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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-29-24, 10:21 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 681
Posted By SurferRosa

It's mostly the teens that are to blame for this...

It's mostly the teens that are to blame for this kind of vandalism. (I was one once.) If we just do away with the teens, we could solve a lot of our problems, probably all of them.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-29-24, 07:02 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 194
Posted By SurferRosa

Unless your bike is French, Italian or a...

Unless your bike is French, Italian or a Nottingham Raleigh, this is what you need:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-29-24, 06:47 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 194
Posted By SurferRosa

It's too bad the Tange website with the headset...

It's too bad the Tange website with the headset info is not currently accessible. This image was posted in a related thread:



I bought a silver Passage ($15 new on eBay) for a recent build and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-29-24, 06:30 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 472
Posted By SurferRosa

Disraeli Gears is a pretty good info source as...

Disraeli Gears is a pretty good info source as well.

Suntour (https://www.disraeligears.co.uk/site/suntour_derailleurs.html)

Suntour 4600 1st gen...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-29-24, 01:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 238
Posted By SurferRosa

I saw that one Anthony Bourdain episode when he...

I saw that one Anthony Bourdain episode when he visits Hawaii where it was prepared sushi style. Maybe try it with plenty of wasabi. :D
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-29-24, 11:50 AM
Replies: 2,409
Views: 570,979
Posted By SurferRosa

^ Looks like that old hoofer, Joan C. Those two...

^ Looks like that old hoofer, Joan C. Those two were in several films together.

Here's another, far more infamous celeb, as seen in HBO's The Jinx: Part Two - Chaper 8...
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-28-24, 04:36 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 406
Posted By SurferRosa

Chorus uses both! With the bigger ones on the...

Chorus uses both! With the bigger ones on the bottom.

NR and SR are all the same, 3/16".
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-28-24, 02:13 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 406
Posted By SurferRosa

If it's just 1-2mm, I'd think about shaving the...

If it's just 1-2mm, I'd think about shaving the steerer down with a file. Because, to me, it will look perfect with just the one SR spacer. If it's more than that, I'd add a brand new aluminum...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-28-24, 01:27 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 539
Posted By SurferRosa

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

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-28-24, 01:13 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 539
Posted By SurferRosa

God, I wish. I'd really like to try again.

God, I wish. I'd really like to try again.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-24, 08:55 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 332
Posted By SurferRosa

Wildwood, the previous owner of Mr. 66's bike...

Wildwood, the previous owner of Mr. 66's bike above, thought that bike was an '89. I had a similar red one (but with different decals) that I thought was an '87. It's shown a few times in this...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-24, 01:32 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,865
Posted By SurferRosa

At most, mine are 2.5" above the bar. I have one...

At most, mine are 2.5" above the bar. I have one bike with housing almost 3.5" above the bar, which bugs me, but I may still change the stem to a longer one.



Yeah, for a racer especially....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-24, 01:02 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,865
Posted By SurferRosa

Unless you plan on changing your stem to a much...

Unless you plan on changing your stem to a much longer or taller one, that's well over 3" of unnecessary housing leading to the "inelegant" look you're trying to avoid.

​​​​​​Now if it's a touring...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-25-24, 08:12 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 1,854
Posted By SurferRosa

Same here, but I don't hold the ratchet wrench on...

Same here, but I don't hold the ratchet wrench on the end, more in the middle, so I (think I) can better manage/feel applied force.



I'm a beaner. Not being racial, I just eat a lot of beans.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-25-24, 01:56 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 1,854
Posted By SurferRosa

Ever seen a deformed arm taper from retightening...

Ever seen a deformed arm taper from retightening the bolt? Last year on flips, I saw three. They were all from the same owner that probably didn't have a clue aluminum could deform on steel. One was...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-24-24, 07:52 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 154
Posted By SurferRosa

jfouellette, this was posted last week. ...

jfouellette, this was posted last week.

https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1292111-pictures-bicycles-ww-ii.html
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-24-24, 05:13 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 362
Posted By SurferRosa

Yes. But I believe a vintage Suburban is a...

Yes. But I believe a vintage Suburban is a low-level bike that may be a better candidate for a used donor wheel rather than spend $100 for a rim, spokes, plus the time (cost) of building it up.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-24-24, 04:24 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 362
Posted By SurferRosa

Online pics of vintage Suburbans show an external...

Online pics of vintage Suburbans show an external rear derailleur and freewheel hub, so you could always source the necessary new parts: 27" rim and spokes.

Of course, the least expensive thing to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-23-24, 06:56 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 1,854
Posted By SurferRosa

You're looking for a singular sample of the...

You're looking for a singular sample of the "required torque setting," but without adding any torque to the bolt, right?
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-23-24, 04:14 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,154
Posted By SurferRosa

"for the width"? :roflmao2: omg. I slay...

"for the width"?

:roflmao2: omg. I slay myself.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-23-24, 02:53 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 213
Posted By SurferRosa

For either a rear hub or fork steerer, the...

For either a rear hub or fork steerer, the threading between Italian and ISO is similar enough that you can really use either standard -- as long as you don't go back and forth between the two. So,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-23-24, 09:28 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,011
Posted By SurferRosa

I wish...

I wish...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-22-24, 08:09 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 678
Posted By SurferRosa

Thanks. Deleted my post and added here...

Thanks. Deleted my post and added here (https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1285505-c-v-events-europe-2024-a.html).
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-22-24, 08:07 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,011
Posted By SurferRosa

I just met a Hungarian cyclist that runs a...

I just met a Hungarian cyclist that runs a classic ride in his home country on July 20. He said there's no entry fee, he supplies a free breakfast, and the surface is all paved. He expects 50-60...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-22-24, 07:15 PM
Replies: 2,409
Views: 570,979
Posted By SurferRosa

Only Larry David's coattails. ​​​​​​

Only Larry David's coattails. ​​​​​​
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-22-24, 01:55 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,865
Posted By SurferRosa

​​​​​​Ah, I assumed it was yours... In that case,...

​​​​​​Ah, I assumed it was yours... In that case, give him the Cane Creeks. :D

Unless you'll be riding with him... Then I'd suggest something else, so you don't have to see them ... ever.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-22-24, 11:39 AM
Replies: 2,409
Views: 570,979
Posted By SurferRosa

This kid was so delightful in everything she was...

This kid was so delightful in everything she was in, and was cast in some great films, like The Women (1939) and The Philadelphia Story (1940). She only lived to age 41.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-22-24, 11:24 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,865
Posted By SurferRosa

Good question. And it's difficult right now to...

Good question. And it's difficult right now to find hoods that look appropriate. Maybe try to find some inexpensive vintage levers that already have hoods on them. Got a co-op bin? Really, almost...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-22-24, 11:14 AM
Replies: 2,409
Views: 570,979
Posted By SurferRosa

I hear the French loved him. And, for a time, a...

I hear the French loved him. And, for a time, a popular Italian singer from Ohio did too. I've only seen one good film, from way late in his career (1982).
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-22-24, 11:00 AM
Replies: 2,409
Views: 570,979
Posted By SurferRosa

This gal could do it all, and she probably did....

This gal could do it all, and she probably did. :innocent:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-22-24, 10:51 AM
Replies: 2,409
Views: 570,979
Posted By SurferRosa

From what I've seen, her best role was in 1946 as...

From what I've seen, her best role was in 1946 as the Acme Book Shop proprietress. :D
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-22-24, 10:26 AM
Replies: 2,409
Views: 570,979
Posted By SurferRosa

P!N20 was replying to a different post, here...

P!N20 was replying to a different post, here (https://www.bikeforums.net/23186200-post2334.html).
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-22-24, 10:23 AM
Replies: 2,409
Views: 570,979
Posted By SurferRosa

Anybody seen Key Largo (1948) or Born to Kill...

Anybody seen Key Largo (1948) or Born to Kill (1947)?

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-21-24, 01:09 PM
Replies: 2,409
Views: 570,979
Posted By SurferRosa

Outside the bike shop, Albert Brooks gets excited...

Outside the bike shop, Albert Brooks gets excited (as we all would) when the subject of his 1979 Real Life documentary, Francis Lee McCain, tells him he can film her at the gynecologist.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-21-24, 06:10 AM
Replies: 2,409
Views: 570,979
Posted By SurferRosa

On his way to work, Paul Roeder (Hume Cronyn) is...

On his way to work, Paul Roeder (Hume Cronyn) is told to join the Gestapo for questioning, so he nervously (but C&V appropriately) tries to bring his bike in the car with him.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-20-24, 05:47 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 411
Posted By SurferRosa

^ Like Mark says... I used two VO clamps,...

^ Like Mark says...

I used two VO clamps, but I can't always get it to clamp together using the shorter, more appropriate sized bolts. So I use two longer ones to get it in place perfectly, and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-20-24, 01:36 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,865
Posted By SurferRosa

Aside from your normal looking barcon routing,...

Aside from your normal looking barcon routing, what I find inelegant is excessive non-aero brake cable. Maybe try something more like this:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-24, 11:07 PM
Replies: 2,409
Views: 570,979
Posted By SurferRosa

Still of Aleksandra Bystroń-Kołodziejczyk...

Still of Aleksandra Bystroń-Kołodziejczyk (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandra_Bystro%C5%84-Ko%C5%82odziejczyk) as depicted in the 2023 Oscar winning film, The Zone of Interest...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-24, 04:51 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,243
Posted By SurferRosa

As I see it, you have options: 1. Give him...

As I see it, you have options:

1. Give him the less minty one.
2. Rent a bike to him.
3. Buy him a skateboard.
4. Don't talk to that person anymore.
5. Change jobs.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-24, 11:25 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 939
Posted By SurferRosa

^ :D True. My 25mm Conti GP5000 tires...

^ :D



True. My 25mm Conti GP5000 tires measure 23.5 on brand new Sun m13ii rims.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-24, 10:44 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 939
Posted By SurferRosa

I know a guy with some 23s in perfect shape....

I know a guy with some 23s in perfect shape. :innocent:

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-24, 09:39 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 939
Posted By SurferRosa

Can't you "remember the past" with a 23mm...

Can't you "remember the past" with a 23mm tire?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-16-24, 02:14 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,491
Posted By SurferRosa

Yeah, that's not me. I simply reply to their...

Yeah, that's not me. I simply reply to their counter that "I might be up for that if you made the offer in person." They either set a time to meet and we meet, or I don't hear from them again. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-16-24, 01:53 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,491
Posted By SurferRosa

Usually my prices are firm, and I lower them over...

Usually my prices are firm, and I lower them over time. But if the emailed counter offer sounds reasonable to me, I will reply, "if you made that offer in person this week, I would probably accept...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-16-24, 01:18 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,491
Posted By SurferRosa

I got one of those a couple years ago and...

I got one of those a couple years ago and responded by giving the guy a bit of a hard time. Turned out, he had zero clue about how the question is most often spam for local sellers. We met, and he...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
04-15-24, 05:54 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,117
Posted By SurferRosa

Only Triomphe calipers used those open ended...

Only Triomphe calipers used those open ended conical nuts where you can see the bolt end. The levers with white hoods look like Chorus...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
04-15-24, 12:03 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,117
Posted By SurferRosa

The new owner of the crankset might want the bb...

The new owner of the crankset might want the bb cups, which are shared between Triomphe and Victory.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
04-15-24, 10:34 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,117
Posted By SurferRosa

^ Victory pedals and crankset. The Victory bb...

^ Victory pedals and crankset. The Victory bb spindle is silver in color and 109mm in length. The Triomphe spindle is dark in color and 114mm.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
04-11-24, 01:23 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 349
Posted By SurferRosa

​​​​​​The frame's paint and the fork look pretty...

​​​​​​The frame's paint and the fork look pretty rough. That's what I look at first for a potential project, because I know I can more easily sell it if the original finish is nice. It would, though,...
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