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Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-11-24, 05:45 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,032
Posted By confente

Some photos from the March Velo-Retro Rose Bowl...

Some photos from the March Velo-Retro Rose Bowl Vintage Ride the other week. --Chuck
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-11-24, 05:32 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,032
Posted By confente

Some photos from the March Velo-Retro Rose Bowl...

Some photos from the March Velo-Retro Rose Bowl Vintage Ride the other week. --Chuck
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-11-24, 05:28 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,032
Posted By confente

Some photos from the March Velo-Retro Rose Bowl...

Some photos from the March Velo-Retro Rose Bowl Vintage Ride the other week. --Chuck
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-11-24, 05:23 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,032
Posted By confente

Some photos from the March Velo-Retro Rose Bowl...

Some photos from the March Velo-Retro Rose Bowl Vintage Ride the other week....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-05-24, 09:30 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,032
Posted By confente

I guess these three would be the Hard Men of the...

I guess these three would be the Hard Men of the usual group that attend under better circumstances?
-Chuck
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-05-24, 09:25 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,032
Posted By confente

The forecast scared everyone away. Forcasts are...

The forecast scared everyone away. Forcasts are never very accurate for Pasadena and the ride unfortunately. Hope to see more of you next month? --Chuck...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-08-23, 07:25 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,032
Posted By confente

Pix from Aug ride... Sal with his 1953 Learco...

Pix from Aug ride...
Sal with his 1953 Learco Guerra mod. Sport with single pulley Campagnolo Sport derailleur and Ambrosio adjustable road stem.

Chuck...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-13-23, 09:51 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,032
Posted By confente

Group from July ride ...

Group from July ride
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-13-23, 09:47 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,032
Posted By confente

Some more from July ...

Some more from July
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-13-23, 09:46 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,032
Posted By confente

More from July ...

More from July
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-13-23, 09:40 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,032
Posted By confente

Some photos from July ...

Some photos from July
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-19-23, 05:50 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 162
Posted By confente

Bike Show & Swap Meet in LA area this Sunday, May 21

Bike Show & Swap Meet this Sunday at 9:00am at The Cub House Bike Shop, 2510 Mission St., San Marino, CA 91108...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-11-23, 02:07 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,751
Posted By confente

Mike Graves did the excellent poster design. He...

Mike Graves did the excellent poster design. He took the illustrations off the inter web so he doesn't want to print a poster since the images aren't his.

Chuck
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-23, 09:56 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,032
Posted By confente

Some more photos from May 7th ride and first...

Some more photos from May 7th ride and first stage of the four stage TVGT.

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-23, 09:53 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,032
Posted By confente

Some more photos from May 7th ride and first...

Some more photos from May 7th ride and first stage of the four stage TVGT.

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x2000/img_9723_fa7d714aaea3211efe67f7ded0d20547dd019146.jpeg...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-23, 09:49 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,032
Posted By confente

Some more photos from May 7th ride and first...

Some more photos from May 7th ride and first stage of the four stage TVGT.

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x2000/img_9700_e5b6e3cfb045fc0bf16b2dad359fb97dd0a4229b.jpeg...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-23, 09:10 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,032
Posted By confente

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/640x585/tvgt4stage_5d8d4e81e918cc346a9c753c14cf9d3879dc3be9.jpg

Just added... TVGT Stage 4!

So 4 stages, total milage -147, total rest...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-07-23, 09:32 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,032
Posted By confente

The first stage of The Vintage Grand Tour (TVGT)...

The first stage of The Vintage Grand Tour (TVGT) was a resounding success. Nice turnout on a beautiful Spring day in Pasadena. The leader has yet to be determined. Now on to Stage 2 after some...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-07-23, 09:19 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,751
Posted By confente

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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The first stage of The Vintage Grand Tour (TVGT) was a resounding success. Nice...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-28-23, 04:59 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,032
Posted By confente

The Vintage Grand Tour

SoCal, Three Stages, Eleven Rest Days!https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1580x2000/vintagegrandtour_dac0a21aebb32313675d4538cfab74d407ed511d.jpeg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-28-23, 04:51 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,751
Posted By confente

The Vintage Grand Tour, Southern California

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-07-23, 02:42 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,032
Posted By confente

I put my photos of every month's ride on my...

I put my photos of every month's ride on my Instagram account:
chuck_schmidt44

Chuck Schmidt
velo-retro.com
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-31-22, 10:25 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,032
Posted By confente

Sunday there might be a parking guard at the...

Sunday there might be a parking guard at the Aquatic Center parking lot entrance. In the past, if you tell him that you are there to swim and he'll let you in.
Otherwise it is just as easy to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-29-22, 04:58 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,032
Posted By confente

No conflict with The Rose Bowl Vintage Ride and...

No conflict with The Rose Bowl Vintage Ride and the Rose Parade
The Rose Bowl Vintage Ride and the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl game are never held on the same day. The Vintage Ride is always held...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-01-21, 08:51 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 53,614
Posted By confente

Shown in the 1963 combined Cinelli/Columbus...

Shown in the 1963 combined Cinelli/Columbus catalog...
Columbus butted frame tubes for road races:
-No. 1 - Type "SP" butted 0.7/1.0 - weight kg. 2,375 per set - Strada Pesante (Road Heavy)
-No....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-01-21, 08:43 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,476
Posted By confente

Shown in the 1963 combined Cinelli/Columbus...

Shown in the 1963 combined Cinelli/Columbus catalog...
Columbus butted frame tubes for road races:
-No. 1 - Type "SP" butted 0.7/1.0 - weight kg. 2,375 per set - Strada Pesante (Road Heavy)
-No....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-02-19, 04:01 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,032
Posted By confente

The heat didn't turn out to be as predicted. ...

The heat didn't turn out to be as predicted. Temperature started out at 82 degrees at 11am and when we were eating at Beantown in Sierra Madre Village it was 91 degrees with a nice breeze and high...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-06-18, 06:04 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 110,032
Posted By confente

I have a bunch of Rose Bowl vintage ride photos...

I have a bunch of Rose Bowl vintage ride photos on my Instagram over the months... look up velo retro
or <https://www.instagram.com/veloretro/?hl=en> on the internet.

Chuck
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-15, 10:07 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,613
Posted By confente

I make the very thin spacers, shims, myself from...

I make the very thin spacers, shims, myself from aluminum soda pop cans. I scribe the aluminum with a drafting compass with steel points. After scribing, I then flex the aluminum on the scribe...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-15, 09:59 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 6,393
Posted By confente

Gary, like the "Notes" said, "Dates and details...

Gary, like the "Notes" said, "Dates and details based on the Classic Rendezvous archives, the Wool Jersey Gallery, and Colnago and Bikcology catalogs." That, plus me emailing "off-list" to the heavy...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-26-15, 02:03 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 6,393
Posted By confente

Gary, I'm surprised you never read the "Notes" at...

Gary, I'm surprised you never read the "Notes" at the bottom of the Colnago Super Timeline:
<http://www.velo-retro.com/colnagotline.html>
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-16-15, 11:42 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 8,421
Posted By confente

Yes the "3.3.3." was considered lucky and ensured...

Yes the "3.3.3." was considered lucky and ensured good fortune. Same thing with SunTour Products "8.8.8."; a favorable number, associated with prosperity. --Chuck
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-16-15, 05:06 PM
Replies: 449
Views: 72,478
Posted By confente

This is a post on the CR list from Wes about the...

This is a post on the CR list from Wes about the reckless driver. --Chuck

FYI, the driver that caused the accident was a 17 year old girl with a provisional license. It means she can not have any...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-02-15, 11:09 PM
Replies: 449
Views: 72,478
Posted By confente

I was the organizer of Velo Rendezvous 2001-2007...

I was the organizer of Velo Rendezvous 2001-2007 (RIP) and no we didn't have any gate crashers... well we had two in the seven years but they were easily dealt with (Ha, ha). I think the reason for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-08-14, 02:19 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 27,047
Posted By confente

Leland, Jan's article does say the "51-1" Gran...

Leland, Jan's article does say the "51-1" Gran Sport was introduced in 1950... with a footnote that says "Le Cycle, December 23, 1950" which would be a trade show report from a trade show held the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-07-14, 11:36 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 27,047
Posted By confente

Leland here's the entry for 1951 from The...

Leland here's the entry for 1951 from The Original Campagnolo Timeline:
1951
The Gran Sport single cable, parallelogram rear derailleur (chromed bronze, large chromed mounting bolt and pivot bolt...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-06-14, 10:43 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 27,047
Posted By confente

Leland, you also mentioned that you wondered what...

Leland, you also mentioned that you wondered what were the three models mentioned in the Vecel & Co. Ltd advertisement from November 21, 1952?

I can only point to the '51 Earls Court Show (London)...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-05-14, 08:14 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 27,047
Posted By confente

358313358314358315 Leland, here's what I'm...

358313358314358315

Leland, here's what I'm seeing in the frame photo turned into a halftone for the November 21, 1952 ad:
A Modello S.C. frame with semi-sloping fork crown with a spear point on...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-19-13, 10:33 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,571
Posted By confente

I had a white Silca that had yellowed over the...

I had a white Silca that had yellowed over the years that I scraped-down with the edge of a single-sided razor blade. That took the yellowed layer of plastic off and then sanded it with 600 wet or...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-29-13, 06:21 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,338
Posted By confente

That bike was built for Jim Leis who used to...

That bike was built for Jim Leis who used to manage Santana Tandems back in the 1990s. He put on all the ICS stuff he could find. He liked mine a lot so he asked Dave to build him a copy of my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-06-12, 01:22 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 12,455
Posted By confente

This should probably be repeated here... NOTE: ...

This should probably be repeated here...
NOTE:
Year dates are approximate; changes might have occurred the end of one year or the beginning of the next for example. Paint schemes, panels, decals...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-05-12, 12:21 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 12,455
Posted By confente

Colnago Super Timeline... corrections or additions?

==========================
Colnago Super Frame Dating (12.18.2011)
==========================

1968 -- "Super" decal on chain stay
1968 -- Fork crown (sand cast) with two holes in the points at...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-12, 02:57 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 7,503
Posted By confente

The entry in the Timeline about the head tube...

The entry in the Timeline about the head tube decal pertains to the Cinelli Mod. SC... I don't know much about the seventies Mod. B, sorry.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-06-12, 03:56 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,132
Posted By confente

SJX426: I don't know anything about the...

SJX426: I don't know anything about the Superissimo, sorry.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-06-12, 12:20 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,132
Posted By confente

I thought Colnagos were redheads... but I'd...

I thought Colnagos were redheads... but I'd never marry one. Gentlemen prefer blonds:love:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-06-12, 12:16 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,162
Posted By confente

Yes dbakl?

Yes dbakl?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-05-12, 09:07 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,162
Posted By confente

Heard from Kevin Kruger that a 1980 S.C. that he...

Heard from Kevin Kruger that a 1980 S.C. that he owned (#80137) had the Flying C decals so I revised the Timeline for the Flying C frame decals to 79-80.

Photos of Kevin's bike he no longer owns:...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-05-12, 11:45 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,132
Posted By confente

Puchfinnland, which type of derailleur guides are...

Puchfinnland, which type of derailleur guides are you referring to in your post?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-05-12, 10:45 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 7,503
Posted By confente

Thank you Robbie... I'll keep adding to it as...

Thank you Robbie... I'll keep adding to it as long as you guys keep volunteering new factoids.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-05-12, 10:42 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,162
Posted By confente

Cinelli Flying C head tube decal?

Anyone have, or know of, a Cinelli S.C. earlier than 1983 with the Flying C head tube decal? The eighties Cinelli S.C. have the year in their serial numbers... the first two digits of the serial...
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