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Old 11-12-20, 07:42 AM
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Thanks for sharing L134 , BG was building them great even in 1978.
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Old 11-12-20, 08:14 AM
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I can make another addition to this thread. Picked up this old Nova Special Serotta a couple of months ago. Sweet deal with a body showing honest cosmetic wear but built back up with a NOS 10 speed Chorus groupset to include new wheels, a Rocksox seatpost, saddle that cost half of what I paid for the whole bike, etc. The only problem was a used headset that was put on it when built. I had to sort out some bearing issues with that.


As I picked it up



As I've got it configured now for me. Swapped out the wheels, seatpost, and stem adaptor. This one is fast but a bit harsh.

Then as an update, here's the Wayne Evans bike again. When I got it the rear chainstay was all chewed up from the chain. There was some other minor paint issues but I didn't want to repaint the whole bike since this was a custom build for 3 time RAAM winner Bob Fournet. He had this built for one of the Paris Brevet Paris races in the mid 90's. It came to me with low end wheels and a hodge podge of parts. It' s beautifully built EL OS frame though. So I had a local painter fix the blue on the bottom and then blend it in. Rebuilt the bike with some Dura Ace 7700 parts except for the RD, FD. I didn't realize it at the time but those are actually 7800 series parts. They came on the bike with 7400 series brakes and DT shifters. I took this out for the first after build test ride right after doing a long ride on a sweet riding Colnago Super I just got and refurbished. While riding the Colnago I was thinking how smooth it felt with the supple 700 x 27 Veloflex tires. Then I took out this Evans and it was SOOOOOOOOOOOO much better. Man this thing rides nice. After a few miles of checking that all the parts were workign I got on the Evans, kicked it up over 30 mph and just held that for about 2 miles until a heart attack killed me. What a nice bike! Anyway, here's the Evans in it's current configuration. I still have been unable to find Mr Evans to thank him for building such a wonderful bike.


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Old 11-22-20, 05:46 PM
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I haven't disassembled Monoplaners for a lot of years, can't recall if the center bolts are interchangeable with NR/SR/Superbe/Gran-Compe/etc.
Took me a while to get to this, but in a fit of boredom this afternoon I scavenged a front center bolt from a SunTour Superbe caliper and gave it a whirl. Kinda weird how the Monoplaner brake caliper is assembled. I guess putting the lock nut in back is more aero. The brake went back together, except the Monoplaner's spring has narrower loops than the Record spring. (The spring holder has 13mm flats on the Monoplaner, allowing the spring loops to be closer to the center line. Record springs are way too long. I have some Dia-Compe springs which seem to have the same proportions as the Monoplaner springs. I'll try a little bending action to try and get the loops out wider.
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Old 11-22-20, 06:48 PM
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[QUOTE=L134;21786032]Thanks. I’ve only had the Gordon about a year and a half but it is as though it were made for me. It is an incredible ride. It just seems to know where I want to go.





Especially in 78, he was in Eugene OR then and hung out with the PDX guru's, Merz and DiNucci.

I have one that fits your description to the letter as well, rides like a dream for me, no pics at this time but its an Emerald green beauty that is a bit small and still works great for me.

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Doug Fattic Frame in the Raw

Though he lives in Michigan and I live in Colorado, I have had the pleasure of getting to know Doug Fattic who is also a regular here on C&V. Turns out Doug's daughter/son-in-law and new grand daughter live in Durango. Doug loaned me one of his frames to build and try. I have about 100 miles on the bicycle and it rides wonderfully. Highly recommended!





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Old 11-29-20, 07:03 PM
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Excellent! I've been searching for a 55-56cm Fattic frame/bike for a while, and I hope to take the framebuilding course in Michigan some day.
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Old 01-19-21, 09:41 PM
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love the matte paint job!
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re: American Builders only steel rides... Any complete bikes for sale with 105 components?
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Hopefully this thread can help me out. I recently inherited the John Hollands bike from a family member. I'm pretty sure it was custom built for him as the original/only owner. It probably hasnt been ridden in at least 5-6 years. Is there anyone here that can tell me anything about the John Hollands bikes. I ride quite a bit, but my bikes are all modern Carbon/Ti bikes so I dont know much about these older bikes. The bike seems to be in pretty good shape, so Im going to try and restore it to ride periodically. Thanks in advance.



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Old 05-19-21, 10:28 AM
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@noglider - Burley was made in Eugene Or. They also made singles but you don't often see them. They have since returned to producing only bike trailers.

Bike Friday is where the frame designers and builders ended up when Burley stopped making bikes. It too is in Eugene.
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Originally Posted by Terpdevil
Hopefully this thread can help me out. I recently inherited the John Hollands bike from a family member. I'm pretty sure it was custom built for him as the original/only owner. It probably hasnt been ridden in at least 5-6 years. Is there anyone here that can tell me anything about the John Hollands bikes. I ride quite a bit, but my bikes are all modern Carbon/Ti bikes so I dont know much about these older bikes. The bike seems to be in pretty good shape, so Im going to try and restore it to ride periodically. Thanks in advance.
Nice bike, Terpdevil.

A member here, gomango has a Hollands. He's had it for a number of years.. He might be able to share some information on the brand.
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@SJX426, thanks for the information. I towed my kids in a Burley trailer. We had a lot of fun with it. I gave it away and then soon realized that was stupid, so I bought one at a church sale and used it for cargo. My friend convinced me to take off the top and sides, so now it's a flatbed cargo trailer, and I occasionally tow it, sometimes with my Burley tandem.
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noglider I have an early Burley (with the aluminum frame around the outside of the wheels). I've never used it to carry kids or dogs, but it sure comes in handy to haul stuff from the local big box home improvement stores. We got it for free (set out by the curb with the trash) to boot.
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At one time Burley was one of the largest tandem producers in the US, and their tandem production had to have eclipsed their singles by a wide margin.

And I don't know if this needs clarifying or not, but Bike Friday was building frames in-house for years before Burley stopped bicycle production. Some/all of the Burley bicycle staff might have gone to Bike Friday when Burley shut down the bikes, but BF already had talented builders and designers on staff.

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@noglider - Burley was made in Eugene Or. They also made singles but you don't often see them. They have since returned to producing only bike trailers.

Bike Friday is where the frame designers and builders ended up when Burley stopped making bikes. It too is in Eugene.
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@pcb - thanks for the calibration. I was interested in their Travoy at one point. PeopleForBikes Travoy® | Burley Design
I also picked up a NWT for about $120 with a broken drop in for the folding mechanism. Ordered the part from BF and had a guy weld it in. Sold it for $925. Should have kept it. Had a 9 tooth sprocket on cluster!
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You betcha!

I've had an irrational hankering for a BF Pocket Rocket for quite a while now. Don't need it, would kinda hardly ever need to collapse it, but that's just the undercurrent buzz of rationality talking. Who needs that?

I'd want a Pocket Rocket to have a Pocket Rocket, and a Brompton for when I really need a quick folder. Which is never, but, you know, someday, sometime, I just might...

Eugene is a cool town. Co-Motion has been making really neat frames/bikes there for 30yrs+ now.

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@pcb - thanks for the calibration. I was interested in their Travoy at one point. PeopleForBikes Travoy® | Burley Design
I also picked up a NWT for about $120 with a broken drop in for the folding mechanism. Ordered the part from BF and had a guy weld it in. Sold it for $925. Should have kept it. Had a 9 tooth sprocket on cluster!
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Originally Posted by Terpdevil
Hopefully this thread can help me out. I recently inherited the John Hollands bike from a family member. I'm pretty sure it was custom built for him as the original/only owner. It probably hasnt been ridden in at least 5-6 years. Is there anyone here that can tell me anything about the John Hollands bikes. I ride quite a bit, but my bikes are all modern Carbon/Ti bikes so I dont know much about these older bikes. The bike seems to be in pretty good shape, so Im going to try and restore it to ride periodically. Thanks in advance.
There was a Bicycle Guide article about a Reynolds 853 frame built by John Hollands. It's as much about Reynolds 853 as Mr. Hollands, since it was a new tubing. Still pretty interesting, though.

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@ Terpdevil

My Hollands is a great bike. I've owned it for years and it is always a joy to ride. If I could fit 32's on it, it would be perfect.

Pm me for details on JH if you get a chance.

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OK since I hadn't noticed that my tandem and my trailer come from the same company, I can now provide a picture of one towing the other.


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randallr 's Crosshair reminded me that I have not posted my Gunnar Sport on here.


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Couple of Johnsons, Stan and Michael. Both built in California, about ten years apart.
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