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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-11-24, 05:12 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 587
Posted By waza007

feel free to show with your laptop and scanner...

feel free to show with your laptop and scanner along with your sleeping bag and a months worth of food.

These books and catalogs get used weekly in my research
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-11-24, 12:26 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 839
Posted By Rystjohn

Mystery Solved!?

Apparently this was made by a gentleman named Dan Cunningham who was good friends with Joe Bell. He didn’t make too many frames so he’s not super well known.

Anywhoo, I wanted to update the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-09-24, 06:11 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 587
Posted By Catnap

New Cycling magazine in Japan published an annual...

New Cycling magazine in Japan published an annual guide. I have the 1990 edition, and it does a fantastic job of covering all of the bespoke builders as well as the major manufacturers. Can be...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-08-24, 09:04 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,066
Posted By Velosophy

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_4629_88ad4d51090a1a79920fd50207639c5a1610cbba.jpeg
Original paint had gold outline on lugs. So I said let’s just do gold lugs. I’m...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-24, 12:57 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 402
Posted By Murray Missile

It's home and it is a "Cutlass" according to the...

It's home and it is a "Cutlass" according to the script on the top tube. Rougher than it looked in the ad picture but still well worth the purchase price in parts. The frame and fork are straight and...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
03-19-24, 05:42 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 429
Posted By wrk101

It's a 1983 model, made by Panasonic, hence the...

It's a 1983 model, made by Panasonic, hence the Panasonic serial number on the head tube: "3E" = May 1983.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-18-24, 12:30 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 207
Posted By t2p

did not know production of any of the pdg frames...

did not know production of any of the pdg frames was moved to China

our PDG mtb frames were made in Japan


can’t find the answer
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-24, 12:16 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,545
Posted By Pantah

Threaded fork steerer failure

This thread could easily go in several different areas but I figured C&V is where it's most relevant to most regular viewers.
As the title so states, I had a 1" threaded fork steerer fail during a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-24, 08:42 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 155
Posted By fleslider

Unseen on the net Centurion Catalogs! Added

I have added some new catalogs to vintagecenturion.com.
1978,1988,1989
Vintage Centurion Catalog Page (https://vintagecenturion.com/literature/centurion-catalogs.shtml)

1978 (it looks to be 1978...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-16-24, 09:58 PM
Replies: 718
Views: 292,848
Posted By rickpaulos

fresh find: Shogun 500 first letter is a...

fresh find:

Shogun 500
first letter is a bit mangled.
N3D5429

First guess is 1983, April make. Still need to get the date codes from the Shimano components.

What to do with this bike? ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-08-24, 12:47 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 382
Posted By chain_whipped

Long critiqued crappy vintage brakes are now the latest great bike market thing!

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1080x824/image000000_10__7329ac52a6b56292ef5c010a076c49eb1819add6.png
ABS ready
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
03-07-24, 09:49 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 394
Posted By albrt

Early 70s looks about right. It's in great shape...

Early 70s looks about right. It's in great shape but probably not very valuable. At the co-op in Phoenix a shiny one might sell for $160, a rideable one with cosmetic issues maybe $100. It's an...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-27-24, 07:51 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 917
Posted By IdahoBrett

1977 it is…. ...

1977 it is….

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_1341_1d1edf12ed75a1fd56c1ad312e67ffa2ef54a9a7.jpeg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-19-24, 01:13 PM
Replies: 501
Views: 259,579
Posted By Maxey

Here's a frame I picked up last year but haven't...

Here's a frame I picked up last year but haven't done anything with it yet. Not much of a mystery to its identification as I'm pretty sure it's a 1976 Sekai Competition, which if I recall correctly...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-17-24, 06:48 PM
Replies: 501
Views: 259,579
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Georgena Terry Agrees with your assessment

She may have been a bit circumspect, but I think Georgena Terry was saying the design was like her bikes but it was not manufactured for her. I’m sure this bike was manufactured to Norco specs and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-16-24, 10:28 AM
Replies: 501
Views: 259,579
Posted By Sactown_Albert

I had an email exchange with Georgena Terry about...

I had an email exchange with Georgena Terry about the bike. Very gracious of her to respond to my questions. Her response regarding its provenance:
“I’m 99% sure this frame was built by H. Tano in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-11-24, 01:38 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 160
Posted By bboy314

Sorry, no clue, but I had no idea J&B was that...

Sorry, no clue, but I had no idea J&B was that old!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-30-24, 06:08 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,750
Posted By Murray Missile

Don't take the "swine" thing too seriously I only...

Don't take the "swine" thing too seriously I only used that because the 400 Series Techniums don't seem to get a lot of love. I probably have more appreciation for it than a lot of other people.
...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
01-13-24, 04:20 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 335
Posted By mrv

Miele ATB - circa '89?

https://www.bikeforums.net/g/album/30555250
A cycling / hiking / beering Fri-enemy dumped this on me, as I am the local old bike vortex.

Doing the bare minimum internet research a while ago, I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-04-24, 04:42 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,845
Posted By Alcobrassman

I worked at Alco cycle products in the 70s

I worked in the frame dept. as a brazer, on frames and wheel hubs! My name is Ron Tucker and I lived right down the street from the factory and I walked to work everyday! Talk skinny guy with long...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
01-01-24, 06:10 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,559
Posted By base2

It's a little embarrassing how the humble Schwinn...

It's a little embarrassing how the humble Schwinn Continental or Varsity are maligned at any cost they happen to be. Ask yourself this: "How much is a fancy romantic dinner date at the local American...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-22-23, 10:03 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 849
Posted By SpeedofLite

Sure. Here it is:...

Sure. Here it is: https://1drv.ms/b/s!AgHfxA8atbGnn1YHHrJT_9eMI2o_?e=Q6tZM4
Everyday is Christmas at Bike Forums C&V. :)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-22-23, 06:55 AM
Replies: 718
Views: 292,848
Posted By Discobauer

Now got it painted in a nice blue metal flake...

Now got it painted in a nice blue metal flake color

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-20-23, 06:47 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 887
Posted By dfritz95

I have the same frame, but mine has decals...

I have the same frame, but mine has decals indicating it was sold as a Lotus. Model is unclear as the model decal is almost entirely rubbed off - there’s some Lotus information out there, and it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-19-23, 02:31 PM
Replies: 718
Views: 292,848
Posted By Discobauer

Hello Hummer, thank you to confirm that it is...

Hello Hummer,
thank you to confirm that it is an Apollo road bike from 1976 and for the link to my album. Since i have not enough posts here to be able to post pics and links i haven´t done them...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-04-23, 11:41 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 691
Posted By markk900

Correct me if I am wrong, but this does not...

Correct me if I am wrong, but this does not appear to be the factory approved method for Brooks saddle break in. 😇
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-30-23, 10:13 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 353
Posted By IdahoBrett

Seeing your Bikes list, you probably already know...

Seeing your Bikes list, you probably already know this, but I’ll throw it out there anyway.

I bought a bike off ebay recently that was a “might ship”. I created an account on bike flights. Found a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-15-23, 07:59 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 480
Posted By noglider

It doesn't surprise me. I once found 50 year old...

It doesn't surprise me. I once found 50 year old tubes in tires on an old bike. A lot of bikes don't see many miles. Inner tubes don't get UV exposure, so the only threat is humidity, and they don't...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-14-23, 11:37 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 480
Posted By Insidious C.

87 Voyageur- it's first flat tire?

Warning: Contains description of cyclist riding on stupidly old tires. May not be suitable for safety concious readers.

I had a flat on my work commute this morning. I already suspected the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-13-23, 12:49 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 524
Posted By El Chaba

Those bosses do not have an integrated spring...

Those bosses do not have an integrated spring socket like some do. They do have a flat for mountingdedicated washers with a spring anchor hole. Those washers are sort of hard to find, and I don’t...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-09-23, 09:11 AM
Replies: 718
Views: 292,848
Posted By madpogue

My dozen-ish Schwinns that have a headbadge date...

My dozen-ish Schwinns that have a headbadge date stamp follow the DDDY format.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-30-23, 05:29 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 917
Posted By purpurite

I have been casually looking for something that I...

I have been casually looking for something that I can enjoy restoring, as well as use in the subsequent "cos play" events like L'Eroica. Something that you don't see every day, and hopefully...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-30-23, 02:40 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 917
Posted By juvela

----- the U.S. agent for Jeunet during the...

-----

the U.S. agent for Jeunet during the boom era was Beacon Cycle & Supply Co. of Milwaukee WI

during the boom they maintained a branch location to serve the west in Oakland, California
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-30-23, 02:22 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 917
Posted By purpurite

Nice find... I started searching for Jeunets...

Nice find... I started searching for Jeunets around 1970-1975 and turned up this Jeunet Franche-Comte. The head tube details are identical, as are the bottob bracket from what I can see. The only...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-26-23, 10:10 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 322
Posted By unworthy1

just to muddy up the waters, if this was a...

just to muddy up the waters, if this was a Schwinn product (which it is not) there were several frame builder stamps that might be found on the BB shell or other choice spots on handbuilt Schwinn...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-26-23, 03:47 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 322
Posted By juvela

----- yes, originally painted two most...

-----

yes, originally painted

two most commonly seen finishes are blue flambouyant & opaque white

up until 1977 the state of California had a bicycle licensing system where each municipality...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-19-23, 07:17 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,243
Posted By ORS

I've a Norco 'Fiori Amalfi' here in Scotland...

I've a Norco 'Fiori Amalfi' here in Scotland still doing milers after 12 years. For the record, as T-Mar asked (about twelve years ago), belatedly, the bottom bracket is stamped '300'. It does not...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-15-23, 10:52 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 519
Posted By Exe_GT

Thanks Hummer, The paint spray from the...

Thanks Hummer,

The paint spray from the faded effect is partially over the barcode so hard to read but definitely is C (R or F) 800 and I think the British version.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-15-23, 08:58 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 684
Posted By SpeedofLite

Road Test/Bike Review (1978) Buyers' Guide to $100 - $150 Bikes

This Buyers' Guide is presented over the first two posts of this thread. Bikes featured are AMF Pursuit, ATALA Corsa, AZUKI Century, CENTURION Sport, COLUMBIA Gold Crest, COLUMBIA Lexington, GITANE...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-12-23, 10:32 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 3,337
Posted By cudak888

Raleigh catalog scan masochism + seeking Lightroom volunteers

Not long ago (ok, a good two months ago), the wonderful nlerner sent me his copious collection of Raleigh catalogs to scan for the upcoming update for the archives on The Headbadge. And I'm sure if I...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
10-09-23, 07:54 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 843
Posted By plonz

Not an ‘86. They were Tenax-tubed with flashier...

Not an ‘86. They were Tenax-tubed with flashier graphics by then. Yours is a head-scratcher though. I spy a Tange Champion decal which along with an SP model designation, should put it at an ‘83. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-03-23, 11:45 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,114
Posted By Aardwolf

From https://www.nkilgariff.com/FrameNosTemp.htm ...

From https://www.nkilgariff.com/FrameNosTemp.htm

1004 as a Holdsworth serial number would be about 1936.
Claude Butler were 6 or 7 digit
Freddie Grub it could be 1923 or 1939.
None of those...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-18-23, 04:20 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 808
Posted By verktyg

Peugeot HLE Tubing

The sticker on the down tube indicates that it's Peugeot HLE Mangaloy tubing.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-16-23, 04:17 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 717
Posted By cuda2k

VeloBase down - again (and now it's back)

edit: site is back up and running! :beer:

I'd requested the ssl cert be updated weeks ago, apparently it never did update. Today I try to manually update it, and now the entire site is down with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-09-23, 10:41 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 587
Posted By RCMoeur

I have several editions of the Taiwan Bicycle...

I have several editions of the Taiwan Bicycle Guides that I lugged home from Interbike in the early 2000s. Fun to look at, but at phone book size, not a light read.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-04-23, 07:19 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,153
Posted By Sactown_Albert

Now I have More Questions than Answers

I uncovered the serial number on the non drive side of the lower down tube. It appears to be “6F06068” which doesn’t seem to match the Fuji serial number protocols since the first digit is a number...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-02-23, 03:36 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 277
Posted By SpeedofLite

Frames and Framebuilding (1988) SCHWINN in China / Bike Industry Worker Images

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1440x2000/bicycle_guide_aug_1988_schwinn_in_china_p34_75pct_9bc76a537bda6e456ddefc40ce2e16eec8f2fe25.jpg
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-02-23, 10:07 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,207
Posted By JacobLee

Trash Day Kuwahara update: Even though I have a...

Trash Day Kuwahara update: Even though I have a perfectly good touring bike (Bruce Gordon Hikari) I thought it would be more fun to do a couple of overnighters on a free bike. Was I wrong? Maybe. Can...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-31-23, 03:41 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,235
Posted By non-fixie

Nice find, Mountain Mitch ! I have yet to come...

Nice find, Mountain Mitch ! I have yet to come across a Plum Vainqueur I didn't like. I haven't much to add to seagrade 's post. The shop still exists, but has a new owner since 2020: Plum has a new...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-31-23, 12:03 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,235
Posted By seagrade

Plum Vainqueur is an iconic bicycle store in...

Plum Vainqueur is an iconic bicycle store in Ghent, Belgium which has existed for decades, perhaps since the 1950s, and been closely associated with road racing for just as long. I visited in 1988...
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