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Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-02-20, 11:17 AM
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Posted By pierce

hey, I have a Grand Record in that same paint...

hey, I have a Grand Record in that same paint job, rode the heck out of it from when I bought it in 1975 until the mid 80s when I started doing more mountain biking, and it was so beat up I retired...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-02-20, 01:17 AM
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Posted By pierce

BMX bikes boggle me. I go to a music...

BMX bikes boggle me.

I go to a music festival every year, held up in the mountains, 4 days of bluegrass and folk and other such acoustic/roots stuff. family oreinted, remote location with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-25-20, 12:18 AM
Replies: 22,329
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Posted By pierce

hah, 'designed by ishiwata'..... ishiwata made...

hah, 'designed by ishiwata'..... ishiwata made nice frame tubing, was cheaper than Reynolds and Columbus... I just sold a similar vintage Trek TX300 with Ishiwata tubing and a nice mix of 105...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-19-20, 10:53 AM
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Posted By pierce

phew. anything with those awful suicide brake...

phew. anything with those awful suicide brake extenders and stem shifters (or top tube mounted shifters??) is a BSO. that one looks like it has steel cotter pin cranks, and steel 27" rims, too,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-30-20, 07:17 PM
Replies: 22,329
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Posted By pierce

so what would an old Silca Imperial be worth? ...

so what would an old Silca Imperial be worth? it has a campy tip, and its the type that fits right up into the seatube-toptube joint without needing brackets, on a 24" frame? its very well used...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-29-20, 01:37 PM
Replies: 22,329
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Posted By pierce

heh, if its as old as the bike, odds are good it...

heh, if its as old as the bike, odds are good it has a leather piston that long ago dried up and stopped sealing.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-29-20, 01:30 PM
Replies: 22,329
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Posted By pierce

ugh, even for the 70s, that Pewww-joe is a BSO. ...

ugh, even for the 70s, that Pewww-joe is a BSO. soft heavy steel frame, simplex derailleurs, steel cotter pin cranks, steel rims... worth maybe $100 but definitely not anything north of $1000.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-28-20, 07:53 PM
Replies: 22,329
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Posted By pierce

I think he meant the seat clamp at the top of the...

I think he meant the seat clamp at the top of the post... every bike I've ever had that was trailing behind the post, except for one bike I set up for a achondroplasia dwarf, who had abnormally...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-27-20, 06:41 PM
Replies: 22,329
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Posted By pierce

said generic yada yada sold new for MSRP $770......

said generic yada yada sold new for MSRP $770... so selling for $2000 now is insanity.
https://www.bikepedia.com/Quickbike/BikeSpecs.aspx?item=18219

about as low end as an alloy frame roadie can...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-24-20, 07:51 PM
Replies: 22,329
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Posted By pierce

ART!... FOR! ART'S! SAKE!!! .... MONEY, SEND ME...

ART!... FOR! ART'S! SAKE!!! .... MONEY, SEND ME MONEY!!.....
-the Bobs, circa 1980.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgAhx0QXlnk
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-21-20, 01:49 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

huh, they ran 'inch pitch' chains on track bikes...

huh, they ran 'inch pitch' chains on track bikes back in those days? wow. the rear sprockets must have had about 6 teeth
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-20-20, 03:20 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

thats not a mixte, anyways, its a basic womens...

thats not a mixte, anyways, its a basic womens frame. a mixte has two 'stays' from the head tube back to the rear dropouts that pass around the seat tube, like this....
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-20-20, 03:17 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

what, that its a front rack? hah.

what, that its a front rack? hah.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-27-20, 02:02 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

well, thats a 70s vintage Campi hub, and the...

well, thats a 70s vintage Campi hub, and the frame appears to be very short wheelbase, like a criterium style, but it would have been nice to have shown a bit more, like the derailleurs, brakes, and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-26-20, 10:03 PM
Replies: 22,329
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Posted By pierce

and such amazing shifter cable routing!

and such amazing shifter cable routing!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-25-20, 01:50 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

ok, now I need to clean coffee out of my...

ok, now I need to clean coffee out of my keyboard. again.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-07-20, 02:52 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

hey, I had a raleigh pro, just abou that frame...

hey, I had a raleigh pro, just abou that frame size, in mink+silver, it was the sweetest frame I ever rode on. IIRC, it wasn't 531, it was Reynolds 752 or osmething. I had built it from the frame...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-20, 11:59 AM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

Maybe its the Australian Ted Williams! heh....

Maybe its the Australian Ted Williams!

heh.

while Searrs actually sold some decent bikes in the past (in the 1960s I had a sears 3-speed that was made in England, and was as nice a bike as my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-20, 06:10 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

Is that a Specialized crankset on that ? sure...

Is that a Specialized crankset on that ? sure looks like it.

I sold one that came off a bike that got upgraded to Ultegra stuff so it could have a smaller low ring... 42T minimum is brutal...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-03-20, 07:48 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

only thing I would accept downtube shifters on is...

only thing I would accept downtube shifters on is a nice original high end road bike from the late 60s/early 70s. anything thats not a vintage high end all original bike in cherry shape, if its...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-02-20, 02:58 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

I *still* have my early 70s Motobecane Grand...

I *still* have my early 70s Motobecane Grand Record that I bought new in 1975. awesome touring bike, i"d had a criterium style race bike before that and found it too twitchy on long rides.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-02-20, 01:06 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

even the cheapest Raleigh Record had a better...

even the cheapest Raleigh Record had a better frame than the typical Peugeot
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-02-20, 11:35 AM
Replies: 22,329
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Posted By pierce

the girlfriend of a riding buddy had a beautiful...

the girlfriend of a riding buddy had a beautiful upper level Gitane mixte in the 70s, reynolds 531 throughout, campagnolo nuevo record bits, sewups ('tubulars'), cinelli bars, brooks seat. that...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-02-20, 01:22 AM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

Oh oh God. Cotter pin cranks? With Simplex...

Oh oh God. Cotter pin cranks? With Simplex derailleurs?? That's a bicycle shaped object from my youth. Junk. It's a shame cuz a nice mixte is a sweet frame, they ride well. And crap,. It's in nice...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-02-20, 01:19 AM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

Haha. I think the only new bike we bought my son...

Haha. I think the only new bike we bought my son was a rockhopper 24" guys edition. That was late 90s, he would have been seven or eight. Nowadays he rides a KTM 1290 super adventure r. Giant beast...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-13-20, 11:17 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

hahahaha, complete with shraeder adapters on the...

hahahaha, complete with shraeder adapters on the presto valves :-/

actually looks like a decent bike for $225
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-09-20, 05:05 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

geez, early 70s, we'd get bikes like that from...

geez, early 70s, we'd get bikes like that from the thrift store for like $20 or $30, haul them up Mt Tam, and if we were lucky, get a few downhill runs before we'd wreck them. cheap thrills! I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-20, 12:12 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

A Mirage was the cheapest BSO Motobecane made in...

A Mirage was the cheapest BSO Motobecane made in those days. sub $100 bicycle circa 1970, with huret shifters, etc.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-01-20, 11:06 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

no pedals. forks look fully collapsed.

no pedals.
forks look fully collapsed.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-30-20, 08:10 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

also looks like its shifted into both small gears...

also looks like its shifted into both small gears which is a good way to ruin a chain.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-24-20, 08:42 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

those brake levers look freekin' dangerous.

those brake levers look freekin' dangerous.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-28-20, 09:16 PM
Replies: 22,329
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Posted By pierce

no, it appears to actually clamp around the...

no, it appears to actually clamp around the center section of the hub via the two bolts visible in the picture.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-28-20, 06:48 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

ok, I was curious. here's a typical kit for the...

ok, I was curious. here's a typical kit for the driven sprocket.
https://www.gasbike.net/collections/chains-sprockets/products/40-tooth-cnc-sprocket-adapter-assembly

took me a minute to figure it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-28-20, 04:04 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

yeah, if you look closely, you can see there'sa ...

yeah, if you look closely, you can see there'sa LARGE silver sprocket on the ND side of the rear wheel, where a disc brake rotor might be... afaik, there is a 'freewheel' is in the motor's...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-28-20, 12:58 AM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

Sometimes I wonder.... .... Other times I'm...

Sometimes I wonder....

.... Other times I'm sure.

then there's times like these.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-10-20, 05:01 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

"Shimano DuraAce/600 group" ?? huh, everything I...

"Shimano DuraAce/600 group" ?? huh, everything I see on that bike says Campagnolo....

and, I thought Shimano 600 was what morphed into Ultegra, DuraAce was its own top end group ?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-03-20, 05:08 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

I remember the Raleigh Grand Prix's of the...

I remember the Raleigh Grand Prix's of the early/mid 70s, they were a fairly low end bike, albeit better than the Records. It was the Raleigh International and Professional of that era that were...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-15-20, 11:24 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

I dunno, those were pretty nice frames, and that...

I dunno, those were pretty nice frames, and that has nice Mavic wheels, those specialized cranksets were awesome light and strong, and I think the gears and stuff are period correct. true, its the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-10-20, 04:55 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

Specialized by Trek! oh yeah. sometimes you...

Specialized by Trek! oh yeah. sometimes you wonder, other times yer sure...

actually, I bet their NEW 24" bike is a Hot Rock as I'm remembering thats what my kid had when he was like 10....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-09-20, 09:49 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

hahahaha, from the description, I was expecting...

hahahaha, from the description, I was expecting an all campy raleigh professional. I had a Mk IV in the mid-to-late 70s, was an awesome bike, Reynolds 751 double butted, just a sweet ride.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-08-20, 03:37 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

hahhahahaha, weinman brakes suntour shifter,...

hahhahahaha, weinman brakes suntour shifter, sugino cranks, and malliard hubs. judging from the lugwork, thats a low end '10 speed' frame of dubious origins, and probably made from basic steel...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-05-20, 11:30 AM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

i'm sure that was put together as a joke. its...

i'm sure that was put together as a joke. its probably ridable albeit I wouldn't want to go very far
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-30-19, 03:06 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

ahhh, riding 2 wheels with negative trail, so...

ahhh, riding 2 wheels with negative trail, so much fun. NOT.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-28-19, 01:46 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

like that this one doesn't have a seat, chain,...

like that this one doesn't have a seat, chain, brakes, shift levers, pedals, or tires ?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-24-19, 05:59 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

yeesh. thats an OK $100 bike, maybe even $200, ...

yeesh. thats an OK $100 bike, maybe even $200, I like those early cro-moly specialized frames... thats probably mid 90s (later ones were aluminum), 700c hybrid. But $1000 ? hah hah.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-15-19, 11:32 AM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

I think because the bars are so high and forward...

I think because the bars are so high and forward and wide, they need those big loops to not bind around the head tube if the bars are turned fully around. all the vintage pictures i dug up on...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-15-19, 11:00 AM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

oooh, an Avocet. Those got me off my old Brooks...

oooh, an Avocet. Those got me off my old Brooks Pro and pretty much introduced the modern saddle.

I had that old brooks pro bagged in my garage, but with 30 years of neglect, it got damp and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-09-19, 08:10 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

In the early 70s, the Grand Record was...

In the early 70s, the Grand Record was Motobecane's top touring/sports model, with only the Team (or was it called Champion?) racing bike above it. I preferred the long geometry of the touring bike...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-09-19, 05:42 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

I've seen very very few quality peugeots of that...

I've seen very very few quality peugeots of that era, than most any other contemporary 'major' brand , the vast majority of them were low end clunkers. Schwinns were in their own class of clunker...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-09-19, 03:40 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,540
Posted By pierce

they were inferior compared with what was...

they were inferior compared with what was available in the 60s/70s too. heck, the late 60s Dawes Galaxy I had when I was 15 was a superior bike. and the Motobecane Gran Record I bought new in...
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