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Forum: Classic & Vintage

07-02-19, 07:18 AM

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Clunker Challenge #5

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Posted By rustystrings61

I am also out this year. My father's death and...

I am also out this year. My father's death and handling his estate was the biggest factor, but there were bike-related ones, too. The unexpected recovery of what I remain convinced is my old...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

06-18-19, 02:55 PM

Replies: 332

Clunker Challenge #5

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Posted By rustystrings61

That's a Selle Italia Grand Prix Professional,...

That's a Selle Italia Grand Prix Professional, the same saddle Motobecane put on the '75 Grand Touring. I still have mine from my Clunker Challenge a few years back, and it remains a shockingly...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

05-28-19, 07:39 AM

Replies: 332

Clunker Challenge #5

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Posted By rustystrings61

I still haven't really bonded with the...

I still haven't really bonded with the Bottecchia, but I felt sorry for the poor forlorn thing leaning against the pile of previous Clunker Challenge contenders, so back onto the workstand it went. ...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

05-21-19, 09:03 AM

Replies: 332

Clunker Challenge #5

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Posted By rustystrings61

My shop time lately hasn't been on the Clunker...

My shop time lately hasn't been on the Clunker Challenge - finding my long-lost Puch Royal X and putting it back on the road took priority. Then my father passed last week, which I will be dealing...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-29-19, 02:49 PM

Replies: 332

Clunker Challenge #5

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Posted By rustystrings61

That just may be the best description of the rod...

That just may be the best description of the rod brake experience I have ever read. My sole cycling collision in a near 50 year career involved a 1978 Raleigh Tourist DL-1. For future reference,...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-23-19, 02:06 PM

Replies: 332

Clunker Challenge #5

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Posted By rustystrings61

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Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-15-19, 01:38 PM

Replies: 332

Clunker Challenge #5

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Posted By rustystrings61

No photos today, but I worked late last night on...

No photos today, but I worked late last night on the Bottecchia De Luxe and brought it incrementally closer to rideability. I cleaned most of the grime off the Universal Sport centerpull calipers...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-10-19, 06:23 AM

Replies: 332

Clunker Challenge #5

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Posted By rustystrings61

It's really not so bad - but what's fun is to do...

It's really not so bad - but what's fun is to do it Clunker Style (wait - shouldn't there be some cheesy dance to go with that?). My contender for that, which I no longer own, was a used 32h...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-08-19, 08:26 AM

Replies: 332

Clunker Challenge #5

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Posted By rustystrings61

eeuuugh, I came very very close to buying that...

eeuuugh, I came very very close to buying that exact model Azuki as my first bike-store-purchased 10-speed in 1975, but I wound up instead going with a Dutch Batavus Tour de l'Europe instead.

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Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-04-19, 07:44 AM

Replies: 332

Clunker Challenge #5

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Posted By rustystrings61

The madness begins! I spent an hour or so in the...

The madness begins! I spent an hour or so in the workshop last night removing parts probably last touched during Nixon's truncated second term. The front brake mounting nut was surprisingly tight,...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-03-19, 11:40 AM

Replies: 332

Clunker Challenge #5

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Posted By rustystrings61

I'm IN! I snagged this early '70s Bottechia De...

I'm IN! I snagged this early '70s Bottechia De Luxe for $30 in August and mothballed it, awaiting the starting gun. I will scour the parts bins for bits to replace the missing saddle, seatpost and...

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