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01-03-20, 12:19 PM
#6851
buy my bikes
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Michigan
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Bikes: my very own customized GUNNAR CrossHairs
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Down on the ground but when cutting, mounted upside down for the saw fest.
Just getting started on cutting the post out. It is 260mm down inside the tube. Hopefully not all of it is corroded solid to the frame. Maybe one slit, might be two in the works. Had to go get a longer sawzall blade and new handle for this project, can’t find the old handle!
Just getting started on cutting the post out. It is 260mm down inside the tube. Hopefully not all of it is corroded solid to the frame. Maybe one slit, might be two in the works. Had to go get a longer sawzall blade and new handle for this project, can’t find the old handle!
It was a GUNNAR frame I got for $80 with a couple of forks. I was not worried about the paint. Not sure if the reaction will generate enough heat to blister the paint. I do not recall the seat post ever getting anywhere near that hot. I can't speak for what lye will do to the paint job.
the chemical soup of retro bike life
the black gunk in the bucket is oxidized aluminum seatpost
remember - this only works on steel bikes and aluminum seatposts. if you try it with an aluminum bike, you'll dissolve the whole **** bike!
01-03-20, 01:20 PM
#6852
Senior Member
One slice so far with no movement. Going for another slice of post, YUMM! I don’t mind cutting these out. I find it therapeutic (not too much of a rush to finish).
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01-03-20, 08:12 PM
#6853
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Last year I gave my mother a 1992 Trek 950 and she has been wanting me to find a similar bike for her husband, so I ended up finding the exact same bike in his size. Here is the matching pair.
Hers has some scratches on the drive side (I think from a car rack), but it doesn't bother her.
Hers has some scratches on the drive side (I think from a car rack), but it doesn't bother her.
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01-05-20, 03:21 PM
#6854
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New to me yesterday - 1983 Stumpjumper
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01-05-20, 05:40 PM
#6856
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Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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1985 Raleigh Seneca Mountain Tour
1990 Schwinn Impact MOS
1993 Specialized Rockhopper, in need of tires, tubes and replace the cables
? Year of this one
Zebra Empire, i got it from the Bike Coop like frame and fork.
now in need of front brakes to be ready.
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1992 Torelli Nitro Express; 1972 Claud Butler.
1992 Torelli Nitro Express; 1972 Claud Butler.
01-05-20, 07:35 PM
#6857
Recovering Bikeaholic
01-05-20, 07:44 PM
#6858
Recovering Bikeaholic
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01-06-20, 09:02 AM
#6860
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01-06-20, 10:51 AM
#6861
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Location: Berea, KY
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01-06-20, 11:15 AM
#6862
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01-07-20, 01:42 PM
#6863
Senior Member
No longer stock by a long shot: a 1985 Peugeot Canyon Express I’ve modded to be a 26” tourer/Holdsworth knock off. Let’s see if the pic will upload from Flickr:
https://flic.kr/p/2ibCKrK
edit: not Holdsworth but Stanforth. Sheesh...
https://flic.kr/p/2ibCKrK
edit: not Holdsworth but Stanforth. Sheesh...
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01-07-20, 02:13 PM
#6865
Full Member
01-07-20, 02:18 PM
#6866
Senior Member
Not sure I’m following you... maybe a screen shot would help. Sorry, I’m new to Flickr since photo suckit ruined everything
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01-07-20, 09:18 PM
#6869
Old Boy
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 2,127
Bikes: Mostly 1st-generation, top-of-the-line, non-unicrown MTBs/ATBs: All 1984 models: Dawes Ranger, Peugeot Canyon Express, Ross Mt. Whitney (chrome), Schwinn High Sierra, and a 1983 Trek 850.
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Wow. That's quite a transformation. What fork did you use? Is that paint, or powdercoat? If the latter, consider that a compliment, because PC is often too thick around the lugs. On this one, I can't tell.
My Canyon Express is one of my favorite bikes. I've kept it mostly stock, but have added some cargo capacity. I don't have a photo yet of its current configuration, but it is basically this:
... plus a front porteur style rack, which transforms it from a mountain goat to an urban mule. I was going to give it porteur-style handlebars, but those beautiful stock bull-moose bars just look so Right on there. They are keepers.
I'll post pics as soon as Spring arrives in these parts. But I've gotta say, you've done a great job with yours!
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My Canyon Express is one of my favorite bikes. I've kept it mostly stock, but have added some cargo capacity. I don't have a photo yet of its current configuration, but it is basically this:
... plus a front porteur style rack, which transforms it from a mountain goat to an urban mule. I was going to give it porteur-style handlebars, but those beautiful stock bull-moose bars just look so Right on there. They are keepers.
I'll post pics as soon as Spring arrives in these parts. But I've gotta say, you've done a great job with yours!
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USMC 1981-1991 Semper Fi!
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01-08-20, 07:03 AM
#6870
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Fork is a Carver I found on evilbay. It was the only 1 inch threadless with low rider mounts I could find at a reasonable price. The axle to crown measurement was a tad long(15mm), but close enough. Yes, Powdercoat. If you look close at the head lugs you can see some bleeding, but overall it turned out great. If I did it again I’d just go one solid color and then outline the lugs. I really like the long chain stays; they give the bike an incredibly plush ride. Ishiwata MTB double butted 4130. In 1985 this was the top o the heap in Peugeot’s MTB line. Got it probably 15 years ago at a thrift store for $30 or so. It gets ridden more than any other bike I own...
01-08-20, 08:19 AM
#6871
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Bikes: 1976 Motobecane Grand Jubile, Austro Daimler 'Ultima', 2012 Salsa Vaya, 2009 Trek 4300, Fyxation Eastside, State Matte Black 6, '97 Trek 930 SHX, '93 Specialized Rockhopper, 1990 Trek 950
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Wow. That's quite a transformation. What fork did you use? Is that paint, or powdercoat? If the latter, consider that a compliment, because PC is often too thick around the lugs. On this one, I can't tell.
My Canyon Express is one of my favorite bikes. I've kept it mostly stock, but have added some cargo capacity. I don't have a photo yet of its current configuration, but it is basically this:
... plus a front porteur style rack, which transforms it from a mountain goat to an urban mule. I was going to give it porteur-style handlebars, but those beautiful stock bull-moose bars just look so Right on there. They are keepers.
I'll post pics as soon as Spring arrives in these parts. But I've gotta say, you've done a great job with yours!
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My Canyon Express is one of my favorite bikes. I've kept it mostly stock, but have added some cargo capacity. I don't have a photo yet of its current configuration, but it is basically this:
... plus a front porteur style rack, which transforms it from a mountain goat to an urban mule. I was going to give it porteur-style handlebars, but those beautiful stock bull-moose bars just look so Right on there. They are keepers.
I'll post pics as soon as Spring arrives in these parts. But I've gotta say, you've done a great job with yours!
.
01-08-20, 06:43 PM
#6872
Newbie
01-08-20, 07:02 PM
#6873
Senior Member
i know now you are having better luck then I!
01-08-20, 08:56 PM
#6874
Old Boy
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The sprung saddle kind of got assigned to this bike because weight was not a huge concern with the build. This would be my utility/cargo bike, with a cush ride and capacity to carry stuff when I go to the grocer or farmer's market. Strangely enough, this particular saddle is from Papillionaire (French-style, based in Australia?) - and they weren't available here in the `States for quite awhile. But now that I visited their site again, apparently they ARE available, and at a ridiculous price! https://www.papillionaire.com/au/sho...leather-saddle
That's an OMG right there...But all the builds I've done since, and all I have planned in the future, are going to use Brooks B17, Pro, or derivatives. My arse has grown hard, just like my arteries.
I now absorb shocks with my legs..
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Roulez pour la joie, jamais pour la douleur.
USMC 1981-1991 Semper Fi!
Roulez pour la joie, jamais pour la douleur.
USMC 1981-1991 Semper Fi!
01-08-20, 09:44 PM
#6875
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Bikes: 1976 Motobecane Grand Jubile, Austro Daimler 'Ultima', 2012 Salsa Vaya, 2009 Trek 4300, Fyxation Eastside, State Matte Black 6, '97 Trek 930 SHX, '93 Specialized Rockhopper, 1990 Trek 950
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Yeah, sorry I didn't reply sooner. My company has cracked down on personal use of our PCs, and being a C&V kinda guy, all I have is a Trac-phone. So I have to wait until after work, and family obligations, to log-in to BF.
The sprung saddle kind of got assigned to this bike because weight was not a huge concern with the build. This would be my utility/cargo bike, with a cush ride and capacity to carry stuff when I go to the grocer or farmer's market. Strangely enough, this particular saddle is from Papillionaire (French-style, based in Australia?) - and they weren't available here in the `States for quite awhile. But now that I visited their site again, apparently they ARE available, and at a ridiculous price! https://www.papillionaire.com/au/sho...leather-saddle
That's an OMG right there...But all the builds I've done since, and all I have planned in the future, are going to use Brooks B17, Pro, or derivatives. My arse has grown hard, just like my arteries. I now absorb shocks with my legs.
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The sprung saddle kind of got assigned to this bike because weight was not a huge concern with the build. This would be my utility/cargo bike, with a cush ride and capacity to carry stuff when I go to the grocer or farmer's market. Strangely enough, this particular saddle is from Papillionaire (French-style, based in Australia?) - and they weren't available here in the `States for quite awhile. But now that I visited their site again, apparently they ARE available, and at a ridiculous price! https://www.papillionaire.com/au/sho...leather-saddle
That's an OMG right there...But all the builds I've done since, and all I have planned in the future, are going to use Brooks B17, Pro, or derivatives. My arse has grown hard, just like my arteries.
I now absorb shocks with my legs..