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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-23-24, 08:34 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 454
Posted By cudak888

Probably office bike, wet-weather work event...

Probably office bike, wet-weather work event bike, or long work event bike where the carrying capacity may be of benefit; particularly so since I'm going to put the oversized Velo-Orange water bottle...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-23-24, 08:54 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 472
Posted By cudak888

By pivot, did it steer or bank into turns?...

By pivot, did it steer or bank into turns? Banking would be interesting...

-Kurt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-22-24, 06:41 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 454
Posted By cudak888

The headbadge is also a nice touch; a combination...

The headbadge is also a nice touch; a combination of the oval and round Schwinn logo. You're right about the execution being rather special; unlike other retro Schwinn attempts, this one doesn't...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-21-24, 06:58 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 1,637
Posted By cudak888

Wow, a Stowaway, no less. Didn't expect to find...

Wow, a Stowaway, no less. Didn't expect to find that in this thread.

-Kurt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-21-24, 06:49 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 475
Posted By cudak888

Hey, @Andy_K, I think you're corrupting our Man...

Hey, @Andy_K, I think you're corrupting our Man of Adventure with the Voice of Reason.

There's a Bilenky-converted Trek 520 Touring at the LBS. I'm 99.9% sure it is this exact bike on the S&S...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-21-24, 05:30 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 454
Posted By cudak888

You mean knee guards, Dave! The Trek saddle and a...

You mean knee guards, Dave! The Trek saddle and a slight repositioning fixed that.

Fender stays are now mounted:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-21-24, 02:43 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 475
Posted By cudak888

I'm posting the results here as I think your...

I'm posting the results here as I think your public deserves to see what kind of financial ruin you take on for our amusement:

The SMALLEST box that this frame will go into would be 37 x 6 x 28,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-21-24, 02:27 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 475
Posted By cudak888

This has definitely been in the back of my mind...

This has definitely been in the back of my mind for a while, though I've seen bikes that have spent too much time in salt water, and they're usually more uniformly rusted out. It's clear someone...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-21-24, 02:18 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 454
Posted By cudak888

It's a Gearoop CoolStand off AliExpress. Got it...

It's a Gearoop CoolStand off AliExpress. Got it for $18 + about $7 in shipping; cheapest place I could find it.

The extensions are spring loaded and sit in tapered sockets. When not in use, one...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-21-24, 01:00 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 454
Posted By cudak888

Believe it or not, I’m keeping it. There are some...

Believe it or not, I’m keeping it. There are some bikes you sit on and some bikes you sit in, but the latter is a rarity. I've experienced the feeling with a Novara Transfer and the Social Bicycles...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-21-24, 11:27 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 475
Posted By cudak888

Will do, and will try to do so as cheaply as...

Will do, and will try to do so as cheaply as possible.

Also, send check to scrap guy in the amount of $0.02 for profits lost :P

-Kurt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-21-24, 07:09 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 475
Posted By cudak888

I didn't have to admit it :P I have a...

I didn't have to admit it :P



I have a good mind to paint this orange and put "QUASI" on the downtube, but what to build it up with? It seems like it was nice at one time, so Campagnolo...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-20-24, 07:36 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 475
Posted By cudak888

Given that the rack stay mount positions have...

Given that the rack stay mount positions have changed to accommodate the rear caliper, that's actually a really good theory. Works with the "adventure/trekking" theme of the geometry too.

-Kurt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-20-24, 07:34 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 475
Posted By cudak888

I finished tearing it apart tonight. ...

I finished tearing it apart tonight.

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-20-24, 05:23 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 1,637
Posted By cudak888

I think I made the wrong choice when I voted, so...

I think I made the wrong choice when I voted, so I'll change it here:

I'll be the one odd man out and say to keep the patina and sell it - either with those bits, other bits, or parted out.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-20-24, 05:19 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 475
Posted By cudak888

Exactly. If the end goal were an IGH with...

Exactly. If the end goal were an IGH with vertical drops to keep the disc aligned with the caliper, then the eccentric BB makes sense...except the derailleur mount means a tensioner can be employed...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-19-24, 10:20 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 475
Posted By cudak888

Mystery Mush: Discs, Drums, Dropouts, and Eccentric BB's

Once again, the universe threw me some kind of 1990's ATB/MTB at me today, and while it - once again - barely fits the sympathetic rules of C&V, it does adhere to the important holy trinity of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-19-24, 09:33 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,107
Posted By cudak888

No worries; I understand. I know that's not...

No worries; I understand.

I know that's not your Rudge, but they've been trying to sell it for four or five years now. I know I considered it as a parts donor once, even when they were asking an...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-18-24, 05:35 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,064
Posted By cudak888

The excessive spring pressure of the Allvit and...

The excessive spring pressure of the Allvit and the freewheels they were paired with probably had a lot to do with that reputation.

I don't care for them myself, but I dare say if it were possible...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-17-24, 05:15 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 172
Posted By cudak888

I always use the Sapim calculator. Hasn't let me...

I always use the Sapim calculator. Hasn't let me down yet, and if you haven't tried this one yet, re-check your work with it; it's very intuitive.

https://www.sapim.be/spoke-calculator

-Kurt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-17-24, 05:34 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 230
Posted By cudak888

Always open to it. Also quite easy to add while...

Always open to it. Also quite easy to add while generating a label via PayPal / ShipStation or any other online postal reseller.

-Kurt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-24, 09:05 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,064
Posted By cudak888

That's absolutely a Tange fork prior to the...

That's absolutely a Tange fork prior to the "TANGE" stamping that's more common on 1980's equipment. Schwinn didn't really make it obvious, but they were sourcing Tange forks in the early 1970's for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-24, 09:01 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,836
Posted By cudak888

I thought all the hipsters who wanted this riding...

I thought all the hipsters who wanted this riding position 20 years ago had already become old men by now.

Double LOLs for the choice of doing it with a Terry with a 650C front wheel. Poor man's...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-24, 08:39 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 230
Posted By cudak888

The Classic & Vintage Pass Around Bottom Bracket Thread Chaser (Feat: Mad Honk)

On behalf of our Blessed Saint O' Crap Boxes - a.k.a. Dave, alias Mad Honk (https://www.bikeforums.net/members/mad-honk-498403.html) - and in the spirit of the C&V Pass Around Cotter Press...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-24, 07:35 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,107
Posted By cudak888

FYI:...

FYI: https://offerup.com/item/detail/f0f91e71-b01a-3b5d-8822-370c508ddc98?q=rudge

-Kurt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-24, 07:06 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,107
Posted By cudak888

That's a common narrative, but I don't buy it....

That's a common narrative, but I don't buy it. The "bike" program I work for often gets cold calls from building managers looking to donate piles of bikes.

Even if it was, I'll bet anything that...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-24, 06:53 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 7,446
Posted By cudak888

Mad Honk - thanks for reminding me that I forgot...

Mad Honk - thanks for reminding me that I forgot to call you back last weekend about starting a new thread.

Will have time for a brief (brief!) chat tonight; rather tired out from leveling out the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-24, 03:12 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 5,704
Posted By cudak888

It was in the 1980 Raleigh catalog, under the...

It was in the 1980 Raleigh catalog, under the Superbe name...but I know you know that :P

Pic anyway because...I love gooooaaaaaooold!
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-24, 08:12 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,107
Posted By cudak888

Go check Jack the Bike Man. When a "charity" (I...

Go check Jack the Bike Man. When a "charity" (I use that term loosely, given that they price ratty Sports at $600) exists that takes in free bikes, it makes it easy for building management to call...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 08:01 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 5,704
Posted By cudak888

I suspect that my '46 Humber Cob Tourist's prior...

I suspect that my '46 Humber Cob Tourist's prior location of New Jersey wasn't its original home either, but I can't be sure that Raleigh wasn't importing the rest of their range into the States by...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
06-15-24, 10:53 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 485
Posted By cudak888

Contact Michael Maher and Galon Tonell. -Kurt

Contact Michael Maher and Galon Tonell.

-Kurt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-12-24, 04:19 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 646
Posted By cudak888

The DuBois crown seemed to be a thing with...

The DuBois crown seemed to be a thing with Belgian builders. Maybe it's just me, but I seem to note their presence either when they're used as a Nervex Pro substitute on a Peugeot or when they're on...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-12-24, 09:56 AM
Replies: 6,601
Views: 836,367
Posted By cudak888

The ones I sent are 590’s - EA3. Could use one to...

The ones I sent are 590’s - EA3. Could use one to match another wheel here though.

-Kurt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-12-24, 05:28 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 4,764
Posted By cudak888

I wasn't focusing on the Ozark Trail gravel bike...

I wasn't focusing on the Ozark Trail gravel bike as much as the LBS-grade bikes I've run across. I still wonder how some companies still get away with justifying a cup-and-cone BB in a $500 bike,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-24, 09:46 PM
Replies: 6,601
Views: 836,367
Posted By cudak888

ISO: A 26" (ISO 559) rim, 36h, black, preferably...

ISO: A 26" (ISO 559) rim, 36h, black, preferably no machined rim surface. I'm trying to roughly match up another wheel built with a former ofo rim. Cheap is good.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-24, 07:31 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 4,764
Posted By cudak888

Poorly adjusted, undergreased cup-and-cone BBs -...

Poorly adjusted, undergreased cup-and-cone BBs - and hubs - are not the exclusive domain of big-box stores either. Some cheaper bike shop level stuff is just as prone to either lack of grease or...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-24, 02:56 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,301
Posted By cudak888

The experience of building something out of my...

The experience of building something out of my usual wheelhouse was exceptionally fun.

As for how it rides - not particularly. The 1980-90's MTB riding position has never agreed with me.

-Kurt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-24, 05:22 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,301
Posted By cudak888

The fork is sufficiently heavy, though not as...

The fork is sufficiently heavy, though not as much as you might think. The stanchion/crown assembly is steel, but the lowers are two pieces of cast aluminum bonded to an aluminum tube, so they're not...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-24, 07:44 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 4,764
Posted By cudak888

As far as Wal-Mart bikes go, I'll give it credit...

As far as Wal-Mart bikes go, I'll give it credit - with a few exceptions, it's not a complete bike-shaped-object. It even has brifters. I doubt the crankset or cheap freewheel hub will take the abuse...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-24, 06:41 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,301
Posted By cudak888

She done. ...

She done.

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-09-24, 05:33 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,301
Posted By cudak888

The Tange forks look a lot better now. ...

The Tange forks look a lot better now.

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 07:59 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,267
Posted By cudak888

"Funny, in reality, the wall thickness of quality...

"Funny, in reality, the wall thickness of quality steel tubing is only about as much as a single business card. But that's still thicker than your argument."

-Kurt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 07:53 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,301
Posted By cudak888

It tried to beat me yesterday and tonight. The...

It tried to beat me yesterday and tonight. The fork seemed to be off center; found one dropout bent just enough to affect installation. I still don't trust that the brake bridge is perfectly flat.
...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-06-24, 05:57 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 176
Posted By cudak888

It's always rewarding when there turns out to be...

It's always rewarding when there turns out to be the exact part out there on the market; even better when it has nothing to do with the intended fix.

I would caution that not all mini OPC cranks...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-05-24, 04:57 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 176
Posted By cudak888

Correct, it's an adapter part. I bought this...

Correct, it's an adapter part. I bought this generic one off the Borg Amazon for $10.99:

https://amzn.to/3XaE89x

It's probably the same item as the parts in the $27-30 range with the name...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-05-24, 04:05 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 176
Posted By cudak888

Cannondale Trail 20 (youth bike) - Stripped OPC Crank Fix

I thought I'd share this unconventional fix for future Googling, seeing as I didn't find any solution when I was coming up with it:

Most recently, I had to figure out how to fix the (supposedly)...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-24, 05:09 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,301
Posted By cudak888

I absolutely will. Especially now that I've...

I absolutely will. Especially now that I've discovered that the fork has all of 40mm of travel :lol:

-Kurt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-24, 09:19 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,301
Posted By cudak888

They. Freaking. Work. ...

They. Freaking. Work.

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-03-24, 04:27 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 454
Posted By cudak888

No, I leave that to a Huffy. :P Believe it...

No, I leave that to a Huffy. :P

Believe it or not, I learned from one of my LBSes (the one I usually go to) that this exact 4 One One had come in with the axle crack. They sent them to the second...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-02-24, 10:31 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 454
Posted By cudak888

I almost, almost convinced myself to keep it -...

I almost, almost convinced myself to keep it - especially as it's the XL size which is probably impossible to come by within an already unusual bike. Still, it's heavy as hell and the that fancy...
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