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Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-17-23, 01:10 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,749
Posted By oldlugs

New or used it never hurts to have some spare...

New or used it never hurts to have some spare 26x1 3/8" tires on hand, especially older style tread designs.
I do remember someone selling an extra heavy line of bike tires, I had a few sets that I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-16-23, 02:52 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,749
Posted By oldlugs

Had a Hercules many years ago that came new with...

Had a Hercules many years ago that came new with 26x1 3/8" wheels and a Perry coaster brake.
It was bare bones, no brake levers, no shifter, just two wheels, a frame and a seat.
It was bought in or...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-16-23, 02:34 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,583
Posted By oldlugs

I agree, I'd lean more toward that being an...

I agree, I'd lean more toward that being an Olympic.
I bought a new International back in Dec. of 1979, also blue, but the blue was a lighter color.
It also had a forged fork crown, Suntour Cyclone...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-16-21, 08:23 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,156,951
Posted By oldlugs

Not a bike but i though this was pretty cool, a...

Not a bike but i though this was pretty cool, a 40 year old Raleigh dealer catalog and price list:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/234337713772?hash=item368f9dbe6c:g:80wAAOSwHNZhuu9w

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-24-21, 11:03 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,565
Posted By oldlugs

Just can't figure folks out sometimes

Last week a couple down the road was cleaning out their parents old house. The old guy had a garage full of cheap bikes, all were clean, needing mostly just air in the tires and such, and a few...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-24-21, 10:07 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,408
Posted By oldlugs

For years I rode 23" frames when I was younger,...

For years I rode 23" frames when I was younger, then a bike shop who was more serious about road bikes fitted me to a 25 1/2" frame Raleigh. Since then and for most of my adult life I rode 63-64cm...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-25-21, 02:32 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,156,951
Posted By oldlugs

The part that I don't get is why its been listed...

The part that I don't get is why its been listed for so long without any takers, that thing has been relisted 5 or 6 times now.
If it wasn't an hour from me I'd probably go get it just to have for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-24-21, 04:12 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,156,951
Posted By oldlugs

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Huret Jubilee Rear Derailleurhttps://southjersey.craigslist.org/bop/d/vineland-huret-jubilee-rear-derailleur/7314700420.html...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
05-02-21, 08:06 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 754
Posted By oldlugs

Condition and year are important when it comes to...

Condition and year are important when it comes to value. If the tires hold air and both match they're likely fine. Its a bicycle and if a tire were to fail, all you have is a flat tire to fix. I've...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-02-21, 04:21 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,749
Posted By oldlugs

What's worse is when they show up to buy...

What's worse is when they show up to buy something for $75 and their driving a brand new Cadillac and trying to get a $75 new old stock wheelset for $10 so they can put it on eBay for $200 next week....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-01-21, 11:19 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,749
Posted By oldlugs

I don't agree with that at all. At any given time...

I don't agree with that at all. At any given time I have a few hundred items listed on CL, (although most are not bicycles or bicycle parts).
If I list something for what its worth, they want it for...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
05-01-21, 10:46 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 512
Posted By oldlugs

A lot depends on your location, I'm in an area...

A lot depends on your location, I'm in an area where all bikes are a tough thing to sell, but a buddy of mine, who had a 1974 in what I'd call almost showroom condition but minus the Huret Jubilee...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
05-01-21, 10:35 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 657
Posted By oldlugs

32nd day of a year ending in 8, From what I...

32nd day of a year ending in 8,

From what I can tell they offered the Wold sport from 1979 to 1988.

You will find catalog info here: https://bikehistory.org/bikes/world/
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
04-30-21, 06:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 872
Posted By oldlugs

Back in the day it wasn't uncommon for people to...

Back in the day it wasn't uncommon for people to upgrade lower end bikes far beyond their value. I remember having a guy come in the shop where I worked back then with a 26" Columbia ten speed with...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
04-29-21, 03:16 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 18,454
Posted By oldlugs

I had an earlier men's version of that bike for...

I had an earlier men's version of that bike for many years, I got it in the mid 70's. It had one of the earlier Shimano hubs, The bike held up just fine, it survived my teen years, and then as a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-21, 07:17 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,092
Posted By oldlugs

I saw a guy the other day with a rear view camera...

I saw a guy the other day with a rear view camera set up on a bike, small center screen or cell phone holder, and a tiny camera.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
04-26-21, 04:25 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,220
Posted By oldlugs

1978 was pretty much the peak for Raleigh, as...

1978 was pretty much the peak for Raleigh, as well as the beginning of its downfall.
The SC and SGP were top sellers, their fit and finish was still top notch and the frames were still being made in...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
04-22-21, 11:30 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,220
Posted By oldlugs

I had a chrome Super Letour 12.2 here about two...

I had a chrome Super Letour 12.2 here about two years ago, it came from an estate sale and looked like it had never been ridden. It still had the hang tag on it. I went through it real quick, I...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
04-22-21, 10:31 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,279
Posted By oldlugs

I've had more issues with FBM than CL when buying...

I've had more issues with FBM than CL when buying or selling.
I've sold 80+ bikes over the years on CL, but nothing on FBM.
Facebook seems to be a big joke, no one ever responds. In the last 4...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-19-21, 06:33 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,771
Posted By oldlugs

I always just figured a chainring was good so...

I always just figured a chainring was good so long as it didn't slip and no teeth were missing.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
04-19-21, 06:22 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,220
Posted By oldlugs

From what I've seen around my way is that prices...

From what I've seen around my way is that prices are way up do to the pandemic boom but I don't see much selling around here.
I've listed dozen of wheelsets over the past year, all new old stock,...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
04-10-21, 06:17 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,174
Posted By oldlugs

I looked up the Schwinn Racer and it looks like...

I looked up the Schwinn Racer and it looks like it was made 11/9/1960 (L020206)
The Bendix Automatic two speed is a nice option to have.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
04-10-21, 04:25 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,174
Posted By oldlugs

The Schwinn looks to be the cleanest of the lot....

The Schwinn looks to be the cleanest of the lot. The serial number will give you more info on it and what year it is. My guess is its early 60's judging by the decals.
Some Sears bikes were built by...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-10-21, 03:07 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,749
Posted By oldlugs

I'm more than two hours from New York City here...

I'm more than two hours from New York City here and about 45 min out of Philly, I list only bikes I happen upon that are too small for me or just not old enough.
Since this pandemic started CL, FB,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-03-21, 06:38 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,106
Posted By oldlugs

Look at the location of the brake pads and how...

Look at the location of the brake pads and how close the tire is to the seat tube.
I'm thinking its a 700c frameset with a set of universal fit 27" replacement wheels from the local bike shop.
They...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-26-21, 08:36 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,080
Posted By oldlugs

I broke a Campy Record once when I was lot...

I broke a Campy Record once when I was lot younger, and later on a couple of carbon fiber cranks, but none were my personal bikes so I can't say what they had gone through before hand.

Most of the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-26-21, 06:54 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,620
Posted By oldlugs

I've dealt with quite a few stuck seat posts over...

I've dealt with quite a few stuck seat posts over the years, only one had to be cut out, and that bike came from the shore area.
It takes patience and occasionally lots of time left soaking to free...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-22-21, 08:44 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 11,501
Posted By oldlugs

I see the same thing around here, lots of crazy...

I see the same thing around here, lots of crazy prices and lots of bikes not selling for those crazy prices. Walmart never sold out of bikes, but they didn't replace those that they sold either. It...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-20-21, 05:59 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 7,046
Posted By oldlugs

To me, any bike without a kickstand isn't...

To me, any bike without a kickstand isn't complete. There isn't always someplace to lean your bike and sooner or later, it will inevitably end up falling. Its always been my opinion that the better...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-20-21, 05:41 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,749
Posted By oldlugs

I had a Norman around 45 years ago that had an SW...

I had a Norman around 45 years ago that had an SW hub. At that time I was in School and using the bike to deliver newspapers in a very rural area. I bought the bike cheap, it was stuck in first gear...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-05-21, 03:10 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,749
Posted By oldlugs

Has anyone ever heard of Safe-Tee Tires? I just...

Has anyone ever heard of Safe-Tee Tires? I just picked up a bike with a set of 37-590 tires that has a set, they look like the tread on the 27x1 3/8" knobby tires sold for road bikes. They say made...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-17-20, 07:21 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 10,466
Posted By oldlugs

I've used various solvents over he years, mostly...

I've used various solvents over he years, mostly gasoline or mineral spirits, depending on where or what I'm cleaning.
I keep an old mayonnaise jar full of gas in the shed for cleaning cage bearings...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-17-20, 04:51 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,754
Posted By oldlugs

The whole idea reminds me of the springs under...

The whole idea reminds me of the springs under the seat on my old John Deere garden tractor, which had two huge 2" U shaped springs on which the seat pan attached.
They looked like two truck springs...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-16-20, 02:52 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,749
Posted By oldlugs

Too rich for my blood by far, that would cost...

Too rich for my blood by far, that would cost nearly $3K to the USA, and then all you have is a bike that if ridden will no doubt depreciate, and the same if not stored properly. You would also have...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-16-20, 12:04 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 10,899
Posted By oldlugs

I had an early Nishiki with 27" Araya alloy rims...

I had an early Nishiki with 27" Araya alloy rims and Suzue hubs, and many after that with the same rims and Sunshine hubs.
Araya made their standard single wall rims for better than 20 years.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-15-20, 11:33 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,902
Posted By oldlugs

I was able to clean up a pair of those white...

I was able to clean up a pair of those white Schwinn grips using a combination of dawn and steel wool, then a few hours in bleach and water.
What it seemed like was that the surface layer was sort...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-15-20, 10:55 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,430
Posted By oldlugs

I went through the same thing with several bikes...

I went through the same thing with several bikes with new tubes lately, some leak down in a day or two, some take a week but none will remain 'ridable' more than a day or two. They never go...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-10-20, 08:19 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,749
Posted By oldlugs

I've seen those 'Coaster' tires before, I just...

I've seen those 'Coaster' tires before, I just sort of thought they were an older autoparts store brand similar to the Cordovan tires from Pep Boys. I had a Hercules a few years ago with a pair of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-09-20, 06:49 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,749
Posted By oldlugs

Its been my experience that no LBS around me...

Its been my experience that no LBS around me stocks or sells any 26x1 3/8" tires, a few up north sometimes can get Michelin gumwalls but to me they just don't belong on an English bike with fenders....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-05-20, 01:42 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,744
Posted By oldlugs

Back in the late 70's and early 80's I worked at...

Back in the late 70's and early 80's I worked at a shop that had an old milling machine with a dividing head and all the tooling. The boss figured out I had gotten good at using the thing and became...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-05-20, 01:34 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,749
Posted By oldlugs

I had an almost identical bike about 40 years...

I had an almost identical bike about 40 years ago, I was in my late teens and using it to deliver newpapers, (I used that one on the day I want around to collect money). I bent the frame much the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-24-20, 03:02 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 7,253
Posted By oldlugs

I figured I'd post an update here, its been a...

I figured I'd post an update here, its been a couple months but after giving up on the Carlisle tires for a bit and just let them sit. I sprayed the bead and rim with silicone spray, installed a pair...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-14-20, 07:56 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 7,253
Posted By oldlugs

The 590 tires aren't the one's that are too...

The 590 tires aren't the one's that are too tight, I know the 590 won't fit the 597 rims. I just made note of the wrongly marked tire I found.
The 597 tires won't seat on the clean used Schwinn rims...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-12-20, 04:20 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 7,253
Posted By oldlugs

The difference seems to be as much in the rims as...

The difference seems to be as much in the rims as in the tires.
I even double checked to make sure someone hadn't laced up a set of Raleigh Westwood rims but they do say Schwinn.
I've got an older...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-10-20, 05:37 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 7,253
Posted By oldlugs

Schwinn 26x1 3/8" S5 Tire fit

For a number of years I've had a 1966 Schwinn Racer, it was handed down to me in the early 70's and I've had it ever since.
Its rims were getting a bit rough, the chrome well worn on the sides and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-10-20, 05:13 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 689
Posted By oldlugs

I just read the bit by Sheldon Brown about...

I just read the bit by Sheldon Brown about Shimano hubs being weak but all I can say is that as a kid, we abused a pair of cheap three speeds with 333 hubs for years down the shore. They were two...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-16-20, 04:42 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,372
Posted By oldlugs

Those are likely antique tricycle parts. Back in...

Those are likely antique tricycle parts. Back in the day many tricycles with forged cranks that connected to the front axle or wheel were secured via a wedge pin or small cotter like that. I'm...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-16-20, 04:32 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 5,136
Posted By oldlugs

Not built by 'Schwinn' only branded Schwinn. A...

Not built by 'Schwinn' only branded Schwinn. A grand for that is a joke, its a publicity stunt at best.

If they want to bring back Schwinn, then do it in Chicago, with the same manufacturing...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-21-20, 04:38 AM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,652,318
Posted By oldlugs

I watched a his and hers pair of those sell at a...

I watched a his and hers pair of those sell at a local auction last year for $425, yet I was able to buy four nice vintage Raleigh, Robin Hood, and BSA bikes for $5. People don't know the difference...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-19-20, 12:15 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,167
Posted By oldlugs

If I don't sort and clean them I won't know what...

If I don't sort and clean them I won't know what is in the boxes in the first place. Its hard to tell whats good or bad if its covered in petrified grease. Not everything is that bad but the one guy...
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