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04-28-24, 11:22 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 477
Posted By ElliotSF

My 1969 Raleigh Competition takes a 27.0 post.

My 1969 Raleigh Competition takes a 27.0 post.
04-09-24, 01:15 AM
04-03-24, 09:34 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 959
Posted By ElliotSF

PM sent regarding remaining FD and RD.

PM sent regarding remaining FD and RD.
03-05-24, 10:07 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 836
Posted By ElliotSF

Idaho Brett: If you need a clamp-on cable stop...

Idaho Brett: If you need a clamp-on cable stop for the rear derailleur, send me a PM. I have some new old stock. Happy to send you one.
02-20-24, 12:19 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 420
Posted By ElliotSF

PM sent, with a few questions.

PM sent, with a few questions.
02-01-24, 01:47 AM
01-04-24, 10:20 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,691
Posted By ElliotSF

PM sent with a question about the Shimano 600...

PM sent with a question about the Shimano 600 calipers.
12-05-23, 09:19 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,416,636
Posted By ElliotSF

Raleigh Competition circa 1970 55cm on Craigslist...

Raleigh Competition circa 1970 55cm on Craigslist Bay Area/Oakland. $400. I’m pretty sure this bike was/is essentially an International before Raleigh made the International. Not mine.
...
10-12-23, 12:27 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,223
Posted By ElliotSF

PM sent.

PM sent.
09-13-23, 12:21 AM
Replies: 765
Views: 274,316
Posted By ElliotSF

Anyone in the Fort Collins, CO, area willing to...

Anyone in the Fort Collins, CO, area willing to pick up, pack, and ship a bike? OR deliver it to a bike shop for packing and shipping to San Francisco? I will pay for the bike plus time and...
08-14-23, 07:44 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,416,636
Posted By ElliotSF

Eisentraut Limited 59cm on San Francisco...

Eisentraut Limited 59cm on San Francisco Craigslist $475:

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/d/san-francisco-eisentraut-limited-59cm/7654801996.html
08-11-23, 07:56 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,416,636
Posted By ElliotSF

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/d/san-francis...

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/d/san-francisco-panasonic-dx-4000/7652695869.html

Panasonic DX-4000 for $149 on SF Bay Area Craigslist. Looks like a 56 or 58?
05-29-23, 11:53 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 411
Posted By ElliotSF

PM sent.

PM sent.
01-06-23, 10:49 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,416,636
Posted By ElliotSF

Mondia Special 60cm frame and fork on SF Bay Area...

Mondia Special 60cm frame and fork on SF Bay Area Craigslist. Price is best offer. (Not my bike.) Here:

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/bik/d/burlingame-beautiful-vintage-roadbike/7572102921.html
07-26-22, 12:29 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,313
Posted By ElliotSF

Over many years of reading C&V I was always happy...

Over many years of reading C&V I was always happy to see a post from Paul. It was sure to be informative, useful, entertaining. So much kindness and knowledge. RIP.
06-26-22, 05:57 PM
Replies: 296
Views: 42,551
Posted By ElliotSF

Austro-Daimler Superleicht: ...

Austro-Daimler Superleicht:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pa2fTx6TZV_ReG4YeLHmV8Q26acS9rms/view?usp=sharing
06-04-22, 10:00 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 547
Posted By ElliotSF

Beautiful!

Beautiful!
05-25-22, 09:32 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,416,636
Posted By ElliotSF

Miyata 912 circa 1986 56cm in San Jose, CA for...

Miyata 912 circa 1986 56cm in San Jose, CA for $80. Am surprised it’s still available:


https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/bik/d/san-jose-miyata-912-road-bike/7485966190.html
05-18-22, 10:13 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 863
Posted By ElliotSF

PM sent on seatpost.

PM sent on seatpost.
05-16-22, 07:10 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,416,636
Posted By ElliotSF

Gazelle Champion Mondial frame and fork, plus...

Gazelle Champion Mondial frame and fork, plus crank, handlebars, Nuovo Record RD and Shimano 600 shifters. Not mine. Price $150:
...
04-06-22, 10:11 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 512
Posted By ElliotSF

PM sent.

PM sent.
08-07-21, 08:30 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 2,776
Posted By ElliotSF

The brazed-on knob thingie on the drive-side seat...

The brazed-on knob thingie on the drive-side seat stay is a chain peg / chain hanger.
07-17-21, 09:32 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,777
Posted By ElliotSF

Yes. Will PM this time, instead of email. Thanks!

Yes. Will PM this time, instead of email. Thanks!
07-17-21, 02:00 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,777
Posted By ElliotSF

Email sent on front derailleur.

Email sent on front derailleur.
07-01-21, 11:25 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,088
Posted By ElliotSF

PM sent.

PM sent.
03-20-21, 07:25 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,084
Posted By ElliotSF

Email sent re the clamp-on downtube shifters.

Email sent re the clamp-on downtube shifters.
02-15-21, 09:57 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,137
Posted By ElliotSF

PM sent.

PM sent.
09-02-20, 07:08 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,367
Posted By ElliotSF

Thanks for offering, Rudy! PM sent.

Thanks for offering, Rudy! PM sent.
04-28-19, 05:40 PM
Replies: 864
Views: 315,158
Posted By ElliotSF

Hello T-Mar and other Miyata experts: Is this...

Hello T-Mar and other Miyata experts: Is this bike a Miyata? Chrome? If so, which model? Thanks.

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/6866043695.html
02-12-19, 11:25 PM
Replies: 1,543
Views: 627,404
Posted By ElliotSF

Univega Gran Rally circa 1986 in pearlescent...

Univega Gran Rally circa 1986 in pearlescent coral color (aka pink):

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BySv3cYuQv47bFNmcXFtQ3g2Z00
12-12-18, 11:37 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 19,947
Posted By ElliotSF

Thanks for the reminder, JJ. I think it's good to...

Thanks for the reminder, JJ. I think it's good to be supportive with everyone, but especially with people who are new to bicycling and/or new to C&V. The first few posts I made on this forum were...
12-12-18, 11:20 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,082
Posted By ElliotSF

As it happens, Reed does indeed work in...

As it happens, Reed does indeed work in computers, for a tech company. But he's a good bike mechanic, too.
12-11-18, 11:06 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,082
Posted By ElliotSF

Yes, it's ideal if you and your bike(s) are in...

Yes, it's ideal if you and your bike(s) are in San Francisco, so you can ride to Reed's place for tube measurement. But if anyone really wanted to send a frame to him and pay for return shipment,...
12-11-18, 03:01 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,082
Posted By ElliotSF

New Database of Bike Tubing Measurements

Holiday Greetings C&Vers,

Wondering why that old bike of yours rides so well? Is it the tubing? Check out this database that shows the tubing specs of actual bikes, as measured by a precise...
10-19-18, 10:16 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,137
Posted By ElliotSF

RobbieTunes wrote: ". . . It all came out of...

RobbieTunes wrote:

". . . It all came out of my chance visit to Swift Cycles in Niles, Michigan. A non-fiction shop, doing non-fiction work on non-fiction bikes for non-fiction people. It is not a...
10-12-18, 10:31 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 13,045
Posted By ElliotSF

"If you could afford a quality modern bike, would...

"If you could afford a quality modern bike, would you choose it over a quality classic bike?"

No. I'll stick with my 1969 Raleigh Competition with Reynolds 531 frame and chrome Nervex lugs. That...
09-28-18, 08:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 995
Posted By ElliotSF

raleighrenew: To clean up the components, I...

raleighrenew: To clean up the components, I suggest you consult the experts in this Classic & Vintage thread:
...
03-09-18, 11:20 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,216
Posted By ElliotSF

Beautiful bike! Gotta be one of the best deals of...

Beautiful bike! Gotta be one of the best deals of this young year.
12-03-17, 01:34 AM
Replies: 486
Views: 84,994
Posted By ElliotSF

Austro-Daimler Vent Noir mixte. First generation,...

Austro-Daimler Vent Noir mixte. First generation, with the black finish.
12-02-17, 11:51 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,766
Posted By ElliotSF

Beautiful bike! I think Ben Lawee of Univega made...

Beautiful bike! I think Ben Lawee of Univega made many good choices in paint color and in finish, too, with metallic and pearlescent finishes. In some years, I prefer a Univega frame to its Miyata...
09-12-17, 11:02 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 7,446
Posted By ElliotSF

Whoa! Flog, you transformed that old Raleigh.

Whoa! Flog, you transformed that old Raleigh.
Replies: 8
Views: 2,759
Posted By ElliotSF

Thanks, all! I thought the price was on the high...

Thanks, all! I thought the price was on the high side. (Regarding the rim stickers: I'm guessing they differ in color because the rear rim has 36 spokes and the front rim has 32. Different stickers...
06-26-17, 12:29 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 16,858
Posted By ElliotSF

I, too, just the other day discovered that my...

I, too, just the other day discovered that my Tektro R559s didn't have enough reach (for the rear of my Rivendell Rambouillet). So I ordered these AICAN C-brake shoes:

AICAN Aluminum Bike Bicycle...
Replies: 7
Views: 2,240
Posted By ElliotSF

I think the price is fair. Note that the forks,...

I think the price is fair. Note that the forks, as well as the frame, are Reynolds 531, and they have the chrome crown, too.
Replies: 8
Views: 2,759
Posted By ElliotSF

Value of wheelset: Phil Wood hubs, Wolber TX Profil rims?

Value of wheelset made of Phil Wood freewheel hubs laced to Wolber TX Profil rims with Wheelsmith spokes? Look to be excellent condition. New Pasela tires included. Skewers, too.
...
11-24-16, 09:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,534
Posted By ElliotSF

Thanks, everybody, for your help (I'm honored...

Thanks, everybody, for your help (I'm honored that T-Mar weighed in). I'm pretty well convinced that the cranks are XC Pro.

Happy holidays to everyone.
11-24-16, 12:08 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,534
Posted By ElliotSF

According to this thread, Suntour XC Pro...

According to this thread,

Suntour XC Pro vs. XC Comp-crankset differences? | Retrobike (http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=113394)

the XC Pro crank arms look like the arms on my...
11-23-16, 07:27 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,534
Posted By ElliotSF

Suntour Crankset: XC Pro or XC Comp?

Attention Suntour experts: Are these cranks XC Comp (see the label on the spider) or XC Pro (see the "XCP" on the arms)? Anomaly? Mistake at the factory? Collector's item? Just an idle question on...
09-27-16, 12:17 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 18,403
Posted By ElliotSF

Brazing the brake levers and then baking them in...

Brazing the brake levers and then baking them in the oven? Wow. This is an amazing restoration. Thanks, realsteel, for all the step-by-step pictures and details.
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