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

Forty Five Years Later

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.

Forty Five Years Later

Old 09-12-20, 07:07 PM
  #1  
Bad Lag
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: So Cal, for now
Posts: 2,475

Bikes: 1974 Bob Jackson - Nuovo Record, Brooks Pro, Clips & Straps

Mentioned: 22 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1104 Post(s)
Liked 794 Times in 452 Posts
Forty Five Years Later

My bike is still awesome to ride. It is the cheapest entertainment ever. Riding it is the most healthful thing I do - transformative, really.

I "upgraded" the bike over the decades but have long since returned it to its original livery, including the gearing: 5 in the rear and two up front.


Last edited by Bad Lag; 09-12-20 at 08:21 PM.
Bad Lag is offline  
Old 09-12-20, 07:32 PM
  #2  
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
No pic to go with the blurb...

EDIT: pic approved! Nice... very nice!

Last edited by 3speedslow; 09-12-20 at 10:29 PM.
3speedslow is offline  
Old 09-12-20, 07:51 PM
  #3  
Hudson308 
Mr. Anachronism
 
Hudson308's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Somewhere west of Tobie's
Posts: 2,093

Bikes: fillet-brazed Chicago Schwinns, and some other stuff

Mentioned: 29 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 526 Post(s)
Liked 256 Times in 165 Posts
Yep.
Pics or it never happened.
__________________
"My only true wisdom is in knowing I have none" -Socrates
Hudson308 is offline  
Old 09-12-20, 08:24 PM
  #4  
Bad Lag
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: So Cal, for now
Posts: 2,475

Bikes: 1974 Bob Jackson - Nuovo Record, Brooks Pro, Clips & Straps

Mentioned: 22 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1104 Post(s)
Liked 794 Times in 452 Posts
Oh yeah, it happened!
Pic posted as proof.

Purchased from Performance Bicycle Shop, the wheels are 35 years old and still going strong.
Bad Lag is offline  
Old 09-12-20, 08:59 PM
  #5  
Hudson308 
Mr. Anachronism
 
Hudson308's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Somewhere west of Tobie's
Posts: 2,093

Bikes: fillet-brazed Chicago Schwinns, and some other stuff

Mentioned: 29 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 526 Post(s)
Liked 256 Times in 165 Posts
Yeah, that one's a keeper!
__________________
"My only true wisdom is in knowing I have none" -Socrates
Hudson308 is offline  
Old 09-12-20, 09:17 PM
  #6  
nlerner
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 17,127
Mentioned: 480 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3788 Post(s)
Liked 6,573 Times in 2,580 Posts
That's really nice. Right around 40 years ago, I was a junior in college and remember well that someone in one of my classes wheeled his Bob Jackson into the classroom. I was just getting into bikes then, riding my brother's Peugeot UO-8, which seems like a really fancy thing at the time (his previous bike was a Schwinn Varsity), but it was clear that the Bob Jackson was a cut above.
nlerner is offline  
Old 09-13-20, 06:11 AM
  #7  
John E
feros ferio
 
John E's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: www.ci.encinitas.ca.us
Posts: 21,765

Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;

Mentioned: 44 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1384 Post(s)
Liked 1,294 Times in 819 Posts
I am glad you still have it. I broke the seat tube lug off of the bottom bracket shell on my first serious road bike, a 1971 American Eagle [Nishiki] Semi-Pro [Competition].

I bought the 1970 Peugeot UO-8 for my wife as a bare frame in the early 1970s, so none of the components are OEM, but the SunShine/Araya rear wheel and Shimano front derailleur and MAFAC front brake do date back to my original build. When she gave up road bicycling and started borrowing my mountain bike instead, to get away from traffic, I repurposed the Peugeot as my commuter/beater, swapping out saddle, handlebars, shift levers, rear derailleur, crankset, etc.
__________________
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
John E is offline  
Old 09-13-20, 06:57 AM
  #8  
joesch
Senior Member
 
joesch's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Hotel CA / DFW
Posts: 1,721

Bikes: 83 Colnago Super, 87 50th Daccordi, 79 & 87 Guerciotti's, 90s DB/GT Mtn Bikes, 90s Colnago Master and Titanio, 96 Serotta Colorado TG, 95/05 Colnago C40/C50, 06 DbyLS TI, 08 Lemond Filmore FG SS, 12 Cervelo R3, 20/15 Surly Stragler & Steamroller

Mentioned: 10 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 597 Post(s)
Liked 768 Times in 491 Posts
Why people say Steel is Real

I was riding my 30yr old Colnago Master yesterday and noticed a old dude riding a 1960s schwinn super sport in original well used condition. He was doing a good pace, probably about 18mph and I had a pleasant conversation with him for awhile. It inspired me to ride a little faster as he and his bike were both older than my setup. He was also using toe straps with chucks, which I told him I admired. Im a clip less guy and do not enjoy riding straps as I did during that era.
joesch is offline  
Old 09-13-20, 10:54 AM
  #9  
Bad Lag
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: So Cal, for now
Posts: 2,475

Bikes: 1974 Bob Jackson - Nuovo Record, Brooks Pro, Clips & Straps

Mentioned: 22 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1104 Post(s)
Liked 794 Times in 452 Posts
Originally Posted by joesch
Why people say Steel is Real
He was also using toe straps with chucks, which I told him I admired. Im a clip less guy and do not enjoy riding straps as I did during that era.
Clips and straps are just something you do at every start & stop. They are authentic to the bike and with me. Even though I no longer use cleats on my shoes, the clips & straps still help.

In the early 1980's I had clipless pedals but have since taken them off. I still have them in a box somewhere.

Last edited by Bad Lag; 09-13-20 at 11:00 AM.
Bad Lag is offline  

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


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.