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Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
04-18-24, 09:52 AM
Replies: 5,455
Views: 3,886,678
Posted By daywood

Great looking bike! I’d love to hear how you like...

Great looking bike! I’d love to hear how you like those Denham bars so far. They look cool as hell. I’ve been thinking of trying some alt bars. I like the idea of the “hoods” on those and wonder how...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
04-18-24, 09:34 AM
Replies: 1,097
Views: 411,139
Posted By daywood

Unless I found worrisome frame rust per DorkDisk,...

Unless I found worrisome frame rust per DorkDisk, I would still consider this a good find and replace the fork with a Dimension steel unit, which are inexpensive and look very much like the OEM unit,...
Forum: Recreational & Family
04-15-24, 10:39 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 132
Posted By daywood

Biking with Elk

I thought about calling this “Pictures of Your Bike Near Elk” but that wouldn’t be a prudent idea as a thread starter.

Elk are reliable sights in the evening at Fort Stevens State Park in the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-13-24, 09:54 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 2,508
Posted By daywood

That’s what I find, too. And they tended to have...

That’s what I find, too. And they tended to have long top tubes relative to their seat tubes, and long stems with flat bars for a laid-out riding position. The challenge for me is that the low stack...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-12-24, 09:53 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 2,508
Posted By daywood

I recently also posted this as part of a...

I recently also posted this as part of a discussion about how stem length affects fit and stability but seems appropriate here, too. This bike is small for me but it works with lots of seat post and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-10-24, 09:24 AM
Replies: 3,017
Views: 872,596
Posted By daywood

To me, it’s amazing they produced those good...

To me, it’s amazing they produced those good bikes as the company was in the last stages of being mismanaged into the ground. As anyone knows who’s been through the experience of working for a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-04-24, 10:06 AM
Replies: 480
Views: 59,731
Posted By daywood

My newly assembled 1992 Schwinn Crosspoint in...

My newly assembled 1992 Schwinn Crosspoint in British Racing Green. Details of the build are in my post in the “Before and After” thread here (https://www.bikeforums.net/23204876-post3010.html).
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-04-24, 09:58 AM
Replies: 3,017
Views: 872,596
Posted By daywood

1992 Schwinn Crosspoint

It was not hard to nail down the vintage of this one. I found that Schwinn only made them for one year as part of a line of four “cross” models. I also have a Crosscut, so I may now find it hard to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-31-24, 10:06 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 5,031
Posted By daywood

I agree. That works well for me, too. My...

I agree. That works well for me, too. My Singletrack has too small of a frame for me. It has a 21” top tube when my other bikes tend to be 22” to 23”, but I have a 110mm stem on it and a mile of seat...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-30-24, 09:40 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,121,786
Posted By daywood

Especially tires!

Especially tires!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-27-24, 09:43 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,106
Posted By daywood

Probably a good thing you found it instead of me....

Probably a good thing you found it instead of me. 😂 I would likely Bondo the dent, straighten the stay, and then repaint and re-decal it. But I need another project like that like I need another of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-18-24, 09:34 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,106
Posted By daywood

Same. Mine was essentially a curb find and I’ve...

Same. Mine was essentially a curb find and I’ve had a lot of fun with it. I’d snap another one up in a minute. They are a really versatile platform. The paint and decals on mine were beyond saving,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-16-24, 08:51 AM
Replies: 498
Views: 35,793
Posted By daywood

OK, so a small one but a bridge nonetheless near...

OK, so a small one but a bridge nonetheless near McMinnville, Oregon. Also a two-fer since this is brown and gold bike month. I blew a winter’s worth of sawdust off my ‘86 High Sierra to take it out...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-11-24, 10:00 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,502
Posted By daywood

Yeah, that’s what I’ll try next when I get back...

Yeah, that’s what I’ll try next when I get back to it. I haven’t yet looked for a bolt in the length I think I’ll need. I found another solution in the form of a steeper and longer stem for the bike...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-10-24, 04:49 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,502
Posted By daywood

I was going to likewise cut down one of those...

I was going to likewise cut down one of those really long quill adapters to be just slightly longer than a standard one, thinking it’d be easy peasy to just cut down the bolt and run some new threads...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-08-24, 08:54 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,502
Posted By daywood

Are you MacGyvering over prior MacGyvering? 😂...

Are you MacGyvering over prior MacGyvering? 😂 Didn’t that originally have a plastic cable guide under the bottom bracket that you can still get for a song on Amazon or eBay? But that’s not to say I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-29-24, 11:25 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,070
Posted By daywood

I came across this discussion late, but I really...

I came across this discussion late, but I really like what you’ve done. This seems completely in the rat rod spirit to me. I always see a couple of rat rods parked among the immaculately built rods...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
02-29-24, 11:04 AM
Replies: 1,577
Views: 391,778
Posted By daywood

Well, at least you can blame it on wind. A couple...

Well, at least you can blame it on wind. A couple of years ago I took a freshly repainted and resto-modded bike out for its inaugural ride. Before getting it dirty I propped it against a fence for a...
Forum: Cyclocross and Gravelbiking (Recreational)
02-26-24, 11:23 AM
Replies: 5,455
Views: 3,886,678
Posted By daywood

That is a crazy cool bike! I assume those...

That is a crazy cool bike! I assume those horizontal links on the fork provide some suppleness to the ride besides being attention-getters.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-26-24, 11:08 AM
Replies: 9,056
Views: 3,121,786
Posted By daywood

You can, but it is tight . . . ...

You can, but it is tight . . .

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-22-24, 10:42 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 968
Posted By daywood

Absolutely.

Absolutely.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-20-24, 09:56 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 968
Posted By daywood

Cool! Santa brought me a Cricut, too! Just to...

Cool! Santa brought me a Cricut, too! Just to clarify, Cricut is a precision cutter rather than a printer. You still have to print the images with a printer and then you cut them out with the Cricut...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-19-24, 09:23 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 5,031
Posted By daywood

Looking good! Looks like you still have ample...

Looking good! Looks like you still have ample room between your smallest cog and the dropout. Was your previous spacer keeping the cassette from fitting at all? Is a spacer under the cassette still a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-18-24, 10:39 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 968
Posted By daywood

I’ve made my own decals for several bikes now and...

I’ve made my own decals for several bikes now and it’s a big part of the fun of resto-mods for me. A couple of tips I have (that you may already know): Be sure to use a printer that uses pigment ink...
Forum: Introductions
02-11-24, 12:32 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 741
Posted By daywood

Welcome from Oregon.

Welcome from Oregon.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-11-24, 11:06 AM
Replies: 7,515
Views: 3,715,660
Posted By daywood

I don’t know if this would be helpful or not but,...

I don’t know if this would be helpful or not but, some time ago when I got a drop bar conversion set up so it felt right to me, I took measurements that I use to make the initial setup on subsequent...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-31-24, 11:46 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,684
Posted By daywood

Nah. Just paint the head tube lugs and fork black...

Nah. Just paint the head tube lugs and fork black to match. 😀

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-25-24, 03:36 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,135
Posted By daywood

Learning a lot about CX! :) The internal ends of...

Learning a lot about CX! :) The internal ends of the head tube look in pretty good shape. They aren't misshapen and the paint is still mostly intact on the inside in the areas where the cups would...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-24-24, 06:44 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,135
Posted By daywood

Well, I have to confess to you all that I was...

Well, I have to confess to you all that I was mistaken about the bottom bracket. It is Italian threaded. I don't have a way to spin a good explanation for how I took a wrong turn at the bottom...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
01-22-24, 10:35 AM
Replies: 1,097
Views: 411,139
Posted By daywood

Good looking bike! I’ve been thinking of trying...

Good looking bike! I’ve been thinking of trying some bars like that myself. I might try putting a longer length of cable housing between the levers and the frame stops to improve the alignment of the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-21-24, 11:35 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,135
Posted By daywood

Thanks, everyone, for the responses. I learned a...

Thanks, everyone, for the responses. I learned a lot from you. I’m not sure yet what I’m going to do with the frame but I will likely post about it here if I make something of it.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-21-24, 11:30 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,135
Posted By daywood

Thanks for solving the riddle of that little pin...

Thanks for solving the riddle of that little pin on the stay for me. Looks like the dropouts are Gipiemme. Good eye! The shop usually includes the fork if they have it, but I think I’ll go back and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-20-24, 05:37 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,135
Posted By daywood

Ah. I thought it was odd that it didn’t have...

Ah. I thought it was odd that it didn’t have bottle bosses when it was made in the era of cantilevers and 130mm dropouts. Thanks!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-20-24, 04:42 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,135
Posted By daywood

Interesting. I don’t know. The guys at the shop...

Interesting. I don’t know. The guys at the shop didn’t know the history. They said they thought it had been donated just as the frame rather than as part of a bike.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-20-24, 03:43 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,135
Posted By daywood

The Mystery Frame Game. Please Play!

I found this frame at my local community bike shop. It has nice lugs and it’s my size, but it doesn’t have any identifying decals or head badge to let me know what it is. Whether or not I end up...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-19-24, 02:19 PM
Replies: 498
Views: 35,793
Posted By daywood

The yearly Bridge Pedal event in Portland crosses...

The yearly Bridge Pedal event in Portland crosses the Hawthorne Bridge, which also has a steel grate deck. The organizers cover it in sheets of corrugated cardboard that are duck-taped together. This...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-19-24, 01:16 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 5,031
Posted By daywood

Ha! I’m the same way. I was recently doing a...

Ha! I’m the same way. I was recently doing a parts bin special and also found myself with a stem and bar that worked well together but didn’t match color wise. Fortunately, alloy bars and stems are...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-19-24, 12:55 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 485
Posted By daywood

My wife and I grew up in Clarkston but no longer...

My wife and I grew up in Clarkston but no longer live there. When we visit family there these days we tend to ride the multi-use paths on the levees. We’ve also ridden parts of the Trail of the Coeur...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-19-24, 12:16 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 5,031
Posted By daywood

I’m enjoying following your progress. I used that...

I’m enjoying following your progress. I used that same bar on my most recent modification binge on my Giant hybrid. The rise and width have worked great for me on that bike.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-17-24, 02:58 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 11,751
Posted By daywood

Loved this one. I followed her online GPS tracker...

Loved this one. I followed her online GPS tracker as she completed the challenge, so it was fun to read the details of the places she rode through. The average time she spent in the saddle day after...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-17-24, 02:20 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 524
Posted By daywood

Thanks. I painted it myself. This was my first go...

Thanks. I painted it myself. This was my first go at a two-tone scheme on a lugged frame. I like it so much that I recently repainted another bike that way. This one was originally red so I used...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-16-24, 11:00 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 524
Posted By daywood

I also went with Kool-Stops on my Crosscut with...

I also went with Kool-Stops on my Crosscut with Exage cantilevers and they’ve been working great.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-13-24, 06:26 PM
Replies: 7,515
Views: 3,715,660
Posted By daywood

Finding this thread was the beginning of my long...

Finding this thread was the beginning of my long descent into madness, so I can only say: If you think it's going to take a long time to read through it, think how long it's going to take to build...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-09-24, 11:02 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 17,670
Posted By daywood

I tend to replace every set of grip shifters I...

I tend to replace every set of grip shifters I come across with some sort of trigger shifter. MicroSHIFTs are my current favorites. But I don’t have to contend with the cold weather and heavy gloves...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-03-24, 03:54 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 584
Posted By daywood

Until I did cosmetic surgery on them, the...

Until I did cosmetic surgery on them, the original joints at the rear dropouts on mine were like you see on the other Murray frames in this thread. You can also see their original state in the last...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-02-24, 06:03 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 584
Posted By daywood

Thanks! I think it's fair to wonder if I lost my...

Thanks! I think it's fair to wonder if I lost my mind. :lol: The bike is part of the family now and you don't always think rationally about family. It was also my entry point for restomodding bikes,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-02-24, 02:55 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 584
Posted By daywood

1978 Free Spirit Re-refresh

I recently repainted the Free Spirit that I've had since my wife bought it for my first birthday after we tied the knot. (Mount St. Helens blew on my birthday a year after that, but I'm reasonably...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
12-31-23, 12:53 PM
Replies: 1,097
Views: 411,139
Posted By daywood

Ah. OK. Then what I would probably do is take the...

Ah. OK. Then what I would probably do is take the chain off and manually extend the derailleur to see if the upper pulley would clear a larger cog when fully extended. If it looks like it would, I’d...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
12-31-23, 01:03 AM
Replies: 1,097
Views: 411,139
Posted By daywood

Here’s my non-expert two cents from my...

Here’s my non-expert two cents from my experience: I believe the largest diameter cassette you can run is largely determined by the length of the cage of the derailleur. If your derailleur is spec’d...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
12-30-23, 11:59 AM
Replies: 1,097
Views: 411,139
Posted By daywood

Sounds like you got yourself a great project...

Sounds like you got yourself a great project bike! I believe mountain/hybrid bikes of that era were sized by measuring the distance from the center of the bottom bracket to the top of the seat tube....
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