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Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-20-23, 01:28 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 206
Posted By randyjawa

Well, this just blew my kilt up! The only thing...

Well, this just blew my kilt up! The only thing that I could find wrong with the bike is a busted right brake/shifter lever assembly, Will go to B4H on Monday morning to see if I can find a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-20-23, 12:54 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 206
Posted By randyjawa

Finally - The Dump Coughs One Up - Yahoo...

The last bike that I found at the dump occurred over three years ago and it looked like this phooey-stinko steed...

But today, after no luck for a while, I got something special and, more...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-18-23, 10:00 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,465
Posted By esasjl

I have to fess up to doing this. Seems to work OK...

I have to fess up to doing this. Seems to work OK for me but point taken. I guess an M5 helicoil could be installed to update both clamps and bosses?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-17-23, 07:25 AM
Replies: 27,327
Views: 4,200,647
Posted By tcs

Is there even such a thing as a date-coded '1940'...

Is there even such a thing as a date-coded '1940' AW? Hmph. I dunno, might be.

I saw one AW stamped '9', following the single-digit K-series 1930s indicator for 1939. All the other early AWs I've...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-15-23, 02:16 PM
Replies: 27,327
Views: 4,200,647
Posted By nlerner

Took the 650B 3-speed Raleigh Grand Prix for a...

Took the 650B 3-speed Raleigh Grand Prix for a 30-mile ride this morning with about 1K feet of climbing (so I got to use all three gears). It was fun! I forgot to note earlier that as shown it weighs...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-08-23, 03:23 PM
Replies: 27,327
Views: 4,200,647
Posted By 1989Pre

I eagerly await seeing it! From 1950: ...

I eagerly await seeing it! From 1950:
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1440x2000/_50_rudge_ad__570cdbed34b81ebabb52d2688fdfef0038e6528c.jpg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-08-23, 12:47 PM
Replies: 27,327
Views: 4,200,647
Posted By Salubrious

Ahem. This is known as Bavarian Shim Stock and we...

Ahem. This is known as Bavarian Shim Stock and we will be very please if you thus obtain of the correct term.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-07-23, 09:28 PM
Replies: 27,327
Views: 4,200,647
Posted By SirMike1983

The braze-on pulley mount uses a couple of parts...

The braze-on pulley mount uses a couple of parts that are more difficult to find than a common clamp-on pulley, so you'll often see the clamp-on pulley when the original parts are lost. You can...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-07-23, 01:32 PM
Replies: 27,327
Views: 4,200,647
Posted By Marco99

The hub shifts perfectly, not a problem in the 4...

The hub shifts perfectly, not a problem in the 4 months I've been using it. I did use synthetic grease in the outer bearings when I re-assembled the hub.
I guess I will clean the outside of the hub...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-07-23, 12:15 PM
Replies: 27,327
Views: 4,200,647
Posted By Johno59

If you have already screwed the pooch i.e. ...

If you have already screwed the pooch i.e. foolishly put grease in it, too heavy oil or water based crud there is a hack. Get a can of WD-40 (relax,relax hear me out!) Squirt the WD -40 into ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-07-23, 11:38 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 577
Posted By 75lechamp

Finished for now....

Thanks everyone for the input! I have temporarily completed this project, still waiting for arrival of a set of the GB Ventoux (map) bars and the 3TTT Record stem. To get a ride in, I put on a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-07-23, 06:56 AM
Replies: 27,327
Views: 4,200,647
Posted By SirMike1983

The No.125 '51 Aero Club was the Rudge brand's...

The No.125 '51 Aero Club was the Rudge brand's version of the 22 inch frame No. 25 Raleigh Clubman. It had the thin-type seat and chain stays. Reynolds 531 plain gauge tubing frame and fork, head...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-07-23, 04:46 AM
Replies: 27,327
Views: 4,200,647
Posted By PhilFo

Last night I just took ownership of a ~1951 Rudge...

Last night I just took ownership of a ~1951 Rudge Aero Clubman. I can't wait to get this up and running. Come to think of it, would it fit into the English 3 speed thread? Many were delivered with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-04-23, 01:50 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,448
Posted By juvela

----- Markeologist - thank you so much...

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Markeologist -

thank you so much for all of this detailed information

have long been curious regarding the MICMO relation to Helyett

Norris has written that Helyett had two...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-04-23, 07:16 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 485
Posted By repechage

the Ron Walker period of Road & Track as an...

the Ron Walker period of Road & Track as an example.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-03-23, 12:22 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 485
Posted By Bad Lag

Me, too, thanks so much. I love re-reading...

Me, too, thanks so much.

I love re-reading these pre-Rodale issues. It's not just nostalgia, either. There was something about the magazine as a whole that was just "better".
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-03-23, 11:03 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 485
Posted By juvela

----- thanks so much for these postings as...

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thanks so much for these postings as always! :thumb:

enjoyed the publication much more in its pre-Rodale time as here.

enough to make me mover over to Bike World...;)


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Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-30-23, 06:51 PM
Replies: 27,327
Views: 4,200,647
Posted By missingspoke

I have three older Schwinns, all three speeds,...

I have three older Schwinns, all three speeds, and four newer "Racer' single speed models. A few have been mine since the 70's, a few are recent purchases.
The oldest Racer, a 65, is a 21" frame,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-30-23, 04:18 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 2,816
Posted By Trakhak

"Lord Beaverbrook asked the lady: ‘Would you...

"Lord Beaverbrook asked the lady: ‘Would you sleep with a stranger if he paid you one million pounds?’ She said she would. ‘And if be paid you five pounds?’ The irate lady fumed: ‘Five pounds. What...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-24-23, 07:08 AM
Replies: 27,327
Views: 4,200,647
Posted By thumpism

Never heard of the Bates brand but you can have...

Never heard of the Bates brand but you can have this one for a mere $1200 (and that's the reduced price!) in NJ.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/312933231268104
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-22-23, 02:17 PM
Replies: 27,327
Views: 4,200,647
Posted By SirMike1983

It's also the frame angles. The Schwinn frame is...

It's also the frame angles. The Schwinn frame is more laid back than the post-war Raleigh Sports. The flat blade fork also is a little flexier than the Raleigh fork. It tends to soak up bumps well,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-22-23, 09:02 AM
Replies: 27,327
Views: 4,200,647
Posted By SirMike1983

This 1959 Schwinn tall frame came as a bike core...

This 1959 Schwinn tall frame came as a bike core to me - frame, fork, and chain guard. The fork needed a little straightening at the steerer tube. The Park HTS-1 can be adapted as a fork pusher in at...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-21-23, 05:23 AM
Replies: 27,327
Views: 4,200,647
Posted By bluesteak

Very nice Rudge, paint and saddle look good. I...

Very nice Rudge, paint and saddle look good. I am rooting for you to be able to keep the original SW.

Keep us posted.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-20-23, 09:09 PM
Replies: 27,327
Views: 4,200,647
Posted By Iron Horse

1957 Rudge

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/20230819_093554_5ec86d7cc2039fc23f482291cf2a227bf0a953d8.jpg...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-18-23, 07:22 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 215
Posted By juvela

A Headplate For All Our Husky & Duck Members*

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...* and Northwest Territories members...

​​​​​​https://thecabe.com/forum/attachments/img_0088-jpeg.1888265/

from the interwar period

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-18-23, 09:15 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,067
Posted By Mr. 66

I am not a number, I am a free man... lol, The...

I am not a number, I am a free man... lol, The Prisoner
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-14-23, 05:27 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 513
Posted By droppedandlost

Another thing I just noticed... Look at the head...

Another thing I just noticed... Look at the head tube angle in the article compared to mine.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-14-23, 05:26 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 513
Posted By droppedandlost

Mine has the French "3 tubes reinforces" decal....

Mine has the French "3 tubes reinforces" decal. I'm not the expert, but I think it's a Grand Record frame with a Grand Touring fork. Notable differences on mine: Campy dropouts, script font on...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-14-23, 04:09 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 513
Posted By droppedandlost

The first batch of Grand Jubilee frames had Campy...

The first batch of Grand Jubilee frames had Campy dropouts. (I have one)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-14-23, 03:42 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 513
Posted By bulgie

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/817x530/img_3553_79a84f481d084903970b5a14af98bcb965b4679d_ae53f332f09292407c5667d767e2fa6d9393e08f.jpg

Ugh, bars and saddle too high, saddle...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-14-23, 09:53 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 513
Posted By SpeedofLite

What you mean "eventually", Kemosabe? ;) ...

What you mean "eventually", Kemosabe? ;)

https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1171391-road-test-bike-review-1974-motobecane-grand-jubile.html

And then there's these too:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-11-23, 04:35 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,021
Posted By bykemike

Just continuing with the mock up part of this...

Just continuing with the mock up part of this program..front fork set in place, no headset yet, wheel in the fork, a set of Sram Red brakes, (my favorite, by a large margin, the lightest production...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-11-23, 03:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 239
Posted By Repack Rider

Fat Tire Flyer is back!

Two years ago VeloPress took my book, Fat Tire Flyer: Repack and the Birth of Mountain Biking out of print, and it immediately became collectible.

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-11-23, 11:35 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 142
Posted By juvela

----- replica transfer creator Gus Salmon is...

-----

replica transfer creator Gus Salmon is a member of this forum

​​​​​​Coming Soon (http://www.cyclocals.com/)

he has already produced France-Loire transfers

do not know if they are...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-03-23, 06:04 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 361
Posted By styggno1

And yet another narrow - the Champion Flyweight...

And yet another narrow - the Champion Flyweight Narrrow B17.

1938 catalouge

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49803719786_7bfdec3300_b.jpg
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-29-23, 06:13 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 506
Posted By Chicago Al

c. 1950 Australian Franklin 3-speed

A friend who's not on BF picked this bike up recently in the Chicago suburbs, from the family who supposedly have had it since new.
It's an Australian make which he can't find much about....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-28-23, 11:49 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 647
Posted By SurferRosa

Fixed? :p

Fixed? :p
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-27-23, 03:09 PM
Replies: 27,327
Views: 4,200,647
Posted By zookster

My recent addition to the stable. 1963 Raleigh...

My recent addition to the stable. 1963 Raleigh Roadster.


https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1024x768/img_2631_xl_0efdccada2a6807c51477e6c80978228128e8842.jpg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-24-23, 02:04 PM
Replies: 27,327
Views: 4,200,647
Posted By Salubrious

@Unca Sam got it right just above. If the...

@Unca Sam got it right just above.

If the hub has drag and moves the pedals, the cones can be too tight, it might have corrosion or the hub may simply have no lubrication. When I acquire an SA...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-10-23, 09:44 AM
Replies: 27,327
Views: 4,200,647
Posted By Salubrious

You can avoid mushrooming the cotter pins (which...

You can avoid mushrooming the cotter pins (which are meant to be reusable) by using a cotter press. Park Tools made one years ago, they can be fabricated from the right size C clamp or you can get a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-09-23, 03:52 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,448
Posted By juvela

----- Hello again Gary, good to read...

-----

Hello again Gary,

good to read information of some use

have never attempted to combine T.A. & Campag bottom bracket fittings in the same assembly so cannot advise on that question
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-08-23, 02:09 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 639
Posted By styggno1

Brooks score today! (previously 2 x Brooks B15 score)

On a local (Sweden) sell-site a guy had been advertising about selling some new Brooks saddles for quite some time. The pictures were not great and did not show what models he had. He started to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-02-23, 06:36 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 202
Posted By bikemig

Thanks! I just bought it.

Thanks! I just bought it.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-02-23, 06:15 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 202
Posted By Bianchigirll

Sounds like a fabulous adventure. Have you...

Sounds like a fabulous adventure.

Have you ever read 'The Lost Cyclist' about Frank Lenz? As a racer he often road his ordinary from the Pittsburgh to Buffaloa nd all over the Alleghany valley. He...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-30-23, 07:12 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,205
Posted By tcs

There actually was a clear winner in the...

There actually was a clear winner in the late-1930s. :)



Derailleur and IGH Competition in the 1930s

Copyright Tom Shaddox
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-27-23, 02:34 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,628
Posted By DanseMacabre

My weekly rider (I don't ride daily) is a...

My weekly rider (I don't ride daily) is a Motobecane camping bike. It's from 1956, 1957 or earlier. I use it around town. I also take daytrips by train in weekends, going by train to someplace, cycle...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-23, 05:50 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,206
Posted By juvela

----- :thumb: yes, indeed! they...

-----

:thumb:

yes, indeed!

they offered the frankish counterpart to the Ross Root Irrigator :eek:

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-23, 06:18 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 5,008
Posted By Ayeobe

I got me a new mixte! Please enjoy this one photo...

I got me a new mixte! Please enjoy this one photo while i wait to upload more when im home.....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-23, 09:35 AM
Replies: 27,327
Views: 4,200,647
Posted By browngw

My mission, should I decide to accept it, is to...

My mission, should I decide to accept it, is to make these two bikes rideable and presentable. A couple in Ayr ON. found my name after taking the bike to a local shop that didn't want to work on...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-01-23, 08:36 AM
Replies: 27,327
Views: 4,200,647
Posted By SirMike1983

1950 Schwinn Superior three speed out for a ride...

1950 Schwinn Superior three speed out for a ride yesterday. We're getting a bit of summer weather here, with 90+ degrees in the afternoon. But it had been a chilly spring previously.
...
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