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Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-23-23, 05:45 PM
Replies: 3,742
Views: 1,069,009
Posted By Manny66

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-10-23, 10:49 AM
Replies: 27,366
Views: 4,213,745
Posted By markk900

Bikesmith (Mike) supplies high quality ALGI...

Bikesmith (Mike) supplies high quality ALGI cotter pins, which if he is out you can also get on Amazon. I got some of the same pins from my LBS who happens to be vintage friendly.

You likely...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-07-23, 11:56 AM
Replies: 27,366
Views: 4,213,745
Posted By ascherer

The $10 Ladies Sports arrived. The hub is marked...

The $10 Ladies Sports arrived. The hub is marked 64 but the down tube and seat tube decals place it in 65. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-06-23, 02:07 PM
Replies: 27,366
Views: 4,213,745
Posted By Ged117

I've had a great experience so far with the...

I've had a great experience so far with the GP5000 tires, I have a set on the Wasp and a set of the gum wall GP5000s on my Raleigh Competition, that said I had a poor experience with their more...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-06-23, 09:29 AM
Replies: 27,366
Views: 4,213,745
Posted By Ged117

Thanks for stopping in! As you can see, the...

Thanks for stopping in! As you can see, the lights are on and plenty of us are home.

Sixty-Fiver you (with this thread) launched me into a five year C&V adventure - thank you for that. After...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-06-23, 08:08 AM
Replies: 27,366
Views: 4,213,745
Posted By SirMike1983

Fourth of July week - riding some American-made...

Fourth of July week - riding some American-made three speeds this week. 1950 Schwinn Superior out for a ride:

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-28-23, 06:39 PM
Replies: 27,366
Views: 4,213,745
Posted By thumpism

Lovely old Ludo from Belgium for $60 in RI. ...

Lovely old Ludo from Belgium for $60 in RI. Somebody PLEASE buy this.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/201086308988896
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-28-23, 05:12 PM
Replies: 27,366
Views: 4,213,745
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, 12:22 PM
Replies: 27,366
Views: 4,213,745
Posted By markk900

While not strictly an English 3-speed the hub is...

While not strictly an English 3-speed the hub is 100% from Ol’ Blighty…. Had a lovely ride in its latest incarnation but needed to adjust saddle and bars a bit. Amazing what small adjustments can do...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-21-23, 07:42 AM
Replies: 3,742
Views: 1,069,009
Posted By Kilroy1988

Bonjour! ​​​​​​​Jean Paul Routens has...

Bonjour!

​​​​​​​Jean Paul Routens has confirmed the age of my randonneuse as among the earliest frames built by his father, perhaps sometime between 1948-50. I just placed the order for an...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-23, 10:11 AM
Replies: 27,366
Views: 4,213,745
Posted By Tiny_Valkyrie

Finished up some minor upgrades/restoration on my...

Finished up some minor upgrades/restoration on my Raleigh Sports.
- I've installed new brake cables, but left the original cable housings since it is in great condition.
- Installed a rear rack...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-23, 07:48 AM
Replies: 27,366
Views: 4,213,745
Posted By raleigh76

Thanks! To answer the questions: We added...

Thanks! To answer the questions:

We added one set of bottle mounts on the downtube, I still want to have the traditional decal on the seat tube.

You can see the light mount in the first photo....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-12-23, 04:53 PM
Replies: 586
Views: 196,256
Posted By bikemig

SekineSHR on the road again

I just finished rebuilding my SekineSHR and took it on a 24 mile ride on the bike trail near my house. The bike came to me with all its original equipment and I changed remarkably little. I'm still...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-02-23, 07:13 PM
Replies: 435
Views: 52,026
Posted By noglider

Hello everyone. I like having green bikes. Do you...

Hello everyone. I like having green bikes. Do you have any?

1974 Raleigh International, repainted. I don't know what its original color was. There are no original parts.

At home...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-01-23, 12:34 PM
Replies: 586
Views: 196,256
Posted By bikemig

Just picked up this Sekine. It has some sort of...

Just picked up this Sekine. It has some sort of chrome moly double butted tubing. The wheels have steel rims though. The drop outs are nice and thick with an integral hanger but no adjustment screw....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-22-23, 11:50 AM
Replies: 27,366
Views: 4,213,745
Posted By SirMike1983

I have enough work as it is, but I caved and...

I have enough work as it is, but I caved and bought this 1953 Raleigh Reg Harris Lenton as a project. The 23 inch frame on 26 inch wheels is comfortable. I like the green and these old bikes make...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-04-23, 11:10 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 6,528
Posted By SirMike1983

Nothing wrong with basic steel, whether...

Nothing wrong with basic steel, whether electroforge welded or lugged and brazed... I love old Schwinn and Raleigh 3 speeds, most of which are nothing exotic in terms of material.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-22-23, 06:49 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 6,528
Posted By beng1

Pssssst, you are in the Classic and Vintage...

Pssssst, you are in the Classic and Vintage section of a bicycling forum where hundreds or thousands of cyclists love their old Schwinns and other heavy old bicycles. They know what you have missed,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-22-23, 07:05 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 6,528
Posted By Chuck M

When I acquired my wife's Bridgestone I noticed...

When I acquired my wife's Bridgestone I noticed the lugs didn't seem like typical lugs. When I posted pictures of it, T-Mar had made mention of the lugs being cast but didn't elaborate. I assumed it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-21-23, 05:02 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 6,528
Posted By beng1

This is typically what people say who know...

This is typically what people say who know nothing about physics or engineering. You can take two ten-speed bikes from 1973, my Huffy Scout, and the most expensive ten-speed road-bike sold in 1973...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-20-23, 04:35 PM
Replies: 1,377
Views: 512,442
Posted By Miele Man

One of the great advantages in riding country...

One of the great advantages in riding country roads hereabouts in winter is that they plow the shoulders of the roads and even though those shoulders are dirt they're frozen solid. Thus tires don't...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-05-22, 09:55 AM
Replies: 548
Views: 70,214
Posted By DQRider

Annual Shot of My Pashley Path Racer

Gotta post this:

https://i.imgur.com/6WrDlm5.png

The most distinctive ride I have. Just a single-speed with drum brakes, but the ride quality is indescribable. Think 2-wheeled Rolls Royce. My...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-04-22, 09:49 AM
Replies: 604
Views: 155,980
Posted By non-fixie

I just realized I have omitted posting my latest...

I just realized I have omitted posting my latest Belgian acquisitions in this thread. :o

In March this year I found a frame which is doing its best trying to look like a Groene Leeuw. Maybe it is,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-04-22, 08:52 AM
Replies: 451
Views: 65,172
Posted By markk900

I thought I had contributed before to this thread...

I thought I had contributed before to this thread but turns out not… here’s a few you all may not have seen:...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-22, 06:55 PM
Replies: 451
Views: 65,172
Posted By Kabuki12

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Cable got in the way but still… cool badge...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-27-22, 07:59 PM
Replies: 27,366
Views: 4,213,745
Posted By cudak888

Because they're the best do-anything bicycle...

Because they're the best do-anything bicycle design ever conceived.

(Too bad I didn't post this in the main forum, we'd have a Grant Peterson-level discussion over this claim :P )

-Kurt
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-21-22, 09:29 PM
Replies: 27,366
Views: 4,213,745
Posted By SirMike1983

A recently re-built WWII era Schwinn New World...

A recently re-built WWII era Schwinn New World sold by B.F. Goodrich shops. I gradually reworked this up from a bike core over the summer and fall. I dig the 1930s art deco, wing chain guard.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-17-22, 01:29 PM
Replies: 27,366
Views: 4,213,745
Posted By Ged117

There is certainly something just right about the...

There is certainly something just right about the ride and unending purposefulness of these bicycles. The Triumph Sports with five-speed I picked up was encrusted with rust and grime, the hub barely...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-30-22, 04:35 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,644
Posted By clubman

If you go that route, here's what I have. Both...

If you go that route, here's what I have. Both have ~115 reach. the 2nd is two bolt clamp. Looks like about 20 and 45 degrees respectively. Both have some rust, the steep 45 has more. Yours for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-30-22, 12:50 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,644
Posted By T-Mar

1989 is correct or maybe one year off. It's...

1989 is correct or maybe one year off. It's definitely not 1990, as while that year's Bush Pilot retained the chain stay mounted U-brake and same graphics, it rec'd the new 200GS group. It's...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-30-22, 12:04 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,644
Posted By AdventureManCO

Agreed - I think you need a longer stem!

Agreed - I think you need a longer stem!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-30-22, 08:42 AM
Replies: 27,366
Views: 4,213,745
Posted By BFisher

SirMike1983, Nice Sprite! I put my Humber...

SirMike1983, Nice Sprite!

I put my Humber (which was originally identical to a Sprite 5) back to hub gears. Missed having a drop-bar three speed....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-29-22, 07:22 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,644
Posted By jonwvara

Best bike name ever. If you squint your...

Best bike name ever.

If you squint your eyes, it looks like a DeHavilland Beaver.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-26-22, 09:59 AM
Replies: 586
Views: 196,256
Posted By CanCruiser

Here it is folks! Follow up to my latest...

Here it is folks!

Follow up to my latest post. I just finished servicing and tuning the bike. This included:
- New 27x1-1/4" tires with new tubes and tube guards
- New Kool Stop Continental...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-24-22, 03:27 AM
Replies: 221
Views: 56,556
Posted By DQRider

More `49 Clubman Pics

This location, near the Robert Street Bridge over the Mississippi River in Saint Paul, MN, is my favorite for sunrise/sunset "golden hour" photography. The patina on my `49 really shines down here.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-23-22, 02:56 PM
Replies: 27,366
Views: 4,213,745
Posted By Ged117

New Panaracer 650a tires for my (what I'm...

New Panaracer 650a tires for my (what I'm calling) '64 Triumph Sports restomod-mod. I call it that because I believe its an early '60s Triumph Sports that had 1970s parts added to it later in life,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-14-22, 02:58 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 32,487
Posted By HeikoS69

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51698419506_85...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51698419506_857fc4d122_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mLpUYs)Guylaine Randonneur Yellow (https://flic.kr/p/2mLpUYs) by Heiko...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-12-22, 09:24 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 607
Posted By Kobe

If you are looking to save the bike and not...

If you are looking to save the bike and not worried about your time, I would rattlecan it and sell it for $100. More likely than not the next owner is not going to do anything to it. Most buyers of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-12-22, 07:39 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 884
Posted By pastorbobnlnh

This has been my go-to choice for over a decade. ...

This has been my go-to choice for over a decade. It has a pleasant smell and I refer to it as "Bike Cologne." I use it after nearly every ride to freshen up my bike.

Meguiar's Quik Wax, 24 oz....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-12-22, 06:04 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 884
Posted By sdn40

Don't overthink it. Paint is paint. Treat it like...

Don't overthink it. Paint is paint. Treat it like your car. Still cringe whenever I see people using stiff bristle brushes on bike paint. Would you use it on your car ?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-10-22, 04:59 PM
Replies: 586
Views: 196,256
Posted By CanCruiser

Here are some photos for my latest acquisition.....

Here are some photos for my latest acquisition.. Presumably 1971 model, Made in Japan and I am guessing the model is SHB-271 or (270??).
Note the old school dynamo and light (still works). Very...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-07-22, 08:15 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 576
Posted By francophile

Link assist:...

Link assist: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12Qfiu46oPVTT6J55Z2OHex-f4uDWlQK-?usp=sharing

In what way do you think you've bitten off more than you can chew?

Freewheel is basically an...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-06-22, 02:28 PM
Replies: 27,366
Views: 4,213,745
Posted By markk900

Why not remove the master and just use a chain...

Why not remove the master and just use a chain breaker to connect two links. At least to verify nothing else rubs the wrong way.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-05-22, 01:38 PM
Replies: 27,366
Views: 4,213,745
Posted By gster

I started a 6 speed project in the spring but...

I started a 6 speed project in the spring but haven't pursued it.
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-05-22, 06:06 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 3,246
Posted By Lenton58

OK, here’s mine: • 13-21T Shimano 6207 block...

OK, here’s mine:

• 13-21T Shimano 6207 block with ‘600’ derailleur. (I don’t use the index / SIS function.)

• Shimano Tricolor 600 spider and cranks with 39-44T in ’105’ with Tricolor 600...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-02-22, 05:25 PM
Replies: 27,366
Views: 4,213,745
Posted By thumpism

$30 ladies' Sports in OH includes a less...

$30 ladies' Sports in OH includes a less desirable bike.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2084698325064446
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-01-22, 09:32 AM
Replies: 27,366
Views: 4,213,745
Posted By SirMike1983

1967 Raleigh Sprite 5 speed out on a recent...

1967 Raleigh Sprite 5 speed out on a recent evening.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-29-22, 06:28 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 3,246
Posted By BFisher

Love the color on that Dilecta! Two bikes...

Love the color on that Dilecta!

Two bikes running 2x5 here. The Raleigh Super Course has a 14-24 Atom block......
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-28-22, 09:03 PM
Replies: 6,860
Views: 771,945
Posted By ascherer

Immediately after mounting the rack and bag above...

Immediately after mounting the rack and bag above on my Shogun, a lovely VO combo caught my attention. Put them on today for a quick trail ride with noglider and am planning to put the others on...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-28-22, 11:10 AM
Replies: 27,366
Views: 4,213,745
Posted By bluesteak

Mystery 3 speed

I am having trouble uploading the photos let me try again....
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