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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-02-21, 07:56 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 22,884
Posted By MikeSimone

Frank, I'm going through old Kodak slides now...

Frank,
I'm going through old Kodak slides now and getting them scanned. I know I have some good photos of college teams, races, and bikes from the 1973-1975 era. I will post them when I get the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-01-20, 06:02 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 22,884
Posted By MikeSimone

Lake Luzerne

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Now I realize you must be referring to Lake Luzerne on the Hudson River in northern New York. That must have been sometime after June 1975 if it was a USMA West Point team involved. During my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-14-19, 07:05 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 22,884
Posted By MikeSimone

Mr. Spadoni, Well, I can assure you that I...

Mr. Spadoni,

Well, I can assure you that I never got to Switzerland in 1974. But I wish I had!

Mike
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-19, 07:07 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 22,884
Posted By MikeSimone

Joseph, thanks! That is exactly what my first...

Joseph,
thanks! That is exactly what my first Rolls looked like in 1973. The West Point team acquired 10 that year and most were medium gray. The decals, lugs, components are identical (although...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-16-19, 05:00 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,055
Posted By MikeSimone

Yup, reeled in and dropped ignominiously! But at...

Yup, reeled in and dropped ignominiously! But at least the buffalo peloton sprinters did not elbow me as I did my best to stay upright.

Mike
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-16-19, 12:55 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,055
Posted By MikeSimone

Wrong Way in a Buffalo Herd

I was stationed at Fort Sill, OK in October 1980, near Lawton. On a local Saturday club ride, I was alone out front on a packed dirt road in the Wichita Wildlife Refuge adjoining Fort Sill, which...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-16-19, 12:53 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 6,704
Posted By MikeSimone

Wrong Way in a Buffalo Herd

I was stationed at Fort Sill, OK in October 1980, near Lawton. On a local Saturday club ride, I was alone out front on a packed dirt road in the Wichita Wildlife Refuge adjoining Fort Sill, which was...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-15-19, 02:07 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,271
Posted By MikeSimone

Try a fixed gear

I'm sure your shifting problem can be solved with adjustments, or a new chain or cable. But if you have another multi-geared bike to use when you need gears, you might want to try converting this...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-27-18, 11:53 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 19,832
Posted By MikeSimone

Focus on height of Saddle to Pedals, not to Ground

I've always adjusted the saddle height (and if necessary, the fore-aft position of the rails clamp on the seat post) so that when the pedals are in the 9-3 o'clock position (horizontal to ground), my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-09-17, 08:27 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 22,884
Posted By MikeSimone

More detailed photos on Rolls 1974

1974 Rolls, repainted in 2002.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-09-17, 08:13 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 22,884
Posted By MikeSimone

Rolls 1974, repainted with recreated decals in...

Rolls 1974, repainted with recreated decals in 2002.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-09-17, 07:51 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 22,884
Posted By MikeSimone

Rolls decals from 1974

Yes, I have an old set from 1974 that I got as spares from Cyclesport in NJ, where our West Point college racing team bought our high-end (Colnago made) Rolls criterium road bikes. I've scanned...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-10-17, 07:52 PM
Replies: 1,914
Views: 514,931
Posted By MikeSimone

Photos of fixed gear from 1920s and 1970s

Adam and others asked for photos, so I'm attaching some in several postings. On the green Belgian Dossche Sport 1929 frame (modern paint after a disastrous attempt to chrome the bike in the 1960s ....
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-03-17, 08:00 PM
Replies: 1,914
Views: 514,931
Posted By MikeSimone

Keep on Riding -- Use It or Lose It!

I'm 64. I learned to ride serious bikes in 8th grade when I started longer rides on my Dad's fixed geared with wooden rims that had belonged to a great Belgian champion in the 1920s. I still have...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-30-17, 09:26 PM
Replies: 1,914
Views: 514,931
Posted By MikeSimone

New to BikeForums and 50+

Greetings from Virginia! (Below is my first post to BikeForums last week.)

I'm Mike Simone, age 64, and just joined BikeForums this morning. I noticed a great thread from 2004-2011 about Rolls...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-25-17, 03:40 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 22,884
Posted By MikeSimone

Rolls frames and Colnago

I noticed a great thread from 2004-2011 about Rolls bicycles, and I will post a good bit of information to that thread (if it is still open) about the top road racing "Strada Professionisti" frame...
Forum: Introductions
04-25-17, 08:51 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 369
Posted By MikeSimone

Collegiate Racing 1970s, Rolls Bicycles

Greetings from Virginia!

I'm Mike Simone, age 64, and just joined BikeForums this morning. I noticed a great thread from 2004-2011 about Rolls bicycles, and I will post a good bit of information...
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