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Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-29-23, 03:27 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

Picked up this Huissoon today. Jaap Huissoon...

Picked up this Huissoon today.

Jaap Huissoon was a pro rider who started building bikes in the early seventies. A small volume builder, but his bikes were well-revered by the local racing...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-12-22, 11:46 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

Picked up this 1988-ish Peugeot Normandie today....

Picked up this 1988-ish Peugeot Normandie today. Reynolds 531 butted main tubes and fork, according to the catalog. Only made for one or two years, I believe. Other Normandie versions had a Reynolds...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-12-22, 11:09 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

It looks pretty darn nice too. :thumb:

It looks pretty darn nice too. :thumb:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-12-21, 05:58 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

Caught in the tram rails ...

... and the owner wanted rid of it. For €50 I took a gamble and picked it up. There are a few scratches and the wheels need truing, but other than that it seems to be OK at first glance. Most of the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-19-21, 02:27 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

Saved from either the dump or becoming a fixie,...

Saved from either the dump or becoming a fixie, was this Van Rossem, today.

But, it might just as well turn out to be a real nice catch. Note the nod to De Rosa in the way Joop van Rossem put his...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-31-19, 03:26 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

I'm sure you don't suffer from this (;)), but I...

I'm sure you don't suffer from this (;)), but I sometimes come across bikes that I really like, are available at a very reasonable price, but have no use for.

This is one of those. Came up for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-22-18, 01:36 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

A neighbor coerced me into adding another bike to...

A neighbor coerced me into adding another bike to the stable yesterday. "Either you take it, or it goes to the dump!" Oh, well.

I present the bike in question: an early nineties Giant Peloton....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-18, 12:11 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

Sad indeed! That does look like a really nice...

Sad indeed! That does look like a really nice frame.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-11-18, 04:34 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

Yes! But as you can see, it really needs...

Yes! But as you can see, it really needs horizontal dropouts for getting the tension correct. Perhaps a framer builder with very small hands ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-10-18, 04:50 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

Really nice! Dig those pedals. And the great...

Really nice! Dig those pedals.

And the great thing about these is that they don't take up nearly as much room as one in my size. I mean, if you're going to buy a bike that's too small to ride, you...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-08-17, 05:07 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

I'm really happy with this find: a Boeijen's...

I'm really happy with this find: a Boeijen's Sport "Campione Corsa Sportivo". The Campione decals are probably generic, and Boeijen a bike shop in Belgium or The Netherlands. It looks like a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-05-14, 12:33 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

I've been in touch with the new owners (Jan Groot...

I've been in touch with the new owners (Jan Groot no longer runs the business) a couple of years ago. Regrettably they don't have the old build records anymore, but they told me that the 'Populair'...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-04-14, 01:01 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

Picked up this Vittorio Populair. It was sitting...

Picked up this Vittorio Populair. It was sitting on our local classifieds site with a ridiculously low bid on it. Vittorio are well-known for their hand-built high-quality trekking bikes, and even...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-26-14, 04:32 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

Picked up this Halfords Sport this morning for...

Picked up this Halfords Sport this morning for €25. I bought it for the parts (especially the MAFAC brakes, and the super light aluminum fenders and stays) , but I felt guilty dismantling it. I don't...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-16-13, 03:14 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

The PO had this sitting in his back yard and said...

The PO had this sitting in his back yard and said he was going to throw it out. The remnants of the decals say it is a Plume Vainqueur, so I offered € 10 and became the new owner.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-10-12, 11:52 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

Yes it is. Great score! And my size too ...

Yes it is. Great score! And my size too ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-10-12, 11:39 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

A '77 or '78 Peugeot PR60, for $19.07. A PR10 in...

A '77 or '78 Peugeot PR60, for $19.07. A PR10 in 'Gentlemen' guise. In dire need of some TLC. I don't come across these very often, and it's close enough to my size to ride it. As it's got all the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-14-12, 03:56 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

I share that feeling, but in defence of the...

I share that feeling, but in defence of the previous owner:

1) nothing irreversible has been done, I just have to replace the Deore with Nuovo Record, put on an old Cinelli stem and drop bar, et...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-13-12, 03:08 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

Just picked up this Union ''Rini Wagtmans''. It's...

Just picked up this Union ''Rini Wagtmans''. It's in bad shape, lots of rust and no decals except for the remnants of a Columbus tubing decal and the most important one: the one with Rini's...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-07-12, 03:56 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

Correct. I found an NOS NIB example last year: ...

Correct. I found an NOS NIB example last year:

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-I38F84PA.jpg

I am still deciding on a frame to put it in to build my own Pary-Ruby machine ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-22-12, 11:02 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

Not the trashcan find the picture suggests; this...

Not the trashcan find the picture suggests; this was actually the seller's pic in his ad :rolleyes:. It will appear in the Dutch Bike thread once I've cleaned it up.

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-22-11, 12:26 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

That would make it an interesting, but pretty...

That would make it an interesting, but pretty heavy internet:)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-22-11, 12:20 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By non-fixie

This week's harvest: two Jan Janssen's. ...

This week's harvest: two Jan Janssen's.

Wednesday: a "Tour de France", with "220 high quality super tubes". Don't know what that is, but I like the lugwork and the blue suede saddle, not to...
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