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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-24-24, 10:05 AM
Replies: 840
Views: 46,601
Posted By steine13

Everyone knows that the nose of the saddle should...

Everyone knows that the nose of the saddle should point at the bottom cup of the headset.

Looks good to me 👍

cheers -mathias
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-24-24, 06:42 AM
Replies: 1,107
Views: 391,072
Posted By steine13

>> These have a backstop that will slide into the...

>> These have a backstop that will slide into the sleeve on the back of your bag and keep it away from the brakes

So does this one... though "away" here means "a half inch".

All of this is one...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-24, 07:34 PM
Replies: 1,107
Views: 391,072
Posted By steine13

Learned Friends: These responses are exactly...

Learned Friends:

These responses are exactly the sort of thing I was looking for. nlerner's closeups clarified things quite a bit, and I even found a proper-sized P clamp in my hardware box. Given...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-20-24, 08:14 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,484
Posted By steine13

This is a wonderful bicycle. What other quality...

This is a wonderful bicycle. What other quality bike from the early 80s can you put 700x32 tires and fenders on?
I just had my first ride with the Detroit Randonneurs on Saturday. I only did the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-20-24, 08:11 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,601
Posted By steine13

I'm reaching out to a larger audience by posting...

I'm reaching out to a larger audience by posting here: https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/302658-show-us-your-650b-conversions.html
Reason being, I've got some interference issues with my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-20-24, 08:01 PM
Replies: 1,107
Views: 391,072
Posted By steine13

Learned Friends: I need spiritual advice. I...

Learned Friends:

I need spiritual advice. I had such beautiful plans, but some ugly facts are getting in the way.

The subject here is a 1978 Trek 710 that I bought a couple years ago. It's not...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-14-24, 07:42 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,601
Posted By steine13

This is what I was talking about with the Honjos....

This is what I was talking about with the Honjos. The mounting appears to be straightforward, with solid hardware included -- except for the chainstay bridge.
I've searched for examples but haven't...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-14-24, 07:31 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,601
Posted By steine13

Learned Friends: I've neglected the 710 last...

Learned Friends:

I've neglected the 710 last year, concentrating instead of a 1981 Motobécane GT, which has its own thread. A lovely bike that I'm keeping kinda Eroica ready.. just in case.

The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-07-24, 10:39 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 752
Posted By steine13

Sorry but the 'stache has to go #aero ...

Sorry but the 'stache has to go
#aero

cheers -mathias
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-24, 03:23 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,484
Posted By steine13

Learned Friends: Since last year's hissy fit...

Learned Friends:

Since last year's hissy fit about French standards, I've started building up another bike as my main ride.. an ancient Trek I'm converting to 650b.
Alas, I'm dead slow.

So I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-23-24, 11:14 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,320
Posted By steine13

non-fixie >> Registration for Eroica...

non-fixie

>> Registration for Eroica Germania just opened. Got tickets.

That is awesome!
I just found this thread, and looked for "Germany" since I go home a couple times a year to visit my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-22-24, 10:35 AM
Replies: 357
Views: 20,556
Posted By steine13

When I was in school, I learned that perpetual...

When I was in school, I learned that perpetual motion machines were an impossibility.
Thermodynamics, they said.

We might be able to disprove the axiom -- all we need to do is merge this thread...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-24, 10:50 AM
Replies: 840
Views: 46,601
Posted By steine13

To close the loop -- the "fine print" showing the...

To close the loop -- the "fine print" showing the Reason For Editing does not show up when reading this thread on my phone.
I had the same problem and almost said something but then I thought I'd...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-24, 07:00 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,797
Posted By steine13

What smd64 said. It's me, too :) I love the...

What smd64 said. It's me, too :)

I love the wrenching aspect, or I think I do.
Then I have to do the work, which I'm capable off at a basic level, but I find it takes me forever, and it's futzy....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-13-24, 10:15 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,456,548
Posted By steine13

mhespenheide >> a lot of us probably have bikes...

mhespenheide
>> a lot of us probably have bikes that we'd rather hold on to than sell at their market value!

True enough, and I have a few of those.
But they aren't listed on Craigslist.

It...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-02-24, 09:02 PM
Replies: 1,781
Views: 248,124
Posted By steine13

The red tundra a few posts up is s great reminder...

The red tundra a few posts up is s great reminder to check your ball joints regularly.

I had that happen while driving, but at only 25 mph, thankfully. Scary. Never again.

cheers -mathias
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-22-23, 06:41 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 2,998
Posted By steine13

Turn my near-mint 1978 Trek 710 into a fendered...

Turn my near-mint 1978 Trek 710 into a fendered 650b do-everything bike.

cheers -mathias
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-14-23, 09:03 PM
Replies: 2,624
Views: 683,533
Posted By steine13

Findling 520 at the Co-op

Learned Friends:

This bike caught my attention at our co-op here in Lansing, Michigan.
The serial # is 54285, making it a 1983 520 per vintage-trek.com. The size is 22.5" or 58 cm.
Reynolds 501...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-08-23, 09:58 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,456,548
Posted By steine13

>> It's a bit too matchy-matchy for my taste. ...

>> It's a bit too matchy-matchy for my taste.

Took me a moment. That's funny.
Didn't say the chest was included though.

cheers -mathias

[It's #81206 ten posts up.]
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-06-23, 06:04 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,456,548
Posted By steine13

All lthis unicrown talk makes me sad. I have four...

All lthis unicrown talk makes me sad. I have four bikes with unicrowns and three of them are dear to me.
Over time I've come to see classic forks as prettier, but I manage to get over it when...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-05-23, 11:46 AM
Replies: 458
Views: 87,416
Posted By steine13

It's bike-fix-up time at the Lansing co-op for...

It's bike-fix-up time at the Lansing co-op for the annual Christmas give-away.
This edgy stem treatment caught my eye. It appears the bike was ridden this way.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-27-23, 03:32 PM
Replies: 1,781
Views: 248,124
Posted By steine13

Kind of an amateur effort. The airbag didn't even...

Kind of an amateur effort. The airbag didn't even deploy. Tell him to try again.
cheers -mathias
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-01-23, 04:36 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,456,548
Posted By steine13

Alleged Super Course in Lansing, MI. At $25...

Alleged Super Course in Lansing, MI.
At $25 it's worth it for the shifters alone, but I'm cleaning OUT the garage, not puttin bikes IN the garage and I have enough projects for the winter.

"I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-08-23, 01:36 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,456,548
Posted By steine13

>> It get the bars and stem up without needing a...

>> It get the bars and stem up without needing a Technomic or the like and keeps the steerer from being too stressed

..and does it with a level top tube.
Recent Rivendell frames have that feature...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-30-23, 02:24 AM
Replies: 1,781
Views: 248,124
Posted By steine13

And some more pictures from the Rhine valley. A...

And some more pictures from the Rhine valley.
A most pious area at one time, with plenty of "gravel" to ride.

Wider is better, but 35 mm Schwalbes did alright on these dubious surfaces.

cheers...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-30-23, 02:20 AM
Replies: 1,781
Views: 248,124
Posted By steine13

Old Euro Iron

Since there was some resonance with the VW and BMW classics I posted a few weeks back, how about some classics I found in my travels in my home town:

I've read that the original Fiat 500 was built...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-22-23, 06:48 PM
Replies: 1,410
Views: 471,154
Posted By steine13

But the donation that REALLY blew up my skirt is...

But the donation that REALLY blew up my skirt is this originally equipped, super cool 1986 ST600. Cool to me, anyway.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-22-23, 06:33 PM
Replies: 1,410
Views: 471,154
Posted By steine13

Michigan State University has its own bike shop....

Michigan State University has its own bike shop. It's not a co-op but it has some similarities -- one of them being that people bring in bicycles to donate.

So someone brought in two Cannondales...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-18-23, 04:38 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,261
Posted By steine13

Learned Friends: I have a Joe Blow Sport and...

Learned Friends:

I have a Joe Blow Sport and in an ill-advised move -- yeah, that's it! It wasn't stoopid, it was ill-advised... -- I opened the valve at the very bottom of the pump to let out...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-17-23, 11:05 AM
Replies: 1,410
Views: 471,154
Posted By steine13

Repeat offender here: One of the twin T400s from...

Repeat offender here: One of the twin T400s from a few posts up was pressed into road service for the 350 mile DALMAC ride from Lansing, MI to the Mackinac bridge.
I had planned to ride a Motobécane...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-10-23, 08:12 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,484
Posted By steine13

Hrmph. For the past three years, my practice...

Hrmph.
For the past three years, my practice has been to obtain an orphan bike in the fall or winter, and make it mine for the season. Over Labor Day, I ride the DALMAC organized tour from Lansing...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-06-23, 04:54 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,879
Posted By steine13

>> I know even less than I thought I did You...

>> I know even less than I thought I did

You do, and it's true for just about everyone else, certainly for me.

When I looked into it years ago I was shocked to find out how little is known...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-04-23, 07:18 PM
Replies: 1,781
Views: 248,124
Posted By steine13

A classic Cannondale and a couple classic Germans...

A classic Cannondale and a couple classic Germans in the tony town of Harbor Springs, Michigan.
"VW Porsche" and a BMW 3.0 CS.
cheers -m...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-27-23, 11:04 AM
Replies: 7,979
Views: 977,309
Posted By steine13

On this thread, the following may not even be...

On this thread, the following may not even be off-topic.

>> I had two of these [Audis]

THERE's yer problem.

Seriously, I know quite a few people who had them over the years.
It's somewhere...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-26-23, 05:27 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,879
Posted By steine13

The short version: It's not that hard but it's...

The short version:
It's not that hard but it's not trivial either.
It's very much like learning to ride all over again.

I did it by using raised 2x6s to provide a platform either side to put my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-25-23, 06:06 AM
Replies: 7,979
Views: 977,309
Posted By steine13

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_20230824_193624298_hdr_5765419edf5d1ebf3928144f0a9308d6bdc997d1.jpg

Here's some 'wrenching' I hadn't planned for... I broke a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-23-23, 04:43 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,456,548
Posted By steine13

SoCaled ehcoplex >> Oh man, this makes me feel...

SoCaled ehcoplex
>> Oh man, this makes me feel slightly better about my mess

I think I found Waldo.
cheers -mathias
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-19-23, 08:11 PM
Replies: 1,410
Views: 471,154
Posted By steine13

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

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x847/dale05_62d570e7fd90fc1253f4ccb900ca342dcb980306.jpg

I've been meaning to post an in-the-wild shot of these two.
Great do-it-all...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-17-23, 10:46 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 406
Posted By steine13

@ Colorado Kid These bikes are indeed special. ...

@ Colorado Kid
These bikes are indeed special.
There are many threads on the subject in the C&V forum, and a wealth of information.

Regarding the old ones, I have a 25" ST 600 from 1987 and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-15-23, 07:42 PM
Replies: 7,979
Views: 977,309
Posted By steine13

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1414x1281/moto26_7e9c935096a5f50f41a35359f93867cd9ba66c65.jpg

This was a frustrating exercise.
The Motobécane I bought in January was on the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-15-23, 07:35 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,484
Posted By steine13

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

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1895x1238/moto25_632e998f462e3f09367946d90a3dcfc1825fa124.jpg

We are finally getting somewhere.
I replaced the too-narrow-too-low 40 cm...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-13-23, 08:22 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,456,548
Posted By steine13

Scroll up ~ two pages and look for the RB-2 NRS...

Scroll up ~ two pages and look for the RB-2 NRS posted from the Detroit area that was $60. If the weather had been crappy, I might have driven the 70 miles to get it.

And four-digit anything is...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-13-23, 05:29 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,456,548
Posted By steine13

That Miyata Ridge Runner in WI has horizontal...

That Miyata Ridge Runner in WI has horizontal dropouts.
Hen's teeth if you're looking to convert to IGH or SS.
I looked for over a year to find a Specialized that would work, and the slots are...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-11-23, 09:55 AM
Replies: 22,364
Views: 4,727,812
Posted By steine13

And here I thought it was customary to hacksaw...

And here I thought it was customary to hacksaw the derailleur hanger off the dropout... clearly it's easier to just cut the dropout in half... same effect, right?
It goes faster with a torch, too....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-08-23, 10:41 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 979
Posted By steine13

So, good story. And we're still in the early...

So, good story. And we're still in the early phase of this fiasco, where the accident is just a theoretical, if likely, future event. So we can offer suggestions and say, maybe it'll be OK.

By the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-07-23, 08:18 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,484
Posted By steine13

It's high time for an update. We've become good...

It's high time for an update. We've become good friends, my Moto and I, but we've had to talk about a few things, too. After the Brooks Pro shown above chafed, how to delicately say this, the back of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-07-23, 11:39 AM
Replies: 7,979
Views: 977,309
Posted By steine13

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1274/moto01_e64ba69589ffc9a861698b45901152d6fe73e052.jpg


I finally got around to putting SKS longboard fenders on my Motobécane Grand...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-18-23, 08:46 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,456,548
Posted By steine13

That's 531 not 501 but those decals are easy to...

That's 531 not 501 but those decals are easy to misread..

cheers -mathias
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-18-23, 10:12 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,464
Posted By steine13

I'm a little late to the party, having discovered...

I'm a little late to the party, having discovered this thread last night from a picture shown elsewhere.

I'm glad to year you had a great time. The Rhine valley is a beautiful place.
My mom was...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-15-23, 11:11 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,456,548
Posted By steine13

Well, that was interesting.. I got there about 20...

Well, that was interesting.. I got there about 20 minutes after the sale opened, not being in a tizzy over anything, and of course the Brooks was gone. Everything was priced, and most of it at co-op...
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