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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-21-24, 08:51 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,300
Posted By obrentharris

panzerwagon where did you find the quote about...

panzerwagon where did you find the quote about this year's theme? I scoured the website but failed to find it.
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-19-24, 11:47 AM
Replies: 315
Views: 42,379
Posted By obrentharris

https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Bike-Rides/i-mWjH...

https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Bike-Rides/i-mWjHkSF/0/FfhWsQFh25S3TDh5kkv93WnzhHkw4sZcKLmXX5LFD/XL/IMG_2324-XL.jpg

Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-17-24, 03:43 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 2,681
Posted By obrentharris

This thread needs more pictures. As a good...

This thread needs more pictures.

As a good atheist I refuse to worship at any of these altars:

1961 Allegro, period correct right down to the Regina freewheel and the domed Stronglight crank...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-17-24, 03:12 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 488
Posted By obrentharris

Fabulous! Your dedication to detail in all your...

Fabulous! Your dedication to detail in all your builds is inspirational.
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-15-24, 09:35 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 3,049
Posted By obrentharris

Thanks for the travelogue! You noted the...

Thanks for the travelogue!
You noted the popularity of DeRosa in Japan. Perhaps part of the reason is the fact that Nagasawa apprenticed with Ugo DeRosa.
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-14-24, 05:39 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 480
Posted By obrentharris

I'll bet Mad Honk could tell us some stories. ...

I'll bet Mad Honk could tell us some stories.
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-14-24, 01:46 PM
Replies: 21,844
Views: 3,165,169
Posted By obrentharris

Do those hand cranks pull a cable that propels...

Do those hand cranks pull a cable that propels the ferry?
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-13-24, 10:29 AM
Replies: 139
Views: 5,855
Posted By obrentharris

Ofmega, I believe, also Avocet which was made by...

Ofmega, I believe, also Avocet which was made by Ofmega.


My PX10 came with one of these in 1970.
Brent
Forum: Framebuilders
05-10-24, 05:51 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 606
Posted By obrentharris

On the carbon bikes with this feature it inhabits...

On the carbon bikes with this feature it inhabits a little triangular space above the bottom bracket and between the seat tube and down tube.
Brent
Forum: Framebuilders
05-10-24, 04:04 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 606
Posted By obrentharris

Take your cues from some of the mid-20th century...

Take your cues from some of the mid-20th century English builders; cantiflex tubing, diadrant forks, hellenic stays, curly stays, floral lugwork, flying gate style frame.
Moving farther afield and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-24, 05:08 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,882
Posted By obrentharris

Unless the frame is very, very crooked it does...

Unless the frame is very, very crooked it does not have to be repainted when it is aligned. If it's that crooked paint may be the least of your worries.
Bilenky has a good reputation. Call them and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-24, 09:23 AM
Replies: 139
Views: 5,855
Posted By obrentharris

I think "Ringle" was the first with this 3-hole...

I think "Ringle" was the first with this 3-hole design, but there were others. This one might be "Ti-Stix."
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-24, 10:05 PM
Replies: 139
Views: 5,855
Posted By obrentharris

Hard to believe so much fine stuff could come out...

Hard to believe so much fine stuff could come out of one shed! Please keep it coming.
The name I have heard for those nipple drivers is "Yankee Screwdriver." The one in the shop where I built wheels...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-24, 09:49 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,386
Posted By obrentharris

This is sad news indeed. I wish you quick and...

This is sad news indeed. I wish you quick and complete healing, and am looking forward to seeing you and your son in Montana in September.
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-01-24, 04:25 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,300
Posted By obrentharris

davester I vote for the Ron Cooper. I love...

davester I vote for the Ron Cooper. I love seeing that bike.
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-24, 01:55 PM
Replies: 21,844
Views: 3,165,169
Posted By obrentharris

What is the book garage? Library overflow? Books...

What is the book garage? Library overflow? Books for sale?
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-24-24, 08:26 PM
Replies: 21,844
Views: 3,165,169
Posted By obrentharris

I was not entirely successful at snaking my way...

I was not entirely successful at snaking my way between the raindrops on the Nagasawa but enjoyed a slightly damp 20 miles, visiting the Tomales Bay hamlets of Olema, Inverness Park, and Inverness,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-23-24, 04:22 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 3,794
Posted By obrentharris

Alas, that very windy back road, Nacimiento...

Alas, that very windy back road, Nacimiento Ferguson Road, unfortunately suffered huge amounts of damage itself this past winter and is closed.
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-24, 09:39 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,300
Posted By obrentharris

I'm signed up, looking forward to seeing you all...

I'm signed up, looking forward to seeing you all again.
Bacon by The Bacon Lady and martinis by Choke are not to be missed!
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-16-24, 07:51 PM
Replies: 21,844
Views: 3,165,169
Posted By obrentharris

No bike in this report. I hope you'll forgive me....

No bike in this report. I hope you'll forgive me. I recently went on a couple of solo overnight hikes in Death Valley National park. The only C&V items were myself and my 1970's frame pack that I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-11-24, 09:15 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 988
Posted By obrentharris

I would want to know more about the black spot on...

I would want to know more about the black spot on the side of the seat lug in the fuzzy first photo. I hop that the home-made solution to a slipping seat post was not a set screw or through bolt....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-27-24, 08:47 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 667
Posted By obrentharris

Shouldn't that be "Sunplex?" Brent

Shouldn't that be "Sunplex?"
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-24-24, 08:00 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 523
Posted By obrentharris

My very limited experience in selling to Japanese...

My very limited experience in selling to Japanese collectors is that they especially prize NOS or cosmetically pristine items.
By the way, your shiny stereo tube components with the Scottish name...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-24-24, 07:43 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,556
Posted By obrentharris

This is sad news indeed! He posted here as...

This is sad news indeed! He posted here as dolanarc1, never tooted his own horn.
Brent
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-23-24, 12:27 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 565
Posted By obrentharris

That's Our Lady of Guadalupe...

That's Our Lady of Guadalupe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Guadalupe).
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-23-24, 09:10 AM
Replies: 8,341
Views: 3,129,684
Posted By obrentharris

I love this bike! I'm pretty sure you get the...

I love this bike! I'm pretty sure you get the award for the oldest bike in this long thread.
Nice furniture too.
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-23-24, 09:03 AM
Replies: 8,825
Views: 1,145,596
Posted By obrentharris

Yours for the asking. I also have the cable...

Yours for the asking. I also have the cable clips you're looking for is smontanaro doesn't come up with them.
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-22-24, 08:56 PM
Replies: 8,825
Views: 1,145,596
Posted By obrentharris

I haven't seen this before. Will you use it for...

I haven't seen this before. Will you use it for masking lugs?
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-22-24, 08:53 PM
Replies: 8,825
Views: 1,145,596
Posted By obrentharris

I bought this on ebay for the handlebars and the...

I bought this on ebay for the handlebars and the MAFAC levers.
If someone wants the embroidered handlebar tape send me a PM and I'll send it your way. It came off the handlebars very nicely.

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-22-24, 07:07 PM
Replies: 21,844
Views: 3,165,169
Posted By obrentharris

Today, once again, I was able to get a ride in...

Today, once again, I was able to get a ride in before the rain.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Bike-Rides/i-7gsNcBs/0/C4mX7fVqnHsCsWwcxgX4gW2r8DzvVjMxHPVhMLrgS/XL/IMG_3239-XL.jpg

My only...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-22-24, 10:32 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 747
Posted By obrentharris

Nice bike! I'm impressed with the long track...

Nice bike! I'm impressed with the long track ends which would allow a flip flop hub with more than a one or two tooth difference between the two sides.
The red lug lining with the gold halo around...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-21-24, 01:10 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 64,095
Posted By obrentharris

Thanks to all of you who have posted all the...

Thanks to all of you who have posted all the beautiful bikes in this thread.

Disclaimers
Not a real track bike: built by Nagasawa as a "practise" bike or road trainer.
Not vintage: sold by...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-21-24, 12:12 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 4,241
Posted By obrentharris

TANK ...

TANK

https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Rock-Lobster-Tandem/i-NHLZRFL/0/D7zCTKb6VXhprzZVRwgKdt8wmr6spTpg4tPtXVFsj/XL/IMG_6761-XL.jpg

Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-24, 07:16 PM
Replies: 21,844
Views: 3,165,169
Posted By obrentharris

Making a public garden out of a ruins... that's...

Making a public garden out of a ruins... that's some brilliant city planning!
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-15-24, 04:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 387
Posted By obrentharris

It seems that we all have different experiences...

It seems that we all have different experiences with the Campy downtube shifter indexing. I guess that's why it's not very popular.
I'm running this derailleur 8 speed in the "B" position and it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-15-24, 01:29 PM
Replies: 21,844
Views: 3,165,169
Posted By obrentharris

Bullships! Windy here too. As I push my way...

Bullships!
Windy here too. As I push my way through the wind, head down, along the bay shore, my thoughts turn to sailing but I haven't seen a single sailboat on Tomales Bay: maybe that will change...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-15-24, 07:54 AM
Replies: 21,844
Views: 3,165,169
Posted By obrentharris

It rained all of last week. Beautiful sunny...

It rained all of last week. Beautiful sunny weather this week!

https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Bike-Rides/i-6QztSgS/0/FLVmM8f3K44k2dkWD3n78jNfdTtPCj63gLpmchcVK/XL/IMG_3208-XL.jpg

Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-13-24, 09:58 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 394
Posted By obrentharris

Sacrilege. ...I like it! Brent

Sacrilege.
...I like it!
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-12-24, 08:53 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,235
Posted By obrentharris

That looks great Van! You cleaned up those...

That looks great Van! You cleaned up those incredibly rusty pedals nicely.
What would period correct wheels be for an early Paramount?
Brent
Forum: Tandem Cycling
03-11-24, 11:30 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,111
Posted By obrentharris

jfarwell see above post regarding missing tandem...

jfarwell see above post regarding missing tandem half.
Brent
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-11-24, 10:58 AM
Replies: 204
Views: 7,133
Posted By obrentharris

I blame Henri Desgrange who broke down and...

I blame Henri Desgrange who broke down and allowed derailleurs in the Tour de France in 1937. It's been downhilll ever since with all this new fangled stuff.
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-10-24, 08:51 PM
Replies: 2,430
Views: 583,861
Posted By obrentharris

Thanks for this! Saroyan is one of my literary...

Thanks for this! Saroyan is one of my literary heroes.
Brent
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-09-24, 09:42 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 784
Posted By obrentharris

"Meeting the man with the hammer" - Truly old...

"Meeting the man with the hammer" - Truly old cycling slang meaning exactly the opposite of "drope the hamer."
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-08-24, 08:44 PM
Replies: 21,844
Views: 3,165,169
Posted By obrentharris

Stormy one day. Sunny the next. ...

Stormy one day. Sunny the next.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Bike-Rides/i-XJgjvJg/0/jRLvjdkgM9psf9bL2W7zJ3MDgTDMg3B9z47J2Q8S/XL/IMG_3187-XL.jpg
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-08-24, 05:41 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 364
Posted By obrentharris

Have you seen this drawing and write-up? ...

Have you seen this drawing and write-up?


https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x794/screenshot_2024_03_08_at_3_35_05_pm_db022b07b3806b584f0c835a9792ac669ee4d2b7.png

This...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
03-08-24, 05:06 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 248
Posted By obrentharris

PM sent. Just what I need for an upcoming build!...

PM sent. Just what I need for an upcoming build! Anyone have a nice set of engraved Philippe 25mm bars to go with it?
Brent
Forum: Mountain Biking
03-06-24, 11:09 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,674
Posted By obrentharris

Link to Totally Tubular thread...

Link to Totally Tubular thread (https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/154679-totally-tubular.html).
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-06-24, 09:47 AM
Replies: 3,253
Views: 431,098
Posted By obrentharris

Please share your source for liquid latex. In...

Please share your source for liquid latex. In decades gone by I used the Jevelot product which came in a small jar that was good for many applications. Alas, Jevelot and Hugh Enochs are no more. ...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
03-02-24, 10:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 437
Posted By obrentharris

According to the Campagnolo timeline at Velo...

According to the Campagnolo timeline at Velo Retro the open "C" shift levers were dropped in favor of the closed "C" on these shifters in 1963.
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-02-24, 05:04 PM
Replies: 21,844
Views: 3,165,169
Posted By obrentharris

Fine weather today for those of us with...

Fine weather today for those of us with waterproof outer feathers.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Bike-Rides/i-hxvjfkN/0/DFgRqzxpBwm3jBwr2wtsVGzZvkq2zdxbvHcMgkSZV/XL/_DSC2893-XL.jpg

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