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09-06-14, 12:10 AM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

The bad threading was probably not as bad as it...

The bad threading was probably not as bad as it was Raleigh's proprietary 26 tpi threading that is incompatible with the 24 tpi B.S.A. standard in the headset.
07-22-14, 12:26 AM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

The old bridges had to be cut and ground out (as...

The old bridges had to be cut and ground out (as was the kickstand plate) and the stays were widened with a torch and press bar, the new stays were brazed in and have threaded fender bosses for a...
07-21-14, 11:56 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

The powder was the easy part... fitting the Dawes...

The powder was the easy part... fitting the Dawes with 24 inch by 1.5 wheels required that the chainstays be widened and the bridges had to moved, I also customized a 26 inch mtb fork to allow for...
07-21-14, 11:32 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/2014shop/d...

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/2014shop/dawesbuild/dawesbuild%20(1).JPG

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/2014shop/dawesbuild/kingpin%20(13).JPG
07-07-14, 11:59 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

These Japanese Bianchis are really under - rated...

These Japanese Bianchis are really under - rated and overlooked... their construction level is very high although not quite top tier in regard to the lug finishing but in many cases they are as nice...
09-24-13, 05:56 AM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

H o l y c r a p Incredible job.

H o l y c r a p

Incredible job.
08-23-13, 11:03 AM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7281/9436899919_920c...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7281/9436899919_920c4b1fe0_c.jpg

I love this colour, perhaps even more than Celeste.
08-23-13, 10:52 AM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp216/Holedigge...

http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp216/Holedigger_photos/TorpRFender2_zpsc5a87a5b.jpg
Great work.
08-23-13, 10:49 AM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

That looks great, I own of these and still use it...

That looks great, I own of these and still use it regularly.
08-08-13, 11:58 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

The single grips were pretty common... these bars...

The single grips were pretty common... these bars came off my 1950 Sports and were original to that bike.

My Lenton has the same bars with a full leather wrap.
08-08-13, 01:24 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

February 2010... barely rideable and a little...

February 2010... barely rideable and a little bent.

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/54sportstest2.jpg

More than rideable... end of Feb 2010
...
04-03-13, 11:56 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

The bike gods are smiling on you...

The bike gods are smiling on you...
12-08-12, 09:09 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

Jebus. That is so sweet.

Jebus.

That is so sweet.
12-08-12, 02:26 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

I should have taken a before to show how badly...

I should have taken a before to show how badly damaged the threads on this Campy R tool were... it was nothing but a paperweight.

After some cutting, drilling, and brazing it is now a functional...
11-04-12, 10:44 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

Here is a before shot... some will recognize the...

Here is a before shot... some will recognize the after which has already been posted.

Doing a little rough shaping...

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/forkbuilding1.JPG
10-17-12, 10:58 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b21/bsonpics/fra...

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b21/bsonpics/frames/merckx5_zpsc7d84d26.jpg

Suhweet... 753 frames are pretty uncommon as it was a short lived tube set for Reynolds.
10-17-12, 10:45 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

More like agoraphobic.

More like agoraphobic.
10-17-12, 07:01 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

frantik... such a nice bit of work on the Univega.

frantik... such a nice bit of work on the Univega.
10-17-12, 06:29 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

One more... with a little colour. ...

One more... with a little colour.

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/2012moulden/2012mouldennew%20(25).JPG

It is almost like new bike day here.
10-17-12, 06:28 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

The Moulden came to me in the fall of 2011 (as a...

The Moulden came to me in the fall of 2011 (as a gift) and everyone told me how pretty the pastel blue colour was... the paint was in bad shape but once I replaced the flat bar and stem with drop...
07-06-12, 05:31 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

Generic folder I picked up, after I cut the badly...

Generic folder I picked up, after I cut the badly rusted chain from the bike and made sure things were spinning smoothly...

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/2012velocyclebefore.jpg
...
06-25-12, 05:50 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

I should have taken a picture of my old Hozan...

I should have taken a picture of my old Hozan truing stand before I took it apart, de gunked it and then put it all back together with fresh lube and grease... it is actually blue and not dirt...
06-25-12, 02:10 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

rowdml... spectacular !

rowdml... spectacular !
06-24-12, 11:11 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

Had planned on doing some epic riding today on my...

Had planned on doing some epic riding today on my newly re-fitted Proctor.

Before... as I received it.

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/2012proctor1.JPG

After...
...
06-17-12, 08:18 AM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

I have been chronicling my life with Forrest......

I have been chronicling my life with Forrest... :)

Forrest - 1973 Phillip's 20 Custom Touring Bicycle (http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/?page_id=89)
06-17-12, 06:13 AM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

Am working on that... I have taken hundreds of...

Am working on that... I have taken hundreds of pictures of this bike over 5 years and the real work started at this time last year when I decided to gear up the bike and do the frame modifications...
06-17-12, 02:08 AM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

Thanks I blame Sheldon Brown for this... :D

Thanks

I blame Sheldon Brown for this... :D
06-16-12, 06:10 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

Before... ...

Before...

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/phillipstwentya.jpg

During...

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/2012forrestultra1.JPG

After...
06-14-12, 03:05 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

"Don't do it man, I love the burnt paint!!" ...

"Don't do it man, I love the burnt paint!!"

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/2012forrestbreakdown.JPG

I think this looks much nicer... :D
06-08-12, 08:59 AM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

It's too late. It is not that I don't set...

It's too late.

It is not that I don't set bikes on fire regularly but figuring as this one attracts rain every time I ride it, I'd like to protect the frame work.
06-07-12, 11:06 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

Stunning.

Stunning.
06-07-12, 01:28 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

Before... :D ...

Before... :D

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/2012forrestbreakdown.JPG
05-13-12, 07:12 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

Well... I needed to go and pick up some new boots...

Well... I needed to go and pick up some new boots for my Cooper today and it is a 5 miles ride to MEC over a mix of smooth roads and some fairly chewed up and pot hole infested side streets which I...
05-13-12, 09:10 AM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

Don't know if I ever posted this before and...

Don't know if I ever posted this before and after... the Italian Girl.

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/garlottiparma1.JPG

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/2011garlattimass4.JPG...
09-09-11, 02:12 AM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

Bates' patented and easily recognizable Diadrant...

Bates' patented and easily recognizable Diadrant forks came along when they started building their Cantiflex frames which were stiffer than anything you could buy at the time and the fork was...
06-07-11, 08:21 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

supafast - That is an amazing transformation.

supafast - That is an amazing transformation.
06-07-11, 02:35 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

I am in the process of selling some and my...

I am in the process of selling some and my partner always questions why I would want to sell any of my personal bikes... :)
06-07-11, 12:50 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

If I posted them all at one time I'd crash the...

If I posted them all at one time I'd crash the server.

Seriously... only 13.
06-07-11, 11:56 AM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

Preservation... with a little restoration...

Preservation... with a little restoration (ongoing).

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/edith2010spring1.JPG

Conversion...

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/2011ccmpath1sepia.JPG
06-07-11, 09:29 AM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

It is a very nice conversion.

It is a very nice conversion.
06-07-11, 07:16 AM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

BD - You did well for a dollar... and the...

BD - You did well for a dollar... and the Japanese really know how to make a nice bicycle.

It is like cars... get a Japanese one and you know it is going to work and with other more exotic ones...
06-07-11, 12:51 AM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

Before... ...

Before...

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/2011garlottibefore.JPG

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/parmavalentinorear.JPG

During...
...
06-01-11, 10:23 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

Sunday at 5 pm... ...

Sunday at 5 pm...

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/2011bikefest1.JPG

Sunday at about 6:30 pm...

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/2011pugss1.JPG

Sunday at 8:30pm...
05-21-11, 08:48 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/FORDSVTPARTS...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/FORDSVTPARTS/Bikes/DSC04679.jpg

Love it.
05-20-11, 10:10 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

Astounding. I have that crank with some...

Astounding.

I have that crank with some Berthet pedals... need to build a bicycle around those.
05-20-11, 10:06 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

How did this thread get buried so deeply and why...

How did this thread get buried so deeply and why isn't it a sticky ?

Bob... that Trek looks excellent.

Today's project was started a few years ago when I found this Peugeot UE19 Supersport......
11-08-10, 06:49 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/FORDSVTPARTS...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/FORDSVTPARTS/Bikes/DSC03389.jpg

Love it.
10-14-10, 08:03 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

From this... ...

From this...
http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/uav1.jpg

To this...
http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/1988shastafg.JPG

To this... ...
10-14-10, 07:37 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

Roger... just let me say dayum !!

Roger... just let me say dayum !!
10-04-10, 02:00 PM
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Posted By Sixty Fiver

I would disagree that say we evolved from...

I would disagree that say we evolved from primates and figure that we evolved from Magpies.
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