What came in the post for you today?
10-13-20, 01:09 PM
#6526
Edumacator
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Goose Creek, SC
Posts: 6,776
Bikes: '87 Crestdale, '87 Basso Gap, '92 Rossin Performance EL-OS, 1990 VanTuyl, 1980s Losa, 1985 Trek 670, 1982 AD SLE, 1987 PX10, etc...
Mentioned: 59 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2434 Post(s)
Liked 3,108 Times
in
1,957 Posts
That's clever! Where did you get that from?
__________________
1987 Crest Cannondale, 1987 Basso Gap, 1992 Rossin Performance EL, 1990ish Van Tuyl, 1985 Trek 670, 1982 AD SLE, 2003 Pinarello Surprise, 1990ish MBK Atlantique, 1987 Peugeot Competition, 1987 Nishiki Tri-A, 1981 Faggin, 1996 Cannondale M500, 1984 Mercian, 1982 AD SuperLeicht, 1985 Massi (model unknown), 1988 Daccordi Griffe , 1989 Fauxsin MTB, 1981 Ciocc Mockba, 1992 Bianchi Giro, 1977 Colnago Super
1987 Crest Cannondale, 1987 Basso Gap, 1992 Rossin Performance EL, 1990ish Van Tuyl, 1985 Trek 670, 1982 AD SLE, 2003 Pinarello Surprise, 1990ish MBK Atlantique, 1987 Peugeot Competition, 1987 Nishiki Tri-A, 1981 Faggin, 1996 Cannondale M500, 1984 Mercian, 1982 AD SuperLeicht, 1985 Massi (model unknown), 1988 Daccordi Griffe , 1989 Fauxsin MTB, 1981 Ciocc Mockba, 1992 Bianchi Giro, 1977 Colnago Super
Likes For jdawginsc:
10-13-20, 03:50 PM
#6528
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Saratoga, CA
Posts: 821
Bikes: 1981 Bianchi Specialissim, 1976 Colnago Super. 1971 Bob Jackson. 2012 Kestrel 4000. 2012 Willier. 2016 Fuji Cross 1.1
Mentioned: 25 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 275 Post(s)
Liked 940 Times
in
387 Posts
I've been rebuilding the drive train on my Gitane Grand Tourisme for the last 2 months. I was pretty sure I needed a new freewheel, but of course, I didn't have a freewheel tool for an Atom freewheel. 5 week's later the freewheel tool finally arrived. I was able to take the freewheel off and confirm that the beautiful high flange Campy hub had French threads. So...... I ordered a NOS Regina 5-speed from Italy. It arrived today!!!!
10-13-20, 05:50 PM
#6530
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: PDX
Posts: 13,031
Bikes: Merz x 5 + Specialized Merz Allez x 2, Strawberry/Newlands/DiNucci/Ti x3, Gordon, Fuso/Moulton x2, Bornstein, Paisley,1958-74 Paramounts x3, 3rensho, 74 Moto TC, 73-78 Raleigh Pro's x5, Marinoni x2, 1960 Cinelli SC, 1980 Bianchi SC, PX-10 X 2
Mentioned: 267 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4509 Post(s)
Liked 6,374 Times
in
3,666 Posts
10-13-20, 06:27 PM
#6531
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Evanston, IL
Posts: 5,084
Bikes: many
Mentioned: 63 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1441 Post(s)
Liked 1,386 Times
in
758 Posts
Hmm... They were there earlier when I posted the URL. They're gone now, so must have sold out in the past couple hours.
10-13-20, 06:57 PM
#6532
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: PDX
Posts: 13,031
Bikes: Merz x 5 + Specialized Merz Allez x 2, Strawberry/Newlands/DiNucci/Ti x3, Gordon, Fuso/Moulton x2, Bornstein, Paisley,1958-74 Paramounts x3, 3rensho, 74 Moto TC, 73-78 Raleigh Pro's x5, Marinoni x2, 1960 Cinelli SC, 1980 Bianchi SC, PX-10 X 2
Mentioned: 267 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4509 Post(s)
Liked 6,374 Times
in
3,666 Posts
10-14-20, 10:15 AM
#6534
I’m a little Surly
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Near the district
Posts: 2,422
Bikes: Two Cross Checks, a Karate Monkey, a Disc Trucker, and a VO Randonneur
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 699 Post(s)
Liked 1,294 Times
in
647 Posts
So the brazed Nitto sex appeal showed up today so I combined it with the spacers from Rene Herse and we have a total steel package..
In the Innicycle thread I was commenting on the fact that I didn't like how the aluminum stem and spacers looked bigger than the head tube, this fixed that problem but it wasn't cheap.
The last thing I want to get done is a SON 28 laced into the front wheel and get my generator lights put on..I'll do that around Christmas when I'm not going to be on the bike daily..
Last edited by Germany_chris; 10-14-20 at 11:30 AM.
Likes For Germany_chris:
10-14-20, 11:32 AM
#6535
Overdoing projects
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Rotterdam, former republic of the Netherlands
Posts: 2,397
Bikes: Batavus Randonneur GL, Gazelle Orange Excellent, Gazelle Super Licht, Gazelle Grand Tourist, Gazelle Lausanne, Gazelle Tandem, Koga-Miyata SilverAce, Koga-Miyata WorldTraveller
Mentioned: 58 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 784 Post(s)
Liked 1,238 Times
in
686 Posts
Bonus points for a tapered brass spacer.
Your tastes may vary of course.
10-14-20, 11:39 AM
#6536
I’m a little Surly
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Near the district
Posts: 2,422
Bikes: Two Cross Checks, a Karate Monkey, a Disc Trucker, and a VO Randonneur
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 699 Post(s)
Liked 1,294 Times
in
647 Posts
I think this would look great with a brass stem cap like this one or the Ocean Air Cycles spinning top.
Bonus points for a tapered brass spacer.
Your tastes may vary of course.
Bonus points for a tapered brass spacer.
Your tastes may vary of course.
10-14-20, 12:05 PM
#6537
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Pico Rivera, CA
Posts: 4,182
Bikes: 1983 Basso Gap...2013 Colnago CX-1...2015 Bianchi Intenso
Mentioned: 89 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1199 Post(s)
Liked 1,354 Times
in
716 Posts
Jersey from Ukraine for pink October. One happy dog decided to lay down next to it.
@noglider computer arrived a few days ago.
@noglider computer arrived a few days ago.
10-14-20, 12:34 PM
#6538
Old fart
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Appleton WI
Posts: 24,777
Bikes: Several, mostly not name brands.
Mentioned: 153 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3582 Post(s)
Liked 3,395 Times
in
1,929 Posts
Got my old, torn Brooks Professional saddle back from Rudi Mayr with new leather 
10-14-20, 12:46 PM
#6539
aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Posts: 40,498
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Mentioned: 511 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 7345 Post(s)
Liked 2,452 Times
in
1,430 Posts
@malcala622, let us know if you find a use for that computer.
__________________
Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
10-14-20, 02:07 PM
#6540
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 17
Bikes: 1985 Miyata 912, 1982 Miyata 110, 1988 Bianchi Grizzly
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 12 Post(s)
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Been putting good mileage on an ‘85 Miyata 912 (so fairly similar setup to yours) I got this summer and the LBS said only thing that could use replacing is the chain. Had none in stock, so I’ll buy online - but are there certain ones that are better/worse than others? Ones to definitely avoid?
Also picked up a generic 6sp Shimano freewheel eventually replace too cause they had one left at the shop, but then I felt I’d rather keep it all as original was (and that 13-24t uniglide NOS is like 200-300$ on eBay
).Any advice, given your miyata rebuild? Will a new tight chain be good enough considering there’s nothing actually wrong with the original freewheel? Is a 14-24t going to feel different than 13-24t does? Do tiny things like that a real difference?
Last edited by igz; 10-14-20 at 02:11 PM.
10-14-20, 04:38 PM
#6541
Senior Member
malcala622 kudos +10 for your pink October jersey!
Today I received the VO box. Quick shipping with the only delay courtesy of the USPS. Swamped after the Monday holiday those guys just didn’t want to deliver another package on Tuesday! Went to the Post myself today.
I splurged bad for a good bike!
VO: tall stack to level out the threadless stem and get rid of the spacers. Nice espresso leather to try when I change the bars to Nitto Noodles. Lite Modernista bottle cages and handle bar 31.8 to 26.0 spacers for when the Noodle goes on latter.
Niffty decal to put somewhere courtesy of VO.
Short test ride after the change had a positive feel and a big smile on my face. My legs OTOH, were screaming cause of the long hard miles they already put on my workbike earlier...
Today I received the VO box. Quick shipping with the only delay courtesy of the USPS. Swamped after the Monday holiday those guys just didn’t want to deliver another package on Tuesday! Went to the Post myself today.
I splurged bad for a good bike!
VO: tall stack to level out the threadless stem and get rid of the spacers. Nice espresso leather to try when I change the bars to Nitto Noodles. Lite Modernista bottle cages and handle bar 31.8 to 26.0 spacers for when the Noodle goes on latter.
Niffty decal to put somewhere courtesy of VO.
Short test ride after the change had a positive feel and a big smile on my face. My legs OTOH, were screaming cause of the long hard miles they already put on my workbike earlier...
10-14-20, 04:42 PM
#6542
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: City of Angels
Posts: 4,870
Bikes: A few too many
Mentioned: 42 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1363 Post(s)
Liked 2,178 Times
in
1,182 Posts
Likes For xiaoman1:
10-14-20, 04:47 PM
#6543
señor miembro
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Pac NW
Posts: 6,602
Bikes: '70s - '80s Campagnolo
Mentioned: 92 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3869 Post(s)
Liked 6,458 Times
in
3,193 Posts
Any advice on a freewheel, given your miyata rebuild? Is a 14-24t going to feel different than 13-24t does?
10-14-20, 05:24 PM
#6544
Happy With My Bikes
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 2,180
Bikes: Hi-Ten bike boomers, a Trek Domane and some projects
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 880 Post(s)
Liked 2,304 Times
in
1,114 Posts
I got a cheap Chinese repair stand from Amazon today. Should have just sprung for a Park Tools stand.
10-14-20, 05:44 PM
#6545
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Bloomington, IN
Posts: 2,940
Bikes: Paramount, Faggin, Ochsner, Ciocc, Basso
Mentioned: 115 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1301 Post(s)
Liked 1,902 Times
in
1,137 Posts
I got this bit of special love from Josh and the good friends in Indianapolis. I have been seeing better clamping systems and this helps over what I have been using. And the presta valve fitment is going to be one up on the old press on Silca brass heads. smiles, MH
10-14-20, 05:55 PM
#6546
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Pico Rivera, CA
Posts: 4,182
Bikes: 1983 Basso Gap...2013 Colnago CX-1...2015 Bianchi Intenso
Mentioned: 89 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1199 Post(s)
Liked 1,354 Times
in
716 Posts
@malcala622, let us know if you find a use for that computer.
10-14-20, 06:24 PM
#6547
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 17
Bikes: 1985 Miyata 912, 1982 Miyata 110, 1988 Bianchi Grizzly
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 12 Post(s)
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I don't worry about it as long as it's an 8-speed chain (for 6- and 7-speed clusters) and branded either sram or kmc. I buy on ebay and like it in its original packaging (but unsure it matters).
I like new, ramped, chromed Sunrace 7-speeds. They're 13-25 or 14-28 depending on crankset. I need at least a 28t for bikes with a 42t small chainring. It's hilly here. It's a good idea to try a couple different ratios and find your sweet. Keep a spare or two in the bin. Take 'em off on occasion to clean the hub behind the freewheel, and you'll never injure yourself on one that has seized.
I like new, ramped, chromed Sunrace 7-speeds. They're 13-25 or 14-28 depending on crankset. I need at least a 28t for bikes with a 42t small chainring. It's hilly here. It's a good idea to try a couple different ratios and find your sweet. Keep a spare or two in the bin. Take 'em off on occasion to clean the hub behind the freewheel, and you'll never injure yourself on one that has seized.
This bike is a 600EX groupset that has the uniglide freewheel and uniglide chain. This makes the shifting smoother, and I’d like to keep it that way. Read in few spots it just won’t be the same with a kmc chain and/or other brand clusters (but don’t know how valid that is)? Almost more importantly though, I would like to keep this specific bike as true to its original self (if possible). It’s why I’m a bit hesitant to start swapping in parts that may not work AS beautifully together as originally intended.
Also, seems the only spot I can see that same shimano 600 UG chain that’s NOS is in the $100 range + $30 shipping. Sounds outlandish, but maybe it is the going rate for something that’s slowly disappearing altogether? I really don’t know.
If it helps, found the original catalog scan of my bike (the 912 column) - so it’s mostly the chain & uniglide freewheel I’d be looking to swap out for identical NOS.... the chain being the only “must” according to my LBS.
Last edited by igz; 10-14-20 at 06:30 PM.
10-14-20, 06:32 PM
#6548
Full Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: SGV SoCal
Posts: 250
Bikes: 2013 Wilier Gran Turismo, 1983 Trek 760, 80's Colnago Super, 90's De Rosa SLX, 2009 Waterford 22 Series Singlespeed, 85 Medici Pro Strada, De Rosa Alumino frameset, Dave Molten Fuso frameset, 70's beater Peugeot PX10, Zizzo Liberte, 2022 Yoeleo R12
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 122 Post(s)
Liked 199 Times
in
92 Posts
Bought an 85 Specialized Allez SE on Sunday from OfferUp. Ordered replacement brake hoods Sunday night and they arrived today!
Most places were OOS but I found the hoods here through EBay.
For my Suntour Superbe levers
The levers need new hoods. The rest of the bike is in good shape.
Most places were OOS but I found the hoods here through EBay.
For my Suntour Superbe levers
The levers need new hoods. The rest of the bike is in good shape.
10-14-20, 07:32 PM
#6550
Cheerfully low end
Join Date: Jun 2020
Posts: 1,971
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 644 Post(s)
Liked 1,044 Times
in
667 Posts
Black Oury MTB grips to go with the Sunlite touring bars that should arrive in a day or so. Gonna fix up the MTB with the same basic touring bar cockpit I’m riding on the Schwinn. Such a blast for riding SS! 😊
Otto
Otto