Your Catch of the Day / Saved from the Dump!
10-03-13, 08:39 PM
#9751
Jack of all trades
Been awhile since I have been here, but I just scored this '85 Peugeot Triathalon from our scrap metal dumpster at work. Myself and another co-worker both tried to buy this bike site unseen from another co-worker of ours over a year ago when we found out he had it. We were both meet with a resounding no. So here it ends up in our metal dumpster, the guy just didn't want it anymore after he mounted a small gas motor on it for awhile. My other co-worker who origianlly wanted it just doesn't have the time for it and tipped me off, and I promptly retrieved it.
It's actually in decent shape, and has most of the original pieces on it, but is missing a few. It is my first lightweight bike, and I look foward to fixing it up and riding it----ALOT.
It's actually in decent shape, and has most of the original pieces on it, but is missing a few. It is my first lightweight bike, and I look foward to fixing it up and riding it----ALOT.
10-03-13, 09:33 PM
#9752
WV is not flat..
The finding has been pretty thin, so my standards for projects has lowered a bit. I usually will not pick up BMX bikes, but this little GT Hybrid looked pretty cool. It has Suntour Accushift AX2000 pieces on it and a 3 speed freewheel. It can be cleaned up pretty well. I just couldn't let it sit for $5. You can't see it in the pictures, but the paint has a pretty cool pearl color to it. Anyone know anything else about these.
10-04-13, 02:46 PM
#9753
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: albuquerque new mexico
Posts: 8
Bikes: 2007 gt timberline sport 1973 schwinn continental 1977 schwinn varsity 2012 genesis v2100 (got stolen:( )
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
well heres my latest catch a pearl white mid 90's diamondback db expert tg,free from a friend of my parents i sold it to my brother. full shimano rx100 components i cleaned everything up and my brother put his seat on it it will however need new handlebar tape and a couple things as its been sitting for 17 years.
Last edited by nathan88561; 10-23-13 at 06:57 PM.
10-04-13, 09:17 PM
#9755
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Buffalo New York
Posts: 2,470
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
2 Posts
2000 era schwinn mesa gs. pulled from dumpster and donated to my company's charity campaign.
__________________
2010 Kestrel RT900SL, 800k carbon, chorus/record, speedplay, zonda
2000 litespeed Unicoi Ti, XTR,XT, Campy crank, time atac, carbon forks
2010 Kestrel RT900SL, 800k carbon, chorus/record, speedplay, zonda
2000 litespeed Unicoi Ti, XTR,XT, Campy crank, time atac, carbon forks
10-05-13, 08:10 AM
#9756
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Brookline MA
Posts: 434
Bikes: 1983 Trek 600, 1973 Mercian
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
2 Posts
1996 Basso Gap from C/L -- got a decent deal. Thomson seatpost/Arione, Stronglight Delta, Mavic Classics Elite front wheel. Want to put 9 speed DT shifting on this one. Been missing a straight up road bike.
10-05-13, 10:07 AM
#9757
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: albuquerque new mexico
Posts: 8
Bikes: 2007 gt timberline sport 1973 schwinn continental 1977 schwinn varsity 2012 genesis v2100 (got stolen:( )
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
10-05-13, 12:10 PM
#9758
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Ithaca, NY
Posts: 4,852
Bikes: Click on the #YOLO
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 26 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 12 Times
in
12 Posts
A lonely little bat-bike from CL yesterday. I wasn't even the first to look at it.
Components are '91, so I'm guessing it's a '92 Basso Laguna.
Needs a lot of cleanup, but I bet it's happy to be right side up again!
(actual size of the CL photo)
Adjusted to my size, but needing a bunch of clean up.
Components are '91, so I'm guessing it's a '92 Basso Laguna.
Needs a lot of cleanup, but I bet it's happy to be right side up again!
Adjusted to my size, but needing a bunch of clean up.
Album- https://imgur.com/a/1JSTI#0
I really wish mine hadn't been repainted- I have no idea if it's a trek 5000, or a basso, or any of the other brands aegis made these for.
__________________
Shimano : Click :: Campy : Snap :: SRAM : Bang
Shimano : Click :: Campy : Snap :: SRAM : Bang
10-05-13, 06:34 PM
#9759
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Ithaca, NY
Posts: 4,852
Bikes: Click on the #YOLO
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 26 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 12 Times
in
12 Posts
Yeah it's a 7/64" allen or something close to it that's equally daft. I have mine in my tool box wrapped in a rubber band so I don't try to use it on anything else.
Bizarre critters, these.
Edit: It's really weird, mine had equally lazy pictures in the craigslist ad. I think this one was in the sporting goods section as well. I got it for a song.
Bizarre critters, these.
Edit: It's really weird, mine had equally lazy pictures in the craigslist ad. I think this one was in the sporting goods section as well. I got it for a song.
__________________
Shimano : Click :: Campy : Snap :: SRAM : Bang
Shimano : Click :: Campy : Snap :: SRAM : Bang
Last edited by IthaDan; 10-05-13 at 06:40 PM.
10-10-13, 08:00 AM
#9760
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Posts: 249
Bikes: 2015 Apollo Syncro tandem, 2006 Scott CR1 SL (still a beastie race bike), 1993 Trek T200, 2006 Fuji Absolute Le, 2000 Thorn Club Tour
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 16 Post(s)
Liked 2 Times
in
2 Posts
No road trip is complete without bringing home a bike or two. This time, its two plus a trainer.
The second is a late 1980s Burley Duet Tandem. Looks great from a distance, up close, the frame tubes have quite a bit of surface rust. Nothing deep or troubling, but enough it will need a cleanup and repaint
TB
The second is a late 1980s Burley Duet Tandem. Looks great from a distance, up close, the frame tubes have quite a bit of surface rust. Nothing deep or troubling, but enough it will need a cleanup and repaint
TB
10-14-13, 10:12 AM
#9762
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 1,337
Bikes: 1962 Carlton Franco-Suisse Custom,1968 Raleigh DL-1/Tourist, 1971 Holdsworth Professional, 1973 Holdsworth Mistral,1973 Raleigh Gran Sport,1974 Raleigh Grand Prix, 1993 Trek 2200 Composite, 2011 Trek 7.3FX
Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 67 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 6 Times
in
6 Posts
i have wanted a grand prix for a while now, i haven't found one that really struck a chord with me, till yesterday, this was at my coop's storage facility, covered in dust.. its all there needs a lot of love but its my size.. she has a lot of paint scratches on it, and the simplex stuff looks beat... but the nervar cranks are shining up nicely so i think she will be ok.. how bout that seat tho? wow
10-14-13, 07:37 PM
#9764
Still learning
I currently am in Soprano's land in northern NJ. Tonight, on my way back from Wayne after looking at a Fuji Mixte that didn't pan out, I was heading to the pizzeria via a route I haven't taken in years. Although it was pitch black, on the side of the road lurked a huge pile of trash with some BSOs. Well I doubled back and picked the Fuji Sagres off the top of the pile.
Valite goodness, just my size 57cm. I've been looking for a frame for a beater errand bike that I can ride into Detroit and not worry about it if it's parked out of my site. This maybe better than a beater Centurion Lemans frame that I think is all high tensile. The Fuji seems lighter. Seatpost and stem move freely. Only the derailleur cables seem frozen in the suicide levers.
Two years ago, I trash picked a late 1980's Schwinn Traveler on my way to the pizzeria too.
Valite goodness, just my size 57cm. I've been looking for a frame for a beater errand bike that I can ride into Detroit and not worry about it if it's parked out of my site. This maybe better than a beater Centurion Lemans frame that I think is all high tensile. The Fuji seems lighter. Seatpost and stem move freely. Only the derailleur cables seem frozen in the suicide levers.
Two years ago, I trash picked a late 1980's Schwinn Traveler on my way to the pizzeria too.
Last edited by oddjob2; 10-14-13 at 07:43 PM.
10-14-13, 09:00 PM
#9765
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
The finding has been pretty thin, so my standards for projects has lowered a bit. I usually will not pick up BMX bikes, but this little GT Hybrid looked pretty cool. It has Suntour Accushift AX2000 pieces on it and a 3 speed freewheel. It can be cleaned up pretty well. I just couldn't let it sit for $5. You can't see it in the pictures, but the paint has a pretty cool pearl color to it. Anyone know anything else about these.
Japanese market children's bicycles are also commonly equipped with 3 speed derailleur gears so it might have been intended for that market.
10-15-13, 02:00 PM
#9766
Senior Member
I have a later DX-3000 as well, great riding bike but yes, tight fork clearance. This '81 otoh was spec'd with 27" wheels so the clearance is great with 700c.
10-17-13, 06:46 PM
#9767
Muscle bike design spec
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Sterling VA
Posts: 3,688
Bikes: 70 Atala Record Proffesional, 00 Lemond, 08 Kestrel Evoke, 96 Colnago Master Olympic, 01 Colnago Ovalmaster, 76 Raleigh Gran Sport, 03 Fuji World, 86 Paramount, 90 Miyata CF, 09 Ritchey Breakaway CX, Bianchi Trofeo, 12 OutRiderUSA HyperLite
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
3 Posts
BUMP!
__________________
Korval is Ships
See my Hyperlite 411 it's the photo model on OutRiderUSA web page
See my Hyperlite 411 it's the photo model on OutRiderUSA web page
10-18-13, 06:44 AM
#9769
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 13,447
Mentioned: 33 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4236 Post(s)
Liked 2,949 Times
in
1,808 Posts
wow, that rear triangle is interesting.
__________________
Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?),1990 Concorde Aquila(hit by car while riding), others in build queue "when I get the time"
Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?),
10-18-13, 07:25 AM
#9771
The Drive Side is Within
__________________
The bicycle, the bicycle surely, should always be the vehicle of novelists and poets. Christopher Morley
The bicycle, the bicycle surely, should always be the vehicle of novelists and poets. Christopher Morley
10-18-13, 08:27 AM
#9772
What's this lever do?
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Salem, MA
Posts: 473
Bikes: 1987 Centurion Sport DLX | 1996 GT Vertigo
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
The finding has been pretty thin, so my standards for projects has lowered a bit. I usually will not pick up BMX bikes, but this little GT Hybrid looked pretty cool. It has Suntour Accushift AX2000 pieces on it and a 3 speed freewheel. It can be cleaned up pretty well. I just couldn't let it sit for $5. You can't see it in the pictures, but the paint has a pretty cool pearl color to it. Anyone know anything else about these.
so this is 2x3?
and what size is the seattube clamp?
It's an interesting discussion over on BMX Museum:
https://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=304579
Check this bad boy out:
https://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/huffy/37409
so new it still has the store tags on it
10-18-13, 07:11 PM
#9773
Spin Forest! Spin!
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Arrid Zone-a
Posts: 5,956
Bikes: I used to have many. And I Will again.
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 7 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 11 Times
in
10 Posts
I picked up a more or less original Ross Signature series Minotaur XC hybrid today for $20. I know the Signature bikes were Ross' better made offerings.
I couldn't find much online that matched this one. I think it's a 1992 model from the components and wild day glow paint job. It's neon green and yellow. With Shimano 200CX group, 7 speed freehub, Weinmann USA-made rims, and CR-MO tubing throughout.
The frame looks like a Schwinn Crisscross' twin. (edit, I stand corrected, it doesn't, so Giant didn't make this for Ross.)
I'm thinking 2nd 700C gravel grinder project. Can't decide on whether to keep the stock paint job or repaint it. (I think it will get repainted.)
Sorry, I couldn't wait to start tearing it down.
I couldn't find much online that matched this one. I think it's a 1992 model from the components and wild day glow paint job. It's neon green and yellow. With Shimano 200CX group, 7 speed freehub, Weinmann USA-made rims, and CR-MO tubing throughout.
The frame looks like a Schwinn Crisscross' twin. (edit, I stand corrected, it doesn't, so Giant didn't make this for Ross.)
I'm thinking 2nd 700C gravel grinder project. Can't decide on whether to keep the stock paint job or repaint it. (I think it will get repainted.)
Sorry, I couldn't wait to start tearing it down.
Last edited by WNG; 10-19-13 at 03:16 PM.
10-18-13, 07:34 PM
#9774
WV is not flat..
where the hell do you get a 3 speed freewheel?
so this is 2x3?
and what size is the seattube clamp?
It's an interesting discussion over on BMX Museum:
https://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=304579
Check this bad boy out:
https://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/huffy/37409
so new it still has the store tags on it
so this is 2x3?
and what size is the seattube clamp?
It's an interesting discussion over on BMX Museum:
https://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=304579
Check this bad boy out:
https://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/huffy/37409
so new it still has the store tags on it
10-18-13, 08:19 PM
#9775
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Stillwater, OK
Posts: 7,828
Mentioned: 33 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1873 Post(s)
Liked 692 Times
in
468 Posts
I picked up a more or less original Ross Signature series Minotaur XC hybrid today for $20. I know the Signature bikes were Ross' better made offerings.
I couldn't find much online that matched this one. I think it's a 1992 model from the components and wild day glow paint job. It's neon green and yellow. With Shimano 200CX group, 7 speed freehub, Weinmann USA-made rims, and CR-MO tubing throughout.
The frame looks like a Schwinn Crisscross' twin.
I'm thinking 2nd 700C gravel grinder project. Can't decide on whether to keep the stock paint job or repaint it.
I couldn't find much online that matched this one. I think it's a 1992 model from the components and wild day glow paint job. It's neon green and yellow. With Shimano 200CX group, 7 speed freehub, Weinmann USA-made rims, and CR-MO tubing throughout.
The frame looks like a Schwinn Crisscross' twin.
I'm thinking 2nd 700C gravel grinder project. Can't decide on whether to keep the stock paint job or repaint it.
__________________
2014 Cannondale SuperSix EVO 2
2019 Salsa Warbird
2014 Cannondale SuperSix EVO 2
2019 Salsa Warbird