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Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-09-24, 10:43 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By mixteup

I keep thinking I may have posted this here, but...

I keep thinking I may have posted this here, but maybe it was when I first got it.
Anyway, here it is cleaned up - 1985 Bianchi Grizzly. It's a nice, smooth riding bike, with that long wheelbase :~)...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-24-23, 09:06 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 501
Posted By mixteup

I've heated rusted parts like just that, and...

I've heated rusted parts like just that, and applied the wax to free them - I've never had it burst into flame or anything.
As long as you don't have the actual flame present, there shouldn't be a...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-24-23, 05:33 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 501
Posted By mixteup

Heat the barrel again, to dull red hot, take the...

Heat the barrel again, to dull red hot, take the flame away, then hold a candle or a piece of canning wax to the joint between pin and barrel.
The wax will wick into the joint - Let it cool and try...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-10-23, 06:49 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By mixteup

I think that most of the more effective formulas...

I think that most of the more effective formulas they tested were on the waxy / sticky side, so you probably wouldn't want them on your bike, anyway.
Forum: Electric Bikes
12-08-23, 06:51 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 5,803
Posted By mixteup

You could take the whole extended family out for...

You could take the whole extended family out for a spin on the mup ;~)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-23, 03:18 PM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By mixteup

https://www.practical-sailor.com/boat-maintenance/...

https://www.practical-sailor.com/boat-maintenance/paints/corrosion-protection-coating-test
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-25-23, 12:44 PM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By mixteup

You are, of course, correct - And it was a typo...

You are, of course, correct - And it was a typo on my part.
The bike is a 1995 , not an '85 - Here's a link to the catalog page:
https://vintagecannondale.com/year/1995/1995.pdf
It did show it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-25-23, 08:55 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By mixteup

Here's another one, I believe it's a '95 - I just...

Here's another one, I believe it's a '95 - I just finished going through this for my wife.
I really love the color, but the frame is too big for me, so it's officially HER bike, as she has longer...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-10-23, 06:14 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,274
Posted By mixteup

Even if it did break, all is not lost - There are...

Even if it did break, all is not lost - There are numerous repair kits out there.
Forum: Forum Suggestions & User Assistance
11-10-23, 06:03 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 852
Posted By mixteup

Becoming an out-of-control situation

Becoming an out-of-control situation
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-05-23, 04:01 PM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By mixteup

I have a Haro Vector - Yours looks to be in much...

I have a Haro Vector - Yours looks to be in much nicer shape than mine :~)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-05-23, 10:22 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By mixteup

Not anything really special, but I think it's...

Not anything really special, but I think it's going to be a nice bike, and in the right size for me for a change - For sure, no extreme trails here, so I think it'll do fine.
I saw this for $110,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-04-23, 08:41 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 7,644
Posted By mixteup

This ! Only sold during holiday season - It...

This !
Only sold during holiday season - It doesn't keep well, so drink it while you can :~)
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-04-23, 08:30 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,735
Posted By mixteup

To paraphrase what a friend of mine used to say -...

To paraphrase what a friend of mine used to say - "You're not riding fast enough"
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-02-23, 07:12 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 894
Posted By mixteup

I just finished cleaning up a basic Rock Shox...

I just finished cleaning up a basic Rock Shox fork, a bit older than yours - The kind with an "elastomer" spring.
It was pretty easy, and worked well after cleaning and fresh grease.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-02-23, 05:44 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 885
Posted By mixteup

Amazon is full of them - Search for "Bike fork...

Amazon is full of them - Search for "Bike fork mount"
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-30-23, 05:48 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 430
Posted By mixteup

If you can afford them, I think you should buy...

If you can afford them, I think you should buy all the tools you can or want.
You can't have too many, because as Henry Ford said, "Better to have a tool and not need it, than need it and not have...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-20-23, 06:16 AM
Replies: 99
Views: 5,240
Posted By mixteup

Hmm - I avoid all this rancor, by only buying...

Hmm -
I avoid all this rancor, by only buying old bikes, and working on them myself....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-09-23, 08:04 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 8,922
Posted By mixteup

Not a fancy paint job, but 2-tone, anyway . '86...

Not a fancy paint job, but 2-tone, anyway .
'86 Super Sport, after a little refurb - $40 flea market bike - Nice bike, but a bit too big for me.........
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
10-06-23, 08:53 AM
Replies: 1,090
Views: 409,876
Posted By mixteup

I know it's not a MultiTrack, but here's a photo...

I know it's not a MultiTrack, but here's a photo of my 930, right after I got it - It's currently in the resto-queue.
I also absolutely love this purple / green fade paint job - I know Trek and...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
10-03-23, 06:38 AM
Replies: 1,090
Views: 409,876
Posted By mixteup

I haven't posted here for a long time, but I saw...

I haven't posted here for a long time, but I saw this, and can speak from experience.
Oxalic acid won't affect most colors of paint, or chrome, or decals, from my experience with it - BUT, do NOT...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-02-19, 06:11 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,923
Posted By mixteup

I think the idea with mountain bikes, in having...

I think the idea with mountain bikes, in having the tire much wider than the rim, is to protect the rim in rocky terrain - The rim being tucked in behind the bulge of the tire, out of harms way - No...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-25-19, 12:16 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,066
Posted By mixteup

Dog-bites-man is always news.

Dog-bites-man is always news.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-25-19, 05:46 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,626
Posted By mixteup

I think that's really a carbide lamp - Like...

I think that's really a carbide lamp - Like miners used.
You put calcium carbide crystals and water in the bottom, and it makes acetylene gas for the lamp.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-25-19, 05:28 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,066
Posted By mixteup

Hanging around because he was feeding it,...

Hanging around because he was feeding it, maybe?........
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-22-19, 05:28 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 18,981
Posted By mixteup

Wax the chain - the treatment will last for a...

Wax the chain - the treatment will last for a couple hundred miles, a long time for her
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-21-19, 05:18 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,365
Posted By mixteup

If they threaded in that easily, wrong way, I...

If they threaded in that easily, wrong way, I might keep checking that for tightness if I were you - Could be the BB threads are toast.
Just sayin'
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-20-19, 05:56 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 8,430
Posted By mixteup

If you really don't want to keep it - Donate it...

If you really don't want to keep it - Donate it to a co-op, if there's one nearby.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-18-19, 06:12 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,331
Posted By mixteup

This - It's pine sap / resin

This - It's pine sap / resin
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-17-19, 12:01 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,263
Posted By mixteup

Post a WTB ad on the C&V sales forum, and show...

Post a WTB ad on the C&V sales forum, and show that photo - Someone will have one, as they're very often one of the first things removed for a restoration, along with the dork disc :~)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-17-19, 05:59 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,263
Posted By mixteup

This place has some, depending on your ring size...

This place has some, depending on your ring size :
https://bbgbashguard.com/

I searched for "alloy bash guards silver" - You're more likely to find aluminum guards, rather than chrome steel....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-19, 06:45 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,263
Posted By mixteup

I think he means chainwheel guards . Look on...

I think he means chainwheel guards .
Look on eBay, I think....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-19, 11:45 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,210
Posted By mixteup

It is a nice bike - But is that drive side...

It is a nice bike - But is that drive side chainstay supposed to look like that ?
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-15-19, 07:30 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,547
Posted By mixteup

If you use prescription glasses, then you can get...

If you use prescription glasses, then you can get them with an anti-glare lens coating - No tint, just the coating.
My wife has them for night driving, and finds that they help with headlight flare....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-15-19, 06:20 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,943
Posted By mixteup

This is the way - Don't report to us, but tell...

This is the way - Don't report to us, but tell the folks he works for that negative PR from running you off the road isn't going to help their business -
I bet they'll step on him right away
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-14-19, 08:14 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,434
Posted By mixteup

+1 on all the above - That rim is history

+1 on all the above - That rim is history
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-14-19, 08:09 AM
Replies: 161
Views: 25,939
Posted By mixteup

New bike day ?

New bike day ?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-19, 12:41 PM
Replies: 129
Views: 22,239
Posted By mixteup

I must have sensitive eyes or something, but I...

I must have sensitive eyes or something, but I need to use #3 (https://www.bikeforums.net/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=3) or #4...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-12-19, 06:23 AM
Replies: 1,197
Views: 397,464
Posted By mixteup

Looks like they started out making a mixte, and...

Looks like they started out making a mixte, and then changed their mind ........
A most interesting bike though .
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-12-19, 05:58 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 7,477
Posted By mixteup

I like them - Definitely a good meat tenderizer...

I like them - Definitely a good meat tenderizer look to them - And definitely in the hard hittin' breaker-cracker category :thumb:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-19, 08:05 AM
Replies: 601
Views: 169,679
Posted By mixteup

Lovely photo - Hard to tell from here, but it...

Lovely photo - Hard to tell from here, but it looks like the bike is leaning in a clump of poison oak, maybe ?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-10-19, 05:34 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 10,393
Posted By mixteup

Another way, if you don't have an actual slide...

Another way, if you don't have an actual slide hammer, is to thread the bolt back into the wedge, clamp a big adjustable wrench tightly on the bolt shank, under the bolt head, and give the wrench a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-19, 07:44 PM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,118,416
Posted By mixteup

That has to be about the tallest mountain bike...

That has to be about the tallest mountain bike I've ever seen !
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-06-19, 07:37 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,672
Posted By mixteup

If you like to work on your own stuff, or are...

If you like to work on your own stuff, or are willing to learn, then vintage bikes make sense -
If you're a careful shopper, you can get a lot of bang for the buck.
OTOH, if you're the kind of...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-06-19, 05:33 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 960
Posted By mixteup

I use a set of these, on a carrier with a metal...

I use a set of these, on a carrier with a metal mesh floor - They'll fit any carrier made like that :
...
Forum: Mountain Biking
06-04-19, 12:02 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 18,569
Posted By mixteup

11 year dead zombie thread ......... But I'm...

11 year dead zombie thread .........
But I'm glad you like your Zaskar - Nice bikes :)
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-04-19, 11:49 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,194
Posted By mixteup

Replace the front cable hanger with one of these...

Replace the front cable hanger with one of these :
https://velo-orange.com/products/dia-compe-cable-stop-with-quick-release

I've put these on a number of vintage bikes, that didn't have quick...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-19, 07:49 AM
Replies: 1,197
Views: 397,464
Posted By mixteup

What handlebar did you use on your 930? I have...

What handlebar did you use on your 930?
I have the same bike (different color), and I'm looking at bars with more sweep, but still use the factory stem.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-04-19, 05:52 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,163
Posted By mixteup

This is the book I learned (and am still...

This is the book I learned (and am still learning) from - Most excellent, for a $12 download :

https://www.wheelpro.co.uk/wheelbuilding/book.php

Musson's book covers everything, in an easily...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-03-19, 10:33 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,368
Posted By mixteup

I keep a small pair of sharp, curve jaw vise grip...

I keep a small pair of sharp, curve jaw vise grip (genuine Vise Grip brand) pliers for just that kind of thing -
That looks like enough meat left for them to grab - I'd have it out in a jiffy with...
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