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Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
06-11-23, 10:35 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,128
Posted By balindamood

My recollection is that the original Trek...

My recollection is that the original Trek Multitrack geometry is nearly identical to the same year 520's. I think they upsized the tubing and that was it. If I recall correctly, the Schwinn...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-23-23, 11:14 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 484
Posted By balindamood

3L01995. What is yours?

3L01995.

What is yours?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-22-23, 09:54 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 484
Posted By balindamood

There are only 3 decals on the frame I have. I...

There are only 3 decals on the frame I have. I bought it about 15 years ago, but have no back story other than the frame was original except for the saddle.

The downtube sticker printing (I did...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-18-23, 04:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 484
Posted By balindamood

I have one on the stand right now. I get home at...

I have one on the stand right now. I get home at the end of the week and let me know specifically what you want measured.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-13-23, 01:31 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 5,625
Posted By balindamood

I prefer riding tubulars. I prefer...

I prefer riding tubulars.

I prefer maintaining clinchers.

I have tubulars on my racey and CX bikes. Everything else is clinchers.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
01-10-23, 10:48 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 770
Posted By balindamood

They are going to keep my swiss bottom bracket...

They are going to keep my swiss bottom bracket taps company in the back of a drawer.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
01-09-23, 01:57 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 678
Posted By balindamood

PM sent on 10, 12, and 18

PM sent on 10, 12, and 18
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-07-23, 01:43 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,339
Posted By balindamood

Box-section rims can take more tension than...

Box-section rims can take more tension than non-box sections.
Eyelets will take more tension than non-eyelets (unless you use spoke washers).

One thing you could do is find a wheel with the same...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-03-23, 06:04 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 817
Posted By balindamood

It is evidently horrid enough that Suntour...

It is evidently horrid enough that Suntour attempted to destroy all evidence of its existence. One always sneaks through, though.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-03-23, 12:59 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 11,308
Posted By balindamood

To follow-up on this Zombie thread, for when...

To follow-up on this Zombie thread, for when someone else comes a-looking:

Tom mentioned in a recent interview that he had an assistant working for him in the mid 1980's (I do not recall the name)...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-03-23, 12:21 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,101
Posted By balindamood

Well, here is #16. Been hanging there since 2010...

Well, here is #16. Been hanging there since 2010 as I collect the parts. The parts that were on it were claimed to be original by the the original owner from which I bought it (mix of Campy,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-01-23, 10:55 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,349
Posted By balindamood

While I would take it out for a short jaunt, if...

While I would take it out for a short jaunt, if you want to keep those original components good for the long haul, I always tear them down before hard use because what you do not know might bite you...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-01-23, 07:25 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,542
Posted By balindamood

Unless it has part on it you want, and they are...

Unless it has part on it you want, and they are worth more than $150, forget it.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
01-01-23, 04:39 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 587
Posted By balindamood

PM'ed for next in line.

PM'ed for next in line.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-01-23, 12:38 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,212
Posted By balindamood

That serial number format DOES NOT match the one...

That serial number format DOES NOT match the one on my 1986 SRE. The dropouts are not 3R either. I do not know why someone would spend this much money to fake something and sell it at that price....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-19-22, 11:18 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 13,467
Posted By balindamood

I cannot remember where I saw it, but it was...

I cannot remember where I saw it, but it was recently, that those late 80's/early 90's Novaras are not truly fillet brazed. My recollection from the article is that the the tubes were flared, then...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
07-07-22, 05:30 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,645
Posted By balindamood

I dumped 2-3 NOS Suntour 7/8-speed cassettes at...

I dumped 2-3 NOS Suntour 7/8-speed cassettes at the local bike coop last year. I can see if they are still there.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
07-06-22, 12:09 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,645
Posted By balindamood

I presume that somebody, somewhere, in the last...

I presume that somebody, somewhere, in the last 30 years has attempted to put a Shimano freehub body on a Suntour hub. I am guessing it did not work.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-02-22, 11:14 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,326
Posted By balindamood

I expect the problem is actually the use of the...

I expect the problem is actually the use of the "pipe wrench". If it is the traditional style, it was designed with slightly inclined jaws and a loose clamp such that it can grip a round pipe. The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-27-22, 10:07 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,197
Posted By balindamood

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As promised. Anchirage, AK.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-25-22, 05:35 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 624
Posted By balindamood

Okay. After digging about, I have only one other...

Okay. After digging about, I have only one other super plate; also with a steel upper jockey wheel and a 1985 (september) date code.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
06-25-22, 03:42 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 728
Posted By balindamood

Thank God that is not my size.

Thank God that is not my size.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-25-22, 03:38 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 624
Posted By balindamood

This derailure has a Jan '85 date code. The only...

This derailure has a Jan '85 date code. The only other deerhead bike i have down right now is not a super plate. I will have to climb up in the barn and look at the '83 and '85 Montare and the '85...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-24-22, 11:41 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,593
Posted By balindamood

The axle upon which the upper pulley rides is...

The axle upon which the upper pulley rides is affixed to the "super plate" which is threaed and ther is a lock nut underneath the cover, on the opposite side of where the pulley is located. If you...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-24-22, 10:28 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 624
Posted By balindamood

Yes. The top pully is all metal. Seems to be a...

Yes. The top pully is all metal. Seems to be a steel outer ring riveted to a steel pully wheel. That one piece is almost as heavy as the entire derailleur body.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-23-22, 10:02 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 604
Posted By balindamood

I commuted on tubulars for years. Did not turn...

I commuted on tubulars for years. Did not turn out to be a problem (for me, anyway).
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-23-22, 09:35 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 624
Posted By balindamood

The Unjustly Maligned Shimano M-700SP RD

I have read several accounts here and elsewhere equating the Shimano Deore 'Deerhead" Super Plate (M-700SP) derailleurs to Suntour Mountech of the same vintage; and in doing so, implying they should...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-22-22, 02:24 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,197
Posted By balindamood

we have one. I will tale a picture next time I...

we have one. I will tale a picture next time I am there. The best part is most of the people there have no sense of value for anything made before 1996.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-20-22, 06:09 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 686
Posted By balindamood

How is it possible that the only two remaining...

How is it possible that the only two remaining Swiss BB cups on the planet BOTH went to the wrong place?

Wait! Maybe it is the same set of BB cups...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-20-22, 01:49 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 686
Posted By balindamood

You might be the only person in history to...

You might be the only person in history to "mistakenly" get a Swiss-threaded bottom bracket. One of the 17 people on the planet with Swiss-threaded frames may hunt you down.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-12-22, 11:45 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,098
Posted By balindamood

56 cm mid-80's Guerciotti as found at Goodwill...

56 cm mid-80's Guerciotti as found at Goodwill for half price! No serial number that i can find. Paint on top tube is shot plus rust. Still has original Cinelli stem and bars, Campy headset and BB,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-14-22, 10:21 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 486
Posted By balindamood

I agree on going with Japanese for a...

I agree on going with Japanese for a commuter/beater than a Peugeot. Why should you care?

I used to sell Peugeots, along-side some other brands, in the 1980's
Commuted on a Gitane Super Corsa...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-14-22, 10:13 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,983
Posted By balindamood

I have never found a rodent, but I did find a...

I have never found a rodent, but I did find a june bug once.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-14-22, 10:10 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,479
Posted By balindamood

One advantage to the Rohloff, IMO, besides the...

One advantage to the Rohloff, IMO, besides the wide range and multiple gears, is that the step changes between the gears is equal. This is not so with Shimano hubs. I ride IGH in the winter and the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-22, 03:07 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 16,814
Posted By balindamood

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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Blowing the dust of a 1975 Romic.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-14-22, 03:39 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 5,725
Posted By balindamood

Rhodes Car.

Rhodes Car.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-04-22, 10:58 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,451
Posted By balindamood

If I do not ride a specific bike for 10 years, do...

If I do not ride a specific bike for 10 years, do I still have to check it?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-05-21, 12:17 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 848
Posted By balindamood

I can confirm it is 1983-1985, pre-1986 rainbow...

I can confirm it is 1983-1985, pre-1986 rainbow stickers. Mid-level model of some sort.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-25-21, 01:58 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,181
Posted By balindamood

Kid bikes, in order: 1978 Peugeot mixture 10...

Kid bikes, in order:

1978 Peugeot mixture 10 speed (26 year old)
1986 Faggin ( 24 year old)
​1984 Univega Alpina pro (15 )
1989 MB-2 (13)
1986 Novara Pica (9)
1985 Stumpjumper 24-inch wheels...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-22-21, 10:53 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,621
Posted By balindamood

Have you seen the late 1980's Schwinn catalogs?

Have you seen the late 1980's Schwinn catalogs?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-18-21, 06:25 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 6,381
Posted By balindamood

Foam bar tape.

Foam bar tape.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-11-21, 11:35 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 814
Posted By balindamood

I have always noticed a noise with some bikes...

I have always noticed a noise with some bikes that is hard to describe. It is not really a swoosh, or a hum, but somewhere in between. I have heard it for decades on certain bikes, but only...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-11-21, 11:01 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 814
Posted By balindamood

Rim noise

I am currently contemplating riding noises. I think my favorite is riding in a large group, you hit a hill, and suddenly there is the sounds of gear changes from all around...but that is not the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-09-21, 02:52 PM
Replies: 264
Views: 27,060
Posted By balindamood

1997 Swiss cross. I will ride this off-road...

1997 Swiss cross. I will ride this off-road before any of my mountain bikes. Just magical....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-09-21, 11:49 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 24,626
Posted By balindamood

For comparison, this is a 1985 "Super Plate"...

For comparison, this is a 1985 "Super Plate" model off a Schwinn Cimarron, date code "IB" (1985). Note that the derailleur body is different and no longer has the touring-style "Shimano" cast in....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-09-21, 11:42 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 24,626
Posted By balindamood

Not sure if any of the following helps, but I...

Not sure if any of the following helps, but I have two bikes from 1984 that have early Deerhead derailleurs, 1984 MountainBikes Montare and a very early Ritchey TimberComp. Both of these have XT...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-08-21, 03:01 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,131
Posted By balindamood

1986 3Rensho SRA: ...

1986 3Rensho SRA:

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-08-21, 02:44 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,131
Posted By balindamood

1975 Romic ...

1975 Romic

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-08-21, 12:10 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 6,069
Posted By balindamood

Sad news and tough to hear. He sent me a tool...

Sad news and tough to hear. He sent me a tool roll he made, seems like 10 years ago. I still use it.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-08-21, 10:43 AM
Replies: 580
Views: 180,733
Posted By balindamood

Unless you have a 1986, then I think your last...

Unless you have a 1986, then I think your last digit should be a 5. The first three digits were the day of the year (numbered sequentially), the last digit is the year (5=1985). I did an initial...
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