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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-24, 05:59 PM
Replies: 7,823
Views: 929,078
Posted By jrg1244

Currently wrenching on what I believe to be a...

Currently wrenching on what I believe to be a 1976 Bertin C-37, with most components gold anodized like the Simplex shifters and derailleurs, Mafac levers and brakes as well as Mavic stem and Belleri...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-06-24, 06:06 PM
Replies: 480
Views: 60,077
Posted By beicster

My 91 Mercian King of Mercia. I took the bottom...

My 91 Mercian King of Mercia. I took the bottom picture when I was checking on 650b tire clearance in case I ever want to have the brake bosses moved. It takes 700x35’s with fenders. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-03-24, 10:50 AM
Replies: 3,018
Views: 873,955
Posted By Aubergine

1972 Schwinn Paramount P-13. ...

1972 Schwinn Paramount P-13.

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All I can say about this is *ugh*. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-03-24, 05:27 AM
Replies: 480
Views: 60,077
Posted By steelbikeguy

a shot of my touring/utility bike built by Rich...

a shot of my touring/utility bike built by Rich Powers. Rich was mostly a small/hobby builder here in the midwest. Roughly 20 years and 60k miles of use, and still doing great!
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-02-24, 10:44 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,143
Posted By macstuff

Here's one I got at the Co-op in Tucson a few...

Here's one I got at the Co-op in Tucson a few years back. $85 and only needed a rear brake cable, otherwise perfect. Not my size but I couldn't resist since it was like new. It's the 25" frame...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-01-24, 03:06 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 25,170
Posted By 79pmooney

I wanted the top-mounted DT shifters that were...

I wanted the top-mounted DT shifters that were still 5 years away when I was racing my Fuji Pro in the '70s. I had the SumTour Power Tatchets that I loved but climbing walls in my little "big" cog...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-01-24, 11:53 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,143
Posted By Pcampeau

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-28-24, 01:31 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,929
Posted By Robvolz

My 1st Japanese bike!!!

I drove to Bend OR to drop wine, Mac stuff and some random 1st gen dura ace (nos) and pick up a Bianchi Sabino, which I thought would make a good project for the kids at the co-op.

My buddy and I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-27-24, 07:53 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,143
Posted By ascherer

1972 Paramount P13-9 with old man...

1972 Paramount P13-9 with old man gearinghttps://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_9898_c27ec78ada116d05ce69494eb0813b3e0b3fb841.jpeg

1970 Raleigh Professional Mk I å la...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-26-24, 08:02 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,143
Posted By daverup

1978 Schwinn Super Le Tour 12.2 ...

1978 Schwinn Super Le Tour 12.2

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-26-24, 06:43 PM
Replies: 614
Views: 181,461
Posted By Andy Antipas

1975 px-10

I purchased the framesest from C&V participant 75lechamp back in November. The frameset has been refinished. I hand painted the lugs, lug lining, and installed new decals from Cyclomundo. The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-20-24, 04:19 PM
Replies: 7,823
Views: 929,078
Posted By big chainring

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Libertas-Mann. Started with the purchase of the frame on ebay....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-24, 10:38 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,444
Posted By cudak888

Fast forward to this weekend - I had a chance to...

Fast forward to this weekend - I had a chance to clean it up.

Long story short, it looks great and the saddle is a close cousin of the Worst Saddle in The World that pastorbobnlnh currently has on...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-24, 10:30 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,444
Posted By cudak888

A Jaguar that isn’t a Schwinn and a Schwinn that’s not a racer.

Last weekend, I went to see this - despite every known reason to mankind to run the hell away from it:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-16-24, 08:08 AM
Replies: 3,872
Views: 1,130,901
Posted By Biker Pete

Motobecane Grand Record. Bought it new in 1975....

Motobecane Grand Record. Bought it new in 1975. Rode it for about 18 years with one servicing (as I recall). Sat in basement gathering dust for about 30 years. Finally disassembled everything,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-15-24, 09:53 PM
Replies: 614
Views: 181,461
Posted By IdahoBrett

It started with mountain bikes last summer....

It started with mountain bikes last summer. There’s a forum that preached “geometry, geometry, geometry”. Followed with “the old bikes do not compare with the new.”

I quickly moved on to “older”...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-11-24, 10:31 PM
Replies: 7,823
Views: 929,078
Posted By merziac

https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1289543...

https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1289543-1950-something-crusty-paramount.html
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-11-24, 09:00 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,032
Posted By merziac

1950 something, crusty Paramount

EDIT, so trainman999 has dated this one to late 48 - early 49, he has a very good handle on this so we'll run with it.

Crusty, rusty to start but over all pretty sound so I dug in.

I couldn't...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-08-24, 10:43 AM
Replies: 7,823
Views: 929,078
Posted By Markeologist

Got my wife a 69/70 Gitane TdF (has Carre-style...

Got my wife a 69/70 Gitane TdF (has Carre-style willow leaf seat stay caps) to go with her 87 Gitane Team Pro. Switching out Pivo stem for a 3ttt, pulling chrome steel seatpost and replacing with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-05-24, 05:59 PM
Replies: 8,793
Views: 1,106,474
Posted By macstuff

Probably the cleanest, NOS Sturmey Archer 1930s...

Probably the cleanest, NOS Sturmey Archer 1930s quadrant shifter on Earth.
​​​​​​BIke parts seem to be getting cheaper.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-20-24, 01:46 PM
Replies: 7,823
Views: 929,078
Posted By bikemig

1979 Trek 510

The weather is unseasonably warm in central Iowa so it's time to get my '79 Trek 510 fixed up. I flatted last last year and finally got around to replacing the tube. I checked all the adjustments as...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-18-24, 01:04 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 430
Posted By steelbikeguy

Good. I was afraid it might be some modern...

Good.
I was afraid it might be some modern black parts or such. :)

Silver stuff shines in the sun so much better!

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51427585718_c5097bab53_b_d.jpg

The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-11-24, 10:24 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 4,799
Posted By bulgie

Would you be interested in a how-to on making...

Would you be interested in a how-to on making your own? Problem is you need a "donor" ring with the teeth already machined, and I don't know of any in 31t — other than the ones Jim made in the '70s...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-11-24, 05:21 PM
Replies: 7,823
Views: 929,078
Posted By cinelliguy

1982 Appel #58 - Purchased frameset from a really...

1982 Appel #58 - Purchased frameset from a really great member of the C&V community. Over the last couple of weeks built it up as a modernized vintage rider. Gearing is a 13-32 Chorus cassette and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-10-24, 02:48 PM
Replies: 241
Views: 47,188
Posted By Markeologist

They just have a certain panache about them,...

They just have a certain panache about them, especially Gitane IMnotsoHO…as did their riders… Anquetil, Hinault, Fignon, and LeMond to name a few....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-06-24, 11:25 PM
Replies: 604
Views: 76,649
Posted By droppedandlost

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-04-24, 09:42 PM
Replies: 604
Views: 76,649
Posted By ascherer

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I post this bike every year. This is the newest photo of it, taken...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-20-24, 08:27 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 2,681
Posted By sbarner

Here's my '74 PX10E. I think the geometry was the...

Here's my '74 PX10E. I think the geometry was the same as the LE, but I don't see that I recorded the measurements. '74 might have been the first year they brought a size below 21" into the US. This...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-18-24, 07:55 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 2,681
Posted By Mr. 66

That setup does not look comfortable. You have...

That setup does not look comfortable. You have the saddle all the was back on the rails, and a very long stem. I would be surprised if that bike came with that stem. For starters, I would move your...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-15-24, 07:28 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,044
Posted By davester

I have 47-42 chainrings on my Cinelli, which...

I have 47-42 chainrings on my Cinelli, which results in a perfect half-step gear combination. The lack of a real high top gear just means that I spin out a little earlier on descents....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-13-24, 11:22 PM
Replies: 7,823
Views: 929,078
Posted By MrGastrognome

Made the most of a rainy day and went down to a...

Made the most of a rainy day and went down to a heated shop to cold set the Nishiki Bel Air to 130, install the BB, run cables and give the mechs a "close enough" adjustment....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-10-24, 02:06 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,372
Posted By bulgie

I like to add sprung top-pivots to '60s-'70s...

I like to add sprung top-pivots to '60s-'70s Campy racing derailers, to make them act more like the Simplex or Shimano of that era. Not sharing this as advice, that'd be terrible advice. It's...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-09-24, 11:02 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,221
Posted By SirMike1983

You can still get good quality chrome in a custom...

You can still get good quality chrome in a custom setting. The scale of high-quality chrome on bicycles has died back certainly, but if you really want it, you can still get it (for a price, of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-09-24, 11:50 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 760
Posted By Trakhak

Seems ironic---many people post in threads about...

Seems ironic---many people post in threads about getting tires and wheels that allow them to run the lowest pressures possible, while others using the hookless rims sold from the '70's to the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-02-24, 11:08 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,232
Posted By NVFlinch

^^^^^ Amen. Lee Kilpatrick, His contact...

^^^^^
Amen.
Lee Kilpatrick, His contact email: lkspoke@yahoo.com

PS Why pay eBay fees? Contact him at email for direct sales.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-31-23, 04:25 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 709
Posted By JustinHorne

Agreed! I'm passively browsing eBay for a hoop to...

Agreed! I'm passively browsing eBay for a hoop to build up, but I'm in no rush (Especially with the Seattle rainy season in full force.)





Yes, I was surprised to see it crop up!

The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-29-23, 11:13 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,697
Posted By Mr. 66

Oh, you mean the pivot. I was confused, I have...

Oh, you mean the pivot. I was confused, I have the red button quick release levers on my black crusty bike....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-21-23, 02:09 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 455
Posted By dddd

I believe that by 1973, Schwinn's frame spacing...

I believe that by 1973, Schwinn's frame spacing was 126mm, to accomodate Schwinn's choice of 5-speed freewheel having a retention ring just outboard of the smallest cog.

The French-made Schwinn...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-19-23, 07:55 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,534
Posted By Andy Antipas

Mink Blue Touch-up

About a month ago, I bought a really tired and scratched up 1973 Raleigh Pro frameset. I mixed Testors silver metallic (#1146) and GI Blue (#1110). It was a challenging touch-up project and it isn't...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-13-23, 08:03 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 16,414
Posted By Wildwood

Love zombie threads. Missed it before. Now I know...

Love zombie threads. Missed it before. Now I know why rhm was so hesitant to modify a bunch of saddles for me. Selle Anatomica is most comfortable for me out of the box.

I had them cut for a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-11-23, 06:06 AM
Replies: 617
Views: 83,036
Posted By Triplecrank92

'87 Circuit

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-10-23, 02:13 PM
Replies: 617
Views: 83,036
Posted By cinelliguy

1957 Express Werke Modell 65L

Old, and black for December.


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Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-10-23, 08:52 AM
Replies: 8,793
Views: 1,106,474
Posted By smontanaro

Try Marcus Moore at Yojimbo's Garage...

Try Marcus Moore at Yojimbo's Garage (http://www.yojimbosgarage.com/blog/) in Chicago. Good price, nice guy, great shop. He used to sell on eBay (the links on the blog page are broken), but now seems...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-06-23, 12:54 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 754
Posted By SirMike1983

I really like them in black as well. I think for...

I really like them in black as well. I think for something like a Schwinn or a Raleigh three speed, black is always a good choice. I have a '64 black Traveler that is a good rider. I use the basic...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-23, 11:49 AM
Replies: 305
Views: 54,973
Posted By Schreck83

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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May 1974 P-10 Chestnut brown, 24"
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-01-23, 02:33 PM
Replies: 305
Views: 54,973
Posted By ACHiPo

Mebbe it's just my imagination, but it seems a...

Mebbe it's just my imagination, but it seems a high percentage of the Paramounts I see are big (25") frames. Certainly not a statistical sample, but still it seems like there are a lot of big...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-30-23, 09:42 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 1,882
Posted By cyccommute

Nope. That’s not the right bolt circle diameter....

Nope. That’s not the right bolt circle diameter. It looks like yours is a 110 but you can measure it by measuring center to center between two adjacent bolts and multiply by 1.70 which will give...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-30-23, 09:34 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,742
Posted By Robvolz

The Cat is away, us mice will play….

Sweetie is in DC for a conference all week.

I live in Portland. Home of many distractions, from food carts to strip clubs.

Left to my own devices, I did what any C&V cyclist would do.

I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-29-23, 02:34 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,888
Posted By cb400bill

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Picked up this Paramount early this summer. Near mint condition.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-27-23, 08:24 PM
Replies: 305
Views: 54,973
Posted By DanBikeFan

Nervex Series Legere. Waterford restored a...

Nervex Series Legere. Waterford restored a similar one, see here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/waterfordbikes/albums/72157628461213645
Must be the very late 1950s. Looks like a new paint job, but...
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