09-12, 02:06 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 7,338
Posted By masispecial

Nope, those are lugs, built up with brass similar...

Nope, those are lugs, built up with brass similar to this frame by Chris Bishop:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bishopbikes/7335288034/in/photostream/lightbox/
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-18-12, 10:50 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,005
Posted By masispecial

Very similar to the silver Ritchey on the cover...

Very similar to the silver Ritchey on the cover of the Bicycling magazine Sex issue in about 1989.
Later than '89 would have had Ritchey Logic tubing, I think.
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