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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-01-24, 10:06 AM
Replies: 233
Views: 22,374
Posted By The Golden Boy

I was looking through my pix and realized I...

I was looking through my pix and realized I hadn't posted these here- and I don't feel like waiting a year:


531CS and 531C

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-24, 04:22 PM
Replies: 233
Views: 22,374
Posted By The Golden Boy

Bump for some beautiful 531 bikes!!!

Bump for some beautiful 531 bikes!!!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-24, 01:39 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 6,142
Posted By The Golden Boy

I love so many of the parts here. As far as...

I love so many of the parts here.

As far as the stuff I love... it is interesting trying to separate the branding from the component. There's so many cool things that I think are cool because of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-24, 11:56 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 887
Posted By The Golden Boy

Didn't sloar have a warehouse full of Schwinns...

Didn't sloar have a warehouse full of Schwinns that he helped get rid of?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-24, 11:55 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 887
Posted By The Golden Boy

I think I understand what you're getting at- how...

I think I understand what you're getting at- how much a collector values a bike as a "collectible" vs as "a bike."

Every collector has a different decision matrix for what they want and how they...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-24, 10:45 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 417
Posted By The Golden Boy

I'm a hoarder. I don't get rid of something...

I'm a hoarder. I don't get rid of something unless it really doesn't work for me. However, I haven't moved in 20 years.

The way I'm seeing it- you know what the TSV is. It's not working for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-26-24, 12:12 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 437
Posted By The Golden Boy

How about "reverse engineered competitor with...

How about "reverse engineered competitor with mechanical and aesthetic similarities intended to associate or be confused with an established or more successful unit"?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-24-24, 07:16 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 2,072
Posted By The Golden Boy

Sure, if you twist my arm! :D ...

Sure, if you twist my arm! :D

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_1720_435331cad4c9204cf6c48298e42dec91b6d906b1.jpeg...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-24, 09:14 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 2,072
Posted By The Golden Boy

One of the things that you can always think about...

One of the things that you can always think about is "it's going to come around again." Sometimes it doesn't.

Yes- I've built a couple of parts hoards and put them on bikes... Around 2016 I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-17-24, 12:15 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 5,627
Posted By The Golden Boy

I've always been that "legacy" type person who...

I've always been that "legacy" type person who finds the beauty and functionality in "vintage" stuff... When I first got into the "vintage" bike hobby- I didn't understand the concept of putting...
Forum: Forum Suggestions & User Assistance
05-09-24, 09:21 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 610
Posted By The Golden Boy

It’s something here- I copied the link from...

It’s something here- I copied the link from Flickr and pasted the link both here and at TalkBass from the same copy- it came out fine there, but not here.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-24, 04:09 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,498
Posted By The Golden Boy

Better. Stronger. Faster. I echo the...

Better. Stronger. Faster.



I echo the same sentiments- heal well and fast!!!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-24, 02:41 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 244
Posted By The Golden Boy

I'm a sucker for red Bullseye pulleys on friction...

I'm a sucker for red Bullseye pulleys on friction or Accushift 6 stuff.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-24, 05:32 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,055
Posted By The Golden Boy

I have a 40h F/R Phil Wood/Super Champion Modele...

I have a 40h F/R Phil Wood/Super Champion Modele 58 wheel set. It's heavy- but they're strong. Based on weight- I would guess they're stronger than my 36h Phil/Atlas wheels- and those feel...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-24, 06:03 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,611
Posted By The Golden Boy

Schwinn also had fillet brazed ATBs in the 80s ...

Schwinn also had fillet brazed ATBs in the 80s

The Cimarron was fillet brazed in the front and lugged in the rear

The 87-88 High Sierra was fillet brazed in the front but TIG welded in the...
Forum: Forum Suggestions & User Assistance
04-22-24, 05:52 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 610
Posted By The Golden Boy

Pix from Flickr Come Out Doubled And As An Album

I don't think I made any changes- but when I attempt to post a Flickr link- I get the link from the Flickr share button- as far as I can see, I didn't change any settings...

The picture pastes in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-22-24, 05:18 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,528
Posted By The Golden Boy

I say 35s. Especially if you can fit the 35s...

I say 35s. Especially if you can fit the 35s under fenders for that bike.

For whatever it's worth, I recently picked up some Jack Brown 33.3 tires to replace some Herse 35s that were tight under...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-19-24, 02:10 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,369
Posted By The Golden Boy

One of the things I remember as a kid was seeing...

One of the things I remember as a kid was seeing the U505 and they way they had every available inch to store food and such, absolutely packed.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-19-24, 01:47 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 2,305
Posted By The Golden Boy

Everyone has their concept of aesthetic- On...

Everyone has their concept of aesthetic-

On every bike that routes under the BB, I cross the cables in front of the head tube and under the down tube. It just makes for nice, easy cable bends.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-24, 03:21 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,516
Posted By The Golden Boy

Yeah. Totally. There's people that go...

Yeah. Totally.

There's people that go through bikes like underpants... I can't do that- Most everything I've had, I've really appreciated- and most things I sell, it's like pulling teeth...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-13-24, 12:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 345
Posted By The Golden Boy

I remember seeing these on bikes- but they...

I remember seeing these on bikes- but they weren't OEM for anything (that I'm aware of)
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-13-24, 10:12 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,213
Posted By The Golden Boy

Sheri- so sorry for your loss. Like others have...

Sheri- so sorry for your loss. Like others have said, thank you for letting us know.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-13-24, 10:02 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 553
Posted By The Golden Boy

That 600 triple is a new one on me! What is that...

That 600 triple is a new one on me! What is that 52-45-42?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-06-24, 01:07 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 798
Posted By The Golden Boy

The data on the Vintage Trek site is fantastic. ...

The data on the Vintage Trek site is fantastic. Reading here from former Trek employees is fantastic. When Trek was just a couple of guys making bikes in a shed on the railroad tracks in podunk...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-03-24, 10:09 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 3,748
Posted By The Golden Boy

I guess, to me, you'd want to have an idea of...

I guess, to me, you'd want to have an idea of what you want to do.

Old MTB/ATBs are cool- but they're heavy... but they can take wider tires- Wider tires hold more air volume and are more...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-03-24, 09:53 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 379
Posted By The Golden Boy

I think the idea is something like this- with an...

I think the idea is something like this- with an elastic strap maintaining tension so the bag doesn't bounce around:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-02-24, 01:20 PM
Replies: 2,819
Views: 1,143,013
Posted By The Golden Boy

That's really sporty! The Command Shifters...

That's really sporty!

The Command Shifters and those Gran Compe levers really caught my eye-

I'm interested in more pix!!!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-01-24, 04:39 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,670
Posted By The Golden Boy

"Slant Paralellogram."

"Slant Paralellogram."
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-01-24, 03:31 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,670
Posted By The Golden Boy

For whatever it's worth, my father was Asian. ...

For whatever it's worth, my father was Asian.

I just found out this year, before my father's funeral, that people that were well-meaning friends and neighbors of my maternal grandparents were...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-26-24, 07:11 AM
Replies: 2,624
Views: 684,690
Posted By The Golden Boy

Rub some dirt on it, it’ll be fine. They...

Rub some dirt on it, it’ll be fine.

They can buff that out, no problem.

Man up.

Quit being such a Nancy.

What’s the worst could happen?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-24-24, 12:05 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 6,062
Posted By The Golden Boy

I don't have any desire to participate in an...

I don't have any desire to participate in an Eroica event.

However, if I wished to, I would play along with the rules of the event. It's why the event is the event.


If you're really bent out...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-20-24, 04:58 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 4,425
Posted By The Golden Boy

My favorite pedals are the SR SP-11. ...

My favorite pedals are the SR SP-11.

https://live.staticflickr.com/1917/45052159122_b713853589_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2bD76jb)SP-11 King1 (https://flic.kr/p/2bD76jb) by Dave The Golden Boy...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-24, 11:13 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,397
Posted By The Golden Boy

As someone who enjoys MCM stuff a lot, as someone...

As someone who enjoys MCM stuff a lot, as someone who loves that "hat in the ring" bravado, and as someone who has said on multiple occasions that bicycle weight doesn't matter to me- there was a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-16-24, 06:50 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 942
Posted By The Golden Boy

Just looking at the pic- I think the 960s will be...

Just looking at the pic- I think the 960s will be great for you. Unless you're one of those dorks that just HAS to try to find the best parts ever.. not like I don't know about that... The NGC982 are...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-16-24, 02:28 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 7,218
Posted By The Golden Boy

polymorphself What did you end up doing with this...

polymorphself What did you end up doing with this bike?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-16-24, 02:18 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 707
Posted By The Golden Boy

Gran Turdismo. heh heh heh...

Gran Turdismo.

heh heh heh...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-16-24, 02:12 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 942
Posted By The Golden Boy

My secret theory is that a lot of the Class A...

My secret theory is that a lot of the Class A 'flagship model' tourers were built with prestige being a primary factor in their creation- as befitting their 'most expensive bike in the company's...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-16-24, 01:38 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 942
Posted By The Golden Boy

^^^ That. You more or less want your pads...

^^^ That.

You more or less want your pads striking the rim kind of level. Notice how your pad posts are *roughly* level?

What happens with brakes that almost work- is they're angled...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-13-24, 08:06 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,792
Posted By The Golden Boy

There is no real upside to these for cantilever...

There is no real upside to these for cantilever brakes beyond being nifty. You still have to squeeze the calipers together to disengage the brakes. Best case scenario is it makes it a little easier...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-12-24, 06:50 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,792
Posted By The Golden Boy

Imagine reaching to get something out of one of...

Imagine reaching to get something out of one of the back pockets and bumping the lever- or the main flap string gets caught on the lever and you pull the flap up...

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-11-24, 12:14 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,792
Posted By The Golden Boy

For whatever it's worth- I used to think these...

For whatever it's worth- I used to think these were pretty nifty... but all it takes is a bump or a nudge to flip that switch and you've got no brakes.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-11-24, 12:10 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 730
Posted By The Golden Boy

So, imagine you're a serial killing bike rider,...

So, imagine you're a serial killing bike rider, and you need a way to dispose of your victims... you could donate a "classic" bike with a silly fake skeleton riding it.

(Keith Morrison Voice): ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-11-24, 10:30 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,673
Posted By The Golden Boy

27 x 1 1/4 comes out to around 32mm 27 x 1/8...

27 x 1 1/4 comes out to around 32mm

27 x 1/8 comes out to around 28mm

Going from 27 to 700C gives you even more clearance as the outer diameter of the tire is smaller.

If you're changing...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-10-24, 03:10 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,673
Posted By The Golden Boy

You've got a good plan and it looks like those...

You've got a good plan and it looks like those should all work together well.

Make sure you've got brake levers that are appropriate for your brakes- in other words- if you have regular cantis-...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-10-24, 03:00 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 791
Posted By The Golden Boy

What are your secret plans for it? Restore it...

What are your secret plans for it? Restore it back to stock? Put the coolest parts that go on there? Modernize it?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-10-24, 02:56 PM
Replies: 12
Ntd
Views: 780
Posted By The Golden Boy

Is that velour-ish bar tape? Again, the...

Is that velour-ish bar tape?

Again, the Miyata has this plastic-y Ritchey bar tape, and I don't like it- I do like the Brooks "microfiber" tape- but velour tape... hmmm....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-10-24, 11:29 AM
Replies: 12
Ntd
Views: 780
Posted By The Golden Boy

Congrats on the new tape!!! I've been...

Congrats on the new tape!!!

I've been thinking about getting around to putting new tape on the Miyata for a few years now- but that's a lot like work.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-10-24, 10:41 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 3,340
Posted By The Golden Boy

I have a couple Light & Motion lights that are...

I have a couple Light & Motion lights that are fantastic- they connect with rubber straps and they recharge well. I also have a SON/Edeluxe generator setup- and for as much as people like that- the...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
03-05-24, 10:04 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 760
Posted By The Golden Boy

that’s hot.

that’s hot.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-02-24, 07:51 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,584
Posted By The Golden Boy

I have a couple sets of the Planet Bike Taurus...

I have a couple sets of the Planet Bike Taurus gloves- I like them plenty, and they're $15:
...
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