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10-07-23, 05:09 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,688
Posted By verktyg

Goats - Not Greatest Of All Time!

If you look closely the goat in the cage is a "horny" billy and the upper goat is a nanny "in season".... In Spanish: La cabra e el macho cabrio! :lol:

In passing, 20 kg - 44 Lbs. is not a big...
09-20-23, 07:55 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,968
Posted By verktyg

10-24 Stainless Button Head Cap Screw

Yes, they will work perfect:


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I don't...
09-20-23, 04:45 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,968
Posted By verktyg

French Seatpost Sizes.

Less than brief answer to all of (or at least some of) your French seatpost diameter questions. These specs in general apply to better quality PRODUCTION bikes with alloy steel frames. (Scroll down...
09-20-23, 02:20 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,968
Posted By verktyg

French Shift Lever Screws

First off, I'm glad that I never had to deal with hammersmiths working for me! hahaha 40+ years working in ALL phases of threaded fasteners... Not meant to hurt anyone's feeling but... When you hear...
09-18-23, 05:15 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,749
Posted By verktyg

Try right clicking on the photo you want to view....

Try right clicking on the photo you want to view. It should open another screen then right click again and it should zoom in.

verktyg :50:
09-18-23, 05:07 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 380
Posted By verktyg

I forgot how funny Benny Hill was. Back in the...

I forgot how funny Benny Hill was. Back in the late 80's used to watch a lot of Brit Vision on US PBS.

verktyg :50:
09-18-23, 04:56 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,770
Posted By verktyg

Raleigh USA Team Pro With A Mostly Superbe Pro Gruppo

I have a 1985 SBDU Raleigh 753 Team Pro built for Raleigh USA. It was built and raced in the NW with Superbe Pro components. The frame was factory resprayed in 1992 in Raleigh USA Team Technium kit....
09-18-23, 04:20 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 721
Posted By verktyg

Peugeot HLE Tubing

The sticker on the down tube indicates that it's Peugeot HLE Mangaloy tubing.
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09-15-23, 02:04 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,129
Posted By verktyg

Headset Spacers

Several 2mm aluminum spacers will cure your problem. See examples below.



Cut down the steerer??? HUH! Me thinks thou hast been breathing the rim cement fumes too much! :innocent:

VERY...
09-13-23, 04:35 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 789
Posted By verktyg

Olld Leather Toe Straps

Possibly offensive Editorial Opinion:

Many C&V fans have a reputation for being cheapskates! It never ceases to amaze me how some folks spends hundreds to thousands of dollars on bikes, frames and...
09-10-23, 02:58 AM
Replies: 159
Views: 6,582
Posted By verktyg

Modulation, Brake Pads, Delta vs. Monoplaner vs. Dual Pivot

1. MODULATION has frequently been used by many as a lame excuse for brakes that DON'T STOP WELL!!!

2. Brake pads are probably the single biggest factor in how well modern bicycle brakes work. The...
09-08-23, 05:36 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,412
Posted By verktyg

Colnago Master Lynx MTB

WARNING! HIJACKED THREAD!

"NAGO": Thick paint over a poorly prepped rusty unicrown... I photoshopped the photo. I didn't pay too much for it but something I couldn't pass up. Sold it a few years...
09-08-23, 02:41 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,412
Posted By verktyg

Late 80's Colnago Conic SLX Total Spiral

Angus, first question, does the bike fit you? If you intend to keep and ride a bike, a frame that's too small or too big is no bargain no matter how much it costs.

Good source for Colnago info:...
09-05-23, 12:16 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,443
Posted By verktyg

Belgian "Drafting" Check Out Eddy

The whole peloton is drafting off of that draft horse or draught horse. Doesn't look quite big enough to be a Clydesdale! Hahaha! A Belgian mare perhaps? Send the domestiques off of the front to...
09-02-23, 06:16 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,601
Posted By verktyg

Coming Of Rollers

Back in the winter of 75' I was riding rollers in my racing buddy's living room and suddenly came off and sailed into his kitchen. Luckily no damage or injury. :speedy:

The suggestion of using a...
09-02-23, 05:42 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 380
Posted By verktyg

CPSC Uselessness

In the 1970's bikes were still considered Kids Toys by many! Quote from a CPSC lawyer in 1976: "The CPSC has no intention of regulating bicycles intended for adults ... every bicycle is intended for...
08-28-23, 01:57 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 551
Posted By verktyg

The Rake's Progress - 83 Colnago Super Evolution

I got back into road bikes in 2006. I was looking for an orange Colnago Super to replace my 1978 that had gotten stolen back in 1982. I found this red 1983 Super frame with white logos in mid 2006....
04-27-23, 04:20 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,025
Posted By verktyg

Classic 1987 Deore Components

Back in the mid 2000's I bought a bunch of NOS circa 1987 Deore components dirt cheap... XT cranks for $25 and so on. I prefer steel cage long arm RDs for hard starts so I've used LX's instead of...
04-26-23, 04:20 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,075
Posted By verktyg

Amateur Fake Colnago

Looks like a frame put together by some amateur.... Or maybe a poor repair??? Obvious errors and lack of details that a real frame builder would have addressed. Compare the filing on the dropouts vs....
04-25-23, 11:34 AM
Replies: 288
Views: 46,345
Posted By verktyg

1971 TdF

I have an almost all original 57cm 1971 TdF that I'm going to part with, PM me...
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04-25-23, 04:13 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,331
Posted By verktyg

Time Behind Bars

Bike appears to have spent some time submerged in a canal? Maybe an escape attempt gone wrong?

BTW, those head lug cutouts are not "tear drops" but "ears" as in this Colnago Technos:
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04-23-23, 01:53 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 536
Posted By verktyg

Resolution To Campy BB Issue

After MUCH searching, concluded that I have one of the early 68-SS C-Record bottom brackets with thick rifled BSC alloy cups and 3/16" BBs. (Same dimensionsa as the 68-SP stamped spindle)

Stamped...
04-22-23, 03:53 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 506
Posted By verktyg

Headset Grinding Problem

A problem that I've run across in a headset with loose ball bearings is that 1 ball may have popped out during assembly and is in between the steerer and the head tube. The fix is obvious,...
04-18-23, 03:38 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 628
Posted By verktyg

Columbus Tubing Frejus

From way back (don't have time to look it up) Columbus produced 2 types of tubing sets for road bikes - SP and SL and 2 for pista (track) PS and PL. They were made of what Columbus marketers called...
04-18-23, 06:54 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 536
Posted By verktyg

Thanks... We were a Teledyne Titan dealer during...

Thanks... We were a Teledyne Titan dealer during 1974-76. They produced a nicely made titanium BB spindle to replace Campy steel spindles. They sold for maybe 25% of the cost of a Campy SR Ti spindle...
04-18-23, 02:43 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 269
Posted By verktyg

Campy Super Record BB

Trying to delete this duplicate post ????
04-18-23, 02:39 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 536
Posted By verktyg

Campy Super Record BB Alloy Cups Steel Spindle

I've searched all of the Campy BB literature that I've collected over the years. They only mention titanium spindles with SR BBs.

Did Campagnolo ever make steel spindles for Super Record bottom...
10-29-22, 07:33 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,282
Posted By verktyg

Late 60's PX10 Frame

No GUESSING, it's a mid to late 60's maybe 1970 Peugeot PX10 frame. The "tell" on the date is the Simplex forged steel dropouts with the "horn" on the left side. The horn is quite handy to hook your...
10-28-22, 03:30 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 936
Posted By verktyg

Peugeot Mixte

Shelly1

This bike is far nicer than it shows in the photos. I suspect that the frame is a late 1960's model because of the decals. Shelly does a fabulous job of putting together bikes. She done...
10-28-22, 02:51 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,459
Posted By verktyg

Bernard Carre Built Lejeune Frame

hazetguy

$300 FOR THIS FRAME IS A GIVEAWAY!!!

A Bernard Carre built frame... one of the most famous French high quality production builders.

I built frames back in the 70's and I've been...
10-05-22, 04:22 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,535
Posted By verktyg

Zombie Threads

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Greetings and welcome to the C&V Forum....

The message that you...
09-08-22, 03:47 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,839
Posted By verktyg

Other Branded Follis Tandems

I suspect that the lugged Gitane tandems including later ones like this one were made in house. I seem to remember seeing pictures of some Gitane tandems that had all of the markings of a Follis made...
09-08-22, 04:56 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,054
Posted By verktyg

Motobecane Cracked Chain Stay

For everyone's edification, the bike is a 1982 Motobecane Jubile Sport with original factory paint. I think that the OP mentioned that he could hear creaking when he rode the bike. The crack most...
09-07-22, 07:34 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,839
Posted By verktyg

Mystery French Tandem

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Follis produced tandem frames for most of the French marques especially from the late 70's through the mid 80's: Gitane, Peugeot, Motobecane, Bertin, Lejeune and of course Mel...
09-07-22, 12:28 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,054
Posted By verktyg

Chain Stays

From the 1960's on most chain stays came preformed from the tubing manufacturer. Since seamed tubing was so cheap to mass produce probably little care was taken to properly align the seam during...
09-07-22, 03:59 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,054
Posted By verktyg

Seamed Chain Stay Tubing

Seamed tubing is usually produced in this manner. A strip of sheet steel from a roll is fed through a series of roller dies until it forms a cylinder which then goes under a rotating electrode die...
09-06-22, 05:20 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,645
Posted By verktyg

Tufo Sewups

Tufo tires run about $50-$60+ USD here in the states. I was running an experiment with Tufo sewups and several of my bikes. I used them in areas where there were a lot of goathead thorns. I wanted to...
09-06-22, 04:36 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,456
Posted By verktyg

Sloping Top Tubes

In the late 80's or thereabouts hybrid bikes became popular. As MTBs started becoming more radical with suspensions and so on, hybrid bikes filled the niche between them and road bikes.

In general...
09-06-22, 03:13 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,645
Posted By verktyg

How To Discourage Someone From Getting Into Cycling

I've been riding sewups since 1974! At our shop in the 70's at least 20% of the bikes we sold were equipped with sewups (tubular tires) so I'm not a newbie at this.

When helping someone get into...
09-06-22, 02:23 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 961
Posted By verktyg

Not A Colnago

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Looks like some "home built" rig....

verktyg :50:
09-06-22, 01:59 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,120
Posted By verktyg

Beautiful color! CAVEAT! Those Specialized...

Beautiful color!

CAVEAT! Those Specialized Armadillos are slightly worse riding than solid rubber forklift tires!

They came on a Bianchi I bought and I had to cut them off the rims!

verktyg...
09-05-22, 04:39 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 757
Posted By verktyg

SOLD Thanks for looking

SOLD

Thanks for looking
09-04-22, 03:23 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 8,339
Posted By verktyg

Zombie Thread

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Replying to old zombie threads is frowned upon by many C&V members - 3...
09-04-22, 03:10 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 796
Posted By verktyg

If you want help...

Rob,

If you're looking for help, the BF C&V forum protocol is to post photos showing important features of a bike, frame or part. You'll get far better responses from the knowledgeable members.......
09-04-22, 02:57 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 757
Posted By verktyg

SOLD 1983 Colnago Super Fork 55cm to 57cm

For sale - 1983-1986 Colnago Super Fork 55cm to 57cm: $50.00 plus < $15.00-$20.00 shipping - US only, PayPal Friends & Family or local pickup.

This fork came out of my 56cm 1983 Colnago Super that...
09-04-22, 01:33 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 536
Posted By verktyg

1980 or 1981 Colnago Super Frame

Robert,

Per my posts in the main C&V forum, according to the Velo-Reto.com timeline, the definitive source, your frame is a 1980 or 1981 Colnago Super.

Velo-Retro: Colnago Super Timeline...
09-04-22, 01:09 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 946
Posted By verktyg

Late 80's Colnago Fork

Robvolz

Nice fork at a good price but....

It's from a late 80's frame and it will probably barely clear a 700c x 25mm tire and may affect the handling.

Here's a similar fork on my late 80's...
09-04-22, 12:32 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 946
Posted By verktyg

Colnago Serial Numbers

Don't believe everything you read on the internet much of it is just opinions, check the documentation... :innocent:

As I mentioned in my post above, it looks like you have a 1980 or 1981 Colnago...
09-03-22, 07:18 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 946
Posted By verktyg

Colnago Fork

Hold on, help is on the way.... $60.00 plus ~ $20.00 Shipping... Continental US Only

A photo of the drive side of the whole frame would be helpful.Your frame appears to be a 1980 or 1981 Colnago...
09-01-22, 06:13 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 804
Posted By verktyg

Nos ???

"NOS set... EEKK on the price"
https://www.ebay.com/itm/33368706399...Bk9SR7TT9vXdYA...
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