What do old people ride, lets see your bike[s]
08-23-19, 12:22 PM
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I was stationed in Germany 74-76 US Army. I had a Motobecane and a group of us would take weekend trips through an area known as Little Switzerland. Great times! First Motobecane I've seen since then. Brought back old memories!
08-23-19, 09:01 PM
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Today I rode my Colnago! 
08-24-19, 07:59 AM
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That Colnago looks great!
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08-24-19, 02:12 PM
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Fifty Plus plus Ten and counting
Greetings, here are some older bikes ridden by my wife and I, 20 miles today on a couple of them.
08-28-19, 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by daverup
Greetings, here are some older bikes ridden by my wife and I, 20 miles today on a couple of them.
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08-28-19, 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by kross57
My wife has a Centurion mixte, and loves it. Great bike!
I just finished converting my wife's to center pull brakes, here's a couple of pics.
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08-28-19, 06:58 AM
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Schwinn Cruiser
Originally Posted by GeezyRider
^^^^ Looks like fun. The license plate is cool!
08-28-19, 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by daverup
That's a nice one!
I just finished converting my wife's to center pull brakes, here's a couple of pics.
I just finished converting my wife's to center pull brakes, here's a couple of pics.
08-28-19, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by kross57
What model/year is that? Ours is a 1984 LeMans 12.
08-28-19, 09:46 AM
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Giant TCR.....
A dream!!!
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09-01-19, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by camjr
1976 Motobecane Grand Touring
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09-02-19, 10:40 AM
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The same titanium I've been riding for the last 16 years...
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09-02-19, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by bikemig
You don't see cable guides like that often. There was a thread on C&V about these cable guides. This is a neat bike.
09-02-19, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by noglider
Thank you @Last ride 76. This bike continues to impress me. One of the fun things about it is that it was cheap to acquire and would be cheap to replace if anything happened to it. That has emboldened me to do experiments, so maybe the ugliness is a feature rather than a bug.Also, I don't like doing finishing projects. They're tedious, and I'm never satisfied. I painted the frame of my International, and it took a long time, and the result isn't so good. I won't unveil my idea for refinishing this bike until and unless it's done. It's a bit unusual.
09-02-19, 07:59 PM
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Congratulations. So nice!
Please post this in the Fixed Gear/Singlespeed forum.
https://www.bikeforums.net/singlespe...thread-13.html
Please post this in the Fixed Gear/Singlespeed forum.
https://www.bikeforums.net/singlespe...thread-13.html
Originally Posted by sshakari
Had my local shop put my Cinelli Vigorelli together.
09-03-19, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by camjr
Thanks. I recently had the old French threaded bottom bracket rebuilt and all the bearings repacked in the hubs and headset as well. I asked them while the shop had it apart to replace the cables, and they replaced the corroded and rusted original cable guides on the top tube with these Shimano side frame guides. The bike has been in my family since purchased new in 1976, and it rides beautifully.
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...ld-thread.html
09-03-19, 07:36 AM
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Early 70s Fuji Finest
I just rebuilt an early 70s (likely a '70-71) Fuji Finest. I built it up with a triple (SR Apex 86 bcd crank with 48/38/28 rings) because I plan on taking it to Wisconsin soon to ride some hills (and they have some serious hills there, 
I rode the bike around 80 miles over the Labor Day weekend. I'd forgotten how nicely a cyclone rear derailleur shifts on a new winner freewheel and how good suntour barcons are. The bike is just fun to ride.
I built the bike up old school with cloth tape, leather saddle, toe clips and straps. The old ways may not be as good as some of the new but they still work well.
I rode the bike around 80 miles over the Labor Day weekend. I'd forgotten how nicely a cyclone rear derailleur shifts on a new winner freewheel and how good suntour barcons are. The bike is just fun to ride.
I built the bike up old school with cloth tape, leather saddle, toe clips and straps. The old ways may not be as good as some of the new but they still work well.
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09-03-19, 10:24 AM
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Thank you. I did, posted the bike here on the fixedgear & singlespeed forum.
Originally Posted by TimothyH
Congratulations. So nice!
Please post this in the Fixed Gear/Singlespeed forum.
https://www.bikeforums.net/singlespe...thread-13.html
Please post this in the Fixed Gear/Singlespeed forum.
https://www.bikeforums.net/singlespe...thread-13.html
09-03-19, 01:10 PM
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Got into cycling a few months ago. Have several bikes that I picked up, but this is my favorite.
09-03-19, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by bikemig
I just rebuilt an early 70s (likely a '70-71) Fuji Finest. I built it up with a triple (SR Apex 86 bcd crank with 48/38/28 rings) because I plan on taking it to Wisconsin soon to ride some hills (and they have some serious hills there,
I rode the bike around 80 miles over the Labor Day weekend. I'd forgotten how nicely a cyclone rear derailleur shifts on a new winner freewheel and how good suntour barcons are. The bike is just fun to ride.
I built the bike up old school with cloth tape, leather saddle, toe clips and straps. The old ways may not be as good as some of the new but they still work well.
I rode the bike around 80 miles over the Labor Day weekend. I'd forgotten how nicely a cyclone rear derailleur shifts on a new winner freewheel and how good suntour barcons are. The bike is just fun to ride.
I built the bike up old school with cloth tape, leather saddle, toe clips and straps. The old ways may not be as good as some of the new but they still work well.
09-03-19, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by big john
Looks nice! What tubing is it made of? Did they have Tange back then?
It looks like the chrome moly tubing set Fuji used (usually marked 331) was proprietary:
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...31-tubing.html
I need to track down one of these stickers for my bike:
