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Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-29-24, 07:50 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,493
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

Some more research has turned up an interesting...

Some more research has turned up an interesting route - musical instruments get dents repaired using a set of ball bearings and a large magnet - bearing goes inside and the magnet is used to drag it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-27-24, 10:47 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,493
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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Posted this elsewhere here - truly such a similar build to what...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-27-24, 09:56 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 308
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

These are so cool to just poke through - and...

These are so cool to just poke through - and making this amount of info / knowledge publicly available is such a great thing! Ty!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-26-24, 09:33 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,493
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

Ty all for the advice - first step is stripping...

Ty all for the advice - first step is stripping it down for a cleaning & rebuild, it needs new cables, tape, tubes, and tires anyways. So the question of whether to roll out / deal with the paint...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-26-24, 06:08 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,493
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

1983 Trek 720 - how concerning is this dent?

I got the dream deal last night, found a ratty, but complete / darn near stock '83 720 near me for a song. Picked it up today, only concern is a small dent in the downtube. Ive ridden the hell out of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-13-24, 09:32 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 31,384
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

The one contribution I have is that a cyclocross...

The one contribution I have is that a cyclocross version of the Reynolds 853 Edge frames does exist (https://www.flickr.com/photos/8702867@N05/4085846782/in/photostream/) - a true grail frameset for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-12-24, 02:09 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,209
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

But what about Ultradynamico Cavas...

But what about Ultradynamico Cavas (https://ultradynamico.com/products/cava-race)? You could get even greyer
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-08-24, 01:55 PM
Replies: 7,806
Views: 922,579
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

Bought this Serotta here a few months back and am...

Bought this Serotta here a few months back and am at this point basically one bolt away from being ready to finish it. Converting the R600s to nutted with a jtek extra-long replacement bolt (thus the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-07-24, 08:02 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,054
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

I'm sure someone with more knowledge than me will...

I'm sure someone with more knowledge than me will be along soon but for now while I'm the first one here - iirc the 7400 group has a unique cable pull ratio so the culprit would be the new levers...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-07-24, 01:16 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,290
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

I battled a pair of the same bars into a Nitto...

I battled a pair of the same bars into a Nitto CR-52 a few days ago - bars definitely didn't come out of it looking brand new but a method similar to the drawing from Phil_gretz worked just fine for...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
01-21-24, 01:22 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,022
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

I just wanna say, I think my girlfriend owes me...

I just wanna say, I think my girlfriend owes me dinner for staying strong and not taking this one. She doesn't know it, but she would be proud lol. This whole series of posts has been really...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-04-24, 08:24 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,037
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

Will they be ready before I break and overspend...

Will they be ready before I break and overspend on a vintage TA model? Who knows! But it looks like a great initial design regardless, very impressive.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-29-23, 09:20 AM
Replies: 181
Views: 9,069
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

Discussions like this always make me think of...

Discussions like this always make me think of this historical factoid (https://noblestatman.com/uploads/6/6/7/3/66731677/cockpit.flaw.averages.pdf) - where the Air Force confirmed that none of us are...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-11-23, 10:42 AM
Replies: 8,791
Views: 1,103,545
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

All the Gray Bits

These will all be going on a (best guess) late 70s Serotta I picked up here a little bit ago, it's a beautiful electric blue....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-27-23, 03:56 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,935
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

Does anyone have a nice gray saddle they'd be...

Does anyone have a nice gray saddle they'd be willing to part with? Or know of where I might find one? There are 2x Selle San Marcos in a nice color on fleabay but they're quite pricey so I wanted to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-01-23, 09:48 AM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,643,648
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

Pick up a nice vintage road bike or find the...

Pick up a nice vintage road bike or find the seller's ex boyfriend? John, are you on this forum somewhere?
...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
10-31-23, 09:07 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 537
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

I am sorely tempted - I assume the 26.6 is in...

I am sorely tempted - I assume the 26.6 is in reference to the seatpost - is one included? Also, am I dumb or are there not any detail pics included? Last Q just for fun, any info on the tubing used?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-14-23, 11:42 AM
Replies: 498
Views: 35,790
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

Commuter out for Lunch

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Out for lunch on a work-from-home day, this pedestrian bridge...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-29-23, 08:28 AM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,935
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

ISO a 28-hole silver velocity Aerohead rim - my...

ISO a 28-hole silver velocity Aerohead rim - my front wheel lost a fight with a car, rim's dead but everything else survived so I am hoping to just swap it out (and build my first wheel in the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-12-23, 02:54 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,508
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

Gotta keep this thread around as an example of...

Gotta keep this thread around as an example of exactly why that rule exists. On the other hand, mods deleting it because it's not related to vintage bikes in any way would also be funny.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-03-23, 12:35 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,607
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

I have gone down a similar rabbithole dealing...

I have gone down a similar rabbithole dealing with a stuck Stronglight fixed cup - though mine was french, not Swiss. I have Sugino AT crank on an Italian shimano spindle between french threaded...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-23, 10:15 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,127,757
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

3Rensho Super Record Aero - $660...

3Rensho Super Record Aero - $660 (https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/bop/d/mound-3rensho-super-record-aero/7610836801.html)
58cm, Craigslist, Mound, MN...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-14-23, 02:39 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 5,035
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

My Gitane Grantour is from '84 and is made of...

My Gitane Grantour is from '84 and is made of Vitus 181, similar stuff to 531. Geo is nearly identical to the Miyatas & Treks of that period, but french threading on the BB & fork. No pics rn as it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-20-23, 12:20 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 805
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

Please do! I have been looking around for the...

Please do! I have been looking around for the best way to do exactly this to some fenders that just don't match the rest of my Gitane and while there's lots of people saying "Do X" there aren't any...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-30-22, 09:46 AM
Replies: 419
Views: 69,516
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

Analog Cycles has them in stock rn...

Analog Cycles has them in stock rn (https://analogcycles.com/products/blue-lug-shifter-boss-covers?variant=43209121038568)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-29-22, 08:45 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,799
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

So instead of starting work this morning I went...

So instead of starting work this morning I went and double checked the numbers in my copy of Sutherland's.

For the stronglight spindle they list the bearing-bearing measurement as all 56mm. For...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-28-22, 11:29 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,799
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

So funnily enough I have recently fought with...

So funnily enough I have recently fought with this sort of compatibility. It was mentioned above but I will reiterate it - Sutherland's Handbook is just so good for this stuff. Their intra-bearing...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-26-22, 07:00 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,935
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

Suntour shifter clamp band

ISO the band that clamps a Suntour power shifter to the handlebars - anyone have a broken / rusty one knocking around the parts bin that I could steal this part from? I'll get pics to add tomorrow.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-22-22, 10:45 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,102
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

I encountered a situation like this very...

I encountered a situation like this very recently! I picked up a new-in-box tricolor RD & a new-in-box XTR rapid rise RD this year for crazy good prices from the local FB group. Talking to the woman...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-19-22, 01:57 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,259
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

I vote the WI - the big cranks look better on the...

I vote the WI - the big cranks look better on the chunkier BBs/downtubes that you see in modern carbon, but for traditional-sized steel tubing a more svelte crank is better. I just moved off an old...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-17-22, 09:34 AM
Replies: 8,791
Views: 1,103,545
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

Just extremely pleased with this - it's not...

Just extremely pleased with this - it's not exactly cap weather here in MN right now but whatever!...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-16-22, 09:54 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 4,069
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

'84 Gitane touring frame built up like a...

'84 Gitane touring frame built up like a Rivendell. I love this silly thing. Shifting is completely backwards - rapid rise in the rear & high-normal on the front. The fenders behind it will go on...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-13-22, 12:43 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 17,047
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

It's an interesting example of how online...

It's an interesting example of how online reputation & marketing develops - I feel like (lately at least, I'm relatively new to all of this) Peterson/Riv evoke such a wildly different set of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-12-22, 11:21 AM
Replies: 227
Views: 17,047
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

Can't believe they didn't have that carbon...

Can't believe they didn't have that carbon frameset built to work with this! Just a huge missed opportunity to create the world's funniest bike right there.

I'm excited for the blog post about how...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-08-22, 11:04 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,223
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

The Suntour, but also oh God no I already have so...

The Suntour, but also oh God no I already have so many cool old RDs that need homes and nowhere near the space for all the bikes
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-08-22, 07:06 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,223
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

Ugh I want one so bad

Ugh I want one so bad
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
11-19-22, 01:14 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 443
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

Guerciotti - Frame ID / Info?

I'm looking at this frameset that recently went up near me - but I know nothing about Guerciottis so I wanted to see if anyone here could provide more info. The unicrown fork seems a little odd to me...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-15-22, 05:44 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 5,357
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

I can't say I have enough experience with the...

I can't say I have enough experience with the style to contribute much, but my '84 Gitane Grantour seems to sit kind of right in the middle of a lot of this. Made from Vitus 181 - which based on my...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
11-11-22, 03:36 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 284
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

Unfortunately the stronglight cup is still just...

Unfortunately the stronglight cup is still just too thin. Putting a normal 68 spindle in pulls the adjustable cup too far inwards for the locking to fit. I have a 5H spindle that fits the shell/cups...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
11-11-22, 11:36 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 284
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

Bump

One bump for the weekend traffic and then I'll let it lie
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
11-07-22, 05:35 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 284
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

ISO D-5S / 70x124.5 Spindle

I am trying to finish off my Gitane Grantour but one of the last parts continues to elude me - a proper-fitting spindle for the Sugino AT I've got on there. The fixed cup is deeply bonded to the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-07-22, 02:26 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 302
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

I mean, why not just put one in the bike - if it...

I mean, why not just put one in the bike - if it works, good to go. If not, swap for the other? That's going to likely be less work than taking all the measurements & going through a copy of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-06-22, 04:51 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,073,033
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

Picked up two basically new-old-stock RDs today -...

Picked up two basically new-old-stock RDs today - m953 rapid rise & 600 Tricolor. They're both just gorgeous, although I'm not at all sure what I'm going to do with the 600. I'll just have to set it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-04-22, 02:52 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,935
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

D-5S Spindle

Help me find a D-5S 70x127.5 (apparently they also made a 124.5 ver. that has a 3mm shorter left taper?) spindle and you can have mine! I have a Stronglight spindle on my Gitane Grantour that I am...
Forum: Commuting
10-20-22, 06:30 PM
Replies: 308
Views: 20,100
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

After about a decade of bike commuting in both...

After about a decade of bike commuting in both Chicago & Minneapolis/St. Paul, had what I would call my first really scary run in with a crazy driver today. Just riding down the road & I get honked...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-20-22, 05:24 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,935
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

ISO: 118 Stronglight spindle M951 V-Brakes ...

ISO:
118 Stronglight spindle
M951 V-Brakes
I have cash or I have a decent buildup in my parts bin to trade - some good JIS spindles in ~115mm, a cool pewter finish 94bcd 42T chainring that doesn't...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
10-06-22, 08:07 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,444
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

Another good place to check is the "xbiking"...

Another good place to check is the "xbiking" sub******. They're devoted to basically exactly the bike you posted a picture of, and have a monthly for-sale thread...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
10-05-22, 09:38 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,444
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

The website you want for him is actually...

The website you want for him is actually gringineer.com - great stuff, though not exactly the cheapest prices.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-23-22, 04:25 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,127,757
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

Thank goodness it's too tall for me

62.5 '88 Panasonic PT3500 - $560 - Saint Paul, MN Craigslist (https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/bik/d/saint-paul-1988-panasonic-pt-spd/7537372332.html)...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-22-22, 10:04 PM
Replies: 3,555
Views: 440,970
Posted By GullyFoylesbike

My apartment is rife with cats

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Zelda tests a new saddle...
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