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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-14-24, 05:48 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 174
Posted By rustystrings61

The original Vent Noir hit the market in 1976, I...

The original Vent Noir hit the market in 1976, I believe, and this one looks like it is indeed the earliest version. The only braze-on was a pip to keep clamp-on shifters from sliding down, and...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-12-24, 07:09 AM
Replies: 24,591
Views: 2,704,865
Posted By rustystrings61

Today I rode 9.5 or so miles on my very favorite...

Today I rode 9.5 or so miles on my very favorite bike ever, venturing out of the neighborhood to enjoy a few miles of moderately flat roads where I could roll along like a normal human vs the...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-10-24, 08:41 AM
Replies: 213
Views: 76,824
Posted By rustystrings61

Thanks! it DOES feel good to be back on a bike...

Thanks! it DOES feel good to be back on a bike again. One of the bikes I rotated through this week was the Mercian Colorado that was the first bike I rode after my quadruple bypass surgery 20 years...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-09-24, 04:06 PM
Replies: 21,917
Views: 3,231,517
Posted By rustystrings61

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We've moved to a very nice neighborhood built around a now-failed golf course. ...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-09-24, 04:01 PM
Replies: 213
Views: 76,824
Posted By rustystrings61

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This week I've been getting back on the bike after not riding since September. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-26-24, 07:04 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 750
Posted By rustystrings61

I had an '88 Sirrus just like this one for a...

I had an '88 Sirrus just like this one for a while - same year but in red and a 60 cm. I bought mine for $50 for the Clunker Challenge...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-24-24, 01:54 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 2,735
Posted By rustystrings61

Mr. Derek Land built my 2002 Vincitore; he also...

Mr. Derek Land built my 2002 Vincitore; he also built the 1971 King of Mercia that was crashed in Columbia SC in the early 70s and rebuilt with new top and down tubes and a replacement lower head lug...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
05-24-24, 07:19 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 863
Posted By rustystrings61

FWIW, this is essentially identical,...

FWIW, this is essentially identical, construction-wise, to my 1976 Puch Royal X - silver-brazed 531 assembled in Graz, Austria, alongside all of those to of the line Ultimas and Superleichts. These...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-23-24, 05:18 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 2,735
Posted By rustystrings61

I am deeply saddened to learn of this - but for...

I am deeply saddened to learn of this - but for me, Mercians and riding them and wanting to ride them are intertwined with a major health crisis and underestimated depression as a result.

Back in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-23-24, 10:23 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 7,409
Posted By rustystrings61

I looked over my reduced stable and realized I...

I looked over my reduced stable and realized I really only have ONE period correct bike - and that one was modified before I ever left the shop, because the stock parts weren't what I wanted.

My...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-23-24, 09:15 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 41,716
Posted By rustystrings61

Great. So now ALL of my bikes are from defunct companies.

I had seen rumors over the last couple of days on the FB Mercian Cycles Appreciation Group, but today it was confirmed. Seems like as good a time as any to post updated pix of the three in my home -...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-24, 09:32 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 465
Posted By rustystrings61

juvela noted the chainset, which from this angle...

juvela noted the chainset, which from this angle is either a Stronglight model 49 with T.A. chainwheels OR a T.A. with T.A. chainwheels. The T.A. uses a 23.0 mm crank removal tool, which many years...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-14-24, 04:43 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 687
Posted By rustystrings61

Thanks for posting this. I remember having this...

Thanks for posting this. I remember having this very issue many many years ago!
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-02-24, 09:51 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 6,934
Posted By rustystrings61

Just for fun, because I agree with Sorcerer about...

Just for fun, because I agree with Sorcerer about the value of dropped bars -

...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-11-24, 07:44 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,155
Posted By rustystrings61

62-year-old here, on-again-off-again cyclist...

62-year-old here, on-again-off-again cyclist since 1974 or so, and more than half my mileage since 1998 has been on fixed or single-speed bikes. I only owned one track-ish FG, a Bianchi Pista I...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-11-24, 07:27 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 6,934
Posted By rustystrings61

I am actually about to get my flabby...

I am actually about to get my flabby 60-odd-year-old self back into shape over the coming year, and a large part of that involves riding fixed-gears. Plural. Two of them are battered but...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-11-24, 06:51 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 829
Posted By rustystrings61

Stronglight, TA and Nervar all made 116mm bcd...

Stronglight, TA and Nervar all made 116mm bcd 3-arm cranks like this. The T.A. is the nicest of them and came on some nice bikes. The Nervar has the advantage in that the extractor/puller uses a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-11-24, 06:45 AM
Replies: 468
Views: 88,919
Posted By rustystrings61

The Sequoia was meant to be the ultimate...

The Sequoia was meant to be the ultimate sports-touring bike, vs. the Expedition, which is a full-on loaded tourer. Many years ago I remember reading a Grant Peterson description of the Sequoia as...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-15-24, 08:13 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 4,362
Posted By rustystrings61

Howdy! Before you toss those Weinmann Vainquers,...

Howdy! Before you toss those Weinmann Vainquers, be advised that they are AWESOME on your International's down-scale stablemate, the infamous De Selby, the '73 Raleigh Competition with the dual...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-15-24, 08:00 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,853
Posted By rustystrings61

I'm gonna say '71-'73 Gitane Tour de France. ...

I'm gonna say '71-'73 Gitane Tour de France. While the standard spec rear dropouts were normally Simplex forged, this was built during the Bike Boom, and Gitane used whatever they had available in...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
11-27-23, 08:40 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,092
Posted By rustystrings61

I would suspect the choice of frame would have a...

I would suspect the choice of frame would have a role to play as well. I would avoid really steep upright angles and short wheelbases and narrow tires. It's surprising how much of a difference 28...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
11-22-23, 09:07 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,092
Posted By rustystrings61

Our cousins in the U.K., separated from us by the...

Our cousins in the U.K., separated from us by the Atlantic and a common language, have been doing fixed-gear touring for a VERY long time. While the most frequently encountered variant described...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-20-23, 08:56 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,540
Posted By rustystrings61

You did, and the SunTour Cyclone with the VXs...

You did, and the SunTour Cyclone with the VXs cage works perfectly on the 6-speed SunTour Ultra 13-28 freewheel on my '76 Puch Royal X -
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-16-23, 07:56 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 877
Posted By rustystrings61

My first bike shop bike was a 1975 Batavus Tour...

My first bike shop bike was a 1975 Batavus Tour de l'Europe, two notches up from the Champion - same frame, but with chromed fork tips and slightly nicer parts. The Champion is the equivalent of a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-14-23, 12:31 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,396
Posted By rustystrings61

Should you decide to go the...

Should you decide to go the single-speed/fixed-gear route - pardon me, fixed-WHEEL on your side of the pond - the authors of British cycling manuals in the interwar and immediate postwar years used...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-13-23, 02:43 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,396
Posted By rustystrings61

First, very lovingly clean and protect the...

First, very lovingly clean and protect the original finish! That is a stunner, and the head tube decal is the earliest pattern they used. I think it went away in the early '50s.

The serial...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-07-23, 08:57 AM
Replies: 334
Views: 18,739
Posted By rustystrings61

A Southerner who has spent a lifetime tolerating...

A Southerner who has spent a lifetime tolerating the casual condescension and mockery doled out by our entertainment/infotainment industry towards people with accents like mine might disagree with...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
11-05-23, 12:26 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 476
Posted By rustystrings61

But wait there’s more! SOLD! Weinmann 500...

But wait there’s more!

SOLD! Weinmann 500 calipers, no pads, meant for use with quick-release levers. These are c.1974 and are $20 shipped. SOLD!

...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
11-05-23, 12:23 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 476
Posted By rustystrings61

Also - 52/42T Shimano RX-100 chainrings,...

Also -

52/42T Shimano RX-100 chainrings, 130 bcd; there are some funky teeth on the 42T, but they’re cheap and NOT BioPace! $17.50 shipped.

...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
11-05-23, 12:16 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 476
Posted By rustystrings61

Big parts clear-out; T.A., SunTour, freewheels, chainrings

Time to clear some stuff out before a major house move. Prices include shipping,if my prices are off lemme know, and combo deals will get a discount!

SOLD! T.A. Professional crankset, 42/52T, 170,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-02-23, 02:28 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,181
Posted By rustystrings61

The ONE upgrade ALL of my friends agreed with in...

The ONE upgrade ALL of my friends agreed with in the mid-70s was rims. They all had Schwinn LeTours, I had a Batavus Tour de l'Europe, and they ALL came stock with nasty steel rims. I went with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-31-23, 08:20 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,130
Posted By rustystrings61

I strongly suspect French, and either hi-ten or...

I strongly suspect French, and either hi-ten or maybe plain gauge Rubis or Vitus kinda tubing. The seatpost diameter would be instructive. It's not quite a bottom of the line bike, having chromed...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-31-23, 08:05 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 589
Posted By rustystrings61

It's a Rivendell Baggins bag. I've owned several...

It's a Rivendell Baggins bag. I've owned several through the years. Looking back at my flickr page for a moment, I see I had one at least as early as 2001. I still have a ratty one built for them by...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-30-23, 06:37 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,146
Posted By rustystrings61

Related - I'm a guitar guy. From the '60s into...

Related - I'm a guitar guy. From the '60s into the very early '80s, there was a sprawling dump of a music store in Greenville, SC called Dixieland Music. They had been there for a while, and all...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-26-23, 12:37 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 5,371
Posted By rustystrings61

I think about forever bikes a lot these days as I...

I think about forever bikes a lot these days as I am trying to winnow the flock down to manageable size when I move later this year.

There's this Puch Royal X, which really WAS the bike of my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-26-23, 12:07 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 4,803
Posted By rustystrings61

It turned out beautifully! That is some...

It turned out beautifully! That is some seriously well done work!

May you find a bike or frame that fits you soon!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-26-23, 12:03 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,985
Posted By rustystrings61

I had forgotten about this one - In the...

I had forgotten about this one -

In the early '80s I picked up a used Raleigh DL-1 Tourist to replace the too-small Frankenbiked Raleigh Sports I had been commuting on. And I LOVED that bike,...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
10-26-23, 07:02 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 995
Posted By rustystrings61

That is a shockingly clean example of an '88...

That is a shockingly clean example of an '88 Sirrus! I wish I had the room to have kept mine - it was a truly exceptional bike with great handling. The younger gentleman I sold it to was delighted...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-26-23, 06:53 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,985
Posted By rustystrings61

My father bought me a new unsold 1976 Puch Royal...

My father bought me a new unsold 1976 Puch Royal X in 1978. I rode it lots and all over, did a three-day tour on it with the Southern Bicycle League, and generally loved it. It was modified from...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-24-23, 08:53 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 429
Posted By rustystrings61

Your bike is likely a c.1972-73 Liberia Grand...

Your bike is likely a c.1972-73 Liberia Grand Luxe or variant, built in Grenoble, France and imported during the peak of the Great Bike Boom of the early 70s. It's similar to the Gitane Grand Sport,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-24-23, 08:25 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,739
Posted By rustystrings61

So I went trawling stuff and learned that...

So I went trawling stuff and learned that Reynolds 531 seat tubes had wall thicknesses around .8/.5 mm (some places say .8-something/.56 or so. So that looks well within the realm/range of being...
Forum: Framebuilders
10-24-23, 07:42 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 823
Posted By rustystrings61

Good to know. I will have to take a caliper to...

Good to know. I will have to take a caliper to the frame and see what they actually are - the bike had been rebuilt and painted (badly) and had Vitus 971 stickers, hence my assumption that they were...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-23-23, 02:51 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,739
Posted By rustystrings61

I got curious about the substitution of...

I got curious about the substitution of ISO/Imperial tubing in a frame originally built metric and posted this over in the framebuilding forum -

"There is a lively discussion over in the C&V...
Forum: Framebuilders
10-23-23, 02:50 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 823
Posted By rustystrings61

Tube replacement and dimensions

There is a lively discussion over in the C&V section regarding a mystery frame (https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1282777-mystery-swiss-bike.html) that appears at first blush to be a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-23-23, 01:59 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,739
Posted By rustystrings61

Absolutely in agreement with juvela on this - I...

Absolutely in agreement with juvela on this - I think the eyelets probably went when the bottle bosses and cable tunnels were added. And I suspect some of the roughness is that this was likely the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-23-23, 10:33 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,739
Posted By rustystrings61

Not all Allegros with 531 and Bocama 14/IIs got...

Not all Allegros with 531 and Bocama 14/IIs got chrome. The “C” grade versions that came stock with Stronglight P3 headsets were unchromed - not shown in catalogs but made in some quantity with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-23-23, 10:02 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,739
Posted By rustystrings61

A theory

As juvela put it, the Bocama 14 type II lugs, seat stay wraparound treatment, sand-cast Fischer BB shell threaded for Swiss DO shout "Allegro!" The wraparound seat stay top is IDENTICAL to the one...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
10-23-23, 07:00 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 925
Posted By rustystrings61

I can only add that this is a LOVELY bike, and a...

I can only add that this is a LOVELY bike, and a good and careful disassembly, cleaning and polishing and a loving re-asssembly with freshly serviced bearings, modern stainless brake and gear cables...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-20-23, 12:11 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 947
Posted By rustystrings61

I know! And I was kinda taken by the direction...

I know! And I was kinda taken by the direction change worked into the pull-chain on the derailleur - see the 90 degree link about midway down the front plate?
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-20-23, 07:05 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 947
Posted By rustystrings61

Huh. I know that for me, I see bikes with a...

Huh. I know that for me, I see bikes with a quadrant shifter and think, "Sturmey Archer," and with a derailleur equipped, I think, "hybrid." But now I think I was wrong to go that way. The lack of a...
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