Vintage bike for a vintage old guy
08-07-18, 07:51 PM
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Vintage bike for a vintage old guy
Picked this up yesterday and cleaned it up a little today. Still needs a little work but I think I'm going to like it.
08-07-18, 08:08 PM
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Great bikes.
08-08-18, 12:23 AM
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Nice. My size too.
I have an '89 Ironman Expert in blue/smoke/white. Great bike. But the engine needs work.
I keep thinking I need a red Ironman, but it'll have to wait awhile.
I have an '89 Ironman Expert in blue/smoke/white. Great bike. But the engine needs work.
I keep thinking I need a red Ironman, but it'll have to wait awhile.
08-08-18, 06:44 AM
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My younger son has one of those, same color even, although his is a 25" frame. (At 6'3", he is the tallest one in the family.) He has always liked it.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
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Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
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08-08-18, 07:28 AM
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Beautiful looking bike. Love the paint scheme. I bet it is a joy to ride.
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
08-09-18, 03:50 AM
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Great reliable bikes. Looks like it would be a blast to ride. Check out the Classic and Vintage section for advice on repacking bearings, etc. to make sure you have many years of fun reliable riding. Stay part of the C&V sub-forum for very long and you'll find this won't be the only classic steel bike you end up having - it's the theory of n+1.
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08-10-18, 10:22 AM
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Sweet! The ONLY thing I would change on that is, I would find a matching red/white bottle cage.
Have FUN!
Have FUN!
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08-10-18, 07:39 PM
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08-11-18, 07:20 AM
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Great reliable bikes. Looks like it would be a blast to ride. Check out the Classic and Vintage section for advice on repacking bearings, etc. to make sure you have many years of fun reliable riding. Stay part of the C&V sub-forum for very long and you'll find this won't be the only classic steel bike you end up having - it's the theory of n+1.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
08-11-18, 07:34 AM
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It's a shop I share with my brother in law. We had a cabin burn down years ago here on the property and he's a contractor. so he built a 28' X 50" shop with raised ceilings. It can get a little crowded with all of his stuff and my Falcon (when it's there) but it's definitely nice to have the space. First place I've had where I could actually work on things without having to move stuff out of a garage as you mention
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