thumpism 

Not mine, but one that my neighbor brought home. He's an old retired guy, even older and retireder than I am, and he loves his auctions and estate sales. I was heading out to the library this afternoon and spotted a flash of orange and foil sticker in his truck bed and just knew I had to stop. A nifty little Gitane folder, probably from the '70s, and everything seems to be intact; lenses for the front and rear lights, pump, white pedals. It's all there. Note the 3-speed cluster and the groovy Huret Svelto derailleur. Haven't seen one of those in decades. Milton is a fixer-upper and a yard saler, so this bike will be cleaned up and sold. I can provide his contact info if anyone is interested. I told him not to do anything except wash and lube.

vp1337

Envy!

Theonlylib

Found a pretty sweet univega Supra Sport at the dump the other day can’t wait to see how bad it drains the bank account

Cl904

Picked this up for 20, looked all original except the saddle. Since I had a 600 group, some 105 dual pivot brakes, and some campy rims on superbe pro hubs, it got an upgrade.
1988 prelude

brandenjs

Caught a Black Lightning today. 1989 60cm with the Suntour Edge group. Crank has been changed because someone had stripped the pedals. Decent condition and the price was a steal.

Mr. 66

I did manage to find an Austro Daimler that looks kind of cute, all 531. The frame and the wheels were a separate purchase.

rustystrings61 

Early A-D Inter-10! Not just full 531, but silver-brazed full 531! Score! Those were intelligently spec'ed with very good and serviceable but not-so-snooty parts, and were roughly comparable to the Royal X of the same era. I have been rediscovering just how well the Puch/Austro-Daimlers built in Graz truly ride. Mine (same frame but with different paint and graphics) is currently running Normandy Luxe Competition/Mavic Module E/Panaracer Pasela 27 x 1 1/4 @ 70 psi and is buttery smooth but still speedy, as in glides past newer bikes on long descents.

Go here and scroll down for the 1976 A-D catalog - this bike is about mid-way along the line. Somewhere along the line, this model switched from SR to the pictured Nervar 50.4 mm bcd cranks - most of those (I think) had brazed-on top tube brake cable tunnels, though. Again, LOVELY score!

wrk101

OK, based on my research so far, this is a Crescent 320. RD has a 1970 patent date. Some of the original Campy stuff is gone, but the seat post, crankset, pedals, RD, FD, shifters, and headset are all Campy. Wheels and brakes are not. Chain rings are Sugino Mighty Competition, 46/42, a change for sure.

BB is either French or Swiss, marked 35 x 1. I won't know for sure until I get home and can put a wrench on it.

Eighth and FINAL pickup this trip. I already had to donate one complete and donate three others after some parts harvesting, and I even sold a fifth pickup from the campground. Kept room for the Merckx and Litespeed.



Crescent 320 by wrk101, on Flickr

Prowler 

Nice. Are the rear DOs Campy or Suntour? 320s had Campy. 319s had Suntour GS, which I prefer. On the decaling: yours has no Reynolds ST decal and your TT decals are back near the seat while my 1974 319 has those forward on the TT with an additional checkerboard panel. I REALLY enjoy mine.

Two other bits: I think you rare correct about it being '71 or '72. My 74 has a 'divers helmet' braze on for the RD housing where yours is a clamp on. And your headbadge has black infill behind it where mine does not. I recall that change was around 73 or so.

wrk101

Rear drop out painted over, so I don't see any marking. Front is Campy, I can read it.

billnuke1 

Lady was tossing this and some box store bikes away if I didn’t take them...sold the two roadmasters for $50.00 and brought this home.
Kinda big, c-c is 62cm!
I dropped the seat about 4” and took it for a spin.
Gonna be fun!

I may have put this on already awhile ago...

Mismatched wheels.
Great paint.
Needs to be taken apart and put back together.

thumpism 

My neighbor has posted his flip.

VINTAGE GITANE FOLDING BIKE - $200

Mr. 66

Thanks! The catalog helped me make a couple of choices. Here's how it look yesterday morn. I've already changed the SR stem and handlebars for wider and a tad longer Cinelli. I've got blue tape, I'm probably going to go with grey housing, gold if I find it soon.

Macktheknife

I think i found a Tommasini racing bike in my grandfather's shed. But i don't know a lot about it. Thinking of restoring it.
Help needed.
Thx, Mack

Macktheknife

Will upload pics when possible. But as a newbie, i need 10 posts first.

merziac

+1 on the GS crank, love these for a retro, cottered, modernized vibe, so cool.

xiaoman1 

^^^ Yes, GS is beginning to grow on me too, classic a simple in design, my only is sometimes the finish could be a tab better.
Best, Ben

xiaoman1 

Nice Crescent...Crescents are sometimes underrated because their lower end bikes often share the same paint schemes as their top tier offerings and many lump them together.
Mine is full campy down to the drops, the finish is on a par with my early PX-10, meaning that it could be a little "cleaner" but with the Reynolds tubing it rides very well...plus it is orange with the checkerboard which I appreciate.
Best, Ben

CO_Hoya 

Its a surprise to see Sugino and DiaCompe on a Tommasini, but I’m certainly not an expert. You should start a new thread on this bike so your posts don’t get lost here.

There are plenty of experts here who can help.

Pic assist:

ryansu

Man all I ever found in gramps shed was dead flies and maybe a rusty gardening tool or three. Nice Find @Macktheknife

Rexnuktia

Picked up this Puch Bergmeister for $50 on CL just for the Campy components. Rides fine (blew tube and tire on first ride 50 yards from home) but still undecided if I'll restore it.

Rexnuktia

$10 Craigslist find (austro daimler super leicht). Only wanted short stem for another bike, but then saw nice campy components and decided to do a full restoration. Will start a thread.

rustystrings61 

This is awesome! MORE silver-brazed 531 Graz goodness! Another super score and I am eager to see the build thread on this one!

3speedslow

@Rexnuktia

Awesome score on the Puch. Shame someone took the head badge, they have style! Still gathering some Campy bits for my early Bergmeister.

dweenk

I went to a barn sale this morning and bought a Park PCS-1 for $3.00.