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11-08-10, 09:48 AM
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Posted By Fir

Hehe, I've done all such things including some...

Hehe, I've done all such things including some unscheduled twists :-) I've suffered outrageous disappointments with inner tubes. Carefully slide a virgin tube and tyre with a speckless rim tape on a...
10-28-10, 01:37 PM
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Posted By Fir

Thanx - discovered them all lonely on the shelf...

Thanx - discovered them all lonely on the shelf at the Loblaws. They're quite light as there's no steel frame - straight willow. I bought 4 intending to do panniers front and rear on my main bike,...
10-28-10, 09:41 AM
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Posted By Fir

Hi guys Just thought I'd put this snap of my...

Hi guys

Just thought I'd put this snap of my wife's commuter which I borrowed for Tuesday's run. It appears to be an 80's Sports but with a "Free Spirit" label because it has identical everything...
10-27-10, 02:23 PM
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Posted By Fir

bright and crisp

Just throwing the studs on my bike and it reminded me of this thread :-) Hope everyone is still rolling and having fun. Also hope we don't get too much of this thaw - give me bright and crisp and icy...
10-12-10, 02:14 PM
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Posted By Fir

Thanks for posting that, Coffeecake; we have...

Thanks for posting that, Coffeecake; we have passed 300 members now :-)
08-31-10, 08:42 AM
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Posted By Fir

Argh, why didnt I think of that? It isn't like...

Argh, why didnt I think of that? It isn't like they would re-invent a part that already works elsewhere...
08-30-10, 03:39 PM
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Posted By Fir

Waiting to pounce

Thanks, Flammenwurfer, I couldnt fetch any results with "bike site:saskatoon.craigslist.org." Then I peeked at the URL and I suspect "bike site:saskatoon.en.craigslist.ca" might answer. I will try it...
08-30-10, 09:40 AM
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Posted By Fir

"Great 'Winter bike'"

Hey Tom!

I foound a 3 spd for a great price with your system :-)

A little out of my area, but cute. I will try to figure out how to narrow the search down to my citty. Thanks again for the tip!...
07-26-10, 01:41 PM
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Posted By Fir

Think I need some asseestaunse. I put some...

Think I need some asseestaunse. I put some Schwalbe Marathons 26 x 1.75 on my "CCM Tandem" (pic earlier this thread) and they just big for the rims. Diameter wise. Thump thump thump thump egg shape...
07-07-10, 02:37 PM
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Posted By Fir

Thanks Tom! Greeeat tip. The secret's safe with...

Thanks Tom! Greeeat tip. The secret's safe with us :-)

I just found a Pletscher rack, an Italian "alom" (sp?) kickstand, a chrome CCM chainring and a shiny AW hub in my LBS's bins of old stuff....
07-03-10, 08:36 AM
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Posted By Fir

The Ashatbullas on my tand- er that is, BBF2 are...

The Ashatbullas on my tand- er that is, BBF2 are making me a bit cranky because I want to easily remove them from the back end to use that space as cargo. My goal is to have long or short cranks...
07-01-10, 12:59 PM
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Posted By Fir

Thanks Tom! You know your stuff :-) When an...

Thanks Tom! You know your stuff :-) When an early explorer (forget which one now, Champlaign or somesuch) asked the locals 'what do you call this place?' meaning this 9,984,670 square kilometres of...
07-01-10, 11:35 AM
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Posted By Fir

Happy village day everyone :-)

Happy village day everyone :-)
07-01-10, 11:33 AM
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Posted By Fir

WOW Sixty-fiver, that is a beaut :-) 28" meaning...

WOW Sixty-fiver, that is a beaut :-) 28" meaning 700c tyres?
06-27-10, 10:55 AM
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Posted By Fir

Wao, awesome troika. Can see you wouldn't want to...

Wao, awesome troika. Can see you wouldn't want to bid them farewell. Curious when and why the builders switched to 26" tyres. Smoother roadways? Saving weight? According to Sheldon's chart your...
06-25-10, 09:41 AM
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Posted By Fir

Congrats on the find(s) tinypurple Methinks...

Congrats on the find(s) tinypurple

Methinks you owe seller a beer :-).

I pull our littleguy in an MEC wagon here on the prairie and during a trip to the steeps of Vancouver on my '84 sports....
06-25-10, 08:39 AM
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Posted By Fir

+1 Swooning Did they really make rod brakes...

+1 Swooning

Did they really make rod brakes in 1978?
06-23-10, 12:00 PM
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Posted By Fir

Nice bikes Tom :-) What vintages? Tachometer on...

Nice bikes Tom :-) What vintages? Tachometer on the Rudge? Interesting saddle frame. Baskets too, never saw ones like that. Or mounted like that :-)
06-23-10, 11:22 AM
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Posted By Fir

I mentioned on James's page that back in the old...

I mentioned on James's page that back in the old days we used to besmirch the vintage 3-speeds. The body position wasn't exactly the raciest image for a young fellow and the examples we got our muddy...
Forum: Introductions
06-23-10, 08:36 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 499
Posted By Fir

You might want to consider a 20 tooth cog? But...

You might want to consider a 20 tooth cog? But I'm sure you've considered it. I swapped our Raleigh Twenty to a 22 tooth and you can just about pull stumps with it, but now me feet don't keep up with...
Forum: Introductions
06-22-10, 08:10 PM
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Posted By Fir

Welcome, James! All sounds good, and so happy...

Welcome, James!
All sounds good, and so happy to hear that out of the horrible catastrophe in the Gulf, someone is willing to give up or reduce car commuting. I would echo one other poster who...
06-22-10, 03:27 PM
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Posted By Fir

And there I always thought we were chasing pucks...

And there I always thought we were chasing pucks around the ice with bicycle jerseys on :-)
06-22-10, 01:35 PM
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Posted By Fir

Out and about in breakup

I was staggering along the riverbank around dawntime and suddenly a Nymph arose from the swirling floods, slowly drawing this gleeming machine from beneeth her cloke; she held it aloft just as the...
06-22-10, 10:53 AM
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Posted By Fir

Newfound-Elan

Found this one yesterday :-)

'73. Tips the scales at 15.9kg [34.7lb] All I did was put the salmon KoolStops on (qu'el difference THAT made!) Haven't even brought a rag to it yet. All original...
06-14-10, 02:39 PM
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Posted By Fir

Do you torture small animals? That is one of the...

Do you torture small animals? That is one of the first signs. Putting bad ideas into guy's heads is the second. After that it is pulling stumps around the neighbourhood at dawn, especially ones still...
06-14-10, 02:25 PM
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Posted By Fir

Nothing wrong with a little patina :-) It's more...

Nothing wrong with a little patina :-) It's more authentic that way.

Is one chrome polish pretty much like another? I finally found some Oxalic Acid here, but I guess that's for use when you've...
06-14-10, 02:07 PM
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Posted By Fir

[B]Sixty Fiver...

[B]Sixty Fiver (http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?101819-Sixty-Fiver),

Methinks you are at least plus five on the Nottingham Kharma scale for the weekend :) and more than that on the General...
06-14-10, 02:01 PM
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Posted By Fir

Spektakularr :-) Nice saddle and bag. And pump....

Spektakularr :-) Nice saddle and bag. And pump. Did you do much rust removal on the chrome and such?
06-11-10, 08:50 PM
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Posted By Fir

Thanx guise, I have two CCMs one with 28" and one...

Thanx guise, I have two CCMs one with 28" and one with 26" round and round parts. Both have the Sachs hub. Either of them might be centennial babies, not sure. I'll just have to retyre them to find...
06-11-10, 10:17 AM
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Posted By Fir

Sorry, Tom; yours was The most specific hub oil...

Sorry, Tom; yours was The most specific hub oil recommendation: ATF :-)


BTW, Clubman or anyone, when encountering an old CCM with no documentation, can anyone tell how to discern whether he has...
06-10-10, 02:45 PM
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Posted By Fir

Czech it out

Speaking of which, Aaron mentioned something about repowering his motor and I was thinking to suggest a nice dark Czech fermentation. There's one called "Baron" (est 1466) for instance. I find it...
06-10-10, 02:12 PM
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Posted By Fir

He has the most specific oil advice i've seen...

He has the most specific oil advice i've seen [except he says nothing about amount or frequency.] Guess i'll stop with the double virgin extra cold pressed olive oil with tarragon then. Now i'm...
06-10-10, 12:37 PM
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Posted By Fir

[QUOTE=gna;10942226] For online tutorials,...

[QUOTE=gna;10942226]

For online tutorials, my favorite has disappeared, but GrahamNR17 has several excellent videos on YouTube. Go to his website and click on "Technical":...
06-10-10, 10:21 AM
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Posted By Fir

I expect the lugs are nice and curvy cut? I have...

I expect the lugs are nice and curvy cut? I have an Eaton's Glider 3 spd with great lugs. (to think I used to look for great legs) - ...Just checked the stable, the head tube ones are very similar...
06-09-10, 08:01 PM
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Posted By Fir

-That's the same rack as on the Raleigh Grand...

-That's the same rack as on the Raleigh Grand Prix i found last week. I figured it was bastardded on there from some other application, but it looks like the little legs only reach part way down the...
06-09-10, 05:47 PM
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Posted By Fir

archaehologist, I'm getting ...

archaehologist, I'm getting (http://www.bikeforums.net/../member.php?195862-archaehologist)

"Bike Forums Message

Invalid Attachment specified. If you followed a valid link, please...
06-09-10, 10:59 AM
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Posted By Fir

UBC '91 :-) (but they want to revoke it for...

UBC '91 :-) (but they want to revoke it for mangling that poor little defenseless language)

Mum said 'go into something that pays.' Why couldn't I listen?

We're having a break from the...
06-09-10, 09:15 AM
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Posted By Fir

Thanks Tom, my Mum says i sound like Stephen...

Thanks Tom, my Mum says i sound like Stephen Hawking, except with an annoying nasal twang, slurred sibbilants, dipthongs that endanger the crystalware, and an inexplicable glottal clunk on the...
06-08-10, 04:52 PM
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Posted By Fir

Hey, they made me "Senior Member!" All I had to...

Hey, they made me "Senior Member!" All I had to do was make 53 posts? I'm off for champagne.
06-08-10, 04:50 PM
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Posted By Fir

Tashi, yah, I saw too much of that stem :eek:...

Tashi, yah, I saw too much of that stem :eek: Just rolled steel, not even a piece of pipe and not terribly long either... Did you see how the rear bars attach to the front seat? No height adjustment...
06-08-10, 04:43 PM
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Posted By Fir

I'll have to look that book up. I guess...

I'll have to look that book up.

I guess it's because of the fur trade and the railway. There's something about chasing beavers all over the shield that mixes things up. You know, traditionally...
06-08-10, 04:20 PM
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Posted By Fir

Western ones that is.

Western ones that is.
06-08-10, 04:17 PM
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Posted By Fir

A Fixie for Africa

Tom, Sadly, I don't think so. Canucks are the only peeps in the whirled with no accent, %-) I dew love accents though! Find myself mimicking them unconciously. Get rather some stares at the airport....
06-08-10, 01:55 PM
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Posted By Fir

I'm thinking as long as everything is nice and...

I'm thinking as long as everything is nice and dry and there's no salt, it should be nicer than rain on the equipment, no? They say vintage aeroplanes do well in the high arctic. Maybe under 18c is a...
06-08-10, 12:46 PM
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Posted By Fir

Ahh, now I see the connection "the old girl is...

Ahh, now I see the connection "the old girl is drawn to water"... "This is my beater / rain bike."

Did you hear the old soviet joke about the giraffe? All the animals shared a joke and had a good...
06-08-10, 10:50 AM
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Posted By Fir

Wish my sports had the proper heron chainring,...

Wish my sports had the proper heron chainring, and dimpled fork :-] - yours had the northroad bars to start?

Now there's a bike you'd be reluctant to leave in a rack outside the theatre or opera.....
06-07-10, 11:48 AM
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Posted By Fir

Sweet. Nice leather and fabric stuff. Which model...

Sweet. Nice leather and fabric stuff. Which model is that?

Our BBF2 turns more heads than any vehicle I've ever owned. Or driven as I can recall. People stare, kids point and yell "Look, a DOUBLE...
06-04-10, 08:56 PM
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Posted By Fir

Wow, Tashi, the same "BBF2." Nice score, it looks...

Wow, Tashi, the same "BBF2." Nice score, it looks in great shape. Your forks look different; slim like a roadbike. Mine have that old CCM kind of 'double butterfly' structure. Is it the Sachs Torpedo...
06-04-10, 08:28 PM
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Posted By Fir

Yes "Riken ... 26 x 1.75" just like that. Can't...

Yes "Riken ... 26 x 1.75" just like that. Can't see anything on the rims. What vintage you figger, late 70's? Don't know when they started using wire-feed welders. But there's also signs of brazing....
06-04-10, 12:04 PM
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Posted By Fir

Alas, the tyres claim to be 26x1.75; hopefully...

Alas, the tyres claim to be 26x1.75; hopefully Mtn bike tyres will fit. I guess it's a bit too young a vintage for the classic 28". MIG welded frame and not as prettily as one might hope. But at...
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