old 10 spd bike back on pavement
03-25-21, 10:02 AM
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old 10 spd bike back on pavement
Hello, guys,
I'm starting a new thread on my 0.5 century old bike just because I cleared 10 posts rule and can upload some pictures. I discussed the bike elsewhere in the forum on tires and wheels before. It's a Takahashi Sannow road bike, which I got from Takahashi Bike Shop (TBS) in Tokyo in '71. It was an entry-level race bike at that time. TBS was making and selling competition-grade bikes. I don't know if they are in the business nowadays. The bike was resting in the basement for more than 20 years, and this spring I took it out to the pavement. After some investigation and tinkering, I bought a new 700c Weimann LP18 wheel for the front and two pairs of 700c x 28 Continental Gatorskin tires/tubes to put on the bike. The rear wheel is the original one, to which I gave some minor tuning and truing. The LP18 wheel looks so modern and doesn't blend well in the old bike right now; it's an interim solution for now. The bike rides ok and still gives me a good road race bike feeling.
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I'm starting a new thread on my 0.5 century old bike just because I cleared 10 posts rule and can upload some pictures. I discussed the bike elsewhere in the forum on tires and wheels before. It's a Takahashi Sannow road bike, which I got from Takahashi Bike Shop (TBS) in Tokyo in '71. It was an entry-level race bike at that time. TBS was making and selling competition-grade bikes. I don't know if they are in the business nowadays. The bike was resting in the basement for more than 20 years, and this spring I took it out to the pavement. After some investigation and tinkering, I bought a new 700c Weimann LP18 wheel for the front and two pairs of 700c x 28 Continental Gatorskin tires/tubes to put on the bike. The rear wheel is the original one, to which I gave some minor tuning and truing. The LP18 wheel looks so modern and doesn't blend well in the old bike right now; it's an interim solution for now. The bike rides ok and still gives me a good road race bike feeling.
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03-25-21, 10:11 AM
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Very nice! Welcome aboard. I agree that it's worth seeking out a period-appropriate front wheel (and maybe replacing the hoods on the brake levers). Other than that, it looks like a lot of fun as is. Ride that thing!
03-25-21, 10:13 AM
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That's a fantastically eclectic assortment of parts, and I love the older-tech-than-the-frame Campagnolo Gran Sport drivetrain - you just never see these on anything other than survivors or show queens anymore. Really, really nice to see these derailers in service on a "still-used-daily" roadbike.
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Welcome back bike and nice looking you are. Might I suggest that, in addition to the work you have done, it would be very wise to lubricate the bottom bracket, head set and wheel hubs. Grease, left for a long time does degrade, sometimes turning to rusty looking powder, unless a critter or two decides to take up residence...
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Welcome back bike and nice looking you are. Might I suggest that, in addition to the work you have done, it would be very wise to lubricate the bottom bracket, head set and wheel hubs. Grease, left for a long time does degrade, sometimes turning to rusty looking powder, unless a critter or two decides to take up residence...
Very nice bike OP, love the colour. Such a treat to get or have a bike which doesn't require paint work.
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Glad to have you with us! Cool bike and really digging the color.
03-25-21, 11:35 AM
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Cool bike for sure!
It shouldn't be hard to locate an original-style front wheel going forward, or possibly something more exotic like with Tipo LF hubs for instance.
The critter from randyjawa's photo looks like a mouse. Guessing it went down the seat tube but couldn't get out because of grease on the interior walls of the seat tube.
Probably dumped the load of seeds it was carrying in it's cheeks before unsuccessfully heading out for some bedding materials poor thing.
It shouldn't be hard to locate an original-style front wheel going forward, or possibly something more exotic like with Tipo LF hubs for instance.
The critter from randyjawa's photo looks like a mouse. Guessing it went down the seat tube but couldn't get out because of grease on the interior walls of the seat tube.
Probably dumped the load of seeds it was carrying in it's cheeks before unsuccessfully heading out for some bedding materials poor thing.
03-28-21, 09:36 AM
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Thanks much for your response. I'm on the way to do more maintenance work like putting new chains, cables, and all the grease jobs. LOOK clip pedals would be a nice addition. The bike had simple thin cotton handle wraps in pink color but, no shop had those old fashioned products anymore. I guess the new ones in orange is not a bad choice. It draws eyes from other bike riders on the street.
03-28-21, 09:59 AM
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Love the Orange grip tape !!!!!
Nice to see these older bikes getting used🙂🚲
Nice to see these older bikes getting used🙂🚲
