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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-08-24, 11:04 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,252
Posted By Markeologist

…and your point is (if different than what I just...

…and your point is (if different than what I just stated and why I posted these specific photos)?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-08-24, 10:48 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,252
Posted By Markeologist

I’ve often wondered why we don’t see more...

I’ve often wondered why we don’t see more interest in cyclocross bikes but then I figured its mostly because for quite awhile, standard bikes were used including by the greats into the 60s and 70s....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-08-24, 02:09 PM
Replies: 1,073
Views: 229,832
Posted By Markeologist

I’ve seen this Excalibur around San Anselmo too....

I’ve seen this Excalibur around San Anselmo too. One year only model (1985) renamed ProCaliber in 1986. Has the steel clamp on chrome-moly Bullmoose bars as speced for the 20 and 21 inch models. The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-05-24, 10:53 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 630
Posted By Markeologist

Yes, Split Rock…bike shop and tap room. Also one...

Yes, Split Rock…bike shop and tap room. Also one parcel over from the Marin Museum of Bicycling. Great spot for a beer (or two) after a ride and museum visit…though I would suggest visiting The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-04-24, 03:09 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 630
Posted By Markeologist

Bullmoose bars … faded away but are now oh so...

Bullmoose bars … faded away but are now oh so coveted. I see Fisher, Ritchey, Specialized, and WTB teams…this is post-wool shorts era so those are synthetic team uniforms…the plebeians seem to be...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-04-24, 10:14 AM
Replies: 184
Views: 24,628
Posted By Markeologist

Must admit, I’d like to see the top of this...

Must admit, I’d like to see the top of this “stem” or is it a piece of pipe silver soldered (or hammered) into steerer? I’d also like to see a mid-80s catalog with such an extension stem being...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-04-24, 08:51 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 235
Posted By Markeologist

Paint scheme and decals are what mine had before...

Paint scheme and decals are what mine had before pulling the decals off … except for fork, mine is painted. Mine was speced with the then new Campy Chorus gruppo. (yours may have been rebuilt). As I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-04-24, 08:49 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 235
Posted By Markeologist

I don’t know if the tubing manufacturer was so...

I don’t know if the tubing manufacturer was so restricted but I do know the top of line Puchs in late 1980s were made in Italy by Bianchi. I had a Puch Mistral Professional and Bianchi Superleggera...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-02-24, 12:22 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 24,628
Posted By Markeologist

ScottB you indicated that you have had this bike...

ScottB you indicated that you have had this bike since new so then only you know the origin of that “stem” … a small expander stub is specified on the imported 1985 Excaliburs and 1986 ProCalibers...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-31-24, 11:31 AM
Replies: 9,054
Views: 3,117,827
Posted By Markeologist

Posted elsewhere yesterday but here is my 1985...

Posted elsewhere yesterday but here is my 1985 Fisher Comp at the Marinenduro festivities in Fairfax, CA. I didn’t see another C&V bike but a lot of people stopped by to ask about it. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-30-24, 03:02 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 24,628
Posted By Markeologist

Big offroad bike event in Marin today (Marinduro)...

Big offroad bike event in Marin today (Marinduro) with post-ride festivities being held in Split Rock parking lot…rode my Fisher Comp over…maybe only C&V bike here!...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-30-24, 02:18 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 24,628
Posted By Markeologist

The aluminum versions were marked as such while...

The aluminum versions were marked as such while the steel versions were not. The Montares of 1985 and 1986 all had painted welded steel bullmoose bars with quill stem while the Excalibur/ProCaliber...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-30-24, 01:48 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 24,628
Posted By Markeologist

ScottB … quick question, is frame labeled as a...

ScottB … quick question, is frame labeled as a ProCaliber or Excalibur (as with a frame decal)? If labeled as a ProCaliber it would be a 1986 as they were only available in chrome yellow in 1986...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-30-24, 10:28 AM
Replies: 9,054
Views: 3,117,827
Posted By Markeologist

If you want Pepto Bismol, here is Pepto Bismol...

If you want Pepto Bismol, here is Pepto Bismol (not my photo nor my bike but I wish it was…1985 Team Stumpjumber from Mombat collection):...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-30-24, 12:08 AM
Replies: 184
Views: 24,628
Posted By Markeologist

Keep posting so that you can send pix, the serial...

Keep posting so that you can send pix, the serial numbers for the imports are mumbo jumbo to me but I can likely pin things down a bit with pix.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-29-24, 06:19 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 24,628
Posted By Markeologist

Scott B as per that post, the pictured bike is a...

Scott B as per that post, the pictured bike is a 1985 Mt Tam which was the American-made touring model offered by Fisher Mountain Bikes (the Montare being the Japanese-made touring version). Your...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-29-24, 06:12 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 24,628
Posted By Markeologist

Scott B. In 1985, the Japanese-built Fisher...

Scott B. In 1985, the Japanese-built Fisher competition bikes were named “Excaliburs” and are labeled as such on the top tube (not my photo)....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-24, 02:54 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 587
Posted By Markeologist

There was a time many decades ago when I was...

There was a time many decades ago when I was really into antique bicycles and had seen a few Stars in person. Those I recall had a complicated lever actuated drive which is apparent in the image of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-10-24, 10:14 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 31,858
Posted By Markeologist

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-08-24, 10:43 AM
Replies: 7,786
Views: 917,896
Posted By Markeologist

Got my wife a 69/70 Gitane TdF (has Carre-style...

Got my wife a 69/70 Gitane TdF (has Carre-style willow leaf seat stay caps) to go with her 87 Gitane Team Pro. Switching out Pivo stem for a 3ttt, pulling chrome steel seatpost and replacing with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-07-24, 01:54 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 24,628
Posted By Markeologist

Cool, I am going to start looking for the right...

Cool, I am going to start looking for the right rear derailleur and crank. It's fun to have period/factory correct parts.[/QUOTE]

Please get some pix posted with close ups of serial number, seat...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-06-24, 02:56 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 24,628
Posted By Markeologist

Interesting! Thanks. Cool yours is a 8! That is...

Interesting! Thanks. Cool yours is a 8! That is early :)
Question on the spec for 1984, I see the flyer near the top of the thread has what looks like add on/upgrade parts, but what was the standard...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-06-24, 12:21 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 590
Posted By Markeologist

Just for ducks and to carry on the fork crown...

Just for ducks and to carry on the fork crown discussion on this cantilever brake thread, here is the fork crown of a late 1983/early 1984 “Montare Mountain Bike” which is when the split between...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-05-24, 03:07 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 24,628
Posted By Markeologist

I'll work on that! Cool you could buy unpainted!...

I'll work on that! Cool you could buy unpainted! Would the 19.75" frames have a stamping that said 19.75 or just 1975?[/QUOTE]

As per the flyer for Fisher’s Indian Summer clearance sale, the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-05-24, 01:09 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 24,628
Posted By Markeologist

get your post count up and send pics, that would...

get your post count up and send pics, that would be a pretty early Mt. Tam (as noted above, the 4 represents the fourth 20 inch Mt. Tam built). interestingly my Fisher flyer lists a 19.75 inch Mt Tam...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-05-24, 10:45 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 5,835
Posted By Markeologist

Oui! ...

Oui!

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-04-24, 09:40 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,759
Posted By Markeologist

Saw the revival of this zombie thread and figured...

Saw the revival of this zombie thread and figured I would weigh in. Here is an article from Peloton on Eric Heiden’s Ritchey-built Murray. This bike was a recent topic on a Ritchey-focused thread...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-04-24, 05:09 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 590
Posted By Markeologist

Before Ritchey went all in with the unicrown...

Before Ritchey went all in with the unicrown fork, his mountain bikes were fit with an earlier version of a bi-plane fork crown…1981 Everest (photo borrowed from the Vintage Mountain Bike Workshop):...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-29-24, 07:14 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,026
Posted By Markeologist

Looking at the finish on your various parts, it...

Looking at the finish on your various parts, it seems pretty clear that they are not all original to the bike. As such, identifying and/or dating the bike by the parts is a questionable approach. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-29-24, 01:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 477
Posted By Markeologist

don’t edit what you had, take a new photo from...

don’t edit what you had, take a new photo from closer. Also a closeup of head tube and, as ALWAYS, drive side photo
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-27-24, 06:01 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 84,128
Posted By Markeologist

…on a Ritchey-roll today. They had corporate...

…on a Ritchey-roll today. They had corporate sponsorship, so that makes ‘em pro in my book, Otis Guy and Joe Breeze on the Ritchey-built Anchor Steamer:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-27-24, 03:30 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 33,816
Posted By Markeologist

So I had no idea this thread focused on Ritchey’s...

So I had no idea this thread focused on Ritchey’s road bikes existed…it has been resurrected numerous times…the power of Ritchey is strong! So recycled content but if it helps keep this zombie alive,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-27-24, 02:56 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 33,816
Posted By Markeologist

Actually it was another Ritchey thread that I...

Actually it was another Ritchey thread that I boosted earlier today…previous post to yours was couple years old….but who cares, love them Ritcheys. As I recall, Ritchey built Eric Heiden's...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-27-24, 11:00 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 39,510
Posted By Markeologist

Thread needs a bump. I posted this pix of Mr...

Thread needs a bump. I posted this pix of Mr Repack Rider on the t-shirt thread. He and I were discussing Ritcheys at a Sunset Crit in San Rafael a few years back…he stopped as he saw my red Ritchey...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-26-24, 02:47 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,237
Posted By Markeologist

My 85 Montare had (I sold long ago) the Suntour...

My 85 Montare had (I sold long ago) the Suntour XC roller cam on rear chainstays from new, not the lower tiered Sport model. When I subsequently bought my 85 Comp frame set in very late 85/early 86,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-24-24, 04:17 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,368
Posted By Markeologist

Your criteria were 27mm, more adjustable than a...

Your criteria were 27mm, more adjustable than a SR LaPrade and better looking which describes both the Superbe and XC. Both nuts on top side of clamp (see photo I posted, not mine borrowed) fit ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-24-24, 08:21 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,368
Posted By Markeologist

Pretty sure both the Suntour Superbe Pro with...

Pretty sure both the Suntour Superbe Pro with polished finish and its near twin, the unpolished XC came in 27.0.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-19-24, 11:59 PM
Replies: 8,786
Views: 1,100,588
Posted By Markeologist

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

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-17-24, 01:09 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,549
Posted By Markeologist

Yours is newer than mine by a bit as you have the...

Yours is newer than mine by a bit as you have the cut and bent seat stay caps as opposed to the Carre-atyle willow leaf which were dropped in 1970 best folks have been able to determine. You do still...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-16-24, 03:54 PM
Replies: 3,867
Views: 1,127,991
Posted By Markeologist

Recent pic but posted on other thread but belongs...

Recent pic but posted on other thread but belongs here…my 69/70 Gitane Super Corsa....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-16-24, 01:03 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,549
Posted By Markeologist

My 69/70 SC has the cutouts on brake bridge…plus...

My 69/70 SC has the cutouts on brake bridge…plus the brake cable hangar for Mafac center pulls, and Carre-style willow leaf stay caps. I have Campy brakes which have always been a question as they...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-15-24, 07:44 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,549
Posted By Markeologist

Couple things given last two posts; Kind of...

Couple things given last two posts;

Kind of looks like there is chrome around dropouts, maybe strip some of that paint off …

… and while you are at it, clean up the dropouts and see if you can...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-15-24, 03:54 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,549
Posted By Markeologist

Best way to distinguish between a TdF and the...

Best way to distinguish between a TdF and the Super Corsa, especially during bike boom of early 70s, is the length of the steerer as Verktyg (Chas) taught us. The SC had a longer steerer as it used a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-15-24, 05:58 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,549
Posted By Markeologist

The pie-cut and crudely bent (swedged) finish of...

The pie-cut and crudely bent (swedged) finish of the seat stay tops is a hallmark of a post-1970 Gitane. Lacks honeycomb dropouts so its from first half of 1970s.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-14-24, 11:10 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 8,716
Posted By Markeologist

The bike that rides so great and that I can just...

The bike that rides so great and that I can just stare at for hours as I also find it so beautiful is my late 70s Ritchey Palo Alto Tandem…
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-14-24, 08:45 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,267
Posted By Markeologist

I’m thinking it’s a 1986 model that had the...

I’m thinking it’s a 1986 model that had the shifters, derailleur and freewheel upgraded with the dealer kit mentioned previously.[/QUOTE]

If you can measure head tube angle you can determine what...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-10-24, 04:22 PM
Replies: 241
Views: 47,061
Posted By Markeologist

Thanks MM…its an early Super Corsa survivor with...

Thanks MM…its an early Super Corsa survivor with original paint.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-10-24, 04:20 PM
Replies: 241
Views: 47,061
Posted By Markeologist

Not completely true (see Fignon’s TdF-winning...

Not completely true (see Fignon’s TdF-winning models) but I do love my vintage Campy…I have Record, Nuovo Record, and first-gen Chorus on various Gitanes.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-10-24, 02:48 PM
Replies: 241
Views: 47,061
Posted By Markeologist

They just have a certain panache about them,...

They just have a certain panache about them, especially Gitane IMnotsoHO…as did their riders… Anquetil, Hinault, Fignon, and LeMond to name a few....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-08-24, 10:04 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,469
Posted By Markeologist

Pick a general time frame, go online and read...

Pick a general time frame, go online and read vintage bike mag reviews from that period (many are posted here) and take notes (even screenshots and paste into a word doc with what caught your...
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