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Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-13-20, 07:08 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,232
Posted By Rocky Gravol

Does anyone know who invented the Stingray bike?

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Did someone just dream it up,
or was there an evolutionary move towards...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-03-20, 02:09 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 7,715
Posted By Rocky Gravol

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Bake at home pizza.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-03-20, 02:03 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 7,715
Posted By Rocky Gravol

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Spare wheel.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-03-20, 01:54 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 7,715
Posted By Rocky Gravol

An ice cream maker, with two bags of ice, rock...

An ice cream maker, with two bags of ice,
rock salt and ice cream mix brought to a pot luck bbq.

Halloween pumpkins.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-01-20, 03:17 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 27,529
Posted By Rocky Gravol

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-26-20, 11:39 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 13,766
Posted By Rocky Gravol

Safety Levers. I ride on the tops mostly, in...

Safety Levers.
I ride on the tops mostly, in city traffic.
With the safety levers the brakes are at my finger tips.
I don't care if they're dorky.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-30-19, 09:32 AM
Replies: 332
Views: 60,698
Posted By Rocky Gravol

I was born in the Junction. Lets get together,...

I was born in the Junction.
Lets get together, I'll buy you a beer.

I tried to replicate your photo because our Treks look like sisters, 500 series in the same color.
But the lighting was wrong...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-29-19, 10:20 PM
Replies: 332
Views: 60,698
Posted By Rocky Gravol

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Forgot the photo.

Me-Kwa-Mooks park.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-29-19, 10:18 PM
Replies: 332
Views: 60,698
Posted By Rocky Gravol

Got my 101km today with a 25km loop around West...

Got my 101km today with a 25km loop around West Seattle.

Started in Shorewood, through Rat City, Arbor Heights, Marine View Dr, Lincoin Park, Beach Dr, Alki beach, Harbor ave, then pushing the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-28-19, 11:03 PM
Replies: 332
Views: 60,698
Posted By Rocky Gravol

Tonight my friends were laughing at my crappy...

Tonight my friends were laughing at my crappy tires.

Then in all seriousness, said "dude, don't ride to fast on those".
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-28-19, 12:55 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,454
Posted By Rocky Gravol

It's like Italian driving, short legs and long...

It's like Italian driving,
short legs and long arms.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-28-19, 10:42 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,839
Posted By Rocky Gravol

I was looking at the catalog trying to date mine...

I was looking at the catalog trying to date mine Grand Jubile,
I noticed in 1976 it listed Huret or Suntour.
It made me wonder, were they optional, or were they trying to sell out old stock?
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-28-19, 12:08 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,839
Posted By Rocky Gravol

To the OP, Dylansbob looking at the catalog....

To the OP, Dylansbob

looking at the catalog.

PIVO stem, 49d crank, cyclone rd, says 1976.

What's confusing is the catalog says Huret or Suntour derailleur.
It looks like you have a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-19, 11:34 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,839
Posted By Rocky Gravol

Suntour RD, Huret FD, ?

Suntour RD, Huret FD, ?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-19, 10:32 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,454
Posted By Rocky Gravol

Then it's a '76. Only 1976 came with both...

Then it's a '76.
Only 1976 came with both Nervex lugs and Campy/Suntour dropouts.
The best year in my opinion.

Edit to add.

Crap, I made a mistake.
1976 and 1977 came with both the Nervex...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-19, 10:05 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,454
Posted By Rocky Gravol

Nice, but how did you deal with the Huret, Campy...

Nice, but how did you deal with the Huret, Campy dropout issue?

Edit to add,

I was going nuts looking at your photos and comparing them to my GJ.
Mind doesn't have all the bosses installed....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-19, 09:50 PM
Replies: 332
Views: 60,698
Posted By Rocky Gravol

When I first started to ride my dirty rusty...

When I first started to ride my dirty rusty clunker, it was kind of cool, that I could
just leave it, without locking it up. Even the tweekers left it alone.
but now, even with minimum money but...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-19, 05:17 PM
Replies: 332
Views: 60,698
Posted By Rocky Gravol

Thanks. It's hard to ride anywhere in Seattle...

Thanks.
It's hard to ride anywhere in Seattle without either climbing, descending or both.

On the ride, my front wheel was wobbling because the cones were loose.
So I pulled into a LBS and asked...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-19, 05:14 PM
Replies: 332
Views: 60,698
Posted By Rocky Gravol

There's some really nice bikes doing this...

There's some really nice bikes doing this challenge.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-19, 01:55 PM
Replies: 332
Views: 60,698
Posted By Rocky Gravol

Went on a 35km ride yesterday. The longest ride...

Went on a 35km ride yesterday.
The longest ride I've done in two years.
Since I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma.

The Seattle Center International Fountain.
With the Space Needle in the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-20-19, 11:25 AM
Replies: 332
Views: 60,698
Posted By Rocky Gravol

Had to remove a stuck seat post. I tried...

Had to remove a stuck seat post.
I tried everything, until I gave up and tried to cut it out with a hacksaw.

It was not as easy as I was led to believe.
I got almost five hours into it.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-19, 08:06 PM
Replies: 332
Views: 60,698
Posted By Rocky Gravol

Got a flat, riding to the tavern. Had a tube...

Got a flat, riding to the tavern.
Had a tube but no pump.
Good thing I was walking distance to the LBS.

Need to add the price of a tube to the total.

Wait a minute, if I patch the old tube...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
04-18-19, 07:34 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,127
Posted By Rocky Gravol

I fixed up a Super Mirage. I liked it. So,...

I fixed up a Super Mirage.
I liked it.

So, safety levers, stem shifters, kick stand,
my kind of bike.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-18-19, 09:08 AM
Replies: 233
Views: 31,516
Posted By Rocky Gravol

No, it was just a regular colored newspaper. It...

No, it was just a regular colored newspaper.
It focused on the kind of stuff we get on neighborhood blogs now.
You know, Mom's Diner has new management. His name is Joe.
Come to the Easter egg...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-17-19, 11:25 PM
Replies: 332
Views: 60,698
Posted By Rocky Gravol

So I'm taking this challenge personally. I've...

So I'm taking this challenge personally.
I've ridden more in the last two weeks than I have in the last two years.

Two years ago, after crashing my Grand Julbilee, and complaining that I wasn't...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-17-19, 08:53 PM
Replies: 233
Views: 31,516
Posted By Rocky Gravol

1969, I was ten years old. A local...

1969, I was ten years old.

A local neighborhood rag called "The Shopping News".
I had to deliver to a hundred and fifty houses. In a hilly part of Seattle,
where not only was it hilly, but there...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-10-19, 09:04 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 3,903
Posted By Rocky Gravol

Is the chainstay missing?

Is the chainstay missing?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-09-19, 04:51 PM
Replies: 332
Views: 60,698
Posted By Rocky Gravol

The rules say that soap, WD40 and grease don't...

The rules say that soap, WD40 and grease don't count for cost.

But what if I need to buy a few tools?
So I could do some work myself.

Edit to add.

Never mind. Drunk posting.

"time,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-09-19, 04:46 PM
Replies: 332
Views: 60,698
Posted By Rocky Gravol

If the Clunker Challenge, forces us to do things,...

If the Clunker Challenge, forces us to do things,
like rebuilding a wheel, that we've never done before, because the fees from the LBS will push our cost up to high.

Well, that's kind of cool.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-09-19, 03:26 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,166,736
Posted By Rocky Gravol

*** CAMPAGNOLO VINTAGE COLLECTIBLES *** My...

*** CAMPAGNOLO VINTAGE COLLECTIBLES ***

My Campy stash from the past is finally going on the chopping block.
All items are authentic Campagnolo items I collected in the 70s.
These are not...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-09-19, 03:02 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,654,504
Posted By Rocky Gravol

Need a kickstand? ...

Need a kickstand?

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...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-08-19, 02:24 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,545
Posted By Rocky Gravol

No brakes, questionable steering, what could go...

No brakes, questionable steering, what could go wrong?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-19, 03:08 PM
Replies: 332
Views: 60,698
Posted By Rocky Gravol

My current go to bike is my UO10. If I were to...

My current go to bike is my UO10.
If I were to put it on craigslist, I'd be surprised if someone gave me a hundred bucks for it.
I also have a Grand Touring frame, that's missing it's drive train...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-19, 10:34 AM
Replies: 332
Views: 60,698
Posted By Rocky Gravol

Took my potential clunker out for a shakedown...

Took my potential clunker out for a shakedown cruise.
After a two day WD40 soak, it broke down two times in the first 2K.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-23-19, 01:46 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 12,351
Posted By Rocky Gravol

I'd like to find a modern helmet that mirrors the...

I'd like to find a modern helmet that mirrors the look of the Bell V1 Pro.
I hate the way modern helmets either look like a skateboard helmet,
or something from a bad science fiction movie.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-21-19, 09:42 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 12,351
Posted By Rocky Gravol

I ride with a vintage helmet. I've also used it...

I ride with a vintage helmet.
I've also used it a couple of times, or three....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-28-18, 02:29 PM
Replies: 175
Views: 46,921
Posted By Rocky Gravol

Reynolds frame with NERVEX lugs, cyclone...

Reynolds frame with NERVEX lugs, cyclone derailleur and a Stronglight 49D crank mark this as a 1976.
Only year to have that combo.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-18-18, 06:12 AM
Replies: 241
Views: 47,316
Posted By Rocky Gravol

If life were to be found on another planet, and...

If life were to be found on another planet,
and that life developed an industrial society.
and that society invented the bicycle,
those bicycles would be to our bicycles,
like French bicycles are...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-17-18, 07:33 PM
Replies: 241
Views: 47,316
Posted By Rocky Gravol

I have a thing for French bikes with Stonglight...

I have a thing for French bikes with Stonglight 99 cranks.

52-40-28

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-17-18, 05:52 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,654,504
Posted By Rocky Gravol

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I bought my petite wife a Terry bike. That seat post is high, but the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-17-18, 03:37 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 19,711
Posted By Rocky Gravol

Hey, you suck too. Now, just to be...

Hey, you suck too.

Now, just to be disagreeable, I wasn't riding my UO 10, on that ride.
I was riding my Moto Grand Touring.
I really liked bombing around town on that bike.
Except now it's...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-16-18, 02:16 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,628
Posted By Rocky Gravol

https://www.bikeforums.net/17764838-post13333.html...

https://www.bikeforums.net/17764838-post13333.html

I still have these rims available for trade.
NOS aluminim, with spokes, but you'll have to find hubs and some one to build them.
But you can be...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-14-18, 07:12 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 19,711
Posted By Rocky Gravol

I've made the mistake of mentioning my fondness...

I've made the mistake of mentioning my fondness for platform pedals, stem shifters and safety levers on other sub groups here. It didn't go well.
Things I'm free to admit here.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-18, 01:31 PM
Replies: 617
Views: 83,408
Posted By Rocky Gravol

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I like black bikes.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-18, 01:23 PM
Replies: 617
Views: 83,408
Posted By Rocky Gravol

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December in Lincoln Park. West Seattle, Washington. Where I'm from.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-18, 01:16 PM
Replies: 617
Views: 83,408
Posted By Rocky Gravol

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A participant in a local ride.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-18, 01:09 PM
Replies: 617
Views: 83,408
Posted By Rocky Gravol

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My current most ridden bike.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-18, 01:04 PM
Replies: 617
Views: 83,408
Posted By Rocky Gravol

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Joint Base Lewis McCord.
on the Seattle to Portland 200 mile ride.
I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-20-18, 03:48 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,942
Posted By Rocky Gravol

My 1980 UO 10 used a 24mm seatpost. ...

My 1980 UO 10 used a 24mm seatpost.

https://www.bikeforums.net/17163738-post2072.html
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-17, 02:09 PM
Replies: 1,806
Views: 236,615
Posted By Rocky Gravol

Seattle to Portland Ride Bib number for trade.

Because of health reasons I wont be able to ride this year.
If there is a CV'er that needs a bib number registration .
maybe we can work something out.
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