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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-20-24, 09:31 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,152
Posted By mikekone

Bicycle Registration for Sunday only Classic Bicycles Auburn

Oh - need to mention. Up until recently, bike display registration was only open to Classic Bicycles Auburn full weekend attendees. That preliminary registration period is passed, and now folks...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-20-24, 09:25 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,152
Posted By mikekone

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Bikes on display at the Philly Bike Expo

At Auburn this year, each bike...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-12-24, 05:54 PM
Replies: 1,028
Views: 191,358
Posted By mikekone

Amazing Eddy Merckx Collection Seminar Classic Bicycles Auburn

Any Eddy Merckx bike/history fans out there? Thought so! Rich Gangl is assembling an amazing collection of bikes representing the historical evolution of the bikes Merckx rode. There are 10 bikes...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-21-24, 02:57 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,152
Posted By mikekone

Classic Bicycles Auburn - Early Bird Registration ends soon and update!

Classic Bicycles Auburn is going to be amazing this year! Below you see Rich Gangl working on a frame that will be exhibited in his stellar tribute presentation of bicycles raced by Eddy Merckx. The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-01-24, 11:45 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,152
Posted By mikekone

Sunday is the day with the bike show and swap. ...

Sunday is the day with the bike show and swap. There going to be some bike displays on Friday and Saturday (actually possibly Saturday night along side the banquet). But if you can only make one...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-20-23, 10:45 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,152
Posted By mikekone

Classic Bicycles Auburn 2024

Hi folks,

Save the date!

Wanted to give an update on Classic Bicycles Auburn 2024. Building on the show's success in 2022, the event returns to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum June 7-9 2024...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-16-22, 05:03 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 7,275
Posted By mikekone

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Classic Bicycles Auburn (Indiana) is drawing very near. August 26-28th. Sunday...
Forum: Great Lakes Rides and Events
08-09-22, 03:00 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,269
Posted By mikekone

Bruce Gordon Bike Classic Bicycles Auburn

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-09-22, 02:26 PM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,135,137
Posted By mikekone

Fat City perhaps at Classic Bicycles Auburn

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1983 Fat City
I'm toying with bringing this 1983 Fat City to Classic Bicycles...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-08-22, 10:16 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 7,275
Posted By mikekone

Folks have been asking for more exact times of...

Folks have been asking for more exact times of the different activities at Classic Bicycles Auburn. The Schedule of Events (https://www.classicbicyclesauburn.com/schedule-and-registration/) has now...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-04-22, 04:10 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 7,275
Posted By mikekone

You can still register for Classic Bicycles...

You can still register for Classic Bicycles Auburn events that need pre-registration (activities with food and the Sunday show if you want your bike judged) if you do so by August 16.

Please go...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-04-22, 04:06 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 643
Posted By mikekone

There have been some questions as to when Richard...

There have been some questions as to when Richard is presenting - his seminar will be on Saturday. Again, Classic Bicycles Auburn (Indiana) has seminars on Friday and Saturday, and the big show/swap...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-29-22, 02:39 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 7,275
Posted By mikekone

For folks who haven't registered yet, if you're...

For folks who haven't registered yet, if you're just attending on Sunday no need to preregister (unless you're showing a bike).

But, if you wish to attend the seminars and/or banquet the...
Forum: Great Lakes Rides and Events
07-28-22, 05:21 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,269
Posted By mikekone

Contacting Classic Bicycles Auburn

If anyone is trying to reach out to Classic Bicycles Auburn, the best way is direct email. classicbicyclesauburn at gmail dot com should get you a reply very quickly! Thanks!

Mike Kone
Lead...
Forum: Framebuilders
07-28-22, 12:40 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 687
Posted By mikekone

Classic Bicycles Auburn - framebuilders display instead of postponed NAHBS

Hi Framebuilder Forum folks,

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Classic Bicycles Auburn August 26-29 is on...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-27-22, 12:40 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 7,275
Posted By mikekone

Ah, but at the Henry Ford Museum they only have...

Ah, but at the Henry Ford Museum they only have one Duesenberg to look at. What fun is that?

Hopefully cool bike to look at on August 28th at Classic Bicycles Auburn will also make up for the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-05-22, 03:41 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 7,275
Posted By mikekone

Hi Folks, We're still finalizing the seminar...

Hi Folks,

We're still finalizing the seminar schedule for Classic Bicycles Auburn. We just heard from a few additional "stars" such as Richard Schwinn that they expect participate in the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-01-22, 10:59 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,112
Posted By mikekone

Hi Folks, Let's ask another question - what...

Hi Folks,

Let's ask another question - what bike (s) do folks most want to see at Classic Bicycles Auburn? Bikes you've perhaps read about but never seen in person? List your preferences and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-24-22, 05:35 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,650
Posted By mikekone

For the seatlug, I'd do the most minimal repair...

For the seatlug, I'd do the most minimal repair possible - a builder should fabricate a splice to complete the ear. If fitted carefully, it could be silver brazed perhaps. That would minimize...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-24-22, 05:15 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,112
Posted By mikekone

That Murray looks a tad small to be Andy Weavers,...

That Murray looks a tad small to be Andy Weavers, do you have a seatube and top tube measurement?

I haven't seen Andy in years; for folks who don't know his name, he was one of America's great...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-22, 05:56 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,183
Posted By mikekone

Fun fact - for a very large frame, the maker must...

Fun fact - for a very large frame, the maker must go to heavier gauge tubing to make it sufficiently stiff. So a low-to-mid range frame may wind up having tubes that are not much stouter than those...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-22, 05:44 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,112
Posted By mikekone

I like the Murray more I think - but that Merckx...

I like the Murray more I think - but that Merckx was a real team bike? I see the number plate tab. Anyone else want to play or share what they want to bring?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-21-22, 10:33 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 7,275
Posted By mikekone

The museum really is amazing - and the art deco...

The museum really is amazing - and the art deco building itself is almost worth the price of admission. It's the former headquarters of Auburn Cord Duesenberg and is where dealers were brought to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-21-22, 08:48 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 4,893
Posted By mikekone

The Veloflex masters at 140psi may actually be...

The Veloflex masters at 140psi may actually be going slower. There is a non-linear relationship between pressure and rolling resistance. As pressure is increased in the lower range, the contact...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-21-22, 05:52 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 7,275
Posted By mikekone

note from Classic Bicycles Auburn lead organizer

Mike here - lead organizer of Classic Bicycles Auburn,

The goal is to keep the show fun, not be overly rigid, and make folks happy.

While the show's focus is vintage lightweights, there...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-21-22, 05:25 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,746
Posted By mikekone

Crescents were neat bikes (their advertising was...

Crescents were neat bikes (their advertising was pushing the limits of decency by today's standards) but they did have very short front centers as I recall. So lot's of foot overlap. Is that the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-02-21, 03:26 PM
Replies: 1,028
Views: 191,358
Posted By mikekone

Thanks for the info here! Your observations...

Thanks for the info here!

Your observations seem to confirm my original thought's on the frame (and how it was originally presented to me). I'm not well versed in the EMC history, but my...
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