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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-20-24, 09:00 PM
Replies: 216
Views: 18,811
Posted By Sactown_Albert

We are a patient bunch

We do a lot of re-groups. The faster people just use the re-group time to ogle the bikes more. Always fun to se what people bring. Will probably post a chill down trail ride for June so that we get...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-18-24, 05:54 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 3,211
Posted By Sactown_Albert

My New Inspiration to Go to Eroica Japan

Used a Fuji for my Eroica build so it should fit right in. Great Post, Rob! Will we see you in October at the Classic Rendezvous Rally? I would love to bend your ear about some logistics questions...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-18-24, 05:43 PM
Replies: 216
Views: 18,811
Posted By Sactown_Albert

May 18th Ride Report

Another great ride! We tested out a new route today to try to mix things up. Thanks to the stalwarts and our two out of town guests who joined me on our adventure up to Loomis and Granite Bay. Great...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-13-24, 09:20 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,077
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Stellar!

This is gorgeous! Rudi is so much fun to work with on saddles. Another excellent reproduction by him.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-11-24, 08:27 PM
Replies: 216
Views: 18,811
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Ride start is 9 a.m.

Ride start is 9 a.m. this Saturday. Later in the summer when things get hot, we may move to 8 a.m.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-11-24, 08:21 PM
Replies: 216
Views: 18,811
Posted By Sactown_Albert

3rd Saturday in one Week! MIBM

Third Saturday is in one week and we are taking on a new route! Heading up into Folsom and Granite Bay. About 41 miles with 1900 feet of accumulated climbing on gentle rollers and a few short hills....
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
05-11-24, 08:09 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 304
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Perfect for Fiorelli Build

I have a Fiorelli frame I picked up from the forum that I am assembling parts for. This will be a sharp addition to that build.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-10-24, 12:20 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 268
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Very cool!

I love seeing how rides are popping up all over. Looks like beautiful roads there. The guy in the red jersey didn’t want the ride to end so he just went in endless loop mode!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-08-24, 11:41 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 410
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Don’t worry, just show up

I run Camellia City. The best rides don’t try to police and just let people enjoy the outings. Be clear what the goal is. On our rides, about 90% of the bikes wind up being Eroica compliant. We don’t...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
05-06-24, 12:55 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 518
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Stepping out of line for purchase

Since I didn’t hear from you after my PM last week, I have purchased another saddle. Good luck with your sale.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-24, 11:58 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,405
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Heal up, Matthew!

So sorry to hear this, although you did me one better on your trip despite your injury. When I went to visit the Alex Singer shop, Olivier had closed it to go to PBP. All I could do was look through...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-24, 11:53 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 176
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Swap Meet and Bike Show Saturday in Sacramento

Just wanted to give the Northern California crowd a heads up about a bike swap and show that is happening this Saturday (May 11, 2024) at Two Rivers Cider in Sacramento, California. It is part of the...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
05-06-24, 11:35 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 670
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Really Nice Bike!

To anyone wondering about this bike, it started as Fuji’s flagship for release in the United States when Fuji America was formed in 1971. I put a lot of energy into restoring a 1971 model and the...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
05-03-24, 06:34 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 518
Posted By Sactown_Albert

The Brown One

PM incoming
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-03-24, 09:27 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,064
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Sharp!

I love how you immediately have it in rider mode with the lights. Great job!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-02-24, 11:33 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 249
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Close is no cigar

Hello, sounds like you have a nice project on your hands. There is an enthusiastic community that maintains and restores Schwinn Paramount bikes. I don’t know if you’ve looked at the catalogs at...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-01-24, 06:52 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,077
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Fuji Finest is Done!

Whew, this was a hard one! Started with a raw frame that the BF hive mind helped me identify as a 1971 Fuji Finest. I stripped and repainted it to match the catalog images I could find. Automotive...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-24, 07:30 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,077
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Gotta love the vintage stuff!

I like bikes of a certain age and houses, too!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-24, 02:22 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,077
Posted By Sactown_Albert

More Progress on the Fuji Finest

Frame is now ready for the build. In checking the frame before the final polish, I found that it needed to be cold set back to 120 from 126 and the hangar needed to be aligned. Pretty happy with how...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-21-24, 07:56 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,077
Posted By Sactown_Albert

From the frame up Fuji Finest

This project started after I acquired a mystery frame from my friend Addison after he closed the Bicycle Repairium in Sacramento. There was a thread on this...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-21-24, 06:35 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,431
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Entering my 1971 Fuji Finest in “From the Frame Up”

This project started after I acquired a mystery frame from my friend Addison after he closed the Bicycle Repairium in Sacramento. There was a “mystery bike” thread on this...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-17-24, 05:02 PM
Replies: 216
Views: 18,811
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Ride this Saturday!

With the weather getting nicer, we are back to our 9 a.m. start. We are using the traditional upriver route. 25 miles with about 1100 feet of accumulated climbing on bike trail grades. Conversational...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
04-15-24, 01:55 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 351
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Sale Pending

First in line.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
04-15-24, 12:00 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 351
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Complete Tripleizer kit for a Stronglight Crankset!

$85, including CONUS shipping. SOLD!

This is the complete kit, not just the 122 BCD tripleizer chainring. These are typically used to convert the more common Stronglight 93s but I used it on a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-11-24, 09:53 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,195
Posted By Sactown_Albert

The brake bridge brazed on a slant sure caught my eye

I’ve always pictured Bike Boom manufacturing to be like that movie scene in “The Court Jester” with Danny Kaye where they compress his knighthood training into one day using a process that normally...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-03-24, 01:14 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,146
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Stripped for a repaint

The chromed portions were covered during media stripping because the chrome is in good shape. Paint was in horrible shape and decals were completely gone as was the head tube badge. There was a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-02-24, 06:05 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,146
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Been watching this thread with great interest

Getting ready to build mine up.

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_2062_33870e914b32c0b715dd09405ee6d09e45f45b64.jpeg
Some assembly required.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
03-26-24, 09:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 605
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Set two aside for me

Guy,

I’ll grab two. Will pay in cash when I see you in Santa Rosa in a few weeks.

Alberto Roldan
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-18-24, 10:19 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 335
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Local Bike Co-op Donation

Not sure where you are but if you are in a city with a local bike co-op, they could make use of it.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-18-24, 09:56 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,418,381
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Completely Intact Cannondale Black Lightning-$400

Sacramento, CA. Looks lightly used and in good shape. Cannondale Black Lightning Limited
https://sacramento.craigslist.org/bik/d/sacramento-cannondale-black-lightning/7728179187.html...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
03-18-24, 09:01 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 824
Posted By Sactown_Albert

I Have Pedals to Complete Group

This is a great group set for a build. If anyone buys this, I have a good set of Shimano 600 pedals I would let go for $20, plus shipping. They have the metal cages and are in excellent functional...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-24, 08:27 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,418,381
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Bent Fork?

Looks like the right fork is bent back.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-24, 08:20 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 623
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Spectacular!

What a transformation! So weird that someone put so much work into rebadging it as a Bianchi.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-15-24, 02:14 PM
Replies: 216
Views: 18,811
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Looking like great weather tomorrow!

The winds will be dying down today and we should have excellent weather tomorrow! Make sure you study the RideWithGPS route I posted above.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-12-24, 10:22 PM
Replies: 216
Views: 18,811
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Come for the after party!

Happy to have you drop by afterwards. We will return around 12-12:30 so you can pop in and enjoy our company and some food after we return. If the 37 into the Delta feels too daunting, I live close...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-09-24, 06:52 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 779
Posted By Sactown_Albert

How does the seatpost work?

Is it a quill seatpost or is there a subtle grub screw somewhere? Inquiring minds want to know!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-09-24, 05:58 PM
Replies: 216
Views: 18,811
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Third Saturday is March 16th-Delta Ride and Afterparty!

https://facebook.com/events/s/delta-ramblin-and-an-afterpart/418307557442720/

our Third Saturday Ride is on March 16th at 9 a.m.

It is starting from the corner of H and 47th Street in East...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-04-24, 10:09 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 511
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Chater Lea?

Is the whole crankset CL or just the rings?
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
03-04-24, 09:53 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 415
Posted By Sactown_Albert

I’ll bite!

PM incoming.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-24-24, 11:14 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 999
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Nice Find!

Very sorry about your loss. I hope you attach good memories to your rehab of this bike in honor of Patrick.

This is a great period of PX10s and this one looks very original. Looking forward to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-23-24, 10:18 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 933
Posted By Sactown_Albert

I don’t disagree

When I’m riding in the flats of the Sacramento area, it’s all I need. I have a first generation Suntour Cyclone RD and a 14-32 freewheel waiting in the wings if I venture into the foothills with it.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-22-24, 10:18 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 933
Posted By Sactown_Albert

The Soul of a Bicycle (Richard Sachs Content)

My most recent build was an unexpected, but welcome, foray into how we connect with our vintage bicycles and their previous lives. These are the things that give a bicycle its soul. Not just the...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
02-21-24, 08:28 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 486
Posted By Sactown_Albert

8 of the 11 items still available

Will discount on more than one item bought.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-20-24, 09:04 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,856
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Very cool!

Congrats. Looks like you got a good one there.👍🏼👍🏼
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
02-19-24, 07:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 486
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Above 2 pms are pending

The rest is available.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
02-19-24, 07:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 465
Posted By Sactown_Albert

I am interested in the BB

PM incoming on the BB
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
02-19-24, 04:34 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 486
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Levers, Hoods, Pedals, Cranks, Seatposts, Drivetrain.

A grab bag of different parts. Link below to pictures of parts. Cost of parts purchased, plus actual shipping. Will discount if more than one offering purchased. If you think my prices are off, make...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-17-24, 06:48 PM
Replies: 513
Views: 263,189
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Georgena Terry Agrees with your assessment

She may have been a bit circumspect, but I think Georgena Terry was saying the design was like her bikes but it was not manufactured for her. I’m sure this bike was manufactured to Norco specs and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-16-24, 12:07 PM
Replies: 216
Views: 18,811
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Ride Start Moved to 9 a.m.

Will be dry in the morning but rain is moving in by the early afternoon. Ride is being moved back to 9 a.m. It is predicted to be about 51 degrees at 9 a.m. so not a bad temperature.

Route...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-16-24, 10:28 AM
Replies: 513
Views: 263,189
Posted By Sactown_Albert

I had an email exchange with Georgena Terry about...

I had an email exchange with Georgena Terry about the bike. Very gracious of her to respond to my questions. Her response regarding its provenance:
“I’m 99% sure this frame was built by H. Tano in...
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