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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-15-24, 04:59 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,283
Posted By Catnap

In many parts of the USA, Facebook Marketplace...

In many parts of the USA, Facebook Marketplace has overtaken Craigslist as the place for bicycles. Facebook has enthusiast groups for every type and flavor of vintage bike collectors (and all...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-13-24, 10:22 AM
Replies: 8,327
Views: 3,103,185
Posted By Aubergine

My circa 1973 Peugeot UO-8 with a Racing Triple...

My circa 1973 Peugeot UO-8 with a Racing Triple setup. I had to braze on the derailleur hanger because a bolt on hanger interfered with the chain. Fun bike.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-24, 06:26 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 470
Posted By Robvolz

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-24, 02:34 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 470
Posted By Bianchigirll

OH MY! Is that a Campanutella U brake? That...

OH MY! Is that a Campanutella U brake? That would be so cool as street bike with some 1.5 slicks on it. Sadly it's huge
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-21-23, 07:52 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,208
Posted By DMC707

Its a Waterford Sport/Tourer bicycle or "credit...

Its a Waterford Sport/Tourer bicycle or "credit card tourer" . (Braze ons for rack mounts suggest this was not intended for racing, although if youre of a mind to, you can certainly do anything...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-21-23, 09:42 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,208
Posted By CO_Hoya

Pic assist: ...

Pic assist:


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Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-18-23, 09:07 AM
Replies: 288
Views: 18,083
Posted By albrt

It's not just C&V. I was at the Phoenix downtown...

It's not just C&V. I was at the Phoenix downtown market on Saturday selling bikes for the co-op. It was busy and we had lots of nice conversations with happy customers who bought bikes from us...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-09-23, 06:33 PM
Replies: 7,841
Views: 936,282
Posted By RCMoeur

Today is the big day for Recycle Your Bicycle....

Today is the big day for Recycle Your Bicycle. After spending months fixing up donated bikes (about half & half big box / C&V), we give them all away to foster families.

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-05-23, 12:27 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 6,139
Posted By 79pmooney

I started my journey into 10-speeds buying new a...

I started my journey into 10-speeds buying new a UO-8 10 years older than your wife's. Blue, not green. Not much changed over that decade. Yours has a real step more durable rear derailleur,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-28-23, 08:38 PM
Replies: 288
Views: 18,083
Posted By Classtime

Those of us with limited storage coupled with...

Those of us with limited storage coupled with limited but loving understanding on the part of the CFO, care about the money somewhat because: N+1 must eventually lead to N-1 and the next N+1 can only...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-28-23, 06:42 PM
Replies: 288
Views: 18,083
Posted By VintageRide

I just bought a 1985 Norco Magnum GT in very nice...

I just bought a 1985 Norco Magnum GT in very nice condition for 200 on FB Marketplace, I was wondering why after one week it was still for sale. I just happened upon it not really considering another...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-28-23, 11:25 AM
Replies: 288
Views: 18,083
Posted By Het Volk

It could be that millennials will get more into...

It could be that millennials will get more into older or classic style steel frames and bikes, but the crowd seems mostly comprised of boomers and Gen-X.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-28-23, 10:27 AM
Replies: 288
Views: 18,083
Posted By malcala622

The notion that all schwinns are worth $1000+...

The notion that all schwinns are worth $1000+ hasn't fallen.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-20-23, 03:43 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,334
Posted By SurferRosa

I fully rebuild every bike I acquire. It's a...

I fully rebuild every bike I acquire. It's a rewarding process in itself that pays operational and spiritual dividends for years and years.

To me, it would be "nuts" not riding a bicycle ... or...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-28-23, 09:05 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,886
Posted By gugie

Good place to watch the submarine races, I take...

Good place to watch the submarine races, I take it?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-28-23, 08:10 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,886
Posted By Schreck83

Trail info here: https://empiretrail.ny.gov/ ...

Trail info here:
https://empiretrail.ny.gov/
I plan on exploring the western part of the trail this summer.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-27-23, 07:01 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,886
Posted By Prowler

I didn’t expect folks from so far would know the...

I didn’t expect folks from so far would know the song I grew up on. I was born and raised not far from Lock 7. Clinton’s Folly is part of my upbringing.

Lock 7 was a good place to “park”.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-27-23, 12:40 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,886
Posted By Prowler

Tour - "low bridge, everybody down

low bridge, we're coming to a town.
You'll always know your neighbor and you'll always know your pal
if you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal."

Tomorrow morning I'm heading north with my mule...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-10-23, 10:00 PM
Replies: 7,841
Views: 936,282
Posted By AdventureManCO

Let me know when you're ready to sell the XL...

Let me know when you're ready to sell the XL Super...it's in my size and I can't wait to see how the best bike you've ever ridden, out of all the high caliber bikes you've ever had, compares to the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-09-23, 08:14 AM
Replies: 7,841
Views: 936,282
Posted By bikamper

I've done the 3ST many times since 2008. It's a...

I've done the 3ST many times since 2008. It's a good time. The hard parts are the Bay City Hill and staying sober after the hill.:)

I usually camp in Wabasha, MN Friday thru Sunday but this year...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-09-23, 07:36 AM
Replies: 7,841
Views: 936,282
Posted By jamesdak

Well....it's not really "wrenching" I guess. But...

Well....it's not really "wrenching" I guess. But I just managed to fit 30 bikes into the bike cave. I had Krapf in the living room, the Raleigh in the one hall by the spare bedrooms, and the Motta,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-30-23, 11:28 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 5,092
Posted By gugie

Same here! Except it was in California... At...

Same here! Except it was in California...

At our advanced age, sleeping in a bed every night is very appealing.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-30-23, 08:19 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 5,092
Posted By mgopack42

Nah, if we were truly classic and vintage, it...

Nah, if we were truly classic and vintage, it would be cocaine and methamphetamine like Eddy did! And booze and cigarettes too!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-28-23, 07:30 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 5,092
Posted By gugie

Touroica 2023, April 3-7 - God willing and the creek don't rise

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pic courtesy of mgopack42, slightly edited for BF's family...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-25-23, 03:56 AM
Replies: 181
Views: 118,087
Posted By VintageSteelEU

Date codes on any parts have to be taken with a...

Date codes on any parts have to be taken with a grain of salt. I had mid-70's Huret derailleurs on a bicycle frame that could only be late 70's or early 80's. I can be nearly certain that almost all...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-14-23, 05:35 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 504
Posted By Schweinhund

I'm about 95% sure I have one or two, give me a...

I'm about 95% sure I have one or two, give me a day or two to look. If I do, it's yours for the price of shipping
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-28-21, 09:54 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 5,583
Posted By T-Mar

The S/N indicates July 1976 manufacture. It could...

The S/N indicates July 1976 manufacture. It could be either an A018C or U016C, as the Canadian market changed the model designation of the base model sometime in the late 1970s and my documentation...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
07-19-20, 04:03 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 9,661
Posted By DorkDisk

FWIW I am running a GRX 11sp crank on a vintage...

FWIW I am running a GRX 11sp crank on a vintage road bike with 8sp 600 with no issue. Also have 2 bikes running 11sp XT cranks with 10sp chains and cassettes with no issues. GRX is friction, XT is...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-20-20, 06:59 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 53,384
Posted By Saguaro

Just to be clear, it’s East Sonoran Desert Drive...

Just to be clear, it’s East Sonoran Desert Drive that changes to East Dove Valley Road as you go west. It’s a great way to get to Anthem from downtown via 12th Street / Cave Creek Road if you’re up...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-19-20, 10:21 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 53,384
Posted By polymorphself

Great, thanks for the tip! I live downtown and...

Great, thanks for the tip! I live downtown and will make my way up there soon for a ride around.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-19-20, 09:14 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 53,384
Posted By Saguaro

Thank you for your kind words! I’m truly...

Thank you for your kind words! I’m truly fortunate to have been able to hang on to this bike after all these years and give it a new life.

The bridge photos were taken on Sonoran Desert Drive...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-15-19, 03:07 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,227
Posted By Dave Mayer

I have used and serviced about every vintage of...

I have used and serviced about every vintage of Ergopower shifters from early 8-speed to 11-speeds.

If your Veloce shifters are Ultrashift 10-speeds (multiple downshifts), then there is no...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-09-16, 03:35 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,581
Posted By jeirvine

This is very useful: Sheldon Brown's Bicycle...

This is very useful: Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Frame and Cassette Spacing Crib Sheet (http://www.sheldonbrown.com/cribsheet-spacing.html)
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
02-19-11, 05:22 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,202
Posted By chewybrian

I'd buy that in a second if it fit me. You could...

I'd buy that in a second if it fit me. You could send it back to Waterford for a refinish for a total expense of half the cost of a new frame, and it would be your custom color, etc. What's not to...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
02-17-11, 10:12 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,202
Posted By Scooper

Frame and fork? Yes. Absolutely. From...

Frame and fork?

Yes. Absolutely.

From the 1996 model descriptions:

Model 1250 Sports Touring Frameset
Perfect for supported touring such as RAGBRAI and BAMMI, the 1250 combines the...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
08-10-10, 05:39 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 997
Posted By wrk101

Stuck seat post is a price killer. Read the...

Stuck seat post is a price killer. Read the steps on the Sheldon Brown site on how to attack a stuck post.

Project bikes are best suited for someone with the time/tools/aptitude/interest to work...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-26-10, 09:01 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,545,042
Posted By noglider

Those might be the same ratios as the old SA...

Those might be the same ratios as the old SA 5-speed hub. And I have the same complaint about it that I do about the AW. I think the better condition you are in, the closer you want your ratios to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-25-10, 05:43 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,545,042
Posted By buck mulligan

Didn't Sheldon Brown say that "AW" stands for...

Didn't Sheldon Brown say that "AW" stands for "always works," and "SW" stands for "seldom works?"
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