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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-19-20, 06:32 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 18,071
Posted By wawine

OK, this is getting laughable now. lets forget...

OK, this is getting laughable now.
lets forget my 1971 Cinelli and 1971 Masi, which have these same dropouts, and came without fenders as they are clearly large production frames, and focus on this...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-19-20, 10:42 AM
Replies: 116
Views: 18,071
Posted By wawine

one thing that the ‘where are the fenders’ camp...

one thing that the ‘where are the fenders’ camp has yet to note. This bike was fitted with 700c clinchers, not tubulars or the more common 27” clinchers used in 1976. Angel apparently wanted to try...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-19-20, 10:08 AM
Replies: 116
Views: 18,071
Posted By wawine

just about every bike ever made with Campagnolo...

just about every bike ever made with Campagnolo 1010A dropouts at that time, had fender eyelets, as they were part of the forging itself. If a frame maker had these in his shop, he would have to take...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-20, 04:21 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 18,071
Posted By wawine

don’t know quite how to respond. I was riding...

don’t know quite how to respond. I was riding racing bikes in the 1970’s in Seattle, the guy who owns the shop who sold the bike, who has records of what was sold, and the types of bikes they were,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-17-20, 04:46 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 18,071
Posted By wawine

hmmm... according to Olivier at Singer, this...

hmmm...
according to Olivier at Singer, this was sold new as a bare frame to Angel Rodriguez, the frame builder, in 1976, to be built with all Campagnolo, in Seattle. Having grown up in Seattle, we...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-17-20, 03:02 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 18,071
Posted By wawine

I have not put it on the scale, but surprisingly,...

I have not put it on the scale, but surprisingly, it doesn’t feel all that light. However, it may be the wheels. I am used to tubs and these are clinchers with Paris Roubaix 27’s
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-16-20, 08:38 AM
Replies: 116
Views: 18,071
Posted By wawine

no touch ups coming and the seat looks more...

no touch ups coming and the seat looks more ragged than it is, so I will keep treating it, but not add more color back into it.

there are lots of pretty Singers out there, so I will keep the old...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-15-20, 11:41 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,865
Posted By wawine

Paratella IBAC team bike 1963-64

This is one maker not often seen outside of Italy, and this is the only team IBAC road bike I have ever seen.

Based on the serial number, frame details, color and the story which came with it, my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-15-20, 10:48 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 18,071
Posted By wawine

Update: I have this now done to where I want...

Update:
I have this now done to where I want it. Totally broken down, rubbed out, waxed and then rebuilt. I replaced the rustiest Campagnolo bits, added better tires, new bar tape and called it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-02-20, 09:51 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,360
Posted By wawine

What a great story. Not only the wonderful...

What a great story. Not only the wonderful collection, but the fantastic connection to your dad, especially in this difficult time.

I am a big fan of not repainting bikes, unless they have...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-27-20, 09:24 AM
Replies: 116
Views: 18,071
Posted By wawine

actually no progress on the Singer yet, other...

actually no progress on the Singer yet, other than a conversation with Olivier Csuka about it. He confirmed that it was a ‘real’ frame, not a contract build, from 1976 and sold to Angel Rodriguez as...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-28-20, 09:43 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 8,506
Posted By wawine

When trolling for bikes in the local newspaper...

When trolling for bikes in the local newspaper want ads (remember those?) last fall, this pre-war Hardy Perfect jumped out at me. Have not fished it yet, but will this coming season. Kind of the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-10-20, 10:41 AM
Replies: 116
Views: 18,071
Posted By wawine

I cannot take credit for the dumpster dive....

I cannot take credit for the dumpster dive. Another guy in town, who works on the docks, grabbed it and sold it to me. So I didn’t directly save it from the dump, but did save it from being butchered...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-10-20, 10:33 AM
Replies: 116
Views: 18,071
Posted By wawine

Alex Singer dumpster find

This was saved from a dumpster near my work. I am in a marina town, and boaters are forever pitching all sorts of goodies in and against the local dumpsters. It does have some surface rust and some...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-26-19, 12:52 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 10,951
Posted By wawine

Lino Beltramo Giuseppe Pela Paratella Giame...

Lino Beltramo
Giuseppe Pela
Paratella
Giame Brothers
Ortelli

nobody said they had to be well known in this country!
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