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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-12-24, 06:34 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 376
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

My 1982 Sequoia is a Miki built frame. ...

My 1982 Sequoia is a Miki built frame.

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/640x480/lyoaw7zl_e78b6eb484a7a6fca2842944c468d9827f0f0074.jpg

The 1983 catalog cites 3 cage mounts...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-09-24, 10:47 AM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 772,938
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

FYI ...

FYI
https://boulderbicycle.bike/Bottom-Brackets-and-Parts/Vintage-Other/Phil-Wood-Extravaganza-Retaining-cup-pair-Steel-French-thread.html
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-06-24, 10:25 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 443
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

FYI, Boulder Bicycle has a sale on of various...

FYI, Boulder Bicycle has a sale on of various threaded Phil Wood BB retaining cups.

https://boulderbicycle.bike/bottom-brackets-and-parts/vintage-other/
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-05-24, 02:48 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 395
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Looks like a mid-80s Kuwahara Caravan

Looks like a mid-80s Kuwahara Caravan
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-03-24, 01:19 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,618
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Think defense in depth. The more security...

Think defense in depth. The more security measures that need to be defeated, the more time, noise and pain in the ass it is to thieve stuff.

I've got each bike separately cable locked to a the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-03-24, 01:13 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,618
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Mine used to sleep in the house, until they kept...

Mine used to sleep in the house, until they kept reproducing, Now they sleep in the garage. At least I don't have to haul them in and out of the house anymore.

The mechanical alchemy occurs in the...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
03-15-24, 05:56 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 4,717
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Check the seller's inventory periodically. He...

Check the seller's inventory periodically. He seems to have a large stash of NOS Suntour bits. Typically, he'll sell a single item and then relist it again later (instead of just indicating how many...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
03-14-24, 02:51 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 4,717
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

https://www.ebay.com/itm/204669916588?itmmeta=01HR...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/204669916588?itmmeta=01HRZBNTV6CNSSVH3EN8ERZHWX&hash=item2fa74715ac:g:u7AAAOSwefVh6LWT
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-02-24, 02:48 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,270
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Probably a Vetta saddle. Plenty of good used...

Probably a Vetta saddle. Plenty of good used Vetta saddles on eBay at reasonable prices.

If you're dead set on Rube Goldberging that seat back together, perhaps you could stitch the seat fabric...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-21-24, 06:37 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,235
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

https://www.bikeforums.net/19598681-post6.html

https://www.bikeforums.net/19598681-post6.html
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-06-24, 06:17 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 643
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Wiggle also pulled the international sales plug.

Wiggle also pulled the international sales plug.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-02-24, 01:58 PM
Replies: 2,354
Views: 561,044
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/640x480/hopp4uul_eaad5c66b6b69d5fa0c018feb220c29b92ec0817.jpg...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-30-24, 09:03 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,729
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Those nuts can usually be removed by inserting a...

Those nuts can usually be removed by inserting a small screwdriver blade on an angle into one of the slots and tapping it to turn the bolt. The tool is also available on FleaBay. Also easily...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-20-24, 12:07 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 361
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

This tool might also work....

This tool might also work. https://cycling.endurobearings.com/products/bbt-105-enduro-basic-bearing-puller-8-25-mm
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-20-24, 11:46 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 361
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Try putting it in a vise, stuck sleeve end down....

Try putting it in a vise, stuck sleeve end down. Angle a bladed screwdriver in from the other side and tap the screwdriver around the bottom rim of the bearing sleeve with a hammer.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-19-24, 11:42 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,168
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-05-24, 10:26 AM
Replies: 2,354
Views: 561,044
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/328x640/mbnioxnl_1724d1f091a3e1dce467e4cdbc5a8fdfc013950a.jpg...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-03-24, 01:25 PM
Replies: 22,324
Views: 4,640,680
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Only $95 price and shipping If you act...

Only $95 price and shipping

If you act quickly you can own this wonderful, bent and scratched up fork. Don't delay!...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
01-02-24, 11:40 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,509
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

About $2 a pound. Cheaper than hamburger meat!

About $2 a pound. Cheaper than hamburger meat!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-28-23, 07:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 395
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Jannd makes a version of that Rhode Gear map...

Jannd makes a version of that Rhode Gear map pocket

https://www.jandd.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=FBMP
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-25-23, 11:39 AM
Replies: 2,354
Views: 561,044
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/506x337/s1200_santa_7261ad8ad468212023ceb8e05837209b62ceb062.jpg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-19-23, 05:05 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 772,938
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/640x476/lcdxiixl_9965cd86770ea39bb6d64226b59e1eae91cdccd1.jpg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-18-23, 09:40 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 788
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

An old spoke could be cut and bent into a pin...

An old spoke could be cut and bent into a pin spanner that would work fine with a plastic dust cap.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-12-23, 09:46 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,372
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

That's where you keep your corn.

That's where you keep your corn.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-12-23, 04:24 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,150
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-10-23, 09:18 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,787
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

It's like a cow catcher on a choo choo, to sweep...

It's like a cow catcher on a choo choo, to sweep away errant hitch hiking bugs..
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-04-23, 01:13 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,390
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Custom step-down ferrule made from a barrel...

Custom step-down ferrule made from a barrel adjuster liberated off a bonked-up old derailleur. Shortened the smaller threaded end to fit the stop and filed-down the threads and barrel ridges smooth....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-30-23, 05:57 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 419
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Could be a repurposed pedestal base from an old...

Could be a repurposed pedestal base from an old bistro table.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-22-23, 06:00 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 4,615
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Should have gone straight to Sheldon. ...

Should have gone straight to Sheldon.

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/alenax.html
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-18-23, 04:57 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 4,615
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

That's actually a piece from a vintage French...

That's actually a piece from a vintage French colonoscopy scope, known as the alésoir de cul
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-17-23, 12:56 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,405
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

links are nice

links are nice
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
11-16-23, 01:43 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,723
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

That shipping cost from Canada is a killer. I...

That shipping cost from Canada is a killer. I think two sets cost me around $35, all-in, about 5 years ago.

Soma and Merry Sales also sell these for the same price, but out of stock currently.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-16-23, 01:07 PM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,120,166
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Looks like the same size as mine. ...

Looks like the same size as mine.

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1024x768/3eyvd5wh_0cb62ba1ce39545f3918b4e76d3c107aef099f05.jpg

Size specs from the 1997 technical manual...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-16-23, 06:52 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,030
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Here's two recently sold examples from the sales...

Here's two recently sold examples from the sales sub-forum.

83 Centurion Pro-tour (https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage-sales/1232907-83-centurion-pro-tour.html) - $225 for frame stripped to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-15-23, 04:40 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,030
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Unless you're just building-up a knock-around...

Unless you're just building-up a knock-around hoopty, I doubt hanging banged-up looking (cockpit) and lower end components (turkey arm brake levers /Suntour 7 derailleurs) on that frame would make it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-15-23, 01:35 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,288
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

DMR hinged clamps. Solid and don't have...

DMR hinged clamps. Solid and don't have shift-around tendencies like some of the other bolt-ons do.

Velo Orange sells them, but is currently out of stock. Some of the UK vendors also sell then....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-14-23, 07:06 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,030
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Here's some Centurion catalogs, with specs. That...

Here's some Centurion catalogs, with specs. That looks to be 1978 model. https://vintage-centurion.com/literature/centurion-catalogs.shtml

Here's my 1979, which came to me as a frame with just the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-14-23, 04:33 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,289
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

I have a short cage Superbe Pro RD on my 1884...

I have a short cage Superbe Pro RD on my 1884 Trek 760. I was able to get it running a 13x28 7 speed freewheel (52/42 in front). If memory serves, I had to make some B screw adjustments until I got...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-13-23, 12:48 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 519
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

This frame came with centerpull plates and...

This frame came with centerpull plates and springs.The plates are necessary. If you use Weinmann or Dia Compe centerpull, brakes, you need to also get the spring that hooks the plate (different than...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-13-23, 10:08 AM
Replies: 2,354
Views: 561,044
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Known cycling guy ...

Known cycling guy

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/633x680/1699890967_ef288295041d870c263946189158e18ef45bd9c5.jpeg...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-08-23, 01:36 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,396
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/320x179/d4gbavum_252f05d99fe4f7e6d7de1666d016ca05bc7fdfed.jpg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-07-23, 06:59 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,271
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

I've got that tool, but usually use a monkey...

I've got that tool, but usually use a monkey wrench instead. Smooth jaws only.


https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/320x314/jkwjdsgm_f860739eaff39262857ccb0d5b727650dad3cb9f.jpg
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
11-04-23, 08:22 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,723
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Looking at this again, I have the following: ...

Looking at this again, I have the following:

In all images, the center portions of the mounts appears to have been sanded down, hence the shininess compared to the more slender part the bolt goes...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
11-03-23, 01:44 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,723
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

There's cockeyed and there's cockeyed. Bolt...

There's cockeyed and there's cockeyed.

Bolt an old centerpull onto it and see if it fits and the calipers move freely.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-30-23, 12:08 PM
Replies: 3,017
Views: 872,272
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/640x480/18ulkn8l_5055a83c214151dca401db890a46d96f4617885b.jpg...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
10-29-23, 05:26 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,127
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Depending on the year, that Kodiak might have the...

Depending on the year, that Kodiak might have the Shimano Type A shifter mounts, which presents other potential issues for a potential buyer.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-28-23, 06:27 PM
Replies: 2,354
Views: 561,044
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/634x885/article_2518465_19d998b400000578_894_634x885_44c600394ed4cd08cbc30192a4a2909ac2a114d3.jpg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-17-23, 09:43 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 772,938
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Coincidentally had this cross my field of vision...

Coincidentally had this cross my field of vision on FleaBay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/224249316827?hash=item34364d05db:g:C98AAOSwBPZfvj8y
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-16-23, 03:38 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,192
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Pletscher made a bracket that would allow their...

Pletscher made a bracket that would allow their rat trap rack to be attached to the brake bolt, instead of the stays. I've never seen one in the wild, but there are probably a few on FleaBay.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-16-23, 03:17 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,091
Posted By Vintage_Cyclist

Ropes/string work fine. That was my stand for...

Ropes/string work fine. That was my stand for years. My Park stand hangs out in the secret underground laboratory, but I use loops of string for quickie adjustments in the garage.
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