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Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-10-14, 02:06 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,434
Posted By adventurer90

Celeste Bianchi with Chrome Fork

Hi,
I'm hoping a Bianchi fan can help me ID a Bianchi I've acquired and am refurbishing. It is all Super Record with a date code on the Crank of 1980 and on the RD of 1979. It appears to be a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-03-10, 02:35 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,748
Posted By adventurer90

Bianchi Super Corsa?

I recently acquired a Bianchi that seems a bit odd--almost too nice. It's all Celeste green, frame,seat,bar tape, cage, tires. It looks like a repaint, but a very good one. I am intending to keep...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
09-28-09, 08:16 AM
Replies: 645
Views: 281,987
Posted By adventurer90

Flipping as a business and who does it

I've seen several notes about the karma of flipping as if it's good, bad, a sin...bottom line, there are only a few out there that have the skills to do the necessary work on a bike to make it...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
03-30-09, 09:13 AM
Replies: 645
Views: 281,987
Posted By adventurer90

I don't see where you shipped from but from the...

I don't see where you shipped from but from the US I just did a set of wheels to New Zealand. I recall the weight was about 6-7 kg. I found Fedex, my regular big box shipped was silly expensive. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-18-09, 05:01 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,112
Posted By adventurer90

Campy Bottom Bracket

Need some help identifying a Campy bottom bracket I have. It came from a 73 bike so I figure it's that era. The rest of the bike is Nuovo Record so I figure that it's NR. I know its english. The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-16-09, 08:03 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,490
Posted By adventurer90

73 DA calipers

Hi. I figured the the pads were not correct. They are one piece "dia comp". that's how I got them. I'm not sure what I want to do with them...This is the only piece I got with the rest of the bike...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-15-09, 10:24 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,490
Posted By adventurer90

1973 Dura Ace Calipers

I recently came into possession of a very nice set of Shimano DA calipers. Now I very familiar with DA from about 1980 on (7400) but these are unique. From searching the web I believe (from a...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-09-09, 09:35 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 841
Posted By adventurer90

Rolf Vector Pro Wheel spoke tube

I appreciate the good direction on this spoke tool. I've had several pairs of Rolfs, mostly Vectors that don't need a tool. So when I get this wheel with the recessed spoke nuts I tried several...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-03-09, 03:05 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 841
Posted By adventurer90

Rolf Vector Pro Spoke removal

I have a Vector Pro rear wheel that exploded rendering the wheel as a whole and the hub useless. I want to harvest the spokes but it takes a special tool to do so. Does anyone know where I can get...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
02-16-09, 11:05 AM
Replies: 645
Views: 281,987
Posted By adventurer90

My 2 cents: I am a serious (at least alot of...

My 2 cents: I am a serious (at least alot of miles) and I've built up a serious madone mainly from parts I get here and there and money I get from sales of parts that don't fit. Its' the only way I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-16-09, 10:58 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 787
Posted By adventurer90

Well, as this info on the Deltas has progressed I...

Well, as this info on the Deltas has progressed I am now thinking of keeping and building up a campy bike. Never done that before but have had quite a bit of campy stuff come my way. I am looking...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-15-09, 03:55 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 787
Posted By adventurer90

Thanks for knowledge

I appreciate the feedback on my Delta brakes. From what I am hearing it appears I may have something original (or maybe not). They do indeed work as it was installed on a working bike. I also saw...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-15-09, 12:09 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 787
Posted By adventurer90

Campy Delta Brake ID

Hi,
I need some help in IDing some Campy Delta Brakes and whether they are original configuration. Are there any Campy experts out there?

I've learned they are probably Delta, first gen. The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-12-09, 10:17 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 462
Posted By adventurer90

Thanks for the reply. I actually did find the...

Thanks for the reply. I actually did find the spoke info and that they are a Japanese mfg. Also the condition of the wheel would be expected from something that was used indoors, such as on a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-12-09, 10:13 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 462
Posted By adventurer90

Campy Delta brakes and Record hub/wheel

Hi all. I picked up an interesting find yesterday and hope the group can help me with a couple questions. What I have is an assortment of Campy items. I know most of what I have but the Delta...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
01-20-09, 02:38 PM
Replies: 645
Views: 281,987
Posted By adventurer90

Flipping was what originally got me to this site....

Flipping was what originally got me to this site. I picked up a beautiful Paramount and was wondering exactly what I had. I really don't flip (to me that just means you are buying something, fixing...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
01-20-09, 02:23 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,330
Posted By adventurer90

I made the change to compact on my 5500 several...

I made the change to compact on my 5500 several years ago. It went fine. My compact happened to be a FSA but I've now done it with a couple friends, one that went with a Bontrager and the other...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
01-17-09, 11:06 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,745
Posted By adventurer90

I thought about the reveals here for Ebay buyers...

I thought about the reveals here for Ebay buyers but I though it's one of those things where someone would just figure I found a barnyard gem and that's my luck. I've done enough breakdowns and...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
01-16-09, 05:16 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,745
Posted By adventurer90

Fair enough on the suggestions. I did the buy it...

Fair enough on the suggestions. I did the buy it now/ offer on Ebay just to see what kind of responses/questions would pop up. It costs like $1 to do it that way vs. an auction with a reserve but ...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
01-16-09, 01:40 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,745
Posted By adventurer90

Well, thanks to all for the responses and...

Well, thanks to all for the responses and education. So it seems I have a nice, but newer version of the Paramount, made in USA, but nothing special. It does have a weird paint job, but that is...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
01-16-09, 10:01 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,745
Posted By adventurer90

By the way, nice to find opinions on bike stuff...

By the way, nice to find opinions on bike stuff here. My primary enjoyment is riding bikes. I learned to wrench out of $ necessity and now know my way around road bikes are somewhat around mt...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
01-16-09, 09:51 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,745
Posted By adventurer90

Paramount Value

As I mentioned before, I originally bought this to part out. I've done this a number of times, mostly with OCLV and Shimano, mostly DA. I've done a bunch of DA7400 and have found, as noted, that it...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
01-15-09, 06:21 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,745
Posted By adventurer90

92 Paramount

Hi, thanks for the reply. I paid 600 figuring I could part out for about $1000 (I've done this with all the DA 7400 parts in the past). I was really expecting this would be more--I see Paramounts...
Forum: Introductions
01-15-09, 02:41 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 221
Posted By adventurer90

Another bike geek

Hi out there. Just thought I'd pen a quick note of introduction, if anyone cares.

I've been been cycling all my life, starting with an English 3 speed my dad got for me when I was 5 that I had...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
01-15-09, 02:13 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,745
Posted By adventurer90

Paramount full DA, valuable?

I'm new here but longtime cyclist. My first Schwinn was a Varsity when they were 10 speeds! I've always admired Paramounts and just picked one up this week. It's a Paramount, serial is 580DMW...
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