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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-09-23, 03:51 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,107
Posted By MooneyBloke

I just have the railroad hat: ...

I just have the railroad hat:


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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-09-23, 06:51 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 706
Posted By MooneyBloke

Look up the prices of current top Assos bibs. ...

Look up the prices of current top Assos bibs. You're in for some sticker shock. I'm of the opinion that once you're much over the cost of a good sew-up, you're in silly money category unless...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-08-23, 08:39 PM
Replies: 10,495
Views: 1,402,460
Posted By MooneyBloke

How in blazes did you wind up in a Maxfield...

How in blazes did you wind up in a Maxfield Parrish painting? That never happens when I'm out riding.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-08-23, 10:57 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 706
Posted By MooneyBloke

It might have to do with the effectiveness of...

It might have to do with the effectiveness of modern detergents and that decent shorts are costing over $200 these days.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-07-23, 01:12 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 706
Posted By MooneyBloke

What?!?!?!?! You wear shorts with nothing else...

What?!?!?!?! You wear shorts with nothing else underneath. I hope for hygiene reasons, you wash your shorts after every ride no matter what they are made from.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-23, 06:59 AM
Replies: 20,482
Views: 2,664,956
Posted By MooneyBloke

Yesterday was an unplanned metric century (105km)...

Yesterday was an unplanned metric century (105km) ride. I had worked out a nice 80km loop on google earth only to find 300m into one turn that the one road (I've gone only south bound) runs out of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-23, 06:51 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 623
Posted By MooneyBloke

But that one has the ugly straight fork blades. ...

But that one has the ugly straight fork blades. :p
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-26-23, 08:25 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 501
Posted By MooneyBloke

Sounds like the carburetor and engine are still...

Sounds like the carburetor and engine are still good even if the linkages are a little off. Congrats and continue to have a speedy recovery.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-23, 09:26 AM
Replies: 871
Views: 283,506
Posted By MooneyBloke

Fizik used to have a custom program where you...

Fizik used to have a custom program where you could spec the color of your saddle tops and side pieces. I had a not-quite-Italian-flag Fizik Pavé on my TT bike. The problem was the green they had...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-23, 09:11 AM
Replies: 77,069
Views: 12,622,728
Posted By MooneyBloke

That's OK. It was way too huge for me. :D

That's OK. It was way too huge for me. :D
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-19-23, 07:41 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 2,815
Posted By MooneyBloke

A-f'in-men. I run into way too many agro drivers...

A-f'in-men. I run into way too many agro drivers these days. The best thing they could do for road safety is go to the DMV and surrender their licenses.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-19-23, 07:37 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 2,815
Posted By MooneyBloke

I can understand. That DeRosa is just gorgeous....

I can understand. That DeRosa is just gorgeous. I'd love (but at present can't afford) a Ferrari red 55cm DeRosa with Ergo 10. Replenishing my stash of sew-ups takes priority.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
05-19-23, 07:23 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 465
Posted By MooneyBloke

Agree. I have a pair of 28H GL330s. I don't...

Agree. I have a pair of 28H GL330s. I don't know what I'd build them to as I'm on Campy 10 everywhere. I'm not sure I trust GL330s with a modern drive side tension. My unbuilt rims spend most of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-18-23, 06:29 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 2,815
Posted By MooneyBloke

I had exactly the opposite experience with one of...

I had exactly the opposite experience with one of my Mooneys. I had ridden to a local farm market to get a quick bite prior to a ride, and a guy at one of the stands saw just the front end of my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-15-23, 11:53 AM
Replies: 2,868
Views: 340,006
Posted By MooneyBloke

Yes, there's a sewing awl buried in my kit....

Yes, there's a sewing awl buried in my kit. Trying to shove a needle through four plies of latex saturated cotton would just about do my hands in, and that device makes doing the Veloflex/Vittoria...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-11-23, 12:42 PM
Replies: 20,482
Views: 2,664,956
Posted By MooneyBloke

I didn't. :cry: I did a 50 miler yesterday, so I...

I didn't. :cry: I did a 50 miler yesterday, so I was going to take a short 25 mile spin to assess where my legs were. Get about three miles from home: Pssst along with a latex shower from my rear....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-07-23, 11:32 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 560
Posted By MooneyBloke

While I'm not sure the last paragraph with the...

While I'm not sure the last paragraph with the current permitted aerodynamics and weights is still true (a UCI legal road bike weighs 4.5 pounds less than my Mooneys and likely has lower drag), I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-07-23, 06:27 AM
Replies: 2,868
Views: 340,006
Posted By MooneyBloke

Having spent quality time with the insides of...

Having spent quality time with the insides of sew-ups I have to agree here. Not only have butyl tubed sew-ups been unpleasant to ride by comparison, but evidently, latex tubes work better with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-23, 07:12 PM
Replies: 411
Views: 51,423
Posted By MooneyBloke

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-23, 08:32 AM
Replies: 761
Views: 83,513
Posted By MooneyBloke

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It's a nice toasty thing with oak fermentation and a lot of lees...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-05-23, 05:35 PM
Replies: 21,772
Views: 4,240,460
Posted By MooneyBloke

Bike looks like it wouldn't be out of place in a...

Bike looks like it wouldn't be out of place in a Primus video.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-03-23, 08:40 PM
Replies: 77,069
Views: 12,622,728
Posted By MooneyBloke

Were the names of any racers at all well known in...

Were the names of any racers at all well known in the mid eighties to the general public in the US? I suspect that outside of maybe Greg LeMond or the disgraced Lance, just about any racer's name...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-03-23, 04:54 AM
Replies: 272
Views: 33,688
Posted By MooneyBloke

I'll post 'em again, but isn't everyone else...

I'll post 'em again, but isn't everyone else bored with these by now?


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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-27-23, 09:43 AM
Replies: 139
Views: 5,435
Posted By MooneyBloke

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-23, 09:31 AM
Replies: 8,286
Views: 958,873
Posted By MooneyBloke

Maybe too much bling, but I've thought about...

Maybe too much bling, but I've thought about getting Richard Sachs seat post bolts for my Mooneys just to have a bit of another guy I respect along for the ride.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-23, 09:22 AM
Replies: 8,286
Views: 958,873
Posted By MooneyBloke

I'm always on the hunt for fun jerseys, but they...

I'm always on the hunt for fun jerseys, but they always seem to be huge (5). I'm somewhere between a 2 and a 3 if I'm in shape.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-24-23, 01:40 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,875
Posted By MooneyBloke

BTW: I think it was slightly over twenty years...

BTW: I think it was slightly over twenty years ago that I received a Colorado Cyclist catalog in the mail. I had two excellent custom bikes, and CC had absolutely nothing I wanted. I was truly...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-24-23, 01:13 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,875
Posted By MooneyBloke

Look, I do not reject change out of hand, so...

Look, I do not reject change out of hand, so stuff the age-ist garbage. If you do not see a narrowing of what the industry promotes as legitimate bicycles and bicycling, then you are simply not...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-24-23, 12:36 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,875
Posted By MooneyBloke

I noticed that too. I still thought the words...

I noticed that too. I still thought the words were worth the visit.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-24-23, 08:26 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,875
Posted By MooneyBloke

Fun article that hints at my dislike of modern bike industry trends

https://www.cyclingtips.com/2018/02/jra-angry-asian-fun-isnt-four-letter-word/

I'll openly confess that I ride as much for general fitness as anything else, and I think it's helping fight the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-21-23, 08:19 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 506
Posted By MooneyBloke

Hope you keep on getting better. I'm hoping to...

Hope you keep on getting better. I'm hoping to get out for a 40 miler out to the light house on Old Mission peninsula, but who knows. Temperature just hit 50°F, and I'm unsure how soon the nasty...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-21-23, 08:12 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,410
Posted By MooneyBloke

This thread upsets me so much. I really have no...

This thread upsets me so much. I really have no idea how much was payed for the frame, but I think that the buyer will pay far more for a competent repair and refinish than it would cost to find a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-19-23, 07:02 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 630
Posted By MooneyBloke

Thanks for pointing the bling maker. I had...

Thanks for pointing the bling maker. I had thought Bullseye too. A local roadie had an early Klein with red Bullseye pulleys on his Super Record R.D. Also we had an LBS with a BMX track in the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-11-23, 11:37 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 1,536
Posted By MooneyBloke

This is the sort of thing I use about town. ...

This is the sort of thing I use about town.
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1980 Trek 510.

Sometimes it gets...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-10-23, 09:17 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 335
Posted By MooneyBloke

Both of my Peter Mooneys are mainly Zero Uno, and...

Both of my Peter Mooneys are mainly Zero Uno, and I'll concur here.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-09-23, 05:49 PM
Replies: 20,482
Views: 2,664,956
Posted By MooneyBloke

Finally some nice weather in northern Michigan....

Finally some nice weather in northern Michigan. Went for a 25 mile jaunt on Old Mission peninsula. Not too horrid, but fought calf cramps for the last ten miles. Hope this isn't a sign of things to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-08-23, 10:06 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 630
Posted By MooneyBloke

Seriously jelly. That aluminum Record crank is...

Seriously jelly. That aluminum Record crank is the nicest looking crank Campy ever made IMNSHO.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-08-23, 05:07 PM
Replies: 2,868
Views: 340,006
Posted By MooneyBloke

I definitely like watching the old races a bit...

I definitely like watching the old races a bit more than the current ones. The only drawback is that most are from fuzzy VHS tapes. These days, it seems it's more about how many watts can you mash...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-08-23, 08:36 AM
Replies: 435
Views: 49,907
Posted By MooneyBloke

Well, it's at least a little part green. ...

Well, it's at least a little part green.

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-06-23, 09:05 AM
Replies: 21,772
Views: 4,240,460
Posted By MooneyBloke

This is probably just a matter of getting lost in...

This is probably just a matter of getting lost in translation, but the last word in this auction title gave me a giggle:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/204270953832
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-05-23, 08:57 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,488
Posted By MooneyBloke

No mention of Zunow (T. Kageyama)? Revel in the...

No mention of Zunow (T. Kageyama)? Revel in the loud!

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Japan/Zunow_main.htm
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-02-23, 08:29 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 28,751
Posted By MooneyBloke

Ktodd: that sort of condescension is not going to...

Ktodd: that sort of condescension is not going to make you any friends here.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-02-23, 05:48 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 28,751
Posted By MooneyBloke

I begin to wonder if anyone got that SurferRosa's...

I begin to wonder if anyone got that SurferRosa's line was also articulated in justice Potter Stuart's statement about hard core pornography in Jacobellis v. Ohio...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-02-23, 03:09 AM
Replies: 2,868
Views: 340,006
Posted By MooneyBloke

Guys! Read that method on the back of the...

Guys! Read that method on the back of the Vittoria Mastik One can shown earlier. It's not rocket science, and if you use an acid brush, it's really not that messy, and you get plenty of glue where...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-31-23, 10:13 AM
Replies: 77,069
Views: 12,622,728
Posted By MooneyBloke

Thank you for saving me from my irresponsibility....

Thank you for saving me from my irresponsibility. :)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-31-23, 09:48 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 583
Posted By MooneyBloke

What a trip! That box pin-striping looks almost...

What a trip! That box pin-striping looks almost Jack Taylor-ish, and the lugs look very Hetchins-ish. I looked around ebay for the auction, but couldn't find anything. (grumble grumble pout.)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-31-23, 08:45 AM
Replies: 2,868
Views: 340,006
Posted By MooneyBloke

I think one of the problems here is that what...

I think one of the problems here is that what constitutes good gluing is somewhat context dependent. The most demanding users also have team mechanics, tire sponsors, and that puncture repair means a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-27-23, 06:00 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,266
Posted By MooneyBloke

I just know the difference because I had a Bell...

I just know the difference because I had a Bell Biker back in the day, and a local racer who rode a Klein Team Super wore a Skid Lid.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-26-23, 12:29 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 2,865
Posted By MooneyBloke

I believe the OP is making a distinction between...

I believe the OP is making a distinction between protecting a set of objects (old bicycles) versus protecting the craft of frame building itself. I think a case of the second might be found in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-26-23, 12:09 PM
Replies: 2,868
Views: 340,006
Posted By MooneyBloke

I tend to think there is a "must" if you want to...

I tend to think there is a "must" if you want to take hard corners with a more than a small measure of confidence. I don't particularly like the taste of pavement.

Also, I'm not sure I'd call a...
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