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Old 10-21-19, 06:47 PM
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I really need to update pics as I have different tires now and soon a different 7 speed gripshift.
Here's my '87 Miami Vice.
Oem components sans aero bars, aero seatpost, 7 speed gripshift and 7 speed freewheel.

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Originally Posted by TriBiker19
I'm not going to post pictures of my MV for fear that you might back out with a "I'm getting WHAT in trade?"
You're sending him this bike, right?

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The stuck seat post is free! And by that I mean, it costs nothing, not that it's no longer stuck.
Okay, I'll race ya. When I picked up my red/white '86 IM Saturday last, my buddy who works at the shop coerced me into buying three frames for $20. One of them is an '86 Schwinn Tempo, Tenax tubing, good headset/fork/BB, but a stuck SR Laprade seat post. Dumped some Fluid Film into the tube via the BB shell about a week ago. Still hasn't budged; OTOH I haven't really "oomphed" on it yet. Let's see who cracks theirs loose first....

Took the IM out for his first "outside the comfort zone" ride Sunday, 26-ish miles out-and-back on the Badger trail. Here he is at the stop where the paved section of the trail ends.

(Sorry about the garish green bottle; it's steel, FWIW....) Right background is his "kid sister", my wife's '90 Diamond Back Momentum, similar red/white theme, looks like the same batch of red. The two do look cool together. Left background is a complete stranger on a red '87-ish Trek 820, no intention to hold a mini red C&V confab.

Seat bag is open because for some reason, the front valve stem on the Momentum tore JUST as we got to the stop (or at least, that's when it puked all its air). Had to grab the spare. Another couple who stopped there at the same time was really impressed that I had a spare tube, a couple tire levers and a pump at the ready.

Def needs a shorter reach stem.

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Old 10-21-19, 09:34 PM
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My new wheels on my newest IM: 7400 hubs, DT Comps, GL330s and Victoria Tubulars. I'll likely swap the brakes and levers for SLR and 6500 dual pivots.
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Old 10-22-19, 06:16 AM
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My new wheels on my newest IM: 7400 hubs, DT Comps, GL330s and Victoria Tubulars. I'll likely swap the brakes and levers for SLR and 6500 dual pivots.
Oooh Yeah.
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Originally Posted by Classtime
My new wheels on my newest IM: 7400 hubs, DT Comps, GL330s and Victoria Tubulars. I'll likely swap the brakes and levers for SLR and 6500 dual pivots.
Left brake pad is cracking. I don't know if that is a problem or not. Still, real purdy!
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Originally Posted by seypat
Left brake pad is cracking. I don't know if that is a problem or not. Still, real purdy!
Yikes!
Dang eagle eye.
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Old 10-22-19, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by seypat
Left brake pad is cracking. I don't know if that is a problem or not. Still, real purdy!
I saw that too, but I figured the referenced dual-pivots to be installing will have their own pads.....
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Originally Posted by TriBiker19
I'm not going to post pictures of my MV for fear that you might back out with a "I'm getting WHAT in trade?"

The stuck seat post is free! And by that I mean, it costs nothing, not that it's no longer stuck.
No sweat. Have no fear. Once the seat post is out, the paint comes off.

Your upgrade is Ironman Empire's mission, when sober.
My upgrade of your bike is intended to get me through the winter without going postal.
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Originally Posted by madpogue
You're sending him this bike, right?
Took the IM out for his first "outside the comfort zone" ride Sunday, 26-ish miles out-and-back on the Badger trail. Here he is at the stop where the paved section of the trail ends.

Def needs a shorter reach stem.
Second red/white Ironman to grace that exact spot.
Rode mine in from Riley's Tavern and we went over to Monona Terrace for brats and beer, since it was already 10 am.
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Originally Posted by markwesti
Thats @fleslider @seypat , I wonder how that Zunow is fairing ?
The Zunow/Ironman is going slow, life has stepped in and kept me busy. I was going through the Dura Ace groupset and doing some cleaning and lubing (they are great shape already but need that detail.. thanks @RobbieTunes )

Still need to find a Dura Ace stem for it, I havent been actively looking for one though.. like i said life has kept me busy.

getting the frame cleaned up and the rust spots cleaned. The frame has a spot in my living room. so I see it everyday!



Zunow Hummingbird After some rust cleanup with the fiberglass pen
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Originally Posted by VintageTTfan
Man I want that lavender/silver bike! I have been salivating over it for a while now. I have the the blue marble Prestige hanging from the ceiling over my head right now. The lavender one I like more though for sure. I think that came with a Dura Ace gruppo. I have never seen one for sale anywhere. Has anyone ever seen one actually for sale??? Does anyone on Bike Forums actually have one? I have seen more of the blue marbles but they are kinda rare. Makes sense as the price was quite high at the time. I just found out that my vintage Paletti TT originally sold for over 10, 000 dollars if you wanted to import it from Italy to Japan. I digress.
I have done alot of research on that bike , and i cannot find any picture of it except for the catalog picture i have on the vintage-centurion site. If any one has one please let me know.



The bike in question 1986 Prestige
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Originally Posted by fleslider
The Zunow/Ironman is going slow, life has stepped in and kept me busy. I was going through the Dura Ace groupset and doing some cleaning and lubing (they are great shape already but need that detail.. thanks @RobbieTunes )

Still need to find a Dura Ace stem for it, I havent been actively looking for one though.. like i said life has kept me busy.

getting the frame cleaned up and the rust spots cleaned. The frame has a spot in my living room. so I see it everyday!



Zunow Hummingbird After some rust cleanup with the fiberglass pen
It that paint, an etching, decal, what? Whatever it is, it is SWEET!
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I've never seen an '86. I owned an '85, which was also Prestige, with chromed fork crown and feet, chromed seat stay caps, R chain stay, and dropouts. It had the elder font, and was an elegant beauty, in dark grey metallic with burgundy shading on "hollow" lettering in the joined font.

It came with DA 2x6 indexed, and was DA front-rear, including BB and hubs. The seller offered it to me, complete, for $800, as he planned to part out the entire bike. He did, as I only bought f/f/hs, then put tricolor on it.

It was a 54cm, and I overcompensated for the perceived "short" frame with a too-long stem and kissed it goodbye because "I couldn't get use to it."

I think about how that would have looked with a set of polished tubular rims laced to those same hubs, with the OEM DA 7400 group. Sitting next to my Comp TA with polished Superbe Pro. Yep, I'm a dumb-ass. Red Foreman would have kicked me into oblivion.

I'm not sure how I'd have liked the lavender/pearl 1986 model, as I was sort of hung up on the chrome and elegance that died out on the '84/'85 models across the board.

Originally Posted by fleslider
I have done alot of research on that bike , and i cannot find any picture of it except for the catalog picture i have on the vintage-centurion site. If any one has one please let me know.



The bike in question 1986 Prestige
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Test ride quiet and smooth.
My butt was oohing and aahing on that saddle.

Will swap the bag for black.
The Gadsden flag can evoke hate from certain folks.
Besides, I need a yellow bag for my Look, and I like a good fight.

Box picked up today. Ironman Empire gains a racer.
When the MV gets to me, a new round of fun begins.
Clean slate, baby!

2x10 DA/105 mix with VeloMax Circuit hoops. Terry saddle.
Mr. Tribiker19 better be careful. A woman on this bike means business.

@Tribiker19's ride.

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Originally Posted by fleslider
I have done alot of research on that bike , and i cannot find any picture of it except for the catalog picture i have on the vintage-centurion site. If any one has one please let me know.



The bike in question 1986 Prestige
I think I have a pic of a female pro Triathlete on that bike. I'll have to check for you.
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Originally Posted by RobbieTunes
Test ride quiet and smooth.
My butt was oohing and aahing on that saddle.

Will swap the bag for black.
The Gadsden flag can evoke hate from certain folks.
Besides, I need a yellow bag for my Look, and I like a good fight.

Box picked up today. Ironman Empire gains a racer.
When the MV gets to me, a new round of fun begins.
Clean slate, baby!

2x10 DA/105 mix with VeloMax Circuit hoops. Terry saddle.
Mr. Tribiker19 better be careful. A woman on this bike means business.

@Tribiker19's ride.
That tape [[drool]]....

And indeed, the white, to smoke, transitioning to black rims/tires, it's poetry (soon to be in motion).
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Originally Posted by seypat
It that paint, an etching, decal, what? Whatever it is, it is SWEET!
Its cast into the lug, in the late 70's Kageyama who started Zunow started having lugs custom made for his bikes.

here is the other side of the fork hummingbird on how it should look. (it still needs to be repainted in though)
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Originally Posted by texaspandj
I think I have a pic of a female pro Triathlete on that bike. I'll have to check for you.
Awesome let me know, Thanks Tex!
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Originally Posted by VintageTTfan
I want that bicycle badly. I mean badly. What did your research reveal?
Not much, other than whats in the catalog. i have not found anything on it. there is no pictures of ones out in the wild. it might be interesting to see how many if any were built.
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Originally Posted by fleslider
Its cast into the lug, in the late 70's Kageyama who started Zunow started having lugs custom made for his bikes.

here is the other side of the fork hummingbird on how it should look. (it still needs to be repainted in though)
I'd be tempted to have someone go full Bob Ross there and "paint me some happy little hummingbirds!"
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^^^^^ Entire thread has heart attack.....

I see four Experts and two Masters. Hmm, travel time from NH to RI........
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Originally Posted by RobbieTunes
I've never seen an '86. I owned an '85, which was also Prestige, with chromed fork crown and feet, chromed seat stay caps, R chain stay, and dropouts. It had the elder font, and was an elegant beauty, in dark grey metallic with burgundy shading on "hollow" lettering in the joined font.

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It was a 54cm, and I overcompensated for the perceived "short" frame with a too-long stem and kissed it goodbye because "I couldn't get use to it."

I think about how that would have looked with a set of polished tubular rims laced to those same hubs, with the OEM DA 7400 group. Sitting next to my Comp TA with polished Superbe Pro. Yep, I'm a dumb-ass. Red Foreman would have kicked me into oblivion.

I'm not sure how I'd have liked the lavender/pearl 1986 model, as I was sort of hung up on the chrome and elegance that died out on the '84/'85 models across the board.
The picture in the catalog of the 85 prestige looks(to me) like a dark teal green/blue and silver combo. That would have been a really nice looking bike. It was kind of a letdown when I found out it was Anthracite and Silver. I can't tell if the 86 had a chrome fork or not. I do like the 85 decals more.
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Originally Posted by madpogue
^^^^^ Entire thread has heart attack.....

I see four Experts and two Masters. Hmm, travel time from NH to RI........

Am I going on a journey? My drive time is 1:38 to Providence.
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Originally Posted by TriBiker19
Am I going on a journey? My drive time is 1:38 to Providence.
I am game for the 54cm. It would, of course, stay in the box.

However, I am reluctant to fork over $850 for what could be a picture of boxes.
I'm more than willing to send someone $850 to go pick it up, but not lay out the money for a box, even with PayPal protection.

For that kind of risk, I'm willing to see it go elsewhere.
I understand there are risks on the other side, as well.

So confused. Especially with a green one there. Those are gorgeous.

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