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Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-10-23, 06:30 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,820
Posted By Nokton

I'm glad it's only a fork. That reminds me. ...

I'm glad it's only a fork.

That reminds me. I'm gonna start checking over my bikes before riding them.

Thanks for the PSA.
Forum: Electric Bikes
07-05-23, 06:27 PM
Replies: 1,066
Views: 1,045,822
Posted By Nokton

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

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-04-23, 12:11 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 5,921
Posted By Nokton

I've only done it once, but I had excellent...

I've only done it once, but I had excellent results using wet, crumpled aluminum foil to clean up some rusty chrome on a Schwinn Continental. I used it on the crank and rims and thought it did a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-01-23, 05:16 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 5,921
Posted By Nokton

Nice bike! It looks like it's in fabulous...

Nice bike! It looks like it's in fabulous condition for its age and it's a lovely color.

There's absolutely no reason you can't enjoy riding and working on a bike like that. If you add a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-30-23, 05:53 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 564
Posted By Nokton

Yes! I went for that fork crown in a major way. ...

Yes! I went for that fork crown in a major way. If it had been a plain, run-of-the-mill crown, I might have been able to resist.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-30-23, 05:28 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 564
Posted By Nokton

News Flash! I Succumbed to Temptation and Other Observations From Captain Obvious

I posted a while back about finding a Schwinn Three Speed (https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1274080-schwinn-3-speed.html) and had talked myself out of the one in the thread until a couple...
Forum: Electric Bikes
06-27-23, 08:31 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 966
Posted By Nokton

Thanks! The description of the Medeo says...

Thanks!

The description of the Medeo says that it can use an additional battery and I assumed that the three "bumps" inside the downtube were for mounting that battery, not for a water bottle. As...
Forum: Electric Bikes
06-27-23, 08:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 966
Posted By Nokton

How to Carry a Water Bottle on a Gazelle Medeo T10+?

There's a very good chance that I'm going to buy a Gazelle Medeo T10+ Mid Step soon. These look like excellent bikes and it will take some stress of of my surgically repaired knee for longer rides...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-25-23, 08:09 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 607
Posted By Nokton

Ah. I understand now. It's a lovely bike and I'm...

Ah. I understand now. It's a lovely bike and I'm really thrilled to be its caretaker for a while.

I highly recommend finding one for yourself.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-25-23, 07:45 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 607
Posted By Nokton

I think Schwinn called this a 24" frame that...

I think Schwinn called this a 24" frame that measures closer to 23". In either case, its a very nice French fit for me.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-25-23, 07:44 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 607
Posted By Nokton

Thanks for the information. The frame has a...

Thanks for the information.

The frame has a '72 serial number, but the Shimano Crane rear derailleur wasn't introduced until '73. I think it's a '72 frame with '73 parts.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-25-23, 05:35 PM
Replies: 498
Views: 36,528
Posted By Nokton

Okay, I'll Play

Mostly because I want to show off my "new", 50 year old bike, but also because I went and found a bridge today so I could participate in this thread:

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-25-23, 05:32 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 607
Posted By Nokton

Finally Got a Bike I've Been Looking For (Schwinn Sports Tourer)

Inspired by jpc2001 's thread here: https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1274704-local-idiot-spends-good-money-another-old-schwinn.html and thanks to bikemig , I made a drive to Des Moines...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-23, 02:19 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,065
Posted By Nokton

Nice bike! I'd be proud to own one of the fillet...

Nice bike! I'd be proud to own one of the fillet brazed Schwinns.

Besides, bike collections are like heaven, there's always room for one more.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-23, 10:51 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 745
Posted By Nokton

Thanks very much! Well worth giving a try. Just...

Thanks very much! Well worth giving a try. Just ordered.

Thanks again!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-23, 10:18 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 745
Posted By Nokton

I would love to try this approach, but I've had...

I would love to try this approach, but I've had zero luck finding an appropriate spindle.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-23, 10:17 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 745
Posted By Nokton

Thanks! I would be happy to use a Phil Wood...

Thanks! I would be happy to use a Phil Wood bottom bracket, but they're sold out of all of the spindle lengths that are even close to the 118mm that I need for my crankset. The Phil cups and UN300s...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-08-23, 10:48 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 745
Posted By Nokton

Will a Sunlite Threadless Bottom Bracket Work for a Raleigh Cotterless Conversion?

Among the (way too) many bike projects I have underway is a conversion of a Raleigh Grand Prix to pseudo-Clubman. I'm also changing a lot of the parts out for aluminium, including the entire drive...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-23, 09:53 PM
Replies: 3,872
Views: 1,132,288
Posted By Nokton

What a lovely bike! I'm green with envy.

What a lovely bike! I'm green with envy.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-23, 08:10 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 642
Posted By Nokton

Thanks, I appreciate the suggestion, but I think...

Thanks, I appreciate the suggestion, but I think I'm going to bide my time and find just the right post-war Schwinn.

Which means, of course, that I'll probably get frustrated and end up with a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-23, 05:34 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 642
Posted By Nokton

Thanks for the informative replies! I've...

Thanks for the informative replies! I've reconsidered the bike in my original post and will keep hunting. It's sure a good thing I have so many other bike projects to keep me busy...

That is a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-23, 01:42 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,162,830
Posted By Nokton

Schwinn Sports Tourer $60

If I had a good way to get it to Nebraska, I'd buy this:


https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/600x450/sportstourer_56686d78b243ce639f00dd0371a6184a3e5b7554.jpg

From...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-23, 01:27 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 642
Posted By Nokton

Which Schwinn 3-speed?

I've recently become fascinated with Schwinn "lightweight" 3-speed bikes, thanks to this page: https://bikeshedva.blogspot.com/p/a-short-field-guide-to-schwinn-3-speed.html

I've started looking...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-02-23, 11:23 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,653,898
Posted By Nokton

I don't think there's anything per se about this...

I don't think there's anything per se about this add that puts me off, but, holy cow!, I've never seen a frame that big:...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-01-23, 06:02 AM
Replies: 296
Views: 41,768
Posted By Nokton

Public D8i. New, but retro-styled. ...

Public D8i. New, but retro-styled.

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-28-23, 05:12 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,541,228
Posted By Nokton

Here's one I just, more or less, finished. It's a...

Here's one I just, more or less, finished. It's a 1970s Malaysian-built Raleigh Sports that I converted into a Path Racer style bike. The wheels came off a Nottingham-built bike that got a set of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-28-23, 03:51 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 599
Posted By Nokton

I have more or less finished this build. I ended...

I have more or less finished this build. I ended up going with a chain guard since I couldn't think of anything "good" to do with the brazed-on tabs. I'm still trying to figure out what to do about...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-25-23, 05:44 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 853
Posted By Nokton

No real damage, just some paint scratches and...

No real damage, just some paint scratches and small chips that I didn't see in the dark last night. It's still very clean for an almost-40 year old bike.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-25-23, 03:32 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 853
Posted By Nokton

Here are a couple pictures that I took this...

Here are a couple pictures that I took this afternoon. It's not quite as clean, in a damage sense, as I thought, but still pretty good and it's a lot dirtier, in a dirt sense, than I thought.

Oh,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-25-23, 03:27 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 2,287
Posted By Nokton

Owie! Heal quickly and completely.

Owie!

Heal quickly and completely.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-25-23, 12:44 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 853
Posted By Nokton

Sure. I'll take a few photos later this...

Sure. I'll take a few photos later this afternoon.

It was pretty close to my bedtime when I took that one more look at Craigslist to see if anything interesting had popped up. This bike, and the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-25-23, 08:54 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 493
Posted By Nokton

Thanks very much, that article is a great...

Thanks very much, that article is a great resource and one I hadn't seen.

Yes, the current saddle is an eyesore and the one "working" thing that's going to get replaced, probably with a Brooks...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-25-23, 07:41 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 853
Posted By Nokton

Ha! Excellent! I'll try to keep that in mind.

Ha! Excellent! I'll try to keep that in mind.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-24-23, 10:22 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 853
Posted By Nokton

Score! (Warning: Club Fuji Content)

So i was writing my last post on my old Hercules and took a brief break to look on Craigslist.

It was, for a change, a good idea. Sometimes, not often, that happens to me.

Posted was a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-24-23, 09:46 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 493
Posted By Nokton

Looking for Information About Pre-Raleigh Hercules

I've had this bike hanging in my garage for several years waiting for its turn to get worked on. I bought this as sort of a favor to a friend who thought it would go to the dump if I didn't take it....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-23-23, 01:40 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,540
Posted By Nokton

That's not a '52 Tele, but it is a nice rig. ...

That's not a '52 Tele, but it is a nice rig. Both the bike and the guitar.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-23-23, 10:39 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 786
Posted By Nokton

Thanks! I really appreciate knowing that I'm...

Thanks!

I really appreciate knowing that I'm looking for a fulcrum sleeve, it's much easier than asking for "that plastic thing that goes along the shifting cable of a three-speed bike".
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-23-23, 06:28 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 7,015
Posted By Nokton

ehcoplex Both of the Peugeots are PR-10s. I think...

ehcoplex Both of the Peugeots are PR-10s. I think the white bike is c.1970 and the blue one is 1973-75, but that's just a guess.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-23, 07:21 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 7,015
Posted By Nokton

That is a very nice bike, echoplex. I would love...

That is a very nice bike, echoplex. I would love to end up with something like that after the restomod of my blue PR-10.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-23, 07:18 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 786
Posted By Nokton

Three Speed Parts: What Are These Called and Where Can I Buy Them?

I'm working on several three-speed projects at the moment, three Raleigh Sports and one Hercules. I find myself missing some small parts from these 50-year-old bikes and I don't know what to call...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-23, 04:12 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 7,015
Posted By Nokton

According to the late, great Sheldon Brown: "Many...

According to the late, great Sheldon Brown: "Many higher-quality French bicycles of the '70's came with AVA brand bars and stems. These have a reputation for failure, and should be replaced."

In...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-23, 10:56 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 7,015
Posted By Nokton

Kinda, Sorta

I was surprised to see this thread rise from the dead just when I was doing the same. Thanks for asking, non-fixie. Since I posted this, I've had several orthopedic issues that have kept me off of a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-11-23, 09:08 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 872
Posted By Nokton

Wow! What a sweet bike.

Wow! What a sweet bike.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-23, 11:14 PM
Replies: 264
Views: 27,250
Posted By Nokton

One of These, Take Your Pick

Either of these could be my only bike and I'd be fine. The Specialize Sequoia on the left is a wonderful bike for everything I usually ride and the converted Marin Eldridge Grade on the right is ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-05-23, 10:48 AM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,653,898
Posted By Nokton

Here's a bargain at just over two grand: ...

Here's a bargain at just over two grand:

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/500x375/herc_46c4f4f2047c4e6bc15018597b1e4e4ee4cf9837.jpg

And here's the listing if you want to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-04-23, 05:32 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 599
Posted By Nokton

Building a "Path Racer" From My Raleigh Sports With a Couple of Questions

I have resumed some long-neglected bike projects and at the top of the list is changing my Malaysian-built Raleigh Sports from a run-of-the-mill Sports to a pseudo-path racer. I'm not planning huge...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-03-23, 04:52 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 341
Posted By Nokton

Thanks so much. I looked and looked, but still...

Thanks so much. I looked and looked, but still missed these. I'll be ordering a set shortly.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-02-23, 08:28 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 341
Posted By Nokton

Source for White Fenders?

In the near future, I'm going to be building a pseudo-Clubman using a Raleigh Grand Prix frame and some other parts I've accumulated and will be buying. I'd love to put white fenders on this bike to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-13-19, 08:28 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,534
Posted By Nokton

Okay. Here's the America. ...

Okay. Here's the America.

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-13-19, 01:54 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,534
Posted By Nokton

I got the Pegueot this morning. It appears to be...

I got the Pegueot this morning. It appears to be a PR10 with Reynolds 531 main tubes.. The rims are for clincher tires! It's missing a spindle in the rear hub. The pedals are SR. I also got a...
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