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Old 03-10-20, 03:21 AM
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Originally Posted by 3speedslow
^^ Should be a thread for this marque. Would be nice to see the clean up, derust and eventual back on the road pics.

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Thanks, it is the idea, if I ever get there, cleaning and some (further) corrosion preventing job is inevitable. Then the rest, we'll see.. I guess I wont be able to resist a rattlecan paint to see it at least once in shiny red before it starts the "Sleeping Beauty" hibernation until a proper car painter "kisses" it with the right color applied in the right method. Still need to figure out what I want with it in the long run. Somec was so much out of my league until this popped up, that I just admired the pics without ever thinking I could have one. When this appeared in the ads site, I bid without any hopes and the guy responded "you have it", so it all came by surprise, which is good but I was not really prepared for this. But as it is a one time big luck, I have to handle it responsibly, whether I just give it a normal repaint and keep it in this original setup (cleaned), or go crazy and gather all the period correct Italian parts. But that's far ahead. Was also considering to give it to my brother for his 50th birthday, as he is anyway really disappointed to miss a buy on a nice red Colnago Super, but made a check on him, that he never heard of Somec, so I didn't let him know that I have the bike, just showed him pics of other Somecs. He was amazed, but by that time I already decided that he won't get it - barbarian.
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Old 03-10-20, 06:26 AM
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Old 03-10-20, 02:51 PM
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Mixed Campagnolo (mostly Chorus 10s) gruppo for the Alan with seat+post and cockpit (which are not for the Alan.) They were so cheap that I would have bought them even without having any bikes.


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Old 03-10-20, 03:07 PM
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For mounting anything on a 28.6 tube.
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Wife ordered for me without my knowing.. Yay!
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Leaving Wednesday, bringing my Volare. Hope to do some riding. Alaska Airlines tells me it will go as checked baggage. Crossing my fingers.
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Old 03-10-20, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by iab
Not bike related, but I'm excited.

IMG_0865 by iabisdb, on Flickr



I'm not so much excited about the blade, although a Forrest blade is pretty sweet. I'm mostly excited by my recent craigslist find. I've been meaning to get a tablesaw for the last decade.

IMG_0866 by iabisdb, on Flickr
Congrats on the table saw. Nice and wide with a good fence.

Spotted the mortiser and RAS. The RAS is not often seen in shops these days. Good on you!
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Old 03-10-20, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by crank_addict
Congrats on the table saw. Nice and wide with a good fence.

Spotted the mortiser and RAS. The RAS is not often seen in shops these days. Good on you!
My daughter used to call mine the Radio Alarm Saw!
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Old 03-11-20, 07:11 AM
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Old 03-11-20, 10:07 PM
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A Cipollini seat post.
Of course I bought an Italian bike as they shut down everything there.
No worries. Pietro will take care of me whenever he's able.
It's a different kind of customer service. We cooperate.

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Old 03-11-20, 11:07 PM
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Ordered 4, got 10.
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Old 03-11-20, 11:33 PM
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Received the H+Son 700c 36h rear rim today.



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Old 03-12-20, 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by crank_addict
Congrats on the table saw. Nice and wide with a good fence.

Spotted the mortiser and RAS. The RAS is not often seen in shops these days. Good on you!
I inherited a Craftsman RAS from my late FIL. None of my wife's brothers wanted it, mainly due to the amount of room it needs. One of them did call dibs on Dad's old Craftsman table saw from the 1960s.
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Old 03-12-20, 09:05 AM
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I bought another spare headlight. These lights are cheap and amazingly good. They have a shaped beam like the kind required in Germany. On high output, the light lasts for two hours. This is the third one I've bought because they're that good.

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Old 03-12-20, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by noglider
I bought another spare headlight. These lights are cheap and amazingly good. They have a shaped beam like the kind required in Germany. On high output, the light lasts for two hours. This is the third one I've bought because they're that good.

OK, I thought it said Xanex. So I bought 2.

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Vittoria tires from offerup...between my Gios and Giro I move tires back and forth to ride. That stops today

(Seller claimed to have used them for less than 100 miles...I was ok with that for the price.)


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Old 03-13-20, 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by obrentharris
My daughter used to call mine the Radio Alarm Saw!
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Steel belted radial arm saw!
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Old 03-13-20, 07:36 AM
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brianhamp very cool! Let us know how you like it. I've always wanted to try one.
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Originally Posted by brianhamp
1956 Sturmey Archer AM





1956 Sturmey Archer AM

1956 Sturmey Archer AM
Nice! I'm curious about how it rides. The AM is supposed to be a very durable machine like the AW. The ratios are closer. Are you going to service it? Ive got an FW from '53 that had little wear inside once I cleaned up the nasty old grease. Here is what arrived for me. @noglider talked me into them. I'm using them on my new 700c wheel set and installing on my Armstrong 531 frame.

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Old 03-13-20, 09:54 PM
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Today I'm just two tired...



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Originally Posted by Nemosengineer
Today I'm just two tired...



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May i ask where those Vittoria tires came from?
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Originally Posted by malcala622
May i ask where those Vittoria tires came from?
Sure, Amazon. Here's a link: https://www.amazon.com/Vittoria-Cors...4164209&sr=8-1

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Hey, I finally got my 6 stainless shift cables for $5.19 ordered from china 27 days ago.
But don't worry. I washed my hands thoroughly after unwrapping them.
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Originally Posted by Nemosengineer
Sure, Amazon. Here's a link: https://www.amazon.com/Vittoria-Cors...4164209&sr=8-1

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Have you ridden these tires before? I think these are up next on my list when time to replace what I have. I've read good things about them.
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You will give a report on those tires, Ged117, right?

Good work, brianhamp!
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