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Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-26-22, 06:58 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,057
Posted By redcolnago

had to respond years later.....ironic that you...

had to respond years later.....ironic that you have a good eye for a beautiful.but dirty saddle, but you have zero taste in bicycles...that is the ugliest bike ever...there can not possibly be any...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-25-22, 09:24 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 11,188
Posted By redcolnago

Useless

Who cares?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-11-19, 08:53 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,389
Posted By redcolnago

mm important?

Looks great chas.like the idea of keeping the hood in place..I will try it with cork tape though...those hoods are wafer thin and I do up to 150 km/ride so I found cloth tape offered zero shock...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-27-19, 08:57 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,389
Posted By redcolnago

half hoods and bar tape...eddy and tom

Hi Chas...I noticed when googling px-10s that Eddy Merckx and Tom Simpson had bar tape wrapped around most of the brake lever bodies of their mafac levers with half hoods. Would seem to make the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-27-19, 08:12 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,389
Posted By redcolnago

stack height and velo orange hs

Hi again Chas..I used to ask you questions re my gitane tour de france. I finally found a px-10 frame and fork. I was looking at getting at getting a light headset for the px-10 to lower it's overall...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-22-17, 09:21 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 32,164
Posted By redcolnago

criterium bars??

Do you ride the bike with the criterium bars? How do you like them? I think guys might be just putting them on show bikes.

I had a pair on one of my colnagos, but they did not seem that stable. I...
Forum: Manufacturer, Retailer, Survey and Consumer Feedback
09-07-17, 05:22 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 26,960
Posted By redcolnago

Wouldn't let wife sit on bike...lol

Dropped in to one of their stores ...wifey was checking out a bike to buy. She went to sit on it and the grumpy old salesman told her she wasn't allowed to sit on the relatively cheapo hybrid. I know...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
06-15-17, 09:25 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 9,300
Posted By redcolnago

No problem...I don't usually check back after I...

No problem...I don't usually check back after I comment, but I was just now coming back on after coming home to take the bring an adult comnent off and I noticed your comment (actually had thought I...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
06-15-17, 05:09 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 9,300
Posted By redcolnago

It may...lol

"It may have a crack"....lol could the crack have been any bigger? I like how you called the sellers "trusty people". You might want to take an adult with you next time...lol.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-12-17, 06:13 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 11,677
Posted By redcolnago

Ultegra....how boring

[QUOTE=rccardr;14061941]All Belgium-made Merckx frames of that era are italian threading.

They were also all pretty much available from the factory with the customer's choice of Shimano or Campy...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-14-16, 04:07 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 38,691
Posted By redcolnago

Nr/sr

Old thread a friend just sent me.

NR came first and was the top of the line racing group- think Eddy Merckx-he was pretty good and that's what he used. SR came along and then became the top of the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-16, 08:29 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,923
Posted By redcolnago

Man up and get rid of the integrated...

Man up and get rid of the integrated brake/shifting
Forum: Road Cycling
05-27-16, 05:17 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 35,125
Posted By redcolnago

Not sure if one of my original points was that I...

Not sure if one of my original points was that I am suspicious that my friends carry so many water bottles because like many cyclists they are just too cheap to buy water on the ride. Cycling is so...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-16, 03:25 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 51,540
Posted By redcolnago

weight

It's all about weight Scooper. If you don't buy into Sl being better because it's lighter you may as well be riding a Walmart bike. The thing to do was have the lightest bike. The thing for Harley...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-22-16, 07:23 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 34,722
Posted By redcolnago

old thread, but if you're out there ....how long...

old thread, but if you're out there ....how long did the steel wool treatment last? I don't ride much in the rain. Every 3 years would be ok.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-19-16, 08:01 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 5,889
Posted By redcolnago

English Threads?

Hi Bandera,

I just picked up a very nice Raleigh Pro (I need to get a new Pro frame though because this one is way too big for me). It has Campy High Flange hubs, db spokes, ava tubular rims and a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-13-16, 02:59 PM
Replies: 338
Views: 134,702
Posted By redcolnago

2nd cage

Hi- I bought a pinarello just like yours (I think) with the dual chrome rear stays, chrome fork cap and clamp on front d. Did you add the second cage on the downtube. Mine is from 1978 (bb spindle...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-21-16, 07:25 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 35,125
Posted By redcolnago

Good point and I forgot about the poll. Hopefully...

Good point and I forgot about the poll. Hopefully he didn't die of dehydration
(his biggest fear) or get taken down by angry little person.

ps.. I see one guy has no cage. I'm guessing that's...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-21-16, 07:12 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 35,125
Posted By redcolnago

Thought I commented on the poseur comment and the...

Thought I commented on the poseur comment and the use of the term dwarf. I don't see the comment by the guy poseuring with his carbon bike (where's the speedo?) as adding a lot intellectally to any...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-21-16, 07:05 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 35,125
Posted By redcolnago

Gesus...in Texas 6 doesn't seem like much. I'd...

Gesus...in Texas 6 doesn't seem like much. I'd think you'd need 10 or more on a century there. No problem building up a sweat down there. I guess too you'd have to worry about running out in the...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-21-16, 06:49 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 35,125
Posted By redcolnago

[QUOTE=oldnslow2;18554033]7 year old...

[QUOTE=oldnslow2;18554033]7 year old topic???[/QUOTE
you are as bad as me now...lol. I guess they could just delete all these old topics/ threads, but then you wouldn't have anything to do either.
Forum: Road Cycling
02-21-16, 06:16 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 35,125
Posted By redcolnago

my friends carry 2 bottles on their boring carbon...

my friends carry 2 bottles on their boring carbon bikes. They are poseurs because they ride carbon and they have a high cadence and they carry 2 bottles like the pros now do. They bug me because my...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-21-16, 05:39 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 35,125
Posted By redcolnago

Nice

Maybe because it is not the nicest term to use.
Forum: Road Cycling
02-02-16, 07:57 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 7,311
Posted By redcolnago

Old is a stste of mind

Nothing funnier than old guys with old bikes complaining about old threads.


How's 2016 for ya?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-11-15, 10:09 PM
Replies: 412
Views: 138,031
Posted By redcolnago

red tape/brown saddle

red tape and a brown brooks?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-11-15, 10:07 PM
Replies: 412
Views: 138,031
Posted By redcolnago

-pretty sure the chrome fork came in 1980 prior...

-pretty sure the chrome fork came in 1980 prior to that it was a chrome fork cap.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-21-15, 05:59 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 8,129
Posted By redcolnago

I'd ditch the brown saddle and tape. The black...

I'd ditch the brown saddle and tape. The black saddle looked great. No one should have a brown saddle and tape. It makes it look like an old man's bike and none of us on here are old men-lol. Have...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-01-15, 08:11 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,624
Posted By redcolnago

Hi, I'm in Hamilton too. I had my frame...

Hi, I'm in Hamilton too. I had my frame powdercoated and the guy got some of the paint on the first few threads in the bottom bracket. MEC said the threads needed to be chased and they didn't have...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-20-15, 08:02 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 831
Posted By redcolnago

If you've heard this question too many times...

If you've heard this question too many times before it might be a sign that you need to move on.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-15, 04:16 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 29,278
Posted By redcolnago

Day or two late with my comment- didn't Colnago...

Day or two late with my comment- didn't Colnago revolutionize bicycle frame geometry (see 70s "Bicycling" reviews of Colnagos)? Didn't Ernesto move bicycle design away from the French long top tube...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-21-15, 08:55 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 11,990
Posted By redcolnago

If they told the bear

If they told you that too early they wouldn't have had fun baiting you...lol. Glad it has all worked out. As Davester just mentioned, for those of us not living in the rockies, 14-26 Freewheels...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-21-15, 06:30 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 11,990
Posted By redcolnago

we are all crazy, but not as crazy as our wives!

While reading this thread I was first siding with the OP. He was asking about getting a larger freewheel-up to 26. One guy kept talking about changing his rear D or cranks etc, despite the fact the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-20-15, 05:45 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 25,487
Posted By redcolnago

At least you don't get as many old geezers...

At least you don't get as many old geezers telling newbies not to ask questions, but rather to use the search function. Maybe they realized they've been on the particular forum too long and that they...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-25-15, 03:30 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 26,594
Posted By redcolnago

I have

"Avhed is right about there being no smaller (than 28t) HG ever produced"


I just picked up a nos 14 to 24 all black hg shimano freewheel.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-18-15, 10:30 AM
Replies: 278
Views: 65,181
Posted By redcolnago

I'm pissed-you should have told me this 30 years...

I'm pissed-you should have told me this 30 years ago!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-18-15, 08:02 AM
Replies: 278
Views: 65,181
Posted By redcolnago

Well said-lol ps-did Campy ever have a sale?

Well said-lol ps-did Campy ever have a sale?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-18-15, 07:59 AM
Replies: 278
Views: 65,181
Posted By redcolnago

I meant to say unless you live in the mountains...

I meant to say unless you live in the mountains like one of the earlier posters.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-17-15, 08:31 PM
Replies: 278
Views: 65,181
Posted By redcolnago

To me modern components would make cycling too...

To me modern components would make cycling too boring. For one thing-where's the challenge in riding up a hill with compact crankset? No wonder people are so focused on their little cycle...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-12-15, 09:57 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,087
Posted By redcolnago

old thread of course..but colnagos are not...

old thread of course..but colnagos are not over-rated. Like saying sex is over-rated.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-12-15, 07:50 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 33,183
Posted By redcolnago

art of copying?

The champagne/burgundy one is a direct copy of a frejus
Forum: Road Cycling
01-10-15, 04:17 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 7,395
Posted By redcolnago

You must bewalking around K.L. too much. I did...

You must bewalking around K.L. too much. I did 4000 km this year and my exustar cleats are still good. I have 2 pairs of look keo classics and 4 pairs of exustars epsR's. I like the exustar cleats...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-08-15, 05:37 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,529
Posted By redcolnago

Hi- love the orange- I'm thinking about painting...

Hi- love the orange- I'm thinking about painting my winter bike myself. Did you paint it or did you have it powdercoated? If you painted it what make of paint did you use and how did you like it? You...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-07-15, 09:33 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 10,548
Posted By redcolnago

Don't you think he could have worn down the heads...

Don't you think he could have worn down the heads because the screws wouldn' t turn because they were stuck in there? If they were not stuck why wouldn't the screw turn?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-30-14, 06:34 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,798
Posted By redcolnago

torque?

Hi- since the park tool does not allow for the use of a torque wrench Park just tells you to push down with 60 lbs of torque (if I remember the amount of torque correctly). How do I best guesstimate...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-29-14, 10:16 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,087
Posted By redcolnago

I had my 79 pinarello powdercoated. It looks...

I had my 79 pinarello powdercoated. It looks amazing. Looks as good as the original mint paint on my Colnagos, Frejus etc. $100 cdn including fork. You just have to get a great powdercoater. Not only...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-24-14, 09:42 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 6,714
Posted By redcolnago

Hey thanks- I've got a 1970 criterium violet...

Hey thanks- I've got a 1970 criterium violet Gitane T de F. Must be the same as yours I guess. I bought a zefal pump for it. It has a chrome handle and chrome grip at the bottom, but it's grey in the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-28-14, 10:53 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 6,065
Posted By redcolnago

your worried about a 4 year old thread when your...

your worried about a 4 year old thread when your bikes are 40 years old? ps- decided to be loyal to campy so tulio could rest easy
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-22-14, 05:33 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 8,036
Posted By redcolnago

Being on the Frenchy Forum turns back the clock?

Hi Chas -on the Gitane forum you look 20 years younger- black beard and hair over there. Is the photo on that forum to impress the French ladies?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-12-14, 08:03 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,647
Posted By redcolnago

you must have been sick when they taught that in math class

"in reality, this modern symmetric BB works fine. to get that +5mm drive-side offset, you only need to run a 2.5mm spacer under the fixed-cup. since the BB spindle is in effect a "closed system,"...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-25-14, 07:06 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 6,065
Posted By redcolnago

shifting perfectly still?

Hi John- is the 7402 still working well with the freewheel that has a 28 tooth largest cog? Does it ever fail or resist shifting onto the 28? cheers
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