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01-31-15, 10:57 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 21,788
Posted By wineslob

Yes Only one complete bike but I would NEVER...

Yes

Only one complete bike but I would NEVER give up my Campy DT shifters.




Dear Lord, that's like dating women for most of your life and just now discovering they have BOObs.
01-05-15, 07:48 PM
Replies: 291
Views: 69,502
Posted By wineslob

Very nice,:thumb: though they tend to be a bit...

Very nice,:thumb: though they tend to be a bit out of my range. I haven't paid more than $75 for any bamboo I've picked up.
01-01-15, 06:40 PM
Replies: 291
Views: 69,502
Posted By wineslob

I have a Singer Featherweight. This one is not...

I have a Singer Featherweight. This one is not mine, but the same model and condition.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nm7mbjlgIdE/UY1EJnCVaMI/AAAAAAAACsE/NO9473MnEJc/s1600/Singer+221.gif


My other...
12-02-14, 10:57 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,560
Posted By wineslob

I think it's a pretty nice bike for the money....

I think it's a pretty nice bike for the money. Looks to be in good shape, but I'd see if the seller will take more pics for a better idea of condition and originality.
11-16-14, 01:16 PM
Replies: 22,330
Views: 4,657,812
Posted By wineslob

Best/worst pick up line ever. :roflmao2:

Best/worst pick up line ever.

:roflmao2:
11-16-14, 12:56 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 17,048
Posted By wineslob

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k179/Apogeespeak...

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k179/Apogeespeaker/IMG_0075_zps0c5142e9.jpg (http://s88.photobucket.com/user/Apogeespeaker/media/IMG_0075_zps0c5142e9.jpg.html)
10-23-14, 12:57 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,511
Posted By wineslob

Rebuild kit HPX & HP100 - Zéfal...

Rebuild kit HPX & HP100 - Zéfal (http://www.zefal.com/en/spare-parts/158-kit-de-rechange-hpx-hp100.html)
10-22-14, 04:03 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,252
Posted By wineslob

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k179/Apogeespeak...

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k179/Apogeespeaker/IMG_0021_zpsfe7fc5cd.jpg (http://s88.photobucket.com/user/Apogeespeaker/media/IMG_0021_zpsfe7fc5cd.jpg.html)


A little hard to see, but this...
10-21-14, 03:27 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,152
Posted By wineslob

I can't tell you the model, but it is a low-end...

I can't tell you the model, but it is a low-end model. Tells are the stem shifters, non-forged dropouts, steel rims, what looks like a steel cottered crank. With some component changes/clean up I...
10-20-14, 03:08 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 5,390
Posted By wineslob

Take crank arm to machine shop. Have the buggered...

Take crank arm to machine shop. Have the buggered hole welded up, re-threaded. If they do good work, you'll probably never be able to see the repair.
10-17-14, 09:31 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,325
Posted By wineslob

wiggle.com | De Rosa Neo Primato Frame and Fork...

wiggle.com | De Rosa Neo Primato Frame and Fork 2014 | Road Frames (http://www.wiggle.com/de-rosa-neo-primato-frame-and-fork-2013/)


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10-15-14, 02:52 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,436
Posted By wineslob

Yeesh, this is kinda like having a friend find a...

Yeesh, this is kinda like having a friend find a Maserati in a shed and say "here, want this?" :lol:

Very nice and I too love the old school Campy.
10-15-14, 10:33 AM
Replies: 1,543
Views: 623,486
Posted By wineslob

I had the same color/Model but from 1978-79,...

I had the same color/Model but from 1978-79, maybe a year or so earlier. Bought it from the Bicycle Barn (Sacramento, Ca) for around $200. It was my first "real" road bike. It was outfitted with...
10-13-14, 08:53 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 18,996
Posted By wineslob

Mine has the 531 forks. I think this helps date...

Mine has the 531 forks. I think this helps date the bike to around 1975-6 (going by brochures).
10-12-14, 01:49 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 18,996
Posted By wineslob

I have a 74-ish, judging from the Reynolds...

I have a 74-ish, judging from the Reynolds stickers, Grand Record. The non-driver side rear DO is numbered (on the outside) 24705(9?)1 the ? is probably a 9 but mis-stamped. The right side rear DO...
10-12-14, 01:22 PM
Replies: 1,250
Views: 131,569
Posted By wineslob

Excellent transaction with sloar. Campy skewers...

Excellent transaction with sloar. Campy skewers were in very, very good condition and arrived in just a couple of days.
Replies: 24
Views: 2,235
Posted By wineslob

You just described Chico, Ca. where I currently...

You just described Chico, Ca. where I currently work.
10-08-14, 04:24 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,854
Posted By wineslob

+1 The coolness factor of that seat warrants...

+1

The coolness factor of that seat warrants it.

:thumb:
10-08-14, 04:15 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 788
Posted By wineslob

Looks like Mongoose.

Looks like Mongoose.
10-03-14, 09:40 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 8,221
Posted By wineslob

I'm, sort-of, in this camp. Back in the...

I'm, sort-of, in this camp.

Back in the "day" (70's) no one I knew would be caught dead riding one of those things. We were all bike "geeks" even though that moniker didn't exist yet so if it...
10-03-14, 09:14 AM
Replies: 15,462
Views: 4,094,344
Posted By wineslob

Oh, there were other......................nasty...

Oh, there were other......................nasty things lying about. :eek:
10-03-14, 09:09 AM
Replies: 22,330
Views: 4,657,812
Posted By wineslob

:thumb:

:thumb:
10-02-14, 03:35 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,417
Posted By wineslob

I missed that. I don't think they (Moto) had...

I missed that. I don't think they (Moto) had braze-ons. (checked, they don't)
10-02-14, 01:00 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,417
Posted By wineslob

I'm almost thinking Motobecane. The frame and...

I'm almost thinking Motobecane. The frame and fork look the same as my Grand Record, but for all I know many French makers used that lug.

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10-02-14, 09:01 AM
Replies: 15,462
Views: 4,094,344
Posted By wineslob

Saved a pair of handle bars and some bits...

Saved a pair of handle bars and some bits yesterday. We are decommissioning our plant (ya, losing my job) and some of the guys found a "camp" in the front bushes (huge Oleanders) that had obviously...
Replies: 17
Views: 1,492
Posted By wineslob

oddjob, boy did you nail a DKO in my area (even...

oddjob, boy did you nail a DKO in my area (even had the stringy hair, but no dog). Went to his place once, I wanted to punch him in the......well you get it.
He had taken a nearly all original late...
Replies: 17
Views: 1,492
Posted By wineslob

Ok, a bit of clarification, just so I'm not...

Ok, a bit of clarification, just so I'm not thought of as some kind of cretin.

1. I happen to really like C&V bikes.
2. I do look for under-valued "buys" in the CL, but it's not a full time job....
Replies: 17
Views: 1,492
Posted By wineslob

Well, I didn't expect to get "stomped" on. I just...

Well, I didn't expect to get "stomped" on. I just happened to be looking on CL and thought maybe it was a "diamond in the rough". You never know.
Replies: 17
Views: 1,492
Posted By wineslob

Was thinking flip. So I'll pass.

Was thinking flip. So I'll pass.
Replies: 17
Views: 1,492
Posted By wineslob

Thanks! "Cheezy" model I take it?

Thanks! "Cheezy" model I take it?
Replies: 17
Views: 1,492
Posted By wineslob

Worth looking at?

https://chico.craigslist.org/bik/4693081766.html

Don't know enough about Gitane to know if it's worth my time to look at.

Thoughts?
09-26-14, 04:22 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 12,443
Posted By wineslob

Ok, my 1A is 136 MM from the top of the bolt hole...

Ok, my 1A is 136 MM from the top of the bolt hole to the bottom of the casting.
It's also stamped "minimum insertion" just above the Cinelli stamp. From the bolt hole to the top of those letters...
09-26-14, 12:10 PM
Replies: 8,800
Views: 1,115,741
Posted By wineslob

Nice! A buddy of mine bought one of the "cheap"...

Nice! A buddy of mine bought one of the "cheap" Botts in the early 70's. It was the red version of the paint job on yours. It had some campy, FR and RD, I think a cottered crank, and the rest of the...
09-26-14, 11:58 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 12,443
Posted By wineslob

It'll have to be tonight, but I'll take a look at...

It'll have to be tonight, but I'll take a look at it.
09-26-14, 10:15 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 37,643
Posted By wineslob

it's a trap!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it's a trap!!!!!!!!!!!!!
09-26-14, 09:34 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 12,443
Posted By wineslob

Since other questions have arisen in this thread,...

Since other questions have arisen in this thread, I have a 1A stem. It's only stamped (on the back) with Cinelli at or slightly below what I would think is the minimum insertion (sounds like bike...
09-25-14, 03:09 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 8,763
Posted By wineslob

The only thing I can add is the mid 70's Grand...

The only thing I can add is the mid 70's Grand Record I have is nearly perfect. No boogers, good work on the lugs, except for the top tube/steering tube lug has a gap under the top point of the lug.
09-25-14, 03:00 PM
Replies: 22,330
Views: 4,657,812
Posted By wineslob

11?

11?
09-25-14, 01:43 PM
Replies: 22,330
Views: 4,657,812
Posted By wineslob

https://chico.craigslist.org/bop/4678316033.html ...

https://chico.craigslist.org/bop/4678316033.html


Errrrr..............
09-25-14, 01:28 PM
Replies: 22,330
Views: 4,657,812
Posted By wineslob

Not any worse than the "VERY RARE CHICAGO SCHWINN...

Not any worse than the "VERY RARE CHICAGO SCHWINN VARSITY" that I see in my CL all the time.

No link at this time, unfortunately.

Oh, and they only want $250 for it. :p




OMG I missed...
09-22-14, 12:26 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 19,725
Posted By wineslob

Motobecane Grand Record. Too much shadow, but you...

Motobecane Grand Record. Too much shadow, but you get the idea.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k179/Apogeespeaker/IMG_0050_zps1cfecb53.jpg...
09-21-14, 04:41 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,644
Posted By wineslob

Not me. Very nice bike. Ya I've seen both...

Not me. Very nice bike. Ya I've seen both spellings, but I'm sure now the "a" spelling is correct.

Info is hard to come by, though a small bio states that he "built bikes as fast as he could". If...
09-20-14, 02:49 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,644
Posted By wineslob

WJ Lindsay

I was talking to a long time friend of mine (since grade school) about the Moto I just bought and fitted. I knew he had a vintage bike in the garage and started talking about cleaning it up. Turns...
09-18-14, 08:48 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,205
Posted By wineslob

Drool factor 100+.

Drool factor 100+.
09-18-14, 08:31 AM
Replies: 3,872
Views: 1,133,218
Posted By wineslob

I have a lathe at my disposal, so I put it to...

I have a lathe at my disposal, so I put it to use. The SP is hollow and turns out to be roughly the same inside dia. as 1/2" pipe. So I threaded the inside, screwed it on to a 8" pipe nipple to chuck...
09-17-14, 12:49 PM
Replies: 3,872
Views: 1,133,218
Posted By wineslob

Force, I should have it nearly done this evening....

Force, I should have it nearly done this evening. Got the post machined down to 26.4 mm, looks good even if it's an SR Laprade (I do like the adjustment system on them). Eventually I'll get "proper"...
09-16-14, 10:01 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 27,113
Posted By wineslob

Lemme see what I can do, the camera was a POS. ...

Lemme see what I can do, the camera was a POS.


OK first shots were at work, the frame/fork had just come in.
Now at home with a better camera:

...
09-16-14, 09:55 PM
Replies: 3,872
Views: 1,133,218
Posted By wineslob

Just got this frame in this morning. I couldn't...

Just got this frame in this morning. I couldn't help myself, I HAD to start building her up!

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k179/Apogeespeaker/IMG_0044_zpscf54258b.jpg...
09-16-14, 02:04 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 27,113
Posted By wineslob

Thought I'd add to the thread. I just received a...

Thought I'd add to the thread. I just received a 1973 Motobecane Grand Record. I was able to set a date to it from info in this thread, and copies of catalogs. The decals are the early 70's version,...
09-15-14, 11:23 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 17,031
Posted By wineslob

This. Bravo. This too. :thumb: ...

This. Bravo.



This too.

:thumb:

Oh, my answer to the question, everything.
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