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Old 12-06-20, 12:39 PM
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One post, 10-pic limit, I think? I sometimes start a road bike with a fixed build while I'm pondering the build, 'cause I lack the control/patience to wait for all the excess roadie parts to congregate. Can only find one photo of that state atm.

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'71 Carlton/Raleigh Pro Track, 650b conversion w/33mm-width tires, mostly vintage.


'06 KOF Waterford RS-22 road/fixed, mostly modern.


'10 Gunnar Street Dog, steel but otherwise all-modern, custom-built with Crosshairs-like cantis and wider tire clearance.


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'81 Peter Weigle road-sport/tour, modern build.


<Gone> (I'll leave out a bunch o' Surlys)

'76 Peter Mooney Road, rode fixed.


'95 Rivendell Road, rode fixed.


'04 Mercian Vincitore, rode both 650b & 700c, 650b shown.


'09 Milwaukee Bicycle Company Orange One.


'13ish All-City Nature Boy.


'14 Nagasawa Special Keirin, show sample, too small for me, never rode it.
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I can’t find a Fuji Feather in my size....

So this., because I copy iab in some things.

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Old 12-06-20, 05:23 PM
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73 schwinn P14 Paramount and it's baby brother 87 Schwinn Madison



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Get off my lawn you young hipsters on yer fixies.
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Originally Posted by trainman999
73 schwinn P14 Paramount and it's baby brother 87 Schwinn Madison



My kids first good bike was a black Madison, also the first of many that got stolen. This one wasn't his fault as many were, thieves took apart a huge cyclone fence to get it.

It was bullitproof so it was probably only a matter of time.

Sadly, no pics.
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Old 12-06-20, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by jethin
Get off my lawn you young hipsters on yer fixies.
One of the few things I’m likely not to be accused if.
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Old 12-06-20, 07:44 PM
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McBain 'Record'


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BITD converted many a road bike to single speed or fixed. Learned a lot of what works, how to re-dish wheels, get a straight chain line, gearing, brakes - yes always at least a front. Like what many have done. What is nice about vintage is with 120mm rear spacing, a road hub can be set up with near zero dish and a nice chain line. I"ve seen too many 130mm, more modern frames with cassette hubs with a bunch of spacers. Ruins the look for me.

Kinda new here so can't yet post pics, but always have a single speed in hand. Very special custom bought off eBay by a custom frame builder near Philly named Dreesens. Elements of cyclocross design, will accept 35c tires, canti brakes. Absolutely fabulous lug work, track ends.
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Old 12-07-20, 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by jethin
Get off my lawn you young hipsters on yer fixies.
At 64yo, I have not been called young in a while and never have I been hip.
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Old 12-07-20, 10:55 AM
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My Grand Jubile with some modifications. Got the wheelset from a vintage Trek, I think it was a 720, not sure? But the wheels are 27". Changed out the brake levers to some NOS beauties. Most everything else is stock except the freewheel of course. I also added the roller straddle hangers, and yes, they are so worth adding. She brakes like a dream. I'll try to dig up photos of my Miyata conversion later.

P.S. The handlebar stem is not too high. it is actually right at the minimum insertion line. I've been lucky to find several bikes over the years whose stems were extremely long. I have a Super Course from the '70s that has a standard stem that resembles a newer Nitto Technomic in length.

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Old 12-07-20, 11:09 AM
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Old 12-07-20, 12:03 PM
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Maybe not C&V, but close. A lot more relaxed than the Panasonic that I posted.

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Old 12-07-20, 12:37 PM
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I don't know if this bike really fits here. It was built of titanium 9 years ago so age-wise it is hardly C & V. But, in concept, it is a racing road bike of late '80s technology as we might have raced than had freewheels never been invented. Ie, a Tour de France.racer of 1913 drive train and 1989 technology. (Yeah, I know, It doesn't have sewups. When the current rims die, it will be running the real stuff.)

Oh, titanium but that fork is good old 531.




Shown here riding the 2014 Cycle Oregon. Second of the 5 it has done.
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Old 12-07-20, 01:07 PM
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I found the photos of my Miyata 312 that I'd posted in another thread. The year is 1989 and it has a nice story behind it. It is almost exactly as bought. The only thing I've replaced is the crankset. I even left the previous owner's bar tape on it because some of my kids thought it looked really cool. After awhile it grew on me and I decided to ride it until it craps out. Now to the story. I saw an ad on Craigslist for the bike and it was located about 1 1/2 hours from home. No problem because I used to travel a lot for my job and I could justify going there for business too.

The lady who greeted me at the door was extremely nice. She said her husband had recently passed and she had been selling off his bikes. She said he was an active racer back in the day. Unfortunately this was the last one to go. All of his geared bikes had sold. She said this one was one of his favorites and that he used it in the "off season" as a trainer. Being a fixed-gear, that made perfect sense to me. I looked it over and it was in perfect condition with very little damage to the paint and all of the components in great shape. I forget what I paid, but it was cheap for what it was in my opinion. I didn't haggle, that's for sure. Especially given it was her late husband's bike. Anyway, I brought her home, the bike, not the wife! I cleaned and polished all the bits and did some minor touch-up. It has become my favorite ride. On flat-to-moderate hills it is smooth and fast. I really do love it and it will probably be the last bike I ever sell. Unless I have to go with a mixte due to flexibility, etc. This is the bike that I often grab when I look in my garage to decide what to ride. Even when I've ridden it several days in a row it calls to me.





P.S. After looking at the photos I remembered that the previous owner hadn't put any covering on the downtube shifter bosses so I put some Shimano cable stops on there. I might invest in some Problem Solvers, but probably won't. I also kept the faded yellow bottle cage. I think it just "fits" and it does match the yellow in the decals, so there's that.
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My second generation Schwinn Madison is not CV but it IS the bike I roll out with everyday I deliver around town.

Love it to the point of becoming almost belligerent when it is looked down on. It is retired as of today for the winter season for a much needed cleaning, touchup and frame saver spray.
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I’ve been riding this JC Higgins the most recently.
it has a 700c wheelset on it now.
hopefully soon it will have a set of 26” wheels and I can put the fenders and chain guard on it.
If anyone knows how to age these I’d love to hear it.
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Originally Posted by 3speedslow
My second generation Schwinn Madison is not CV but it IS the bike I roll out with everyday I deliver around town.

Love it to the point of becoming almost belligerent when it is looked down on. It is retired as of today for the winter season for a much needed cleaning, touchup and frame saver spray.
Anybody that looks down on these doesn't know what they are thinking, Schwinn, bullitproof, period.

My kid had one, it got stolen before he was able to do any real damage to it, he had it for 3 or 4 years.
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Originally Posted by Swampthing
I’ve been riding this JC Higgins the most recently.
it has a 700c wheelset on it now.
hopefully soon it will have a set of 26” wheels and I can put the fenders and chain guard on it.
If anyone knows how to age these I’d love to hear it.
Nice Dingle speed, what are you using for chainrings?
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An old pic, but a great bike.

A Dave Kirk built CSI!

Quite useful for lake runs around town, errands and commuting.

IMG_3458 by Grady Linehan, on Flickr
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46,42 in the front, and 17,21 in the back.
these wheels and the crankset were meant for a different build, but I got this frame for a song along with a couple of Schwinn collegiates and it cleaned up nicely, and looked sad hanging up without wheels, so I had to try it.
I really like the way it rides. So much so that it will get its own wheelset and may keep this crankset. Then I’ll have to decide what bike gets the Dingle.
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I took this one for a test ride yesterday between the rains. Just finished building it up with my son to be his main rider.
Mitsubishi not light, but rides surprisingly well.
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I love riding fixed gears....

Sadly, my hip no longer will allow it. The last two times I tried, I pulled my leg out of it's socket and with da 'rona I don't want to have to go back to the chiro to put it back.

Anyways here's a couple vintage conversions as well as my nearly vintage 16yr old baby.


1960 Fiorelli World Champion reimagined as a "Ibis Scorcher"-style offroad fix.

Mystery, possible 531 Holdsworth. Really need to rebuild this with gears once I find the rear canti.

TST titanium mtb I moved this summer. Set up with an early fixed/free ENO.

Not old, but super funky. My old fixed gear mountain bike in all it's glory.

My baby. 2004 Airborne ti track, purchased one of the seasons I did shipping/recieving there.
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Originally Posted by Shrevvy
Maybe not C&V, but close. A lot more relaxed than the Panasonic that I posted.

I think these will be C&V some day - surprisingly well mannered bike which I love to ride. This was the best year for the Fillmore because it was still welded in Wisconsin, has the stainless logo panels and the GXP track cranks which are unfindable. I built these wheels with Bontrager labeled DT track hubs. But - would still trade it for a Nagasawa.


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