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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-23-24, 07:23 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 131
Posted By unworthy1

It will be helpful to see MORE pix besides these...

It will be helpful to see MORE pix besides these two of just the head tube and badge and the BB shell, but as you take some more pix can you check the threading in that shell?The fact this has a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-23-24, 07:11 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 456
Posted By unworthy1

adding my "RIP" to the chorus, just read this sad...

adding my "RIP" to the chorus, just read this sad news on the CR list Digest and thought I'd share the "scoop" but it's not a scoop.
And not anything I'd want to share if I had any say in the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-23-24, 07:40 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 327
Posted By unworthy1

could we see more close-ups of the seat cluster...

could we see more close-ups of the seat cluster (appears to be a semi wrap-over) the brake bridge and fork crown?
The serial number 73 753 doesn't provide any clue for me, but with those DOs it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-21-24, 09:58 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 281
Posted By unworthy1

nice trade! Assuming these were not bottles of...

nice trade! Assuming these were not bottles of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1945 (or similar), but it's worth much more than a couple bottles of the plonk I buy!
congrats!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-18-24, 11:09 PM
Replies: 458
Views: 87,167
Posted By unworthy1

very weird. Maybe somebody thought anything the...

very weird.
Maybe somebody thought anything the right width made from fabric was a reasonable substitute for Velox or Zefal rim strip?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-18-24, 01:07 PM
Replies: 458
Views: 87,167
Posted By unworthy1

a very good asking price, IMO, especially if it's...

a very good asking price, IMO, especially if it's in ready-to-ride shape
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-18-24, 12:39 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 138
Posted By unworthy1

of the 3-arm "Maxy" cranksets (and Sugino spelled...

of the 3-arm "Maxy" cranksets (and Sugino spelled those with a "y") almost all claim to have forged arms, whether or not the spiders are swaged onto arm or one-piece forgings with the DS arm.
Even...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-18-24, 12:09 PM
Replies: 762
Views: 41,800
Posted By unworthy1

"makes me thirsty thinking about SN IPA…." ...

"makes me thirsty thinking about SN IPA…."
Arnold is a fair drive from Chico, but surely somebody there sells Sierra Nevada beer!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-17-24, 09:42 PM
Replies: 762
Views: 41,800
Posted By unworthy1

agreed, and it's def taller than 56cm. I don't...

agreed, and it's def taller than 56cm. I don't know if Marinoni built with diamond cut-out lugs, but if this IS legit it's a good deal ($300) even if you don't care for the parts selected. Otherwise,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-14-24, 10:46 AM
Replies: 762
Views: 41,800
Posted By unworthy1

nice deal^ looks like it might have some...

nice deal^ looks like it might have some connection with Iron Man Centurions (?)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-14-24, 10:23 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 875
Posted By unworthy1

I heard the tree was in on this hit! Clearly...

I heard the tree was in on this hit!
Clearly some Palm Springs Mob associations in it's past...and it was known to be shady
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-13-24, 11:54 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 244
Posted By unworthy1

yep, they certainly appear to match the Grafton...

yep, they certainly appear to match the Grafton brakes (which I have never heard of) and as you say the (asking) prices are incredible for these!
Shoot, you can get Campagnolo CNC'd brakes for 10%...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-13-24, 12:25 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 244
Posted By unworthy1

They have a slight similarity to some Tektro (BPB...

They have a slight similarity to some Tektro (BPB model) but not a match, another set that also has similarities (and variations) are these "unknown" which were sold with BMX bikes. Yours might join...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-24, 10:39 AM
Replies: 6,533
Views: 811,056
Posted By unworthy1

was going to send these pix to degan (Dan) by...

was going to send these pix to degan (Dan) by return email, but this is easier since I'm logged on:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-08-24, 10:39 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 424
Posted By unworthy1

just a personal gripe but there have been two...

just a personal gripe but there have been two recent swaps in my (SF Bay Area) that had way too little advance notice (like 1-2 weeks) and I need more time to sort, clean/fix, and price my stuff to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-08-24, 10:28 AM
Replies: 762
Views: 41,800
Posted By unworthy1

Looks to have a badly bent seat stay, but for...

Looks to have a badly bent seat stay, but for $200 (or maybe offer less) it MIGHT also be fix-able and a Gianni Motta is a lesser-known but very high-quality brand!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-07-24, 11:39 AM
Replies: 458
Views: 87,167
Posted By unworthy1

Ka-razy! That's a gem from the nations of the...

Ka-razy!
That's a gem from the nations of the bicycle UN, I cannot guess what it will be priced at but worth some $$$ I'd reckon, unless there's some serious damage.
Well and that American Classic...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-07-24, 11:27 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,963
Posted By unworthy1

highly doubt it, never saw a shorty Simplex DO...

highly doubt it, never saw a shorty Simplex DO with eyelet, "conventional" hanger stop and axle-stop threaded screw. If this isn't Italian then perhaps JP, but doesn't exactly match up with any of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-07-24, 11:03 AM
Replies: 6,533
Views: 811,056
Posted By unworthy1

might be able to help you with a Ti BB unit, will...

might be able to help you with a Ti BB unit, will check and get back atcha in a day or two

EDIT:
Found one, will PM you with details
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-24, 10:26 PM
Replies: 303
Views: 49,393
Posted By unworthy1

Okay this is NOT an SF Bayarea location, but...

Okay this is NOT an SF Bayarea location, but based on the hype it sure might be epic (in PDX)...here's a link and possibly some hype therein (copied from the CR list):
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-24, 12:25 PM
Replies: 762
Views: 41,800
Posted By unworthy1

not familiar with Tange Road OS tubing, but...a...

not familiar with Tange Road OS tubing, but...a late-era Paramount for $99? Worth checking out!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-24, 12:13 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 595
Posted By unworthy1

^ + 3^ Very nice British details and if i had to...

^ + 3^ Very nice British details and if i had to give a WAG I might say "Bob Jackson" or maybe one of the shops in Yorkshire that did some contract-building. Perhaps Geoff Butler?
If OP can find any...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-24, 12:04 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,963
Posted By unworthy1

and if the seat post is marked 27.2 (no...

and if the seat post is marked 27.2 (no confirmation of that yet, IIRC) then no need to measure the tubing diameters, and I don't think Columbus Cromor was ever sold in metric sets, only "Imperial",...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-05-24, 11:54 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,963
Posted By unworthy1

from back when a "Camaro would drive you...

from back when a "Camaro would drive you absolutely...MOD!"
uh, no.
that was more like 1967...yeah, baby

Can't find a video clip, but dig some of these trippy lyrics, man (jingle sung by the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-05-24, 11:38 AM
Replies: 762
Views: 41,800
Posted By unworthy1

guessing this is an Aelle frame (no Columbus...

guessing this is an Aelle frame (no Columbus decal in the usual location and little chrome on the frame itself) but for that price...yes, not surprising!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-04-24, 10:32 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,963
Posted By unworthy1

I'm going to bet "Netherlands" based solely on...

I'm going to bet "Netherlands" based solely on the Hatta Swan HS combined with hodge-podge of other Euro and JP bits...good thing I don't bet actual money!
:innocent:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-04-24, 11:21 AM
Replies: 762
Views: 41,800
Posted By unworthy1

are we seeing a portacatena fitting on the Zunow...

are we seeing a portacatena fitting on the Zunow (thread number 409) which does have Campy NR shift levers but NOT with the PC flip tab?
Or is it a cable guide for Shimano AX or EX?

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-04-24, 11:04 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,963
Posted By unworthy1

Huh! Never knew about that restaurant but my Dad...

Huh! Never knew about that restaurant but my Dad occasionally convinced us that a visit to "Busch Gardens" would be just as good as to Disneyland, and a hella lot cheaper for him!
They did have some...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-03-24, 10:04 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,963
Posted By unworthy1

I was fully expecting to see pix of a Campania...

I was fully expecting to see pix of a Campania with a headset marked "H. McIver Van Nuys California"...but this is something else!
Just to supply some visuals, these are a "Professional" and a "the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-03-24, 10:47 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,560
Posted By unworthy1

the IC (investment-cast) BB shell on the OP's...

the IC (investment-cast) BB shell on the OP's Merckx frame MIGHT be a Roto product, but details differ from the example on Velobase, most glaring besides the pattern of the (NOT) "cutouts" on the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-02-24, 10:18 AM
Replies: 458
Views: 87,167
Posted By unworthy1

"...The bearings came out in small irregular...

"...The bearings came out in small irregular chunks. "

Oh, they all do that!
;)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-29-24, 09:45 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 761
Posted By unworthy1

If this was a Mondia from earlier period and some...

If this was a Mondia from earlier period and some road model with certain full 531 DB tubing it would be hands-down the favorite, but this Mondia is from the last days of that Marque (based on the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-25-24, 09:44 PM
Replies: 139
Views: 5,911
Posted By unworthy1

Wow! Great thread. Great Shed! ;)

Wow!
Great thread.
Great Shed!
;)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-25-24, 10:17 AM
Replies: 762
Views: 41,800
Posted By unworthy1

I don't think that unibrow fork is an automatic...

I don't think that unibrow fork is an automatic clue that this one is "low grade" but more just a product of its time and fashions: semi-vertical DOs, shot-in fastback rear cluster, etc.
It DOES...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-24-24, 11:19 AM
Replies: 6,533
Views: 811,056
Posted By unworthy1

I think between curbtender and Mad Honk you...

I think between curbtender and Mad Honk you should be covered, but in case not I checked my damaged patent-74 NR RD and tho there's a good condition part 812/A (with good threads, I checked them) the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-24-24, 10:51 AM
Replies: 762
Views: 41,800
Posted By unworthy1

sold quick (not surprising since it was a low...

sold quick (not surprising since it was a low price) but a 90's frame that's mainly TiG-welded with a socketed BB shell and "normal" fork. it has a Columbus sticker but not sure what (Bonati/Conti)...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-23-24, 10:21 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,410
Posted By unworthy1

+ one: GPM or Gipiemme brake bridge is a common...

+ one: GPM or Gipiemme brake bridge is a common frame bit available to MANY builders (tho most will have been based in Italy)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-23-24, 01:15 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 752
Posted By unworthy1

these two points are more mystifying (to me) 2....

these two points are more mystifying (to me)
2. it has BSA bottom bracket LH threaded (Certainly appears that the BB unit is British given the "chain side" on the DS cup, but even in the '40s would...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-23-24, 12:25 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 415
Posted By unworthy1

^beat me to it^ if you can read all the numbers...

^beat me to it^
if you can read all the numbers (I can't) , perhaps check the "Asian Serial Numbers" thread and see what turns up:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-22-24, 10:45 AM
Replies: 762
Views: 41,800
Posted By unworthy1

I also hope this is a Super Corsa, but I can't...

I also hope this is a Super Corsa, but I can't get that fuzzy image to display enough details. However what I do see are Mafac CP calipers and not 100% sure the DO is a Campy 1010A, there's something...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-21-24, 05:23 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 9,128
Posted By unworthy1

Cycle Dynamics in Santa Rosa is still "in...

Cycle Dynamics in Santa Rosa is still "in business" but AFAIK only open from 4 to 7PM on MWF so you have to time it just right...but on my radar to try to get a "mystery frame" under the nose of the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-20-24, 11:16 AM
Replies: 762
Views: 41,800
Posted By unworthy1

^super tall, but hard to beat that price! but...

^super tall, but hard to beat that price!
but then you gotta get to Murrieta...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
04-19-24, 10:18 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,667
Posted By unworthy1

I have a very small steel frame Marin "Mount Tam"...

I have a very small steel frame Marin "Mount Tam" MTB (pearl yellow) with a non-suspension Trek fork (ruby red) that I was building up (with a hodge-podge of quality parts from my bins) for a very...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-24, 05:38 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 855
Posted By unworthy1

very impressive pinstriping! :thumb:

very impressive pinstriping!
:thumb:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-24, 11:14 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,410
Posted By unworthy1

It's a very rare Rossi with a Hetchins "curly...

It's a very rare Rossi with a Hetchins "curly fork"!
You sure don't find many of these...congrats!
:thumb:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-24, 11:05 AM
Replies: 762
Views: 41,800
Posted By unworthy1

Hella good deal assuming there's no damage, even...

Hella good deal assuming there's no damage, even if the "Team bike story" is untrue, it's clearly a genuine Saronni/Colnago
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-17-24, 10:35 AM
Replies: 762
Views: 41,800
Posted By unworthy1

this Coppi with exotic Columbus multi-shape steel...

this Coppi with exotic Columbus multi-shape steel tubing, was posted in the CR list, and raised some hackles cause of it not being truly "classic" tho since it's built by Pelizzoli he's considered a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-17-24, 10:17 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 993
Posted By unworthy1

well one mystery solved (and I also couldn't read...

well one mystery solved (and I also couldn't read that name on the BB shell, was too blindsided by the "Italian" spades to imagine anything from exotic Australia!)

But for my own knowledge-base...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-16-24, 11:39 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 993
Posted By unworthy1

is there a link to this ad? (FB Marketplace?) I...

is there a link to this ad? (FB Marketplace?)
I can't find much on the Berretto brand except it MIGHT be made by a Brett Richardson in Brisbane AUS, who seems to have favored Reynolds tubing, here's...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-15-24, 03:29 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 609
Posted By unworthy1

they have to draw it, and not in PS (that's Photo...

they have to draw it, and not in PS (that's Photo Shop to you guys) since it's pixel-based but in Illustrator or a similar Vector-based app.
They also have to run things thru their own pre-press...
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