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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-15-24, 04:12 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,304
Posted By retroshifter

Found my parts storage drawers on the curb

It was my lucky day. Drawers are a huge improvement from keeping small stuff in boxes. I’m too lazy to organize within the drawers. I was lucky again
when my wife found an old card catalog on the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-31-24, 03:33 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 3,331
Posted By retroshifter

Great bike

Back in my touring days in the mid 80s, I was envious of the riders with the trek 720 (I rode a mid level Bridgestone T700). I’ve never actually seen the Phil CHP pedals in person. I think the trek...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-30-24, 09:35 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 794
Posted By retroshifter

My guess is 1980 campione del mondo

I had a lower tier bianchi back in 1985, this is definitely one of the higher grade ones. Google campione del mondo early 80s. Also most Italian bikes made from Columbus tubing use 27.2 mm seat posts...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-24-24, 11:03 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 518
Posted By retroshifter

Spring holes on the outside? Wow and why??

How common is this? I’ve seen quite a few cantilever brakes from Shimano, suntour, diacompe and leeching(?) and I never came across any with the spring holes on the outside. Glad I saw this in case I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-18-24, 07:01 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 899
Posted By retroshifter

Delayed shipping charge on 650b rims from SOMA

I just checked my credit card after my purchase of 3 rims and a cassette from Merry Sales that said free shipping per the checkout. There were 2 credit card charges, one at the time of purchase that...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-10-24, 08:26 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 586
Posted By retroshifter

Precursor to RB1

I recall reading somewhere that Grant Peterson (Bridgestone USA manager) based the venerable RB1 on the earlier 700. So that would speak well for the 700.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-07-24, 02:57 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 899
Posted By retroshifter

Thanks so much for this tip. I just bought 3...

Thanks so much for this tip. I just bought 3 650b rims for less than $100. I added a cassette that was on sale and that brought the total to over $100 and got free shipping. No extra charge for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-29-23, 03:27 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,591
Posted By retroshifter

SL-S30 works on clamp on shifter mount

I just tested my sl-s30 braze on shifter on an old suntour clamp on mount. Works fine. I think most of the clamp on shifter mounts have the standard braze on shifter mount dimensions, especially if...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-23-23, 10:31 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 7,372
Posted By retroshifter

“Lightweight” rim strips

In the 1980’s some of us used packing tape in place of the rubber rim strips or Velox cloth tape to save a few grams of rotating weight. I have since switched to the thin plastic strips that are much...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-07-23, 07:37 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,130
Posted By retroshifter

I had a similar thought about a 3 spd on a more...

I had a similar thought about a 3 spd on a more "sporty" bike, but instead of a path racer or drop bar bike, I added a modern SA 3 hub to my Trek "Scorcher" that used to be a single speed. This is...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-26-23, 02:34 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,920
Posted By retroshifter

Thanks for the post!!

I was going to start a project this holiday weekend and was planning out the grips. I just ordered the natural (only 5 left in stock) and it will be delivered on Sunday! That actually makes me feel a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-11-23, 12:04 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 867
Posted By retroshifter

Great find

I like the early trek lugged mtb. This one is extra cool because I think it has standard road bike tubing (1” top tube) so it should be really plush. Congrats
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-24-23, 04:18 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 3,566
Posted By retroshifter

I love vintage Treks and while $250 is not an...

I love vintage Treks and while $250 is not an unreasonable price for a nice 412, I agree with others that suggest that you pass on this one. Trek sold a lot of bikes in the 1980s, so they come up for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-30-22, 04:36 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,063
Posted By retroshifter

State Bikes - info about the company?

I agree.

Anyone have any insights to this company? I’ve only seen a few State bikes in person in the Bay Area, but I admire their approach to designing and marketing bikes. They definitely put in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-28-22, 01:46 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 994
Posted By retroshifter

Wow. The missing link was my go to bike shop when...

Wow. The missing link was my go to bike shop when I first got into cycling in the 80s. Sad to see it go. I recall going there when I did my first wheel rebuild. I was apprehensive about it (this was...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-05-22, 12:01 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 732
Posted By retroshifter

Back in the late 80’s I read an article in...

Back in the late 80’s I read an article in Bicycling magazine written by Jim Langley about his favorite personal bike, his custom Oxford. The builder was a Santa Cruz artist who did fine metal...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-30-22, 02:54 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,118
Posted By retroshifter

Some things about getting older suck. My middle...

Some things about getting older suck. My middle age body wouldn’t even attempt to ride a bike set up like that. I think you are right to retire that bike, but I agree it’s a bit sad. That said there...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-28-22, 01:01 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 2,832
Posted By retroshifter

What a fantastic ending to this story!! Good...

What a fantastic ending to this story!! Good Samaritan finds bike and takes the effort to bring it to a shop and the shop takes the effort to track you down. You live in a town with some great...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-24-22, 09:52 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,285
Posted By retroshifter

Fork braze on for Blackburn low riders maybe?

the Blackburn low rider front racks popular in the 80’s came with “U” bolts to attach mid way on the forks. The braze ons on this bike appear to me to likely mirror that u bolt attachment style, ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-09-22, 09:08 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,618
Posted By retroshifter

Romic is definitely a cool find, check Cinelli stem

I like that a custom bike builder set up shop in Houston Texas in the 1970s. I don’t have any knowledge about the different Romic models, but from what I know about components from the 80s, the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-04-22, 09:57 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,305
Posted By retroshifter

Since 1991, I have kept at least 1 Bridgestone mb...

Since 1991, I have kept at least 1 Bridgestone mb in my active bike stable either as a mountain bikes or commuter/beater bike. They have 72 degree head angles and are the most road bike handling...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-24-22, 05:06 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 745
Posted By retroshifter

Pretty much my same experience with rattle can paint

My couple of attempts at an acceptable home spray paint job ended up similar. Too much money, way too much effort for a paint job that only looked good for a couple of months, if that, before it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-24-22, 11:02 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 745
Posted By retroshifter

Nice job on build up and paint

That’s great that you can pass it on to a friend. I like that you used a traditional stem with the upright bars instead of a upslope stem. It’s a more C&V look imo. The paint looks pretty good; I was...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-15-22, 11:16 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,713
Posted By retroshifter

Really nice white crescent

Your white crescent looks identical to mine, except yours is in almost new condition and mine looks like… it’s 50 years old. Thanks for the update that it is a 318. Mine is out of the rotation and is...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-14-22, 10:13 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,713
Posted By retroshifter

thanks, I have never opened that thread. Probably...

thanks, I have never opened that thread. Probably a good thing
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-13-22, 01:47 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,713
Posted By retroshifter

Vintage Crescent 531 on sfbay Craig’slist

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Hope this is okay to put on the forum, there is a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-23-22, 02:27 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 835
Posted By retroshifter

I think chain guards on city bike are a classy...

I think chain guards on city bike are a classy touch. not easy to do on bikes with rear derailleurs (sans front derailleur), but I also prefer single speed or IGH on city bikes. Fenders are a must...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-22, 03:03 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,467
Posted By retroshifter

Carson city

Good to hear your purchase from them went through. I might give them a try in the future. Thanks
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-22, 01:54 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,467
Posted By retroshifter

Is Carson city a legit vendor?

does anyone have direct experience with this vendor? Some of the prices look too good to be real.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-22, 07:25 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,693
Posted By retroshifter

I think they all crack at the spider

Mark, I agree the later “melt forged/cast” doesn’t do it for me style wise and mine has the same cracks as the 110 and 144 cold forged original version. I tried to capture the cracks in the 110...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-09-22, 12:49 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,693
Posted By retroshifter

Two different “forgings” of 110 flag cranks

Just wanted you to be aware that there are two (maybe more) forgings of these cranks. One the really nice coveted cold forged crank and the other a more run of the mill crank that I think is melt...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-08-22, 11:37 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 4,567
Posted By retroshifter

I was going to suggest that the blue white and...

I was going to suggest that the blue white and red team Motorola bikes were better looking, but I then realized they were early 1990s not 80s bikes. I agree with the other comment that the 89 bike is...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-07-22, 08:45 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 2,257
Posted By retroshifter

Meidai floor pump

Thanks, now I know that I have a Meidai floor pump. It was a nashbar purchase probably at least 30 years ago. Being a road racer back then I wanted the silca track pump with the Columbus tubing, but...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-28-22, 01:46 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,136
Posted By retroshifter

Sounds like the crown race is a very tight fit on...

Sounds like the crown race is a very tight fit on your project. What works for me is to use a cast iron weight from a dumbbell. I don’t use it as a hammer but I do the reverse. I lay the weight flat...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-27-22, 11:14 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 826
Posted By retroshifter

I’ve run the short racing cyclone mkII on two...

I’ve run the short racing cyclone mkII on two bikes with 28 rear cogs. One early 80s road bike with horizontal suntour dropouts and one on a Bridgestone XO3 with suntour vertical do. The shifting on...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-25-22, 06:09 PM
Replies: 1,197
Views: 400,270
Posted By retroshifter

Cool CB Zipp! I used those handlebars on a bike...

Cool CB Zipp! I used those handlebars on a bike I built for a friend and he likes them a lot. I think they are narrower (and much cheaper) than the Bosco bars. Note that the CBzipp has a skinny...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-24-22, 02:24 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,811
Posted By retroshifter

Congrats on the frame, I saw that ad pop up every...

Congrats on the frame, I saw that ad pop up every couple of weeks on the Sacramento Craigslist, but could never coordinate a trip up there from the Bay Area. I was planning on a building a tricked...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-22, 10:25 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,713
Posted By retroshifter

Shortish front to center

My 22inch crescent has more TCO than I was expecting. I had planned to set it up as a commuter with fattish tires and fenders, but with even with skinny 32mm gatorskins sans fenders there was...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-20-22, 10:33 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,713
Posted By retroshifter

Model 92319 it is

Prowler
Thanks for the info. somehow I always assumed campy dropouts, but you are right suntour (very faded couldn’t read GS). As other crescent owners know the dropout brazing is pretty crude. What...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-20-22, 12:51 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,713
Posted By retroshifter

Nice vintage bike, how did you determine the year?

I have a similar 531 crescent in white with similar decals and a slightly different head badge but somehow I thought it was mid 70s not as early as 1971. I got it as a frame, so no components to help...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-08-21, 11:42 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,386
Posted By retroshifter

Great find - was the early eighties the golden age for Japanese bikes

That’s a keeper. I love Japanese bikes (road, sport, touring, early mountain) and components from the early eighties. Each manufacturer actually put thought into their bikes. By the late eighties, we...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-05-21, 10:27 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,215
Posted By retroshifter

What a beauty with that classic paint job. I am a...

What a beauty with that classic paint job. I am a big fan of fenders on a city bike, even if just for looks (and chainguards too). I think white fenders would really set this off. Here is my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-02-21, 12:13 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,960
Posted By retroshifter

Another option it to face head tube to iso

Cost some money, but a good shop can face the head tube and ream it out to 30.2 and cut the fork crown race to 26.4. I haven’t had that done recently so I don’t know the cost ($30??). You would also...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-29-21, 02:51 PM
Replies: 1,197
Views: 400,270
Posted By retroshifter

Bridgestone MB3 Conversion to Townie

Saw several posts on this thread today, so I thought I would add my daily commute/around town bike. It fits the theme of vintage MTB to upright bar....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-24-21, 04:06 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,700
Posted By retroshifter

+1 for Giro Rumble VR

I have a pair of Giros in black and am pretty happy with them (lukewarm on the orange trim, but maybe they have new color combinations). My memories of the avocet grey touring shoes were that they...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-23-21, 01:05 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,185
Posted By retroshifter

Did BG sell many of these?

I don’t think have ever seen one of these in person. I wonder if many were sold. At the time I was interested in this and the Rockcombo since I didn’t own a mountain bike and thought of myself as a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-21-21, 09:12 PM
Replies: 685
Views: 135,392
Posted By retroshifter

Boston bike shops 30 years ago

I lived in Boston (Allston) in the early 90s pre internet so my local bike shop was Bicycle Bill’s. Anyone remember Paul? I think they closed about 10 years ago. Harris bicycles was out in the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-21, 06:57 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,482
Posted By retroshifter

Rebuild with old spokes, good idea or not?

I would retire those wheels. While I have rebuilt wheels by replacing old Mavic rims with new rims with similar erd and reused the spokes, these were wheels that originally built and DT spokes with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-21, 09:56 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 7,847
Posted By retroshifter

Started a new thread on 1980/81 Trek outsourcing

At the suggestion of another member, I started a new thread. See "1980/81 Trek 412 built by Trek or Contractor" to further explore this issue.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-21, 09:52 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 725
Posted By retroshifter

1980/81 Trek 412 built by Trek or Contractor??

I made the comment in another thread that I thought my 1980 or 81 Trek 412 may have not have been built by Trek at the Waterloo factory. I am new to the C&V subforum, and another member suggested...
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