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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-21, 09:20 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,679
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

There's a striking stylistic resemblance to the...

There's a striking stylistic resemblance to the Thoth tarot. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-30-21, 09:00 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 585
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Thanks, folks!

Thanks, folks!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-28-21, 01:40 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 585
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

70s Raleigh Sports: Source for small parts & better wheels (US)?

I picked up a crusty single speed sports. It needs a seat post binder bolt/nut, stem binder bolt/nut, a left crank, and, screw it, a decent wheelset, preferably with an SA AW and aluminum rims, and,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-23-21, 09:53 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 7,032
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Yeah, I'm thinking there could be some kind of...

Yeah, I'm thinking there could be some kind of fender line award. This would be a nominee for sure. That looks quite fine.

I've been sitting on an expedition in the basement for like 10 or more...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-24-20, 11:11 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,390
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

My old recumbent trike had a Sachs 3x7 in the...

My old recumbent trike had a Sachs 3x7 in the back and a Schlumpf internally geared bottom bracket with two chainrings, giving me 3x7x2x2=84 gears. It did have three shifters and a heel-kick button...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-24-20, 10:34 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,390
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

A Poisson count model works ok, though the...

A Poisson count model works ok, though the relationship is nearly linear. I get:
G = number of gears
Y = year
G = exp(-22.6028+0.0124Y)
Sorry fellas, but science don't expect a 14-cog cassette...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-24-20, 09:47 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,390
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

OK, here we go: 1: pat. 1869 William Van...

OK, here we go:

1: pat. 1869 William Van Anden https://www.jimlangley.net/ride/bicyclehistorywh.html
1895 first derailleur patent Jean Loubeyre...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-07-20, 10:35 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 558
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

The Mystery of D K Swan

A beautiful bike and a cool story (https://onlinebicyclemuseum.co.uk/1949-d-k-swan-swan-sports/?tax=tour&tid=36), if you've not heard it. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-03-20, 09:12 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,287
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

If you make a loud noise, they will dart back...

If you make a loud noise, they will dart back into their holes.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-11-20, 10:52 PM
Replies: 230
Views: 30,989
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

I was just sure that the unconventional thing was...

I was just sure that the unconventional thing was going to be the installation of a two-tooth, eccentric chainring.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-10-20, 10:26 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,928
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

I now believe that the first digit in the SN is...

I now believe that the first digit in the SN is 4, and I declare that it might be one of these:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-09-20, 08:37 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,928
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Mystery (Raleigh???) Roadster - Help me figure out year and model?

I got this bike a few months ago, and my research so far has been very inconclusive. It's a basic black, rod-brake, 635-wheeled Raleigh-ish roadster, and it looks older, maybe pre WWII. But I'll be...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-02-20, 09:33 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 635
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Those look very handsome! But my bike has rod...

Those look very handsome! But my bike has rod brakes that I wish to retain, so I may have to get rims from Europe.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-01-20, 09:13 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 635
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

US source for aluminum ETRTO 635 Westwood rims?

Thinking of an alternate wheel set for my mystery 1930s roaster. Looks like they can be had from Dutch Bike Bits, but does anyone know of a US source? I read that the former Flying Pigeon LA guy sold...
Forum: Electric Bikes
06-13-20, 11:59 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 507
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Arrow Assist system recommendation

I want to set up my mother in law with a power-assist upright trike, either with an add-on kit or an OEM trike.

Last I paid any attention, BionX was the assist (not throttle-driven) system of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-20, 07:20 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 874
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Yes, I guess if those aren't 26" wheels, that...

Yes, I guess if those aren't 26" wheels, that frame is a neutering honker.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-20, 04:33 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 874
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Or is the his maybe a Raleigh?

Or is the his maybe a Raleigh?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-20, 04:26 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 874
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

His 'n hers 1930s-ish Sunbeams - hers with lit' oil bath

Just won the auctions, so I don't know much. Both will full chaincases, hers with 3-speed hub and top tube shifter (anybody can ID from this photo?). Canvas-topped saddles, alas. His has interesting...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-05-20, 07:36 PM
Replies: 3,018
Views: 873,554
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

You gave that bike its dignity back!

You gave that bike its dignity back!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-02-20, 09:28 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 7,885
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

What are you supposed to do with the plug at the...

What are you supposed to do with the plug at the end of the cable?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-04-20, 06:28 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,214
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Even the ads are full of awesome stuff.

Even the ads are full of awesome stuff.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-21-20, 09:10 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 16,048
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Loving this thread. Thank you! Any markings...

Loving this thread. Thank you!

Any markings on the hub shells?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-31-19, 11:27 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,898
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

One Raleigh Record Ace, please. Pardon, 39...

One Raleigh Record Ace, please.

Pardon, 39 pounds 5 shillings? My good man, here is 40 pounds. Please keep the change, and a merry Christmas to you.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-29-19, 04:54 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,898
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Not an expert, but: A Sports has 26-inch...

Not an expert, but:

A Sports has 26-inch (590) wheels. See the explanation here:
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/sports.html

The DL-1 has giant 635 wheels and often rod-actuated...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-17-19, 09:08 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 7,663
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

I had the really springy one back when VO sold...

I had the really springy one back when VO sold it. Saddle leather was fine (though it apparently needed the reinforcement the manufacturer put on the underside). I rode it with the saddle set all the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-01-19, 04:56 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 5,122
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Lighting aesthetics have always been a C&V...

Lighting aesthetics have always been a C&V sticking point for me. Great info in this thread on some keen and not-hideous products I'd never heard of before.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-27-19, 10:42 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,684
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

You gotta watch the promotional video for the...

You gotta watch the promotional video for the GOKISO hub. It somehow paired modern animation and video quality with the style and sound effects of 1983.

GOKISO Super Climber Hub...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-25-19, 10:02 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,462
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

If I answer this, and it turns out they're made...

If I answer this, and it turns out they're made with the larger ID because I didn't do my research, I'll be embarrassed. So I decline to say. But it's the Nitto Promenade B601AA.

I did ask if...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-24-19, 04:40 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,462
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Thanks, Jeff. Yes I saw an earlier post of yours...

Thanks, Jeff. Yes I saw an earlier post of yours on this. I'd probably screw this up, so I maybe just ask someone to do the bars for me. Either Terracycle or maybe Mark Stonich, and I believe I've...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-23-19, 02:42 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,462
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Ah I've never heard of these. Thanks!

Ah I've never heard of these. Thanks!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-23-19, 02:31 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,462
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Boring out bars for bar-end shifters

Just suppose you are dead set on a certain handlebar that is only made with an ID too small for bar-end shifters.

I have seen Sheldon Brown's photos of a jig for drilling them out, but I don't...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-22-19, 04:17 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,221
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

A double-leg kickstand and the fork stabilizer...

A double-leg kickstand and the fork stabilizer would go together nicely on a loaded bike.

That bike is dreamy.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-19-19, 07:19 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,975
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

simmonsgc looks cool! Thanks!

simmonsgc looks cool! Thanks!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-19-19, 07:17 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,262
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

This is my rat bike. I call if the Four Seasons. ...

This is my rat bike. I call if the Four Seasons.

Why? Because you ride it year round?

No, because it took four rounds coating it in flax oil and heating it in the oven to get it to polymerize....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-18-19, 05:59 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,975
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Right. There are many choices in black plastic,...

Right. There are many choices in black plastic, one I saw in chrome (of course could do aluminum or steel but I’d rather have plastic) and silver. Probably some white in my search. But the colors I’d...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-18-19, 04:37 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,975
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Fender recommendation for MTB

Finally setting up my '85 Schwinn Mirada, a 26"-wheel bike with canti brakes, which I've had as a frame for a while, and which has a nice brown paint color. I had long assumed it would be easy to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-04-19, 09:15 PM
Replies: 614
Views: 73,918
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Linda Ronstadt, 1978

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/650x980/linda_20ronstadt_201978_2017_f3acecfee695373503db573c6681cb7a300d5190.jpg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-17-19, 10:59 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,437
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Having recently been to the Netherlands, I have...

Having recently been to the Netherlands, I have to say that American-style adversarial cycling and the terrifying street designs that promote it are for the birds.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-18-18, 03:43 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,967
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

FFD ==> Front Freewheel Drive

FFD ==> Front Freewheel Drive
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-07-18, 03:53 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,105
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Interesting to imagine this bike in this small...

Interesting to imagine this bike in this small town in France not long after the war. My general understanding is that most of Europe was just devastated at that time, and the Bianchi factory was...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-03-18, 01:37 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,427
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

:popcorn

:popcorn
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-18, 05:44 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 700
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Ha I thought you said "gigante" because of the...

Ha I thought you said "gigante" because of the frame size.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
12-02-18, 02:14 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,121
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Whoa! Super cool hidden treasure of this thread.

Whoa! Super cool hidden treasure of this thread.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-14-18, 09:26 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,534
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

:roflmao:

:roflmao:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-14-18, 02:43 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,695
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/500x422/bbtool_bolt_e846c6e0faf4a50e76f9e074a27df4a6ab6bf245.jpg
I have used Sheldon Brown's bolt thing with great success on many occasions....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-08-18, 09:48 PM
Replies: 257
Views: 30,562
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Well, you've come this far! It's the perfect time...

Well, you've come this far! It's the perfect time to add canti posts for your 650b conversion! :lol:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-05-18, 08:37 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,647
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Well that is bloody brilliant.

Well that is bloody brilliant.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-08-18, 10:31 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,839
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

Fork's bent.

Fork's bent.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-07-17, 08:17 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,750
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

What a very strange beast. Rear is smaller for...

What a very strange beast. Rear is smaller for lower center of gravity? Why not both wheels smaller--a sort of mountain Moulton?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-17, 08:59 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 22,122
Posted By Roll-Monroe-Co

I'm laughing about this. My first trip out with...

I'm laughing about this. My first trip out with DT shifter-equipped bike. Reached down to shift, swerved into traffic and nearly died, tried again, put my fingers right in the spokes BZZZZZZZZZZZ...
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