Go Back  Bike Forums > Bike Forums > Classic & Vintage
Reload this Page >

What came in the post for you today?

Notices
Classic & Vintage This forum is to discuss the many aspects of classic and vintage bicycles, including musclebikes, lightweights, middleweights, hi-wheelers, bone-shakers, safety bikes and much more.

What came in the post for you today?

Old 01-09-20, 04:02 PM
  #5726  
verktyg 
verktyg
 
verktyg's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 4,035

Bikes: Current favorites: 1988 Peugeot Birraritz, 1984 Gitane Super Corsa, 1980s DeRosa, 1981 Bianchi Campione Del Mondo, 1992 Paramount OS, 1988 Colnago Technos, 1985 RalieghUSA SBDU Team Pro

Mentioned: 207 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1036 Post(s)
Liked 1,236 Times in 653 Posts
Shimano 105 Front Derialleur



Like new... Dirt cheap on eBay. With eBay bucks, I got it for shipping costs.

These work very well. It sat for $12 BIN for a long time???

verktyg
__________________
Don't believe everything you think! History is written by those who weren't there....

Chas. ;-)

verktyg is offline  
Old 01-09-20, 04:19 PM
  #5727  
verktyg 
verktyg
 
verktyg's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 4,035

Bikes: Current favorites: 1988 Peugeot Birraritz, 1984 Gitane Super Corsa, 1980s DeRosa, 1981 Bianchi Campione Del Mondo, 1992 Paramount OS, 1988 Colnago Technos, 1985 RalieghUSA SBDU Team Pro

Mentioned: 207 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1036 Post(s)
Liked 1,236 Times in 653 Posts
Originally Posted by madpogue
There's nothing in the wording of either warranty excluding abuse.

Gotta wonder why this was done, however. Yes, you get the leverage, but you get the same slipping a cheater pipe over the wrench. It doesn't make the head any stronger. And yes, I broke the open-end on a 15mm Craftsman ('80s US made chrome vanadium) combo on a particularly recalcitrant pedal. That's when I ordered a Park PW-4 (the "big" asymmetrical wrench), which got 'er done.
My dad used to say "Some people could break an anvil" ! (referring to me when I was young and broke something)

Back in 1966, when I got out of the service, I couldn't get into the Operating Engineers Union as a heavy equipment operator (sons, brothers, nephews only). After months of working 30 day jobs as an operator I went to work for an Allice-Chalmers heavy equipment dealer as a mechanic to make money for school.

One of my jobs was to rebuild bulldozer track rollers. The bolts holding the side plates on had deeply recessed 13/16" heads (stupid design). Standard impact sockets wouldn't fit. The only thing that worked were Craftsman 12 point thin wall 1/2" drive sockets. They wore out or cracked using them with an impact wrench, sometimes 2-3 a day. I used to take them back to Sears and exchange a dozen of them every week.

verktyg
__________________
Don't believe everything you think! History is written by those who weren't there....

Chas. ;-)


Last edited by verktyg; 01-10-20 at 12:35 AM.
verktyg is offline  
Old 01-09-20, 04:21 PM
  #5728  
noglider 
aka Tom Reingold
 
noglider's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Posts: 40,691

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: 510 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 7287 Post(s)
Liked 2,362 Times in 1,381 Posts
rhm that's got to be your best. Bravo.
__________________
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.
noglider is offline  
Old 01-09-20, 04:51 PM
  #5729  
crank_addict
Banned
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 7,150
Mentioned: 93 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1361 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 422 Times in 282 Posts
Neato it is! Rudi suggested a few other options (cutouts and various type bag loop) but I preferred a slight less and semi-race profile, big hammered rivets. Plus he -created- patina and the hide is 'beefy' thick.


crank_addict is offline  
Likes For crank_addict:
Old 01-09-20, 07:56 PM
  #5730  
madpogue 
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Madison, WI USA
Posts: 6,872
Mentioned: 50 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2350 Post(s)
Liked 1,727 Times in 1,179 Posts
Originally Posted by verktyg
I used to take them back to Sears and exchange a dozen of them every week.
I'm imagining the guy behind the counter recognizing you after a while -- "How many this week, sir?"
madpogue is offline  
Old 01-09-20, 08:12 PM
  #5731  
Mad Honk 
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Bloomington, IN
Posts: 2,936

Bikes: Paramount, Faggin, Ochsner, Ciocc, Basso

Mentioned: 114 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1283 Post(s)
Liked 1,835 Times in 1,109 Posts
A lot of the tool exchange programs seem to be aware that there are folks like me out there. This week netted one damaged Snap-On 1/2" wrench, two Craftsman screwdrivers, and two 9/16"wrenches. Seven bucks total in the pawn shop. The Snap-On alone was a $20 wrench. The Craftsman stuff went into the race car tool box, where they seldom last for a season. Lost or borrowed and not returned etc., the right place for those tools. But I have a pretty complete box of tools that weren't all paid for at retail prices. Lately I have been buying more on the tool truck, but my earliest purchases were pawn shop buys that got me into a great set of tools for about half price. My latest tool truck buy was a 3/8 "drive Snap-On impact for $150 that still had two years of warranty on it (original prices was $389). Watching for the bargains is always in your favor. Smiles, MH
Mad Honk is offline  
Old 01-09-20, 08:24 PM
  #5732  
malcala622
Senior Member
 
malcala622's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Pico Rivera, CA
Posts: 4,307

Bikes: 1983 Basso Gap...2013 Colnago CX-1...2015 Bianchi Intenso

Mentioned: 89 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1192 Post(s)
Liked 1,325 Times in 707 Posts
Originally Posted by verktyg
Like new... Dirt cheap on eBay. With eBay bucks, I got it for shipping costs.

These work very well. It sat for $12 BIN for a long time???

verktyg
I'm waiting on a NOS one to arrive that I got for $26. Great buy at $12. It'll go on the Krono.
malcala622 is offline  
Old 01-09-20, 09:08 PM
  #5733  
Classtime 
Senior Member
 
Classtime's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 4,672

Bikes: 82 Medici, 2011 Richard Sachs, 2011 Milwaukee Road

Mentioned: 54 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1924 Post(s)
Liked 1,954 Times in 1,086 Posts
Received a little more room for my Size 46 Megas.

__________________
I don't do: disks, tubeless, e-shifting, or bead head nymphs.
Classtime is offline  
Likes For Classtime:
Old 01-09-20, 10:08 PM
  #5734  
CV-6 
If I own it, I ride it
 
CV-6's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Cardinal Country
Posts: 5,593

Bikes: Lejeune(14), Raleigh, Raysport, Jan De Reus, Gazelle, Masi, B. Carrι(4), Springfield, Motobecane(2), Greg Lemond, Andre Bertin, Schwinn Paramount

Mentioned: 55 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 591 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 656 Times in 308 Posts
Set of RetroShift levers that will go on my 650B Sauvage Lejeune/Carrι.
__________________
Please do not "like" my posts. This isn't Facebook.

Lynn Travers

Photos

CV-6 is offline  
Likes For CV-6:
Old 01-09-20, 11:50 PM
  #5735  
norcalmike
Full Member
 
norcalmike's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Marina
Posts: 454

Bikes: A bunch

Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 165 Post(s)
Liked 154 Times in 80 Posts
I didn't think I'd find them.

norcalmike is offline  
Likes For norcalmike:
Old 01-10-20, 09:37 AM
  #5736  
JaccoW
Overdoing projects
 
JaccoW's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Rotterdam, former republic of the Netherlands
Posts: 2,443

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: 783 Post(s)
Liked 1,215 Times in 677 Posts
I may or may not have bought two Carradice saddlebags on eBay... the plan wasn't exactly to buy two of them but yeah enthusiastic bidding.

Edit: a bright red vintage Overlander saddlebag and a Carradice junior.

Last edited by JaccoW; 01-10-20 at 09:44 AM.
JaccoW is offline  
Old 01-10-20, 03:25 PM
  #5737  
noglider 
aka Tom Reingold
 
noglider's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Posts: 40,691

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: 510 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 7287 Post(s)
Liked 2,362 Times in 1,381 Posts
I got some new gloves (Gordini Stash Lite) and a book I've never read.



__________________
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.
noglider is offline  
Old 01-10-20, 11:37 PM
  #5738  
verktyg 
verktyg
 
verktyg's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 4,035

Bikes: Current favorites: 1988 Peugeot Birraritz, 1984 Gitane Super Corsa, 1980s DeRosa, 1981 Bianchi Campione Del Mondo, 1992 Paramount OS, 1988 Colnago Technos, 1985 RalieghUSA SBDU Team Pro

Mentioned: 207 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1036 Post(s)
Liked 1,236 Times in 653 Posts
2 Sets Of Shimano DP Brakes

I picked up this set Shimano 105 DP brakes on eBay at the beginning of this week. Delivery was fast and price was right for the listing description:

"Condition: New other (see details)
“see photos and read description”

"In good condition with a few light marks as shown."
NOT NEW! NOT EVEN CLOSE! 1mm WORN OFF THE PADS!



Photos were misleading. Brakes are well used but will clean up. I left POSITIVE feed back but stated they were not new. I'm considering sending a PM to the seller to request a partial refund.

After I paid for those 105 brakes, I found a set of Shimano Ultegra DP brakes for almost half the price (dirt cheap). I bought those too. They arrived at the same time and with a little clean up and new pads (which I have)they are the ones that will be going on the bike.




So I have 2 sets of DP Shimano brakes and all is well...

verktyg
__________________
Don't believe everything you think! History is written by those who weren't there....

Chas. ;-)


Last edited by verktyg; 01-11-20 at 01:09 AM.
verktyg is offline  
Likes For verktyg:
Old 01-11-20, 08:17 AM
  #5739  
BFisher
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,336
Mentioned: 35 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 767 Post(s)
Liked 1,897 Times in 889 Posts
@verktyg,

6500 calipers there? I paired a nice set of those with some new BL-R400 levers with SLR cables and housing. They perform very well. Very nice brakes.
BFisher is offline  
Old 01-11-20, 08:38 AM
  #5740  
3speedslow
Senior Member
 
3speedslow's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Jacksonville, NC
Posts: 9,339

Bikes: A few

Mentioned: 117 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1937 Post(s)
Liked 1,043 Times in 627 Posts
A Schwinn Fastback Pro frame with parts. #2660 built Sept. 22, 2000 which makes it a 2001 model.


3speedslow is offline  
Old 01-11-20, 12:11 PM
  #5741  
Bianchigirll 
Bianchi Goddess
 
Bianchigirll's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Shady Pines Retirement Fort Wayne, In
Posts: 29,716

Bikes: Too many to list here check my signature.

Mentioned: 191 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2910 Post(s)
Liked 2,830 Times in 1,457 Posts
Anyone read Polish? I am not sure what these are but they look yummie. Looks like a great sale too!




OH Right! These fabulous CampI "Rubino" brake nuts came wrapped in that
__________________
“One morning you wake up, the girl is gone, the bikes are gone, all that's left behind is a pair of old tires and a tube of tubular glue, all squeezed out"

Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk
Bianchigirll is offline  
Old 01-11-20, 10:14 PM
  #5742  
malcala622
Senior Member
 
malcala622's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Pico Rivera, CA
Posts: 4,307

Bikes: 1983 Basso Gap...2013 Colnago CX-1...2015 Bianchi Intenso

Mentioned: 89 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1192 Post(s)
Liked 1,325 Times in 707 Posts
^Sweet Rubino brake nuts.

This little red devil came home with me today from the swap meet for the Torelli. A little long by an inch but I'll get it cut down someday.

Suntour 6 speed freewheel and 6400 shifters. While I find near mint 105 shifters these will do. I liked that they match the headset color.

Michelin Bicycle Tire metal sign.










malcala622 is offline  
Likes For malcala622:
Old 01-12-20, 10:39 AM
  #5743  
norcalmike
Full Member
 
norcalmike's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Marina
Posts: 454

Bikes: A bunch

Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 165 Post(s)
Liked 154 Times in 80 Posts
For a Mt. bike drop bar conversion
norcalmike is offline  
Likes For norcalmike:
Old 01-12-20, 01:38 PM
  #5744  
3speedslow
Senior Member
 
3speedslow's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Jacksonville, NC
Posts: 9,339

Bikes: A few

Mentioned: 117 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1937 Post(s)
Liked 1,043 Times in 627 Posts
Got this Saturday! A nice high crown I-beam Nitto stem. Perfect for my mid 70’s Sekine project.

Thanks, Greg!

3speedslow is offline  
Likes For 3speedslow:
Old 01-12-20, 02:48 PM
  #5745  
ryansu
Senior Member
 
ryansu's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Seattle WA
Posts: 2,870

Bikes: 2009 Handsome Devil, 1987 Trek 520 Cirrus, 1978 Motobecane Grand Touring, 1987 Nishiki Cresta GT, 1989 Specialized Allez Former bikes; 1986 Miyata Trail Runner, 1979 Miyata 912, 2011 VO Rando, 1999 Cannondale R800, 1986 Schwinn Passage

Mentioned: 72 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 796 Post(s)
Liked 522 Times in 367 Posts
Originally Posted by verktyg
My dad used to say "Some people could break an anvil" ! (referring to me when I was young and broke something)

Back in 1966, when I got out of the service, I couldn't get into the Operating Engineers Union as a heavy equipment operator (sons, brothers, nephews only). After months of working 30 day jobs as an operator I went to work for an Allice-Chalmers heavy equipment dealer as a mechanic to make money for school.

One of my jobs was to rebuild bulldozer track rollers. The bolts holding the side plates on had deeply recessed 13/16" heads (stupid design). Standard impact sockets wouldn't fit. The only thing that worked were Craftsman 12 point thin wall 1/2" drive sockets. They wore out or cracked using them with an impact wrench, sometimes 2-3 a day. I used to take them back to Sears and exchange a dozen of them every week.

verktyg
Grandpa had some 40s era AC tractors on his ranch, always loved those things when I would visit as a kid so much I did a bit of nostalgia shopping last year

ryansu is offline  
Old 01-12-20, 07:44 PM
  #5746  
mgopack42 
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Los Banos, CA
Posts: 900

Bikes: 2020 Argon 18 Krypton Pro, 1985 Masi 3V Volumetrica, 3Rensho Super Record Aero, 2022 Trek District 4.

Mentioned: 23 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 342 Post(s)
Liked 418 Times in 205 Posts
Selle Anatomical saddle to replace the Concord Lazer that HURTS my bee-hind.
mgopack42 is offline  
Likes For mgopack42:
Old 01-13-20, 03:37 PM
  #5747  
malcala622
Senior Member
 
malcala622's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Pico Rivera, CA
Posts: 4,307

Bikes: 1983 Basso Gap...2013 Colnago CX-1...2015 Bianchi Intenso

Mentioned: 89 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1192 Post(s)
Liked 1,325 Times in 707 Posts
Arrived today in the mail.

3ttt stem with Superleggero bars combo and NOS Shimano 105 1050 FD




malcala622 is offline  
Likes For malcala622:
Old 01-13-20, 05:37 PM
  #5748  
Pompiere
Senior Member
 
Pompiere's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: NW Ohio
Posts: 3,425

Bikes: 1984 Miyata 310, 1986 Schwinn Sierra, 2011 Jamis Quest, 1980 Peugeot TH8 Tandem, 1992 Performance Parabola, 1987 Ross Mt. Hood, 1988 Schwinn LeTour, 1988 Trek 400T, 1981 Fuji S12-S LTD, 197? FW Evans

Mentioned: 24 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 521 Post(s)
Liked 943 Times in 495 Posts
Originally Posted by Bianchigirll
Anyone read Polish? I am not sure what these are but they look yummie. Looks like a great sale too!
I can't read Polish, but my wife's family is of Polish decent. The coffee cake on the lower left looks like the ones my BIL made for Christmas.
Pompiere is offline  
Old 01-17-20, 08:11 PM
  #5749  
Slightspeed
Senior Member
 
Slightspeed's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 2,257

Bikes: 1964 Legnano Roma Olympiade, 1973 Raleigh Super Course, 1978 Raleigh Super Course, 1978 Peugeot PR10, 2002 Specialized Allez, 2007 Specialized Roubaix, 2013 Culprit Croz Blade

Mentioned: 68 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 741 Post(s)
Liked 817 Times in 420 Posts
New kit - Chinese knockoff, polyester, not wool, but it fits great, feels nice and the bright colors show well in traffic. Not bad for $79.95 inc shipping. My Super Course (s) both have Campy hubs, and pump mounts, and one even has a Campy dual cable guide, so it is not completely false advertising. They do have Ti 531 tubing, too. (Not really titanium, but well ... you know).
Slightspeed is offline  
Old 01-17-20, 09:20 PM
  #5750  
natterberry 
Senior Member
 
natterberry's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Centennial, CO
Posts: 695

Bikes: ‘83/‘85 Trek 760, ‘82 Trek 614, ‘77/‘78 Trek 304, ‘74 Raleigh International

Mentioned: 22 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 285 Post(s)
Liked 220 Times in 138 Posts
SR post for the Miyata build

natterberry is offline  
Likes For natterberry:

Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.