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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-05-24, 10:32 AM
Replies: 28,068
Views: 4,643,964
Posted By woodrupjoe

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1905/img_3179_21fbbd05827a8e600c7ae6971b4e0f89400c685b.jpeg
Light and pump, but no full chain case.
And is that an original rack...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-05-24, 10:11 AM
Replies: 28,068
Views: 4,643,964
Posted By woodrupjoe

Jessica Fletcher’s Raleigh

Anybody else here enjoy seeing that beautiful Raleigh on Murder She Wrote?
I’m sure I’m showing my age, but these days I’m enjoying the old reruns. It’s always a treat to see her perfect condition...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-05-24, 09:57 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,592
Posted By woodrupjoe

Years ago I was visiting my sister in NH and...

Years ago I was visiting my sister in NH and stumbled on a Colt for sale. It was in beautiful shape, black paint still shiny and pinstripes crisp.
I was intending to bring it back to NYC with me,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-30-24, 03:09 AM
Replies: 28,068
Views: 4,643,964
Posted By woodrupjoe

Zen and the Art of Three Speeds… I’m back on...

Zen and the Art of Three Speeds…

I’m back on a Raleigh Sports again, last experienced 6 or 8 years ago, commuting in Manhattan.
For the last few years all my cycling has been on 80s road bikes,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-28-24, 01:44 PM
Replies: 28,068
Views: 4,643,964
Posted By woodrupjoe

Thanks for the info about those brakes. When I...

Thanks for the info about those brakes.
When I change the brake cables I’ll have a look at those levers and see if I can make them work properly. They seem to have a lot of movement while braking,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-28-24, 05:25 AM
Replies: 28,068
Views: 4,643,964
Posted By woodrupjoe

Regarding those “self correcting” brakes: Is...

Regarding those “self correcting” brakes:
Is the black plastic housing on the front of the brake handle something that’s been added to the standard (prior model) brake handle? Or was the entire...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-28-24, 04:44 AM
Replies: 28,068
Views: 4,643,964
Posted By woodrupjoe

Ladies' Superbe This one came back to me last...

Ladies' Superbe
This one came back to me last week. The owner never rode it and it's been gathering dust.....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-26-24, 05:16 PM
Replies: 28,068
Views: 4,643,964
Posted By woodrupjoe

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

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1500/img_3085_c2b0d2121555a63df19b3818a4c8f0652ce752ba.jpeg...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-26-24, 05:10 PM
Replies: 28,068
Views: 4,643,964
Posted By woodrupjoe

“Wow! I assume that had a shimano 3 speed in the...

“Wow! I assume that had a shimano 3 speed in the back? Have any pics handy?”

I think it was a Shimano 3-speed hub.
I’ll find a picture.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-26-24, 04:02 PM
Replies: 28,068
Views: 4,643,964
Posted By woodrupjoe

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1107x866/img_3079_66085753febf89055c572b2c364cf10c71dc609f.jpeg
I’m on a train about a half hour from picking up my new Sports 3. Ta-Dah! ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-19, 06:20 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,397
Posted By woodrupjoe

TiHabanero, My Dad was in the Pacific. Ditto. ...

TiHabanero,
My Dad was in the Pacific. Ditto.
The one or two times I witnessed him open up to his brothers or old war mates were harrowing.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-19, 04:07 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,397
Posted By woodrupjoe

For those interested in the book shown above,...

For those interested in the book shown above, it’s not about the French resistance. It’s about a British secret ops group that trained French-speaking women (some French nationals, some ex-pats, etc)...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-19, 07:21 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,397
Posted By woodrupjoe

That’s better. I’m no historian, but isn’t that...

That’s better.
I’m no historian, but isn’t that a classic 70’s import 10-speed she’s riding?
Not what you’d expect to find under a French resistance warrior, I think.


However, with a big...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-19, 07:01 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,397
Posted By woodrupjoe

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

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1340x2000/c50d4093_ead1_40b2_bc0e_99646c993095_0db99b4842b8d8080324ad194e8ffe6cf97f7156.jpeg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-19, 06:58 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,397
Posted By woodrupjoe

I tried to post a photo above. Not sure if it’s...

I tried to post a photo above.
Not sure if it’s showing up.
It’s the cover illustration from a book I’m reading, “D-Day Girls”.
Great book, I recommend it.
But the cover seems to picture a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-19, 06:50 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,397
Posted By woodrupjoe

WW2 bicycle trivia

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-06-18, 06:37 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 11,356
Posted By woodrupjoe

Wow, bling! I've got an 80s Giro Touring, which...

Wow, bling!
I've got an 80s Giro Touring, which I love. Great bikes. Enjoy your new ride.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-07-13, 08:14 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 11,513
Posted By woodrupjoe

My daily ride is a 1985 Miyata 310 frame equipped...

My daily ride is a 1985 Miyata 310 frame equipped with the donations from a Miyata 710 donor bike (small frame). I ride this lately from the base of the Wiliamsburg Bridge to the Metropolitan Museum...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-01-13, 05:13 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,305
Posted By woodrupjoe

I set up my in-town daily bike as a 4-speed...

I set up my in-town daily bike as a 4-speed (originally 12-speed) by removing the large chainring and front derailleur and adjusting the rear derailleur stops to omit the highest and lowest cog. It...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-29-13, 08:41 PM
Replies: 28,068
Views: 4,643,964
Posted By woodrupjoe

http://s47.photobucket.com/user/supergymnast/libra...

http://s47.photobucket.com/user/supergymnast/library/1959%20His%20and%20Hers%20Raleigh%20Sports/?start=all#/user/supergymnast/library/1959%20His%20and%20Hers%20Raleigh%20Sports/?start=all&page=1&_suid...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-29-13, 08:33 PM
Replies: 28,068
Views: 4,643,964
Posted By woodrupjoe

I've been trying to link to a pretty cool...

I've been trying to link to a pretty cool Craigslist ad but this computer refuses to comply. If anyone wants to facilitate, there's a guy in Brooklyn, NY who periodically puts a few NOS Raleigh...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-29-13, 06:31 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 508
Posted By woodrupjoe

I'm reviving this old post since I have the same...

I'm reviving this old post since I have the same question (but not the 650B part). I bought a replacement wheel for my Sports (which of course is a little too wide for the original fork), and now I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-04-12, 04:49 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 4,866
Posted By woodrupjoe

I love that Frejus, very pretty. My every-day...

I love that Frejus, very pretty. My every-day ride is an old 3speed Miyata Commuter with fenders. I like having fenders and a basket on the bike I keep locked outside.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-03-12, 05:56 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,859
Posted By woodrupjoe

I put Soma Oxfords on my Univega Specialissima...

I put Soma Oxfords on my Univega Specialissima and brought it to France with me this past summer. Rode it all around Paris like a madman for a week followed by some 50+ mile days outside Aix. I was...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-08-12, 06:32 PM
Replies: 28,068
Views: 4,643,964
Posted By woodrupjoe

I used a 70s Raleigh Sports as my daily ride for...

I used a 70s Raleigh Sports as my daily ride for a few years, about 12-20 miles per day hard riding in NYC traffic. I loved the bike but it was fairly small for me, so when I found a Miyata Commuter...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-04-12, 01:27 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,640
Posted By woodrupjoe

I'm with the OP, that's why I would never buy a...

I'm with the OP, that's why I would never buy a used car, or rent one, or fly in an airplane, or ride in a bus or subway, or rent a tux, or sit on a park bench, or go to a movie, or a play, or an...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-03-12, 04:52 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 909
Posted By woodrupjoe

I can remember sitting for hours with a gear-inch...

I can remember sitting for hours with a gear-inch scale working out the sprocket combinations I wanted before popping down to the LBS to have a 5-speed cluster put together. I've now stepped up to a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-29-12, 09:10 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,215
Posted By woodrupjoe

Hey Abom, how did you come to own this cool bike?...

Hey Abom, how did you come to own this cool bike? I've really enjoyed reading the Vanni story prompted by your original post. Who knows?, maybe he built your frame. Some interesting research to be...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-29-12, 12:04 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,215
Posted By woodrupjoe

Better go tell that to Vanni's son then, he's the...

Better go tell that to Vanni's son then, he's the one who made the bike.

(Actually, I don't know that this bike was made by the son, but both Vanni and his son apparently made frames and ran the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-29-12, 11:51 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,215
Posted By woodrupjoe

Giovanni "Vanni" Pettenella ...

Giovanni "Vanni" Pettenella

http://fixedgearbikes.blogspot.com/2010/02/giovanni-pattella-1943-2010-rip.html
Forum: Northeast
07-28-12, 05:16 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,565
Posted By woodrupjoe

Now that I think about it, if the NYPD wanted to...

Now that I think about it, if the NYPD wanted to be fair in its ticketing policies (I won't go into that topic), they should have a bike-cop or two ride around the city in the bike-lanes and ticket...
Forum: Northeast
07-28-12, 04:54 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,565
Posted By woodrupjoe

As I mentioned above, I ride up 6th or 8th ave in...

As I mentioned above, I ride up 6th or 8th ave in the bike lanes almost every morning on my way to the upper east or west side. On my way back downtown at the end of the day I take the west side...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-27-12, 10:37 PM
Replies: 22,392
Views: 4,765,550
Posted By woodrupjoe

So the ad author is basically looking to trade a...

So the ad author is basically looking to trade a Bianchi frame for a bag of weed. Whatever dude, good luck.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-26-12, 10:08 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,618
Posted By woodrupjoe

OK- I'm going to ride around Prospect Park a...

OK-
I'm going to ride around Prospect Park a few times on Saturday morning if anyone cares to join me, see if we can get this thing started. Sorry I have to play golf in the afternoon, beer drinking...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-24-12, 07:11 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,618
Posted By woodrupjoe

Prospect Park is fine with me. Some weekend a.m.-...

Prospect Park is fine with me. Some weekend a.m.- do a few laps and turn heads?
I used to belong to a small group doing century rides (plus or minus) into Jersey every weekend. I'd like to get...
Forum: Northeast
07-24-12, 04:49 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,565
Posted By woodrupjoe

Hey RHM, I work all over the city so I'm always...

Hey RHM, I work all over the city so I'm always on my bike. Our shop is on 21st. between 6th and 7th and I often stop in there at 8- 8:30am before going on to our site locations (carpentry jobs). So...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-24-12, 04:12 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,618
Posted By woodrupjoe

Bumping this just once. Hello NYC...

Bumping this just once.
Hello NYC...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-23-12, 05:01 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,618
Posted By woodrupjoe

NYC Vintage Show-Offs?

I see some pretty nice old steel while riding around Central Park these days. Are there any organized meet-ups to get a few dozen cool old machines together and parade them around? That would be fun....
Forum: Northeast
07-23-12, 04:50 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,565
Posted By woodrupjoe

I've been taking the 8th Ave. lane from 21st to...

I've been taking the 8th Ave. lane from 21st to Columbus Circle a lot lately. Otherwise I take the 6th Ave. non-protected lane. You've got completely oblivious pedestrians in one, and aggressive...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-22-12, 09:29 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,129
Posted By woodrupjoe

Not to be a wet blanket, but I would inspect the...

Not to be a wet blanket, but I would inspect the down-tube really well where it meets the head-tube. A non-original chrome fork is sometimes evidence of a front-end crash. While the front wheel and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-12-12, 10:34 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 792
Posted By woodrupjoe

Thanks road fan, our posts crossed while I was...

Thanks road fan, our posts crossed while I was composing.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-12-12, 10:32 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 792
Posted By woodrupjoe

OK, I've figured out the vintagetrek info, and my...

OK, I've figured out the vintagetrek info, and my bike keys out as a 1981 22" 610 frame (which would become a 614 with the right parts). So what's with the frames with cable-clamps rather than...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-12-12, 10:14 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 792
Posted By woodrupjoe

Trek 614 cable routing question

I have what I believe to be a 1981 Trek 614, BB serial# 004145. It has top-tube braze-ons for the rear brake. So now I'm seeing other 1981 Trek 614's with top-tube cable clamps for the rear brake....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-12-12, 09:57 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 17,915
Posted By woodrupjoe

" I have a box full of Suntour barcons, two sets...

" I have a box full of Suntour barcons, two sets still in the package. If what you say is true, I have 27 right-hand shifters and no left; or the other way around." (from balindamood)

Wow,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-12-12, 09:45 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,657
Posted By woodrupjoe

Yeah, it's a game to me too... 'til I flip the...

Yeah, it's a game to me too... 'til I flip the board over and run out of the room crying, "no fair!"...

Just another chump caught in this addiction.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-12-12, 08:43 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,657
Posted By woodrupjoe

Why don't you people all get a life already... ...

Why don't you people all get a life already...
And quit driving up the ebay prices on parts I'm trying to bid on!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-12-12, 03:58 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,313
Posted By woodrupjoe

I was out on my mint original '81 Trek 614 last...

I was out on my mint original '81 Trek 614 last night. You can always find a fellow C&V enthusiast when you roll around on shiny time-capsule. It really turned a few heads. That's a great-looking...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-08-12, 09:07 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 855
Posted By woodrupjoe

I don't understand it... Raleigh Sports story

About a month ago I walked out of my apartment building to see a virtually mint Raleigh Sports chained up out front. (Right where I usually try to lock up my bike.) Looks like a 23" frame, perfect...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-19-12, 12:01 PM
Replies: 1,543
Views: 630,799
Posted By woodrupjoe

My Specialissima made it to Paris OK, but 36...

My Specialissima made it to Paris OK, but 36 hours behind schedule (lost by the airline). I had planned to cycle around Normandy a little bit before meeting family in Paris, but have opted to just...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-12-12, 09:16 PM
Replies: 864
Views: 317,792
Posted By woodrupjoe

Not the font I would have chosen for a repaint,...

Not the font I would have chosen for a repaint, but I'm not offended by it. I assume the owner of the bike is paying homage to the frame's origin, not wallowing in any dreaded jingoism. Lighten up a...
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