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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-02-05, 03:18 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 928
Posted By mattmatthew

you might be able to get a bike shop to respace...

you might be able to get a bike shop to respace the axle instead of stretching the frame... i'm thinking a bike that old is probably 120mm in the back...

matt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-29-05, 07:20 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,185
Posted By mattmatthew

dedhed, i'd like to see more pics, if you please....

dedhed, i'd like to see more pics, if you please. :-)

retrosteel, i think the others are right, it's a grand prix. the racing usa is a full race bike; it doesn't have the fender/rack eyelets on...
Forum: Commuting
04-28-05, 05:23 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,654
Posted By mattmatthew

commuting happiness is chilling at kakaako...

commuting happiness is chilling at kakaako waterfront park, watching the sunset and having a 22 oz Rogue Hazelnut Brown before the ride home.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-28-05, 02:00 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,275
Posted By mattmatthew

ahhhh. wisdom! i shall do it then. matt

ahhhh. wisdom! i shall do it then.

matt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-28-05, 01:58 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,185
Posted By mattmatthew

heh. no parting necessary. yeah the bike came out...

heh. no parting necessary. yeah the bike came out with a lot of suntour arx, although i think by the time this picture was taken, i had changed out a number of the parts that came on the bike, due to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-28-05, 08:09 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,275
Posted By mattmatthew

u guys put proofhide on the underside too? ...

u guys put proofhide on the underside too?

matt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-28-05, 08:07 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,185
Posted By mattmatthew

domo arigato mr. roboto. matt

domo arigato mr. roboto.

matt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-05, 10:46 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,185
Posted By mattmatthew

ick, so tiny. did they come in all-chrome...

ick, so tiny. did they come in all-chrome versions? wish the catalog listed the specs and options... so whats the deal with the serial no? it doesn't match anything on retro raleighs or other...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-05, 10:10 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,185
Posted By mattmatthew

let's see if i can hit all these questions. 1....

let's see if i can hit all these questions.
1. rear dropouts are stamped 'RALEIGH', as to what 'kine', who knows? ;) they are horizontal, and they don't look anything like the dropouts on my masi...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-05, 03:42 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,185
Posted By mattmatthew

identify a Raleigh?

hey i posed this question to the Classic Rendezvous list awhile back. wondering if anyone else has additional insights?

i have a raleigh, that's completely chrome.
the headbadge says "Raleigh...
Forum: Commuting
04-27-05, 04:58 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,913
Posted By mattmatthew

huh? i ride flat bars on my singlespeed and...

huh?

i ride flat bars on my singlespeed and and i get plenty of torque. the only time u don't get the torque you need is when your bar grips fall at or behind the steerer tube, u don't have any...
Forum: Commuting
04-27-05, 04:55 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 920
Posted By mattmatthew

answering a cell phone is not a life or death...

answering a cell phone is not a life or death situation. i'd prefer to wait until it's convenient for me to stop and answer it. but i guess a lot of people think if they don't answer their phone...
Forum: Commuting
04-26-05, 06:08 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 12,725
Posted By mattmatthew

i'd recommend Pac Designs...

i'd recommend Pac Designs (http://www.pacdesigns.com). many messenger bags, incl timbuk2 and chrome have a tendency to 'flatten' out on your back when you put oversized items into it, due to the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-05, 06:03 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,728
Posted By mattmatthew

once upon a time, my friend had a beautiful white...

once upon a time, my friend had a beautiful white 73 peugeot px-10. i forget exactly what he did, but he tried to braze on shifter nubs and drill bottle cage holes on the down tube. one day he was...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-05, 12:33 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,957
Posted By mattmatthew

here's a pic of the derailleur. questions on the...

here's a pic of the derailleur. questions on the pic...

matt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-25-05, 11:59 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,892
Posted By mattmatthew

hotness. matt

hotness.

matt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-25-05, 06:40 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 608
Posted By mattmatthew

a bent fork could also be a sign that water...

a bent fork could also be a sign that water worked its way into the fork blades and is rusting it from the inside out. if this is so, you'll probably have to replace it. twas the cause of my bent...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-25-05, 03:58 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,957
Posted By mattmatthew

zeus 2000 components

yesterday i acquired a vintage zeus 2000 rear derailleur. can anyone tell me more about zeus 2000 components other than what's available on classic rendezvous? what years did they come out? what...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-08-05, 06:23 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,951
Posted By mattmatthew

powdercoating old frames is awesome. only...

powdercoating old frames is awesome. only drawback -- if you want the frame details such as the lugs and what not to be seen, powdercoating puts a relatively thick coat over the entire frame,...
Forum: Commuting
03-25-05, 04:45 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 6,725
Posted By mattmatthew

i love my moustache bars. i didn't buy it from...

i love my moustache bars. i didn't buy it from rivendell so it was a little cheaper but i got my other bar, the albatross, from rivendell. it's similar in shape except the ends come farther back than...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-25-05, 04:43 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,734
Posted By mattmatthew

japanese bikes like 3rensho and zunow are kinda...

japanese bikes like 3rensho and zunow are kinda cool.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-25-05, 04:41 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,381
Posted By mattmatthew

and even if you don't beat them, you can finish...

and even if you don't beat them, you can finish in style. ;-)
Forum: Commuting
03-20-05, 10:06 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 2,600
Posted By mattmatthew

good that you're not injured too badly. one...

good that you're not injured too badly.

one of the things you need to realize soon about commuting on a bike is that you have to be 150% alert and ride extremely defensively. we technically have...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-20-05, 09:47 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,133
Posted By mattmatthew

ride your bike after you loctite the cog and the...

ride your bike after you loctite the cog and the lockring. the forward motion of the chain should tighten up the cog even more just don't lock your pedals before the loctite has been given time to...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-20-05, 09:27 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,420
Posted By mattmatthew

kind of a pointless argument, i think. every...

kind of a pointless argument, i think. every single bike rides different, despite common frame materials and/or geometries. take a bunch of different bikes for really good test rides and subject the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-20-05, 09:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,761
Posted By mattmatthew

got any pics of it?

got any pics of it?
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-13-05, 12:21 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 8,161
Posted By mattmatthew

on a good day i can trackstand long enough for a...

on a good day i can trackstand long enough for a full rotation from red to green light on my singlespeed. like someone said before it's a matter of finding the right stance, and when u have it, you...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-13-05, 12:13 PM
Replies: 1,973
Views: 200,270
Posted By mattmatthew

i think my latest cool find is remembering how...

i think my latest cool find is remembering how cool it is to be riding my bike again.
Forum: Commuting
03-13-05, 07:57 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 3,702
Posted By mattmatthew

i almost never get punctures. in fact, i can't...

i almost never get punctures. in fact, i can't even remember the last time i had one. what i get the most are pinch flats. mostly preventable, if you run the right pressure in your tires; but...
Forum: Commuting
03-13-05, 07:49 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 8,597
Posted By mattmatthew

40 minutes! for starts, you don't have to always...

40 minutes! for starts, you don't have to always pull the whole tube out. getting the presta valve out of the rim can be a pain, esp out of 700c tires and if u think about it, chances are your hole...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-13-05, 07:32 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 8,066
Posted By mattmatthew

i believe Pogliaghis also had diamonds.

i believe Pogliaghis also had diamonds.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-13-05, 07:16 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,500
Posted By mattmatthew

To be honest I'm not sure it has anything to do...

To be honest I'm not sure it has anything to do with the bike itself. With Ebay a large degree of what-goes-for-what is almost purely psychological. A bike that starts at $1700 with six days left may...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-13-05, 07:00 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,146
Posted By mattmatthew

damn, those pants are big pimpin'

damn, those pants are big pimpin'
Forum: Commuting
03-12-05, 08:10 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 8,597
Posted By mattmatthew

A bunch of things you always need to carry when...

A bunch of things you always need to carry when you ride: spare tube, glueless patch kits, tire levers, compact allen wrench tool. There was a time when I was getting pinch flats twice a week for...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-12-05, 08:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 897
Posted By mattmatthew

making a singlespeed is pretty easy too. there's...

making a singlespeed is pretty easy too. there's lots of articles on the web how to put one together. i put mine together for under $300 (incl frame). whereas retail it might cost you $800 or more.
...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-12-05, 07:19 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,360
Posted By mattmatthew

purple-anodize was one of those things i thought,...

purple-anodize was one of those things i thought, "whoa, cool!" and being American i didn't think "let's use this sparingly" but "more is better." six months later my song changed to "what the heck...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-11-05, 05:43 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,360
Posted By mattmatthew

Purple anodized-everything. Nuff said. ...

Purple anodized-everything. Nuff said.

Aloha,
Matt
Forum: Road Cycling
03-11-05, 05:40 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 9,360
Posted By mattmatthew

They're actually really good. I like the fact...

They're actually really good. I like the fact that i can wear any shoe with it, and I can also adjust the position of my foot over the pedal. It was a great idea that never fully caught on. It gives...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-11-05, 05:36 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,282
Posted By mattmatthew

Both have good points and bad points.. My exp...

Both have good points and bad points.. My exp with aluminum is the ride is harsher, but it has more feeling of 'go'. The harsh ride can be alleviated with a carbon fork up front, or larger than...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-11-05, 05:24 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,008
Posted By mattmatthew

I would go with comfort. Comfort will make you...

I would go with comfort. Comfort will make you want to perform better, because there isn't a constant nagging that something feels weird. That and discomfort is also an indication that something...
Forum: Commuting
03-11-05, 05:20 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,239
Posted By mattmatthew

Mag from the UK called Cycling Plus is packed...

Mag from the UK called Cycling Plus is packed with commuter stuff. Commuter, touring, racing, it covers it all, but probably the most commuting stuff i've seen in any kind of bike mag.

Aloha,
Matt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-11-05, 05:07 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,500
Posted By mattmatthew

Hi Marty, Thanks for the suggestion. Actually,...

Hi Marty,
Thanks for the suggestion. Actually, part of the reason I can even date the Masi between those years is because of the Classic Rendezvous list. At some point though, the volume of daily...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-11-05, 06:31 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,500
Posted By mattmatthew

do you have any pics of the Masi? i have a Masi...

do you have any pics of the Masi? i have a Masi as well. actual date on frame is unknown, because on italian Masi's from the 70's they'd stamp the serial no. and year on the fork steerer tube, which...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-11-05, 06:18 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,800
Posted By mattmatthew

wow! a simplex rear derailleur! kinda looks...

wow! a simplex rear derailleur!
kinda looks like an el-cheapo peugeot though. those are kinda dime a dozen, esp around university campuses. the reason i say el-cheapo is bc the rear dropouts look...
Forum: Commuting
03-11-05, 06:00 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,292
Posted By mattmatthew

u want to have the benefits of riding with clips,...

u want to have the benefits of riding with clips, and you want to ride with regular shoes. get Powergrips. they don't have a toe clip instead it is a wide strap that goes over standard road pedals...
Forum: Commuting
03-11-05, 05:54 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 828
Posted By mattmatthew

I don't have a 26" wheel but i'm good on Contis....

I don't have a 26" wheel but i'm good on Contis. On my road bikes I run Conti 700c x 28's. I like them because they have beefy sidewalls and prevent pinch flats which I think are more commonplace...
Forum: Commuting
03-11-05, 05:51 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 932
Posted By mattmatthew

an alternative to racks and messenger bags are...

an alternative to racks and messenger bags are saddle bags. if you have a brooks saddle, brooks comes with saddle bag loops to the rear of the seat. the bag hangs from these loops and is held still...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-11-05, 05:41 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,497
Posted By mattmatthew

i own zero. i like t-shirts. aloha, matt

i own zero. i like t-shirts.

aloha,
matt
Forum: Road Cycling
03-11-05, 05:39 AM
Replies: 27,209
Views: 18,415,481
Posted By mattmatthew

hullo, i've got 3 road bikes. one, a motiv frame...

hullo, i've got 3 road bikes. one, a motiv frame converted to a singlespeed; two, an 84 raleigh gran prix; and three, a masi gran criterium that dates somewhere around circa 70-72. i've gotten rid of...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-11-05, 05:33 AM
Replies: 38,868
Views: 4,764,557
Posted By mattmatthew

All these rides are giving me a severe case of...

All these rides are giving me a severe case of bike-lust. Here's my singlespeed, a vintage Motiv road frame:

http://willstopatnothing.com/evilgenius-vs-mandor/motivss2small.jpg

Gear ratio is...
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