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Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-22-24, 12:42 PM
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Posted By Trakhak

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-16-24, 06:50 AM
Replies: 83,260
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Posted By Trakhak

If the market forces work the same for vintage...

If the market forces work the same for vintage bikes as in the vintage electric guitar market, parts and accessories - since they're generally cheaper (and cheaper to ship) than bikes or complete...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-07-24, 05:11 AM
Replies: 83,260
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Posted By Trakhak

Nice-looking bike. That said, "Italian Bianchi"...

Nice-looking bike. That said, "Italian Bianchi" is, at best, misleading. Installing Campagnolo derailleurs and crankset doesn't make the bike Italian. A bunch of the other components are...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-02-24, 11:04 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

I was unsure about that aspect. Couldn't remember...

I was unsure about that aspect. Couldn't remember what mine looked like, but I knew that later ones had it.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-02-24, 06:14 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

I've never seen a black first-generation Raleigh...

I've never seen a black first-generation Raleigh Professional before. I bought one used in about 1972, but mine was white, as with all the ones I've seen over the years. The black Raleigh pro shown...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-29-23, 06:38 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

Looks like the version with 24" wheels. If so, it...

Looks like the version with 24" wheels. If so, it would probably fit riders under 5'2" or so best.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-19-23, 03:57 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

In the mid-'80's I bought a Kuwahara (Japanese)...

In the mid-'80's I bought a Kuwahara (Japanese) tandem from our shop's Soma sales rep, I think it was. (That's the original Soma, not the latter-day boutique brand.) I believe it had been built to be...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-17-23, 11:51 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

You don't see many of those. When I was a...

You don't see many of those. When I was a teenager riding my Helyett track bike in the mid-'60s, there was another local teenager I rode with a lot. He had a Roold (either Vitus or Durifort tubing;...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-14-23, 06:03 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

Bent head tube and down tube, looks like. Bike is...

Bent head tube and down tube, looks like. Bike is in Staten Island in New York City: "Hey, I'm ridin' heah!"
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-06-23, 06:52 AM
Replies: 83,260
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Posted By Trakhak

Nice try. And that would be "minutia...

Nice try. And that would be "minutia trap."
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-05-23, 11:32 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

Two examples eight years apart, the more recent...

Two examples eight years apart, the more recent from two years ago---auto-correct errors? Until 2023 thread(s), anyway.

Search for "unibrow fork" in quotes brings up only a few examples, all from...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-05-23, 01:44 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

Yes, well aware of the distinction between...

Yes, well aware of the distinction between slingshot and bullmoose stems, having sold mountain bikes in shops where I worked from the beginning of their appearance in the market, long enough ago that...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-05-23, 01:34 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

As an example of minutiae: that would be "these...

As an example of minutiae: that would be "these minutiae."
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-29-23, 01:45 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

I assumed "unibrow" was a local slang term for...

I assumed "unibrow" was a local slang term for the horizontal bar on welded one-piece handlebars/stems, aka "slingshot," among others.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-24-23, 06:34 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

For those of us who don't do Facebook: is that a...

For those of us who don't do Facebook: is that a Mirella? A shop I worked in brought some in around 1974. They were kind of the Italian equivalent of the Lambert bikes: slightly odd component choice,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-17-23, 03:35 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

Either that's a lot of lens distortion or it's a...

Either that's a lot of lens distortion or it's a 700c frame with a 650b fork. Probably lens distortion, though.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-11-23, 06:50 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

Nice bike. Would be worth taking to a frame...

Nice bike. Would be worth taking to a frame builder to straighten the fork (and to check whether the head tube is bent back, too). As it is, look as if hitting a pothole at speed will push the wheel...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-04-23, 12:27 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

Lowest of the low-end. Steel parts throughout...

Lowest of the low-end. Steel parts throughout (except rims, maybe). Even cottered steel cranks, apparently. Thumb shifters (and bullmoose handlebars, or whatever they're called?) might make it worth...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-28-23, 01:02 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

Just another place for your hands to rest. The...

Just another place for your hands to rest. The rider must have desired a bit more of an alternative stretched-out position and found that the taped bar alone wasn't comfortable enough. It would...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-20-23, 04:10 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

The capacity of rear derailleurs up to the...

The capacity of rear derailleurs up to the mid-'50's or so was extremely limited; hence what looks like a 4-speed straight block in the back and 50/47 (?) chainrings. Even in the mid-'60s, at least...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-08-23, 12:50 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

Not sure how the history went with Specialized,...

Not sure how the history went with Specialized, but most manufacturers started out doing bolt-on hubs throughout their lineups of mountain bikes, the assumption having been that hollow-axle QR hubs...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-20-23, 06:06 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

Definitely bent. Frame might be OK. Hard to tell...

Definitely bent. Frame might be OK. Hard to tell from the picture.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-19-23, 06:58 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

If you're near this one, get it fast. Similar...

If you're near this one, get it fast. Similar bikes in excellent unrestored condition are listed elsewhere for $4,000 and up.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-11-23, 07:35 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

As I said, the pairing of the original group with...

As I said, the pairing of the original group with the original frame holds its own unique interest from a C&V perspective. Upgrading the bike (at what would likely be a substantial investment) might...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-11-23, 03:30 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

It's already a top-notch bike. It's always a...

It's already a top-notch bike. It's always a pleasure to see high-end bikes from that era with their original components and wheels. I wouldn't recommend any upgrades.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-09-23, 11:58 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

Plenty of experienced touring riders, including...

Plenty of experienced touring riders, including some Bike Forums posters, use aero bars. My grocery getter/winter training bike has 38-mm tires, fenders, flat bars, and an aero bar.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-13-23, 04:08 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

Those "strange cantilevered dropouts" (which...

Those "strange cantilevered dropouts" (which worked perfectly in every way except aesthetically, if you didn't care for the look) were designed solely to enable Cannondale to avoid paying royalties...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-23, 07:03 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

I had one of those (a Cyclo Benelux) on my very...

I had one of those (a Cyclo Benelux) on my very first drop bar bike, a Raleigh Blue Streak, in 1963. Definitely looks USSR-like; maybe some similarly equipped bikes made it to Russia and the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-23-23, 05:33 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

Asking prices or sold prices? Anyone can ask...

Asking prices or sold prices? Anyone can ask anything for anything.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-23-23, 01:11 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

"Going for" is asking price. Just checked sold...

"Going for" is asking price. Just checked sold prices for Fat Chance frame and fork---the first half-dozen I found sold for under $500 per frameset. Fully equipped Fat Chance bikes may have gone for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-09-23, 06:58 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

It's the rippled paint across the top of the down...

It's the rippled paint across the top of the down tube behind the lug that is the strongest evidence of front-end impact.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-15-23, 04:20 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

Can't quite read the details, but the decal on...

Can't quite read the details, but the decal on the Raleigh USA pictured below (from among a great many detailed pictures on this page...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-15-23, 05:53 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

That would have been an older post. Last time I...

That would have been an older post. Last time I looked, he had come around to the idea that the tubing labeled "Raleigh 555" (and the other variants) was supplied by Tange or Ishiwata or another...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-09-23, 06:00 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

From an old S.J. Perelman piece in the New...

From an old S.J. Perelman piece in the New Yorker:

"You hate me!," she wailed.
"I don't hate you," I replied kindly. "You merely don't exist as far as I'm concerned."
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-05-23, 11:19 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

Might not be a Bianchi. I've never seen a Bianchi...

Might not be a Bianchi. I've never seen a Bianchi with that seat stay/seat cluster arrangement or with that rear dropout/fork end. Brazed-on mount for front derailleur but rack braze-ons---that's an...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-04-23, 10:14 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

Looks as though it would be easy to straighten,...

Looks as though it would be easy to straighten, though.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-22-23, 07:22 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

Replacement front wheel and fork and suspiciously...

Replacement front wheel and fork and suspiciously steep-looking head tube angle.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-12-23, 06:31 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

That's correct. The slots are part of the saddle...

That's correct. The slots are part of the saddle clamp assembly and enable micro-adjustable seat tilt angles.

When I worked in shops in the '70s, I much preferred this design (usually encountered...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-04-23, 06:22 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

And Shimano was spec'ed on many bikes, including...

And Shimano was spec'ed on many bikes, including Italian brands, in the pro peloton starting in the late 1980s, and increasingly so each year thereafter.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-31-23, 07:08 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

I worked in a Trek dealership for years and never...

I worked in a Trek dealership for years and never saw---or heard of---one of their aluminum forks failing. In fact, about 4 years after they began phasing out their steel road frames in favor of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-29-23, 07:11 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

Judging from the good condition of the other...

Judging from the good condition of the other components and the frame, not patina. The rims were anodized with a cosmetic titanium-lookalike finish. There may have been other rim manufacturers who...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-28-23, 09:43 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

Should have remembered. I assembled a few of...

Should have remembered. I assembled a few of those DL-1 bikes when I worked in a Raleigh dealership in the early '70s.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-28-23, 06:44 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

With the rear rod brake positioned behind the...

With the rear rod brake positioned behind the bottom bracket (like some late-'80s MTBs, with U-brakes). Don't remember seeing that before.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-28-23, 04:36 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

Those of us who worked in Raleigh dealerships...

Those of us who worked in Raleigh dealerships back then sold plenty of those Grand Prix bikes. Great-looking bike with Reynolds 531---easy sales pitch.

Over the years there have been a number of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-22-22, 04:56 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

I bought one of those first-year Raleigh Pros...

I bought one of those first-year Raleigh Pros used in about 1972. I loved that bike. The one in the ad is highly collectible, especially in that condition, I'd imagine.

I think I read somewhere...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-18-22, 05:52 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

And a photo for the Facebook ads. Not all of us...

And a photo for the Facebook ads. Not all of us are on Facebook.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-28-21, 05:42 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

The Basso brakeless fixie conversion posted...

The Basso brakeless fixie conversion posted repeatedly here shows rust on the top of the top tube and down tube just behind the head tube lugs where the paint has cracked, which means that,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-21-21, 07:04 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

Might be an optical illusion, but it appears that...

Might be an optical illusion, but it appears that there's suspiciously little clearance between the front wheel and the downtube for a Trek touring bike.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-21, 02:52 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

I see a Facebook link plus photo plus ad copy in...

I see a Facebook link plus photo plus ad copy in some Facebook ad posts, the link plus either photo or ad copy in some, and only a Facebook link in some.

Conclusion: some people are providing only...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-03-20, 04:03 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,151,625
Posted By Trakhak

In case anyone else here is hesitating on...

In case anyone else here is hesitating on ordering the Basso, it might be worth considering despite the Aelle tubing, if that's what it turns out to have been built with.

Bicycle Guide did a...
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