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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-03-24, 04:27 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 163
Posted By cudak888

No, I leave that to a Huffy. :P Believe it...

No, I leave that to a Huffy. :P

Believe it or not, I learned from one of my LBSes (the one I usually go to) that this exact 4 One One had come in with the axle crack. They sent them to the second...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-02-24, 10:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 163
Posted By cudak888

I almost, almost convinced myself to keep it -...

I almost, almost convinced myself to keep it - especially as it's the XL size which is probably impossible to come by within an already unusual bike. Still, it's heavy as hell and the that fancy...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-02-24, 10:07 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 163
Posted By cudak888

Harvesting IGHs: 5-speed SRK5(w) via a Schwinn 4 One One

Being an IGH junkie, I'm always on the hunt for Sturmey and Nexus hubs on (cheap) donor bikes for installation onto C&V projects.

I'm sure a few of us have our eyes out for any cheap Electra Loft...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-24, 09:56 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,145
Posted By cudak888

Upright bars, a singlespeed (or IGH drivetrain),...

Upright bars, a singlespeed (or IGH drivetrain), and modern long-reach dual-pivots go far. That, and replacement rims - Schwinn's technique for rolling sheet steel into rims was not perfected...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-24, 07:57 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,145
Posted By cudak888

You've done the calculations for the Varsity and...

You've done the calculations for the Varsity and the peanut gallery has given you all the permutations of this answer.

Now do the adjusted values for a Super Sport, Paramount, Stingray, Stingray...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-24, 07:53 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,390
Posted By cudak888

I'm going to give these O-ring style seals from...

I'm going to give these O-ring style seals from Amazon (https://amzn.to/4e4axV5) a try.

1" ID, 1-3/8" OD, 3/16" width. Provided they don't want to roll out of their spot, the struts should keep...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-24, 07:32 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 854
Posted By cudak888

Curiously enough, I can't stand the film. When I...

Curiously enough, I can't stand the film. When I learned (from the fantastic Be Kind Rewind channel on YouTube) how it had been changed from the novel, it made me dislike it even further.

I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-24, 07:06 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 854
Posted By cudak888

All of that adds up to a '74-76 Lemon Yellow...

All of that adds up to a '74-76 Lemon Yellow Sprite except the lugs. They should be the Tube Investments-era Raleigh pattern as on the lemon yellow Sports here.







"Thimble crown" or...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-24, 08:49 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,390
Posted By cudak888

Suspension forks are here for the same reason...

Suspension forks are here for the same reason they still exist on Wal-Mart junkers: The 1970's brought about the road-bike-shaped-object, and the 1980's put the nail in the coffin by turning the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-24, 07:15 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,390
Posted By cudak888

Thought: A wire snap ring might be the perfect...

Thought: A wire snap ring might be the perfect solution to the fork bushing problem. They come in 35mm w/a 5mm diameter.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-24, 07:05 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,390
Posted By cudak888

You haven't seen time wasted until you've seen...

You haven't seen time wasted until you've seen what I'm doing with LS-to-TH350/400 crank-to-torque converter spacers and abnormally narrow kiddie bottom brackets.

Before:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-24, 06:24 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,390
Posted By cudak888

The 3D-printed bushings have arrived. ...

The 3D-printed bushings have arrived.

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-29-24, 05:22 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 854
Posted By cudak888

That's very kind of you, and though the color is...

That's very kind of you, and though the color is a match for the Sports I've dug up, the larger Sprite fenders won't fit the 26x1-3/8" frame. I intend to shove 650B's under it too, so the original...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-28-24, 08:09 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 854
Posted By cudak888

Yes, this is the mustardy color. I have the...

Yes, this is the mustardy color.

I have the frameset of a later Lemon Yellow Sports and I'm on the hunt for the fenders and chainguard. Been hoping to find someone in Chicago willing to part this...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-28-24, 07:20 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 854
Posted By cudak888

Beware, there were two yellows used on the 27"...

Beware, there were two yellows used on the 27" Sprites. Never found fenders for this one, so I went full malaise-era-McDonalds:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-28-24, 04:46 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 854
Posted By cudak888

I've been thinking about it ever since I saw it,...

I've been thinking about it ever since I saw it, and only had time to check it right now.

The '70 catalog - the only one that shows the ladies' model - demonstrates the shifter cable dipping down...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-26-24, 06:45 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,107
Posted By cudak888

Well, this build took an unexpected turn. It's...

Well, this build took an unexpected turn. It's been in a holding pattern ever since I realized the rear lamp clamp put some divots into the left seatstay.

So this weekend - if it wasn’t enough to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-26-24, 06:37 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 854
Posted By cudak888

Thanks for reminding me of that. Honestly, I...

Thanks for reminding me of that. Honestly, I didn't remember offhand (or which thread I originally saw it in), but the photos brought back the memory. Beautiful example too - I wouldn't have said no...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-26-24, 08:23 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 854
Posted By cudak888

Holly GoSpritely arrives (‘69-70 Raleigh Sprite Derailleur 5-speed)

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I didn’t expect on picking this up, but the price was right and the condition...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-23-24, 05:25 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 6,068
Posted By cudak888

I like sawzalls and die grinders. Originally...

I like sawzalls and die grinders.

Originally a 1" headtube...
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-20-24, 08:10 PM
Replies: 6,562
Views: 819,647
Posted By cudak888

Here's an oddball one - I just realized that my...

Here's an oddball one - I just realized that my old lab table is flat enough that I should be able to use it reliably as a frame table.

As such, I'm now on the hunt for a bottom bracket post -...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-19-24, 09:34 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,390
Posted By cudak888

Oh, but wait, there's more. After trying to...

Oh, but wait, there's more.

After trying to pick these shims out of the bottom, I started to ask myself whether they were the shims, or whether the fork has nylon guides at the bottom for the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-17-24, 08:28 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,390
Posted By cudak888

Good news: Turns out the lower bushings are in...

Good news: Turns out the lower bushings are in the blades. I don't have to 3D print them.

Bad news: They won't come out for anything and the base of my slide hammer is way too big to fit. I may...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-16-24, 03:28 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 432
Posted By cudak888

Old frame clearly modernized with modern 1X parts...

Old frame clearly modernized with modern 1X parts on it.

Unless this thing is priced at eBay crack pipe levels, this is "buy it and don't ask questions" territory.

-Kurt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-16-24, 05:23 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,345
Posted By cudak888

It would really help if those who have been...

It would really help if those who have been charged customs fees expand upon their experience and provide more information.

It would help to know what was purchased, if it was new or used, what...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-15-24, 06:52 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,390
Posted By cudak888

It took an OA bath followed by a wire brush on...

It took an OA bath followed by a wire brush on three extensions, then the 5mm Allen socket, but the bolts were finally freed on this thing.

Then the lowers didn't want to budge any more than this...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-15-24, 05:50 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,436
Posted By cudak888

Ah, it's a mesinger of much pain! :P It's nearly...

Ah, it's a mesinger of much pain! :P It's nearly the same design; not really much better than the Troxel. I'm sure that if you check the Troxel - if you haven't already had the good sense to give it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-14-24, 07:45 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,390
Posted By cudak888

Late night tonight thanks to the local bike/ped...

Late night tonight thanks to the local bike/ped advocacy committee, but came home to find a piece of the puzzle in the mailbox.

For $5, an ugly, but functional Tourney FD from Amazon completes the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-14-24, 05:32 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,436
Posted By cudak888

Thank you for those pictures, Bob. It looks...

Thank you for those pictures, Bob. It looks lovely.

By the way, is that an original Schwinn Approved, Troxel Butt Hatchet Company Saddle of Much Pain, I spy?

-Kurt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-13-24, 09:19 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 6,276
Posted By cudak888

It's an elastomer, like the Birdy. The...

It's an elastomer, like the Birdy.



The original post on the Birdy was cracked, but they crack at the clamp adjuster; something that could happen to any post of this design, regardless of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-13-24, 07:56 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 6,276
Posted By cudak888

I'm pretty sure it's Helvetica, but it's the...

I'm pretty sure it's Helvetica, but it's the kerning of the font that's difficult to get right.

I won't re-do these (and if I did, I'd want them to be waterslide like the originals; never seems to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-13-24, 07:28 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 6,276
Posted By cudak888

Yep. I can recall an NOS, entry-level steel...

Yep. I can recall an NOS, entry-level steel triple-triangle GT that was marked at least $100 or $200 more than its 1990's asking price on the floor. This was a while back and the old stock on the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-13-24, 05:06 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 6,276
Posted By cudak888

I tried the Jifo Uno at an LBS; they have one...

I tried the Jifo Uno at an LBS; they have one that's quietly not marked 5-year-old NOS stock on the floor. They're also trying to ask 800 clams for it.

This is the same shop that has 1990's stuff...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-12-24, 08:44 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 6,276
Posted By cudak888

Thanks, Bob. The Sports was 2006; it arrived just...

Thanks, Bob. The Sports was 2006; it arrived just before the '51 Sports frameset showed up from NY.

I know the Twenty happened after one of the Coral Ridge Mall shows; one of the participants...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-12-24, 03:04 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 6,276
Posted By cudak888

I finally found an opportunity to the Moulton...

I finally found an opportunity to the Moulton side-by-side with my original '70 Twenty.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-11-24, 01:04 PM
Replies: 6,562
Views: 819,647
Posted By cudak888

ISO a partial or complete Gilco tubeset. ...

ISO a partial or complete Gilco tubeset.

JohnDThompson bulgie gugie
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-11-24, 09:22 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,390
Posted By cudak888

It's ugly and its mother dresses it funny. ...

It's ugly and its mother dresses it funny.

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-10-24, 09:22 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,390
Posted By cudak888

The Stumpjunker has paint now. Too dark to show...

The Stumpjunker has paint now. Too dark to show off the finished result, but here it is just before spraydown:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-24, 05:22 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,390
Posted By cudak888

"He likes it...hey, Mikey!" Well,...

"He likes it...hey, Mikey!"



Well, that's just because frames like me better.

:P
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-08-24, 08:04 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,390
Posted By cudak888

"Why me?" The 1994 Stumpjunker.

This is a story of N=(N-3)+(N+1), even though I plan to catch-and-release this one locally. And I hardly call it C&V, but since steel MTB's are a thing now, I decided to give it a go.

Short story...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-24, 06:28 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 3,713
Posted By cudak888

Question for everyone - other than the U.S....

Question for everyone - other than the U.S. General S3 42" cabinet, are there any affordable 42's on the market that have two wide drawers on top? Could use one in place of that Husky currently...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-23-24, 05:19 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 492
Posted By cudak888

Vinyl decals are fairly easy to get cut to shape...

Vinyl decals are fairly easy to get cut to shape these days; I've used carstickers.com before. Do you know someone who can do the artwork?

-Kurt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-22-24, 07:50 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 20,206
Posted By cudak888

Thanks to our forum's one and only Mad Honkster,...

Thanks to our forum's one and only Mad Honkster, I received a beautiful, brand-new 119mm Shimano BB in the mail today:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-21-24, 07:40 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 3,713
Posted By cudak888

The US General boxes have become insanely...

The US General boxes have become insanely expensive as of recent; even more so than the pre-takeover Craftsman chests from 10 years ago. They seem to be aiming high with fairly thick paint jobs and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-19-24, 07:27 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 3,713
Posted By cudak888

That "find a horizontal surface to open it up"...

That "find a horizontal surface to open it up" problem is exactly why I can't stand these particular organizers. Props to Adam for building an Ace Hardware-style slide system for it - though the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-24, 06:56 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 335
Posted By cudak888

As mentioned above, the crown cap is sandwiched...

As mentioned above, the crown cap is sandwiched under the lower crown race. There should be no problem with removal or installation with the right tools, unless there's an outright fitment issue (I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-17-24, 08:42 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 3,713
Posted By cudak888

Shhh - some anonymous donations were afoot :)....

Shhh - some anonymous donations were afoot :). Wasn't actually our fleet; the bikes went to the sponsoring city for future events.

It was worth it. We needed every one of them.

I also bought...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-17-24, 08:23 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 3,713
Posted By cudak888

The Huffy frame didn't hurt me. What broke me...

The Huffy frame didn't hurt me. What broke me were the six other Huffy-level bikes that I had to fix over the weekend. That included two Wal-Mart Mongoose POSs which got V-brake studs brazed to their...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-17-24, 06:14 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 3,357
Posted By cudak888

:popcorn

:popcorn
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-17-24, 05:11 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,186
Posted By cudak888

Says the fellow who has made his storage and...

Says the fellow who has made his storage and workshop as clean and organized as a museum.

;)

-Kurt
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