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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-24, 12:51 PM
Replies: 3,554
Views: 440,498
Posted By noglider

Aardwolf, that's outstanding. :lol:

Aardwolf, that's outstanding. :lol:
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-17-24, 11:07 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 4,035
Posted By devianb

Wasn't recently, but years ago after work I went...

Wasn't recently, but years ago after work I went outside to where I park my bicycle and didn't see it. I thought someone had taken my bicycle so I walked home. It wasn't till I had gotten home and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-15-24, 11:46 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By capnjonny

for the last few weeks I have been repairing...

for the last few weeks I have been repairing water damage on my 1965 Shasta Compact travel trailer.

When I bought it 14 years ago it needed substantial work done to it. When I was done I had...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-12-24, 03:01 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By philbob57

Shifting my 7-speed freewheel has been...

Shifting my 7-speed freewheel has been unreliable with my SIS DT shifters, so I over-hauled and installed my Suntour Power Shifters. Shifting is now better than ever before in the last 12 years...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-10-24, 05:02 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,592
Posted By noglider

I like brass bells. I can ring it once from far...

I like brass bells. I can ring it once from far behind a pedestrian, and by the time I'm passing them, the bell is still resonating.

The tires on my commuter bike are tight, and I can't easily put...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-10-24, 03:10 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 411
Posted By jgwilliams

I don't think there's anything wrong with the...

I don't think there's anything wrong with the Halfords scheme other than it's limited to shops associated with Halfords (I think that includes Tredz), which limits the choice. However, the buyer...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-08-24, 04:53 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 3,420
Posted By retroman57

Lyotard Berthet

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Lyotard Berthet pedals with repro TA toe clip leathers by C....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-24, 07:34 AM
Replies: 149
Views: 11,521
Posted By Bianchigirll

https://scontent-ord5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6...

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-04-24, 04:38 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,001
Posted By jamesdak

They are Roubaix's. I'm a Veloflex Tubular snob...

They are Roubaix's. I'm a Veloflex Tubular snob and don't think I've ridden any Vittoria tubs.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-04-24, 11:41 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,001
Posted By jamesdak

I hand polished the Arc en Ciel's on my Opus...

I hand polished the Arc en Ciel's on my Opus before mounted the tubulars a few years ago. They still look great and have been trouble free laced to some Superbe hubs. This was a 1981 wheelset...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-03-24, 03:12 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 939
Posted By The_Joe

One step ahead of you. Already confirmed that I...

One step ahead of you. Already confirmed that I can in fact us the spokes for my drive side.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-03-24, 02:37 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 311
Posted By iab

Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather,...

Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass (http://velominati.com/content/Reader%20Galleries/21308512876/training.jpg). Period.
...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-31-24, 05:48 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 983
Posted By _ForceD_

Personally, I almost always wrap top-down. No...

Personally, I almost always wrap top-down. No adhesive tape needed. Ends get trimmed with excess stuffed into the bar ends, and held by the bar end plugs.

Dan
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-31-24, 11:02 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 3,573
Posted By Dave Mayer

Bike weights no longer listed? They used to be...

Bike weights no longer listed? They used to be for the described component configuration and frame size (usually a 52 or 53cm). It was a major selling point. Weights should be listed, as apart from...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-29-24, 07:59 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,321
Posted By urbanknight

Helmets. They have only improved my riding...

Helmets. They have only improved my riding experience 4 times in 33 years, but well worth it.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-29-24, 07:17 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,796
Posted By ehcoplex

https://velobase.com/CompImages/Crankset/806C285D-...

https://velobase.com/CompImages/Crankset/806C285D-551A-478F-99B5-C86FC8E14C30.jpeghttps://velobase.com/CompImages/RDerailleur/D61AB6F1-0A6B-4489-B792-20C404DBB8E0.jpeg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-27-24, 09:10 PM
Replies: 1,768
Views: 239,967
Posted By etherhuffer

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-24-24, 03:51 AM
Replies: 1,143
Views: 154,541
Posted By botty kayer

Found this cool shades wearing, lamp post walking...

Found this cool shades wearing, lamp post walking dude in north London, loving my flouro bike....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-19-24, 04:08 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 3,420
Posted By Bianchi84

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

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This is a Velobase picture, but I had these Lyotard...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-16-24, 01:50 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 25,112
Posted By CMAW

Brussels' finest, PedalBXL, prefer shiny new and...

Brussels' finest, PedalBXL, prefer shiny new and American
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-07-24, 03:32 PM
Replies: 685
Views: 135,024
Posted By 1989Pre

REW Reynolds built their own frames (and bought...

REW Reynolds built their own frames (and bought some in), but this is a Holdsworth-built Freddie Grubb that was sold at their shop in Northampton.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-05-24, 12:38 PM
Replies: 1,768
Views: 239,967
Posted By non-fixie

Former railway station in Nieuwveen...

Former railway station in Nieuwveen (https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Station_Nieuwveen). Somewhat surprisingly it was only active as such for a couple of decades, from 1915 to 1936.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-05-24, 10:51 AM
Replies: 1,143
Views: 154,541
Posted By seagrade

It’s a close approximation of, and inspired by,...

It’s a close approximation of, and inspired by, Legnano lizard yellow. In particular the bicycle raced by Maurizio Fondriest’s to win the 1988 men’s Pro Road Race Championships, which although...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-03-24, 04:15 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 8,770
Posted By Gary Fountain

In the Mid 1980's, three Cinelli Supercorsa...

In the Mid 1980's, three Cinelli Supercorsa frames came into my local bikeshop and all my size. My favourite was red, followed by a white frame then a blue frame (shown here). Really, I fell in love...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-28-24, 10:36 PM
Replies: 344
Views: 113,582
Posted By etherhuffer

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_3870_d9b0aabd70b2d997be99c3e1bf0a62bf69c050b0.jpeg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-26-24, 04:28 PM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 414,679
Posted By gaucho777

Totally tubular beer. ...

Totally tubular beer.

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-25-24, 04:15 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By VintageSteelEU

Love this derailleur. They look great, they work...

Love this derailleur. They look great, they work great. I don't even miss indexing at all and this is the derailleur (in combination with LD-4850) that convinced me to switch to friction. Now you...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-24-24, 06:33 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,384
Posted By bulgie

Despite sharing the M5 bolts with the Avocet, I...

Despite sharing the M5 bolts with the Avocet, I never heard of one breaking a bolt. Luck, or small numbers produced? Or maybe something about the leverage, from where they're positioned, they...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-24-24, 12:30 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,384
Posted By bikingshearer

In my experience, it depends on the saddle. With...

In my experience, it depends on the saddle. With a Brooks Pro, B17 ort Swallow, or with any saddle with a a lot of space along the sides i which to stick a wrench. going from the side with a regular...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-19-24, 10:29 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,538
Posted By Robvolz

Let’s see what she says…..

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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-18-24, 01:04 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,258
Posted By soyabean

Despite that Park Tool claims, I only use my...

Despite that Park Tool claims, I only use my CN-10 for cutting shift cables.

Brake housing is a hard spiral code, not like the strands in shift cables.

I don't want to dull my pretty tool that...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-08-24, 04:44 PM
Replies: 424
Views: 13,282
Posted By Garthr

When you start asking "does this bike make me...

When you start asking "does this bike make me look fat ?"
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-08-24, 11:41 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,496
Posted By John E

Consider a 1960s geometry racing frame, which is...

Consider a 1960s geometry racing frame, which is more like a 1970s or early 1980s touring frame, with wider tire clearances and a longer wheelbase.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-05-24, 11:49 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 8,770
Posted By AdventureManCO

Whew! :lol: I forgot about this thread. ...

Whew! :lol:


I forgot about this thread. To be frank, you are not wrong. It sort of reminds me of that guy in the Lego movie, where he just likes everything that everyone else does - a complete...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-04-24, 01:00 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,379
Posted By 70sSanO

In the last 10-15 years I will typically service...

In the last 10-15 years I will typically service new hubs to make sure they are set up properly from the get-go. It is not about speed it is about longevity. Decades ago I was less disciplined, and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-03-24, 03:33 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 5,550
Posted By TenGrainBread

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

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Yep the bike is in fine shape, it will look good after a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-03-24, 10:39 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 245
Posted By Kekec1965

Post war nostalgia Part 5

Warm day, in fact too warm for early February, so I took this lovely Ephgrave for a quick test ride. Saying test ride as some issues with DT shifters - Campagnolo does not fit on French braze-on...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-24-24, 04:28 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,077
Posted By MauriceMoss

The lugs used on this frame are Haden 'Speed'...

The lugs used on this frame are Haden 'Speed' series (H801) along with the 'Oval Sports' (HCN.8) fork crown, which essentially eliminates Japan, France and Italy as source countries.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-22-24, 04:05 PM
Replies: 149
Views: 11,521
Posted By r0ckh0und

It had been a quiet night at the local bar so...

It had been a quiet night at the local bar so far, but then the door was thrown open and an Interstate highway strode in.

“I’m an Interstate highway,” he declared. “I stretch from coast to coast...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-18-24, 07:28 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,106
Posted By Kilroy1988

Erzulis Boat By the way, because yours has track...

Erzulis Boat By the way, because yours has track dropouts it's most likely an "Olympic Sprint" or "Olympic Path" model. The same bilaminate lugs were used on both that and the New Allrounder until...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-02-24, 06:37 AM
Replies: 3,554
Views: 440,498
Posted By RB1-luvr

Buttons is moving in gradually. This floored us...

Buttons is moving in gradually. This floored us yesterday. And we can pet him now. He still lives outside though. Pretty soon we have to figure out how to get him to a vet. That's going to be...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-21-23, 06:31 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 4,706
Posted By Maelochs

Wow ... interesting range of character studies...

Wow ... interesting range of character studies ...

here is my input (I say that to warn everyone to scroll past the rest of this post):

I have never ridden tubulars but have ridden tubeless and...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-21-23, 10:36 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 4,706
Posted By 79pmooney

Quality tubulars have the ride described as the...

Quality tubulars have the ride described as the "magic carpet". Nowadays it is not hard to get Vittoria Corsa G+/G2.0 tubulars that are that tire and made of better materials than existed years ago...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-18-23, 09:05 AM
Replies: 3,554
Views: 440,498
Posted By RB1-luvr

Buttons made two more breakthroughs. He napped...

Buttons made two more breakthroughs. He napped inside after eating, and he walked to the top of the stairs. It's looking more and more like we are adopted.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-17-23, 05:51 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,086
Posted By Portlandjim

I finally finished my 1946 Holdsworth Cyclone

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I just finished the final assembly of my 1946 Holdsworth project. I've been...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-17-23, 04:30 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 5,276
Posted By smd4

I definitely don’t need “proof of usage.” Same...

I definitely don’t need “proof of usage.” Same reason I don’t buy underwear with skid marks.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-17-23, 09:36 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 6,311
Posted By Bike Gremlin

I'd like to thank Kontact for pointing out the...

I'd like to thank Kontact for pointing out the errors. I highly appreciate it. Fixed them right away.
As I mostly use my site for personal reminder/reference, and for saving myself the time when...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-14-23, 10:43 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 5,188
Posted By cyccommute

All of what you said is true and Torx screws are...

All of what you said is true and Torx screws are better in most all bicycle applications I’ve used them. However, converting all the fasteners to Torx is not really possible so we are stuck with...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-08-23, 09:35 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 593
Posted By DaveBikesHarder

Hey there I live in London and previously had...

Hey there I live in London and previously had both purchased and rented with On Your Bike that Aardwolf linked to, can recommend. I cycle all the time in London and have done for many years, its a...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-07-23, 03:09 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 2,613
Posted By BNB

It was a brain poo - let's just say I spent the...

It was a brain poo - let's just say I spent the last day enduring a rather unpleasant medical procedure - so, hey, why not rebuild a wheel? Uggghhhh.
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