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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-06-24, 06:35 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 10,429
Posted By swampyankee2

If you're searching for Schwinns in the ads you'd...

If you're searching for Schwinns in the ads you'd need to include all variations of the spelling. Kind of like searching for a Sportster, you need to include Sporster, Spotster, Sprotster...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-17-23, 01:01 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,531,935
Posted By swampyankee2

Nice! Looks like it was in good nick to start....

Nice! Looks like it was in good nick to start. It's amazing how these bikes respond to a bit of oil and polish rag. And those gumwalls set it off as well. I put some on my Cellar hole '71 Sport and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-17-23, 09:42 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,531,935
Posted By swampyankee2

My friend sent me this link to an eBay ad. $780...

My friend sent me this link to an eBay ad. $780 for a Triumph 3 speed?? He is eternally grateful that I picked up that $50 Triumph for him!
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-10-23, 11:02 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,531,935
Posted By swampyankee2

So not much of a "challenge" for you then. For...

So not much of a "challenge" for you then. For me, however, it does challenge me to get off my duff and go do something active.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-05-23, 12:45 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,531,935
Posted By swampyankee2

I was inspired enough to take the Sports up the...

I was inspired enough to take the Sports up the street nearer the top of the hill and back, probably 2 miles round trip. A sort of shakedown cruise since I haven't touched it since I test-riding...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-04-23, 12:33 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,531,935
Posted By swampyankee2

This sounds like just the thing to get me out of...

This sounds like just the thing to get me out of my slump, and get some miles on the Sports as well. My only problem is, I live near the top of Chopmist Hill so it's away and down in any direction,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-29-23, 04:14 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,531,935
Posted By swampyankee2

checking for a serial number or date code on this...

checking for a serial number or date code on this Triumph. No s/n found in the usual places on ghe frame. The 3 speed hub has a "4" but no 2 digit year code.
My Robin Hood Lenton Sports 10 speed has...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-29-23, 12:25 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,531,935
Posted By swampyankee2

My bike stable is full at the moment, but I've...

My bike stable is full at the moment, but I've been tempted by this Triumph on FB Marketplatz, originally offered for $100. When they lowered to $50 I sent the ad to my Triumph sportscar friend...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-12-22, 07:14 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,531,935
Posted By swampyankee2

Reminds me of the "path racer" aka poor kid's...

Reminds me of the "path racer" aka poor kid's race bike I set up when I was a kid. Old Raleigh 3 speed sans fenders, and inverted North Road handlebars. Road the hell out of that thing until I got my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-06-22, 12:25 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,781
Posted By swampyankee2

It's built-in. You can't see it from the...

It's built-in. You can't see it from the outside...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-06-22, 09:10 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 46,761
Posted By swampyankee2

Since I originally posted that, I actually gave...

Since I originally posted that, I actually gave those fenders to a fellow Dawes owner on the Bike Forum. Here's the bike in its current state. Still haven't wrapped those bars. LOL...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-28-22, 08:50 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,531,935
Posted By swampyankee2

nice job! Bars are readily available if you get...

nice job! Bars are readily available if you get OCD about them. I rehabbed a very similar bike - probably in worse shape - and bought a Robin Hood step-thru for $25 which yielded many replacement...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-18-22, 11:53 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,659
Posted By swampyankee2

Yeah, I bought a set of Chromoplastics for my...

Yeah, I bought a set of Chromoplastics for my Galaxy but have yet to put them on. I found a touring bike that has OE mudguards so now a fendered Galaxy seems redundant.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-18-22, 07:21 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,659
Posted By swampyankee2

Nice looking bike! Any plans for mudguards?

Nice looking bike! Any plans for mudguards?
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-22-22, 05:34 PM
Replies: 147
Views: 13,252
Posted By swampyankee2

hah! I cant put my socks on sitting down!

hah! I cant put my socks on sitting down!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-02-22, 07:50 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,531,935
Posted By swampyankee2

That's what I did when I was reviving my Raleigh....

That's what I did when I was reviving my Raleigh. $30 for a lady's Robin Hood yielded most of the parts needed. Just needed to endure the grief I got from my wife when I brought home "another...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-22, 09:22 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 10,429
Posted By swampyankee2

It's the Polish spelling...

It's the Polish spelling...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-27-22, 05:38 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,781
Posted By swampyankee2

what happens when you shorten a cable to repair a...

what happens when you shorten a cable to repair a fray.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-23-22, 05:36 AM
Replies: 7,823
Views: 928,800
Posted By swampyankee2

I've laced a few wheels for my Motogiro bikes....

I've laced a few wheels for my Motogiro bikes. Before I tore them down I fabbed up a jig with the axle mounted in the center so I could get the offset correct on reassembly. I used it for truing the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-19-22, 11:21 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 16,942
Posted By swampyankee2

Beautiful treatment! Nice to see someone take a...

Beautiful treatment! Nice to see someone take a "lowly" Varsinental and give it some respect. Gawd knows they seem to get trashed alot around here.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-19-22, 08:41 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 10,429
Posted By swampyankee2

He had an all-aluminum Schwinn 21 racer in pearl...

He had an all-aluminum Schwinn 21 racer in pearl for sale in 2019. Possibly the pics in his current ad??
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-19-22, 05:40 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 10,429
Posted By swampyankee2

Maybe they just have the wrong pictures in their...

Maybe they just have the wrong pictures in their ad. Otherwise, there are so many things wrong here:
"all-aluminum" - did Schwinn make lugged aluminum frames??
26"??
"Cruiser bike"? with drop...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-17-22, 12:19 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,531,935
Posted By swampyankee2

They do. Not the first time I've had to deal with...

They do. Not the first time I've had to deal with that....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-17-22, 12:14 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,531,935
Posted By swampyankee2

You 3 Speeders know how to ride with style! ...

You 3 Speeders know how to ride with style!
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-17-22, 12:10 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,531,935
Posted By swampyankee2

Maybe but I saw alot of the typical English-style...

Maybe but I saw alot of the typical English-style Dutch 3 speeds in Holland. The Fietsmuseum Velorama in Nijmegen had alot of similar Dutch-built bikes on display as well.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-17-22, 07:24 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,531,935
Posted By swampyankee2

Not sure if this has already been posted since...

Not sure if this has already been posted since it's been on FB Marketplace for a while. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/725279308509616/...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-16-22, 12:47 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,781
Posted By swampyankee2

Reminds me of the Beach Boys Song, I Get Around

Reminds me of the Beach Boys Song, I Get Around
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-15-22, 08:04 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,531,935
Posted By swampyankee2

my 72 Sports had double-white line tires which...

my 72 Sports had double-white line tires which I'm sure were original. I replaced them with gumwalls, correct or not....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-12-22, 06:22 PM
Replies: 8,793
Views: 1,106,260
Posted By swampyankee2

I'd be afraid it would be a "pinch...

I'd be afraid it would be a "pinch point"
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-12-22, 11:43 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,397
Posted By swampyankee2

Right. I read the Raleigh LS was last sold in...

Right. I read the Raleigh LS was last sold in 1962. The Robin Hood version came later (mine's a '67) and is a Lenton Sports in name only, built on a standard Hi-ten Raleigh Sports frame. In fact,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-12-22, 11:11 AM
Replies: 147
Views: 13,252
Posted By swampyankee2

When you look around at your fellow staff in the...

When you look around at your fellow staff in the office and realize, you're the oldest of them.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-12-22, 08:42 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,397
Posted By swampyankee2

I had considered filing flats on the axles, but I...

I had considered filing flats on the axles, but I really didn't have to take much out - maybe 0.5 mm at most - to get them to fit. Getting the flats 180 degrees opposite on the axles and then having...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-12-22, 07:31 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,397
Posted By swampyankee2

A little update on the RH Lenton Sports. I pulled...

A little update on the RH Lenton Sports. I pulled a decent set of aluminum rimmed wheels with quick-release axles from a parts bike. I had to file the dropouts a bit to fit the larger axles, and I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-10-22, 12:37 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 897
Posted By swampyankee2

A number of years ago my Trek 820 become my road...

A number of years ago my Trek 820 become my road bike. I had a set of Richey Tom Slick 26 x 1.4's put on it and they did the trick for me, and have held up well over the last 10 years or so.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-10-22, 10:28 AM
Replies: 8,793
Views: 1,106,260
Posted By swampyankee2

A pair of OE Dawes handlebar end plugs, all the...

A pair of OE Dawes handlebar end plugs, all the way from merry old England, courtesy of a Facebook Dawes Group member, Bill Clewes, who had pulled them from a 50 year old Dawes he had bought for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-08-22, 02:44 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,441
Posted By swampyankee2

Exactly that.

Exactly that.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-07-22, 07:12 AM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,648,781
Posted By swampyankee2

Nothing runs like a Deere, so they say... ...

Nothing runs like a Deere, so they say...
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-22, 03:19 PM
Replies: 8,793
Views: 1,106,260
Posted By swampyankee2

Cork bar wrap and new 27 x 1-1/4 Road Rib tyre to...

Cork bar wrap and new 27 x 1-1/4 Road Rib tyre to match the rear on the Robin Hood Lenton Sports. Now have to file the front dropout to fit a quick release alloy wheel, and figure out how best to...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-06-22, 03:12 PM
Replies: 147
Views: 13,252
Posted By swampyankee2

i got passed by a woman on a comfort bike -...

i got passed by a woman on a comfort bike - twice! Quarter way up the big hill home she went by and then turned down a side road. Three quarters up sh popped back out from a loop and passed me again....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-22, 05:53 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,531,935
Posted By swampyankee2

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

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BMW called it Havana Gold. I called it business suit brown.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-05-22, 03:10 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,441
Posted By swampyankee2

Hah! Searching for my first vintage 10 speed, I...

Hah! Searching for my first vintage 10 speed, I was enamoured by an early Super Course for $300, but found a slightly rougher Galaxy for $70 and closer by. Hence, my Dawes was my poor man's...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-05-22, 12:23 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,441
Posted By swampyankee2

Thanx for all the replies and info. To sum it up,...

Thanx for all the replies and info. To sum it up, of my 3 vintage bikes, one is a 531 frame Dawes, the others are standard Raleigh Hi-ten - a Sports and a 10 speed Robin Hood Lenton Sports. The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-04-22, 07:38 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,531,935
Posted By swampyankee2

my first "big" bike was a 66 BSA A65L that I...

my first "big" bike was a 66 BSA A65L that I restored to stock. I've owned a couple more in various states of repair since. Moved on to BMW airheads amongst all sorts of other brands. I've also owned...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-04-22, 07:31 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,531,935
Posted By swampyankee2

It went up in pieces. Lol

It went up in pieces. Lol
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-04-22, 01:30 PM
Replies: 3,858
Sticky 65-85+ Thread
Views: 665,720
Posted By swampyankee2

You don't look a day over 50! I'm jealous! I've...

You don't look a day over 50! I'm jealous! I've been trying to get into a good routine of 5 -7 mlles every other day, but between the New England weather and the hills in every direction, I can't...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-04-22, 11:12 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,531,935
Posted By swampyankee2

Yes. '65 Benelli 250. Barracuda in the US but...

Yes. '65 Benelli 250. Barracuda in the US but called a Sprite elsewhere. It's a twin to the Sprite I had in my youth which unfortunately suffered from my abuse and subsequent neglect in storage under...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-04-22, 10:23 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,441
Posted By swampyankee2

Yes, thanx for the info. I had unwittingly been...

Yes, thanx for the info. I had unwittingly been replying to the thread that was linked instead of this one.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-04-22, 10:04 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 759
Posted By swampyankee2

Talking strictly about the bare frame weights...

Talking strictly about the bare frame weights which were noted - converted to Imperial units: GP - 5#13.4 oz.; SGP - 5# 15-1/2 oz.; SC - 5# 9-1/2oz., so a 6-1/2 oz. difference between the heaviest...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-04-22, 07:56 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,531,935
Posted By swampyankee2

I've had a few over the years. Last Brit was a...

I've had a few over the years. Last Brit was a 250 Starfire and a 72 Triumph Triple. I've gone Italian, and Spanish ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-04-22, 07:46 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,531,935
Posted By swampyankee2

That's got to be a '70? Newer side cover marking...

That's got to be a '70? Newer side cover marking and front fender
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