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07-19-23, 09:28 PM
Replies: 24
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Posted By mikemowbz

Bummer. One of my favourite people on the Forum....

Bummer. One of my favourite people on the Forum. Always had a cool project on the go and kind word for most everyone, as well as a deep well of knowledge regarding many things C&V.
07-19-23, 08:09 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,571
Posted By mikemowbz

Thanks, Tim! There really is lots to love...

Thanks, Tim!

There really is lots to love when you start looking closely at the details on this frame set.

Really fortunate to have come into this one (went all the way to PDX to get it!), and...
07-19-23, 08:01 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,571
Posted By mikemowbz

What happened to Jeff? I haven't been around here...

What happened to Jeff? I haven't been around here much in the past 6 months...
07-18-23, 03:42 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,571
Posted By mikemowbz

With iffy winter weather, this bike went up on...

With iffy winter weather, this bike went up on the wall for a bit not long after I initially posted this thread - but has been fun riding this summer, and I've finally got around to fitting a...
11-20-22, 10:09 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 3,138
Posted By mikemowbz

That Vincitore is quite the find - hard not to...

That Vincitore is quite the find - hard not to appreciate the thinning on the long spearpoint of that lower HT lug, and the ornamental flair of the whole ensemble.

About as characteristically...
11-20-22, 09:59 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,571
Posted By mikemowbz

Thanks for all the kind words! I'm still...

Thanks for all the kind words!

I'm still waiting on a sunny day above 0ºC to take some more detailed pics.

merziac - I like your style! The monostay on that Strawberry is rad, puts me in mind...
11-16-22, 07:36 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,571
Posted By mikemowbz

Thanks - that comment makes me feel like I did...

Thanks - that comment makes me feel like I did something right here, even if the journey to full build took the long way around!

Thanks to all for the positive comments.
11-15-22, 08:25 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,142
Posted By mikemowbz

Those blue ano'd Reflex rims are certainly a...

Those blue ano'd Reflex rims are certainly a (blue and) silver lining here - stunning effect.

This one was always a favourite of mine; shame to see some components taking scars from the pavement,...
11-15-22, 07:56 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,571
Posted By mikemowbz

Thanks, Jeff! How are you and your stable doing...

Thanks, Jeff! How are you and your stable doing these days?

If this Berthoud were built for me, an extra 5-10mm in the top tube (by way of slightly slacker ST angle?) might be in the cards, but...
11-15-22, 07:40 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,571
Posted By mikemowbz

Dammit. NOT FOR SALE...wrong (sub) Forum. Flagged...

Dammit. NOT FOR SALE...wrong (sub) Forum. Flagged for mods to move to 'regular' C&V as posted Classic & Vintage Sales in error!
11-15-22, 07:34 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,571
Posted By mikemowbz

Gilles Berthoud - filled-brazed fast randonneuse

While I don't think this bike is terribly old - I'd guess 1990s or turn of the millennium? - it certainly has a 'classic' vibe.

I haven't been posting here in C&V much for a while, but thought...
05-21-22, 08:58 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 153
Posted By mikemowbz

Seeking 135 bcd 40t 10s middle ring for Campy triple

Long shot?

Maybe.

Seeking a 40t 135 bcd 10s middle ring for a Campy triple.

Hidden bolt 5-bolt 10s Record triple.

Original ring marked C10 40 / 30 - i.e. 10s 40t middle for 30t inner.
07-25-21, 07:56 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 21,847
Posted By mikemowbz

Purchased frame / fork / headset used in 2018...

Purchased frame / fork / headset used in 2018 from a former manager (IIRC) of Performance Bicycles in Victoria, BC.


Their shop had a relationship with Ryffranck and hooked up a number of...
07-25-21, 07:20 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 21,847
Posted By mikemowbz

Posed with scenery: ...

Posed with scenery:


https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1493/img_0051_cd945c551e4f5698e8ba6550e0df8b3719c16943.jpg
11-25-20, 09:41 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 8,766
Posted By mikemowbz

That does sound pretty definitive, doesn't it? ...

That does sound pretty definitive, doesn't it?
This was what I had understood from your original post - confirming a worrying suspicion I'd had after seeing them drop out of sight with multiple...
11-24-20, 01:55 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 787
Posted By mikemowbz

Blackspire - here in British Columbia, Canada -...

Blackspire - here in British Columbia, Canada - still makes 94 bcd double/triple rings. Pretty good range of tooth counts available for their Epic 6/7/8s rings:
...
11-24-20, 01:35 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 8,766
Posted By mikemowbz

Yeah, I work in a shop and observed these saddles...

Yeah, I work in a shop and observed these saddles going out of stock with our two Brooks suppliers...then disappearing from the offerings on the B2B sites entirely.
Out with a whimper and not a bang...
11-24-20, 11:45 AM
Replies: 1,143
Views: 152,578
Posted By mikemowbz

Wow, that long! I hadn't realized. I only have...

Wow, that long! I hadn't realized.
I only have one bike I've owned longer, the '85 Nishiki Prestige I bought as a frame set in 2009 or 2010 and built up after moving to Vancouver from Montréal....
11-23-20, 07:52 PM
Replies: 1,143
Views: 152,578
Posted By mikemowbz

The photo credit here actually belongs to a...

The photo credit here actually belongs to a colleague - phone pic snapped by either Jackson, on the Lemond, or Dylan, on the Miyata 912 in the middle. I don't recall for certain. My bike is the...
08-10-20, 03:39 PM
Replies: 21,633
Views: 3,029,698
Posted By mikemowbz

Today I rode one of my most-traveled summer...

Today I rode one of my most-traveled summer routes, into the wind and along the water out to Spanish Banks and the University of British Columbia.

Pit stop at Kitsilano Beach:...
05-31-20, 08:38 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,593
Posted By mikemowbz

Thanks. Just need to service/re-assemble the rear...

Thanks. Just need to service/re-assemble the rear wheel to get this one done - as soon as I get a little break from work, this will come together.

I also need to sort out a boxy rando...
05-17-20, 11:40 PM
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Views: 3,029,698
Posted By mikemowbz

Love it - reminds me of my regular haunts here in...

Love it - reminds me of my regular haunts here in East Vancouver, BC - lots of riding down by the string of Port facilities around Burrard Inlet...

Nice Miyata! Black brake calipers/levers really...
05-17-20, 10:26 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,593
Posted By mikemowbz

Currently building up (pardon the poorly-focused,...

Currently building up (pardon the poorly-focused, poorly-lit, and cluttered picture taken in situ at the workstand in the bike dungeon):
...
05-17-20, 10:18 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,593
Posted By mikemowbz

Very cool. When I used to live in Montréal, I'd...

Very cool. When I used to live in Montréal, I'd see 1960s Torpados with chromed lugs here and there on a pretty regular basis - I forget the specifics, but I know at least one shop in the city sold...
05-17-20, 10:06 PM
Replies: 7,671
Views: 902,754
Posted By mikemowbz

Wow. Those are fantastic, Jeff. 'Skeleton'...

Wow. Those are fantastic, Jeff.

'Skeleton' ain't got nothing on these. Much more elegant, and painstaking to do I'm sure.

Maybe one day I'll have to consider drillium-ing up the Mercian...some...
05-17-20, 09:59 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 26,394
Posted By mikemowbz

I last purchased a new bike from a bike shop for...

I last purchased a new bike from a bike shop for myself about 6 months ago...but I do happen to work at the bike shop in question.

Couldn't resist the right price on a modern Cromor-tubed flat-bar...
04-27-20, 01:05 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,686
Posted By mikemowbz

Thank you. As I suspected, just a bit short/low...

Thank you. As I suspected, just a bit short/low in front for me. Stunning bike, but it *would* detract a bit if I had to put a 40mm setback post and an unduly tall stem in there...
Someone is going...
04-27-20, 11:52 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,686
Posted By mikemowbz

What are the top tube (c-t-c) and head tube...

What are the top tube (c-t-c) and head tube (end-to-end, not including HS cups) measurements?
I think this might be a size too small for me, but I want it...so clean, not just condition but...
04-19-20, 11:25 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,756
Posted By mikemowbz

Lovely. In 60 or 62cm I would be all over that....

Lovely. In 60 or 62cm I would be all over that. Sure to find a happy home...
03-17-20, 10:08 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,464
Posted By mikemowbz

Thanks for the link. I'll have a more thorough...

Thanks for the link. I'll have a more thorough read tomorrow when I've got a bit of time to myself after work!
03-17-20, 06:29 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,464
Posted By mikemowbz

Does look like 25.5in centre of BB to top of seat...

Does look like 25.5in centre of BB to top of seat lug, based on a quick measurement. Approximately ~57cm TT. Definitely a tall one - I'm almost 6' 3" and have just-adequate standover clearance.

As...
03-17-20, 04:36 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 6,435
Posted By mikemowbz

I work at a bike shop in Vancouver, BC. Have...

I work at a bike shop in Vancouver, BC.

Have been reading in trade press about situations around the USA - including mandated closures in the Bay Area, shops going to 'appointment-only'...
03-17-20, 03:09 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,464
Posted By mikemowbz

Pics as promised: ...

Pics as promised:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49670969782_8d136d873b_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2iFfGNJ)DSC01305 (https://flic.kr/p/2iFfGNJ) by Mike Mowbz...
03-16-20, 04:14 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,464
Posted By mikemowbz

The last pre-'W'-format Worksop serial? 1973 Carlton Professional A9999

As Worksop-built Raleigh aficionados are aware, there was a notable transition in serial # format 1973/1974 with the introduction of the 'W' serial format in which the digit following the 'W' (which...
09-02-19, 07:29 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,441
Posted By mikemowbz

More pics...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48668741591_6be0f1decc_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h9G2hk)DSC01226 (https://flic.kr/p/2h9G2hk) by Mike Mowbz (https://www.flickr.com/photos/baddestofthebad/), on...
09-02-19, 07:27 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,441
Posted By mikemowbz

Detailed Pics!

Some shots of frame details. Didn't want to keep Drillium Dude waiting too long!

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48668742836_d0bf8b5e22_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2h9G2DN)
DSC01211...
09-02-19, 02:38 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,441
Posted By mikemowbz

More pics to come, including images of frame...

More pics to come, including images of frame details - as soon as I have the chance to upload to my PC.

In the meantime, some interesting updates following close inspection this AM:

For one,...
09-01-19, 03:44 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,441
Posted By mikemowbz

That's what I thought...though that claim is in...

That's what I thought...though that claim is in print in Road Bike Action magazine, April 2018! Didn't make much sense to me.
09-01-19, 01:01 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,441
Posted By mikemowbz

Thanks for the reply, Mark. I can't wait to...

Thanks for the reply, Mark.

I can't wait to ride it!

Definitely Columbus, per decal at top of ST (which I believe would confirm approx. 1977-83 window, though I'm not an expert on the Columbus...
09-01-19, 12:07 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 9,674
Posted By mikemowbz

Wow. I like this a lot. Especially with the...

Wow. I like this a lot.

Especially with the Spesh bits and Suntour build. And the Veloflex!

Came together very nicely.
09-01-19, 11:57 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,441
Posted By mikemowbz

Thanks, Jeff. Me and the mechanic on shift when I...

Thanks, Jeff. Me and the mechanic on shift when I was unboxing the frame yesterday were drooling a bit ourselves over some of the frame details.

It's the little things! Fork crown lug points so...
08-31-19, 10:24 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,441
Posted By mikemowbz

Vintage Serotta - ca. 1980?

Recent eBay acquisition I could not resist pulling the trigger on here: a rather 'vintage' Serotta frame set that I'm guessing might be ca. 1980 or so?

No brazed on TT cable guides or shifter...
08-31-19, 09:53 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,740
Posted By mikemowbz

That looks a whole lot like a standard anti-theft...

That looks a whole lot like a standard anti-theft seat binder sold as part of a set (along with not-so-QR wheel skewers) by 49N.

I sell these at the shop I work at. The tool - if I am correct -...
08-30-19, 09:18 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,016
Posted By mikemowbz

I own one of these from last time around - and...

I own one of these from last time around - and find it extremely useful on the bike I have it fitted to currently.

Very nicely made, and a practical item for someone like me who has a steep flight...
07-26-19, 11:25 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 581
Posted By mikemowbz

WTB: Bomber 27in (i.e. 27x1 1/4) wheel set

Hi all.

Another 'WTB' on behalf of a friend from me: 27 x 1 1/4 wheel set.

I'm helping a pal build up an old Miyata 210, canti frame built for 27in wheels.

Trouble is, the only 27in set I...
07-26-19, 10:34 PM
Replies: 8,312
Views: 3,079,640
Posted By mikemowbz

Indeed! The wacky thing? I own *two* such frames,...

Indeed! The wacky thing? I own *two* such frames, really very similar, from two fairly small-scale Canadian builders.

My Cyclops...
07-22-19, 01:34 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 5,549
Posted By mikemowbz

What a fantastic gathering of bikes (and riders)....

What a fantastic gathering of bikes (and riders).

Hard to imagine so many classics lined up in one place...and stretched out riding the pavement.

Great to see all these pics.
07-22-19, 01:21 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 12,196
Posted By mikemowbz

Thought that might be the case - but didn't want...

Thought that might be the case - but didn't want to fail to mention it...

Cool bike!
07-22-19, 01:15 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 12,196
Posted By mikemowbz

Nice bike - and an interesting discussion. I...

Nice bike - and an interesting discussion.

I see Steve Bauer bikes occasionally in the shop I work at in Vancouver, including some pretty nice ones - but this is a particularly nice frame.
...
07-16-19, 04:48 PM
Replies: 8,312
Views: 3,079,640
Posted By mikemowbz

I might have to make a whole thread for this one...

I might have to make a whole thread for this one at some point - but this seems like the place to show off the whip I've most been enjoying so far this summer!

Ryffranck, hand built in Sherbrooke,...
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