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Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-28-24, 07:44 AM
Replies: 1,549
Views: 658,482
Posted By Chuckk

1985 Univega Gran Sprint - S - S because it...

1985 Univega Gran Sprint - S
- S because it originally had sew-ups
A little heavier than some of my bikes, but just as fast on the same loop!
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-28-24, 07:32 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,452
Posted By Chuckk

None of these bags were vintage when I got them...

None of these bags were vintage when I got them at garage sales, but they are now!

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-26-24, 04:02 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,252
Posted By Chuckk

Been a fine year for cheap ($20-100) Cannondales!...

Been a fine year for cheap ($20-100) Cannondales!

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1987 SR600
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-26-24, 12:06 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 484
Posted By Chuckk

Photo of my ~1983 Santana Arriva. Friction...

Photo of my ~1983 Santana Arriva.
Friction shift, drag brake, and 27's,
Someone had mis-assembled the rear hub/drag brake, so it had a two or three decade vacation before I picked it up a couple...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-18-24, 06:20 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,252
Posted By Chuckk

And it's only October! (November has always...

And it's only October!
(November has always been a good month around here)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-16-24, 08:49 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 10,452
Posted By Chuckk

I used to wonder why the Germans weren't revered...

I used to wonder why the Germans weren't revered for their sports bikes like they were for cars and motorcycles.
Asked a friend who grew up in post war Germany what he thought.
His opinion was that...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-13-24, 06:54 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 789
Posted By Chuckk

I had a Campy 980 rear derailleur that did the...

I had a Campy 980 rear derailleur that did the similar crumbling around the pivots.
My take is that there was some contamination in the raw aluminum that showed up 25 years later....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-24-24, 11:34 AM
Replies: 505
Views: 209,175
Posted By Chuckk

'91 Basso Laguna Made in the USA by carbon...

'91 Basso Laguna
Made in the USA by carbon fiber pioneer Aegis.
Aegis history, by Aegis https://web.archive.org/.../www.aegisbicycles.com/about.html...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-22-24, 06:41 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 33,999
Posted By Chuckk

My Orbit again, with flashy lugs and snapped...

My Orbit again, with flashy lugs and snapped wheel stay.
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-22-24, 05:55 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,051
Posted By Chuckk

I used to think that Bianchi Superset was like...

I used to think that Bianchi Superset was like Specialized Direct Drive, "You don't need to know who made the tube".
But picked up a Superset II 1990 Bianchi Tangent CX last year, which has both the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-21-24, 05:21 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 33,999
Posted By Chuckk

My 531 Technium has the same double bolt seat...

My 531 Technium has the same double bolt seat cluster. Maybe they found out the aluminum lug needed a second bolt? I don't think the steel one did.
The graphic chevrons above and below TEAM all...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-20-24, 12:42 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 33,999
Posted By Chuckk

Went back upstream and deleted my too small (54)...

Went back upstream and deleted my too small (54) Raleigh USA Team 753.
I had finally sold it - only to be presented with a FITTING (58) one within two years, crazy cheap.
This one still has its...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-20-24, 08:21 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 4,311
Posted By Chuckk

The Tour Divide is a good example of a...

The Tour Divide is a good example of a self-supported long distance race. Canada to Mexico, down the Rockies.
Find your own food, find your own lodging, repairs may be done at a shop, but behind you...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-19-24, 06:25 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 12,532
Posted By Chuckk

Too much stem and ugly bars, but looks good in a...

Too much stem and ugly bars, but looks good in a dark purple.
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'93 Raleigh USA Technium...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-17-24, 12:12 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 4,311
Posted By Chuckk

Sorry about the paywall - I have javascript...

Sorry about the paywall - I have javascript blocked there, so didn't know there was a paywall.....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-17-24, 09:58 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 4,311
Posted By Chuckk

Grant Petersen 2024

The New Yorker article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/09/23/the-art-of-taking-it-slow

Also found the text of the 1996 article referenced in above:...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-17-24, 07:55 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 452
Posted By Chuckk

Panasonic left our market in 89 and Bridgestone...

Panasonic left our market in 89 and Bridgestone in 94. Both their last efforts were bonded aluminum.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-16-24, 07:47 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 452
Posted By Chuckk

REALLY nice distance bikes. You get a fairly...

REALLY nice distance bikes. You get a fairly stiff aluminum rear with three main CF which absorbs the high frequency vibrations.
My '96 2100 had been raced at the U.S.C. bicycling team then stripped...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-13-24, 01:24 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 998
Posted By Chuckk

For some reason, you get a dozen postings on a...

For some reason, you get a dozen postings on a Cannondale thread and the Cannondale haters waddle in and feel you need to know why they hate them......
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-13-24, 11:04 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 998
Posted By Chuckk

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-12-24, 04:50 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 998
Posted By Chuckk

1992 Cannondale 2.8 no number R series frame with...

1992 Cannondale 2.8 no number R series frame with a very classy late 90's upgrade:
Dura-Ace drive
600 brakes
Cinelli bars and stem
Kinesis CF fork
Stronglight headset
American Classic hubs...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-11-24, 09:35 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 747
Posted By Chuckk

Looks like my 1993 DeltaV700 Cannondale. Not a...

Looks like my 1993 DeltaV700 Cannondale.
Not a bad bike, but I'd rate it as a "20 minute" pick up drive max.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-11-24, 09:22 AM
Replies: 1,427
Views: 502,667
Posted By Chuckk

Three more! ...

Three more!

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1987 Cannondale SR600 with SR500 (105) component group.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-09-24, 04:16 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 558
Posted By Chuckk

Here's my 1981 Olmo Competition. Date from a...

Here's my 1981 Olmo Competition.
Date from a friend who swears he saw identical bikes for sale at a dealer in Houston back then.
Super Record component group (with the cut-out crank), except for a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-01-24, 04:59 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,258
Posted By Chuckk

Serotta loved day-glo! But their paint did not...

Serotta loved day-glo! But their paint did not like the sun.

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1992 Serotta Colorado II...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-30-24, 08:16 PM
Replies: 243
Views: 87,357
Posted By Chuckk

I think it has the same ring as the top tube,...

I think it has the same ring as the top tube, just out of focus.

What puzzles me on mine, with only two bonds at different angles, is the order of assembly.
I wonder if they bonded the top and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-27-24, 02:21 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,023
Posted By Chuckk

I did a bunch of searching when I got mine. Found...

I did a bunch of searching when I got mine. Found a fair amount of info, but didn't archive it.
I remember it didn't seem like a good experience for either Spec. or Tesch.
I think there was also...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-27-24, 07:41 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,023
Posted By Chuckk

You know, I've read that the original contract...

You know, I've read that the original contract for 100 bikes was canceled with only 63 or 64 built.
So the above bike could be the "LAST" Team Allez built.
Any new status, BMC_Kid...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-25-24, 05:43 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 8,253
Posted By Chuckk

Never seen an Aelle Ciocc, but I wonder if it was...

Never seen an Aelle Ciocc, but I wonder if it was a Ten Speed Drive thing.
I remember that there was a time when TSD Ciocc took over the "great deal Italian racer" honor from TSD Guerciotti.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-25-24, 09:00 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 8,253
Posted By Chuckk

1982 Ciocc MOCKBA '80 My lightest steel bike...

1982 Ciocc MOCKBA '80
My lightest steel bike that I've weighed (I wouldn't tell you how much, gravity seems to be MUCH higher here!)
Typical SL bike, but I think the Super Record group makes the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-25-24, 08:15 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 485
Posted By Chuckk

Nothing says NINETEEN NINETIES like a recumbent. ...

Nothing says NINETEEN NINETIES like a recumbent.
We had an old hippy couple who were BikeE dealers here in Austin. They rode around lots, him in his tie-die and she in her peasant skirt, both...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-24-24, 01:51 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 8,252
Posted By Chuckk

ATBs turned the bike world upside down in the...

ATBs turned the bike world upside down in the late 80's
Just that is enough to check them out 35 years later.
And they're practical - great for neighborhood, path, or "gravel" riding. Maybe not...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-21-24, 05:48 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 475
Posted By Chuckk

The Tri-Guys really liked cool stuff. I need to...

The Tri-Guys really liked cool stuff. I need to put Speedplays on it now!...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-19-24, 11:53 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,479
Posted By Chuckk

I've been a fan of tapered edge, lightly padded,...

I've been a fan of tapered edge, lightly padded, vinyl tape since the 80's
Wears like iron, reasonably comfy, and the tapered edges means that you can still wrap from the center.
And relatively...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-09-24, 04:39 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,341
Posted By Chuckk

Maybe the canti's have enough adjustment? When I...

Maybe the canti's have enough adjustment? When I switched from 27 to 700 on my 1990 Cannondale ST600 there was plenty of adjustment.
It's possible to score some newer 7 speed FREEHUB 700's cheap,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-05-24, 08:28 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 445
Posted By Chuckk

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/catalog...

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/catalogs/1985/pages/3.html

and https://www.kurtkaminer.com/TH_raleigh_serials.html
sez '86
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-31-24, 08:19 AM
Replies: 243
Views: 87,357
Posted By Chuckk

Two more keepers since I posted these:...

Two more keepers since I posted these: https://www.bikeforums.net/22338865-post168.html

Finally got a 753 that fits!...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-23-24, 08:09 AM
Replies: 2,628
Views: 713,683
Posted By Chuckk

Three OCLV ...

Three OCLV
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1992 Trek 5200 First year
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-11-24, 11:44 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,020
Posted By Chuckk

Here's my random Air factoid contribution: I...

Here's my random Air factoid contribution:
I have two bikes with "Air" seat stays on SL/SLX bikes (Sannino and Limongi). I've been told that the aero shape was considered stiffer by some.
Also...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-11-24, 11:06 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 626
Posted By Chuckk

Delta V full suspension started in '92 and...

Delta V full suspension started in '92 and morphed into the Super V.
That vertical rear shock went away around 94(?).
Odd serial number for a Cannondale.
Catalogs available here: ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-03-24, 12:58 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 608
Posted By Chuckk

I had an Allez M2 that looked just like that and...

I had an Allez M2 that looked just like that and close to the same year. (I'll always look at "special" Allez bikes)
Research said it was built in the USA, on the same line the S-Works version was...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-01-24, 02:12 PM
Replies: 295
Views: 38,270
Posted By Chuckk

A few multi colored bikes since July last year...

A few multi colored bikes since July last year (https://www.bikeforums.net/22941705-post204.html)

1999 Van Tuyl VT950 Titanio - from the original owner.
Victoria titanium tubing and originally a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-29-24, 02:23 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,743
Posted By Chuckk

My ~89 Discovery No serial numbers, no tubing...

My ~89 Discovery
No serial numbers, no tubing decals, not even model name labeling.
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-26-24, 01:01 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 876
Posted By Chuckk

I've picked up several old Cannondale suspension...

I've picked up several old Cannondale suspension mountain bikes as "cruisers".
Vertical, horizontal and diagonal shocks. Hydraulic, pneumatic or elastomer suspension.
High pivots. Low pivots. High...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-26-24, 12:45 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 608
Posted By Chuckk

Seems like the crank may be set out pretty far on...

Seems like the crank may be set out pretty far on this side. 118 is a pretty wide BB.
(It is difficult to guess the correct BB width for a new crank without trial and error. This may be an example...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-24-24, 03:42 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,054
Posted By Chuckk

Second ride crash today.... went over on my...

Second ride crash today.... went over on my right side, but at least I was on the lawn. :recum:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-23-24, 04:47 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,054
Posted By Chuckk

Picked up this ~'97 Vision R40 last month. I'd...

Picked up this ~'97 Vision R40 last month. I'd had a Bike-E in the past, but thought it was pretty lethargic, while I always thought the short wheelbase Vision looked cool.
The first ride scab is...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-22-24, 02:47 PM
Replies: 242
Views: 74,655
Posted By Chuckk

1975 Raleigh Gran Sport Crank was cracked on...

1975 Raleigh Gran Sport
Crank was cracked on this side and puller threads stripped on the other. Otherwise pretty nice!...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-21-24, 07:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 514
Posted By Chuckk

Quite a few of the 1985 Raleigh Team USA.tribute...

Quite a few of the 1985 Raleigh Team USA.tribute frames around.

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-20-24, 06:52 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 672
Posted By Chuckk

Girvin look sharp, but not all that much...

Girvin look sharp, but not all that much movement. Maybe my elastomer is shot.
Softride are a spring loaded trapezoid, which work, but have four axies with eight bearings to wear.
(seems like...
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