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09-05-23, 09:52 AM
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Posted By darnet

Super Tourer Epilogue

Final Bike Impressions & Lessons Learned

I managed to finishe the final 10 miles (kilometers) this morning, reaching exactly 100Km. Bike was twitchy until the end, regardless of wheels installed,...
09-05-23, 02:52 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,959
Posted By darnet

Super Tourer Last day

I managed to get in a long ride yesterday, 22.4 miles from Nashua, NH to Ayer, MA and return. I will complete the challenge this morning when I ride to see my fitness trainer. I've shown pics of the...
08-29-23, 05:18 AM
Replies: 248
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Posted By darnet

I owe the group some photos of the Super Tourer...

I owe the group some photos of the Super Tourer build, so here are some. Captions as needed...
08-26-23, 05:24 AM
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Posted By darnet

Wasted time, Part 2 (aka Headset Story).

I’ve gone on three rides with the Super Tourer, all test rides. The inaugural ride was Saturday 8/19, 7.5 miles on what’s become my regular test ride route, Nashua River Rail Trail.

Suffice it...
08-15-23, 03:09 AM
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Posted By darnet

Wasted time part 1

Complete disassembly of the Super Tourer meant just remove the front fork. Being an old Raleigh, (the bike, not me), I was not surprised that the headset bearings were loose balls. I was mildly...
08-13-23, 06:02 PM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,959
Posted By darnet

Super Tourer Muddle I’ve been spinning my...

Super Tourer Muddle

I’ve been spinning my wheels since I started the Super Tourer build. I’m finding it a struggle to choose from every possible possibility. Vintage, modern, odd, old, new,...
08-13-23, 05:44 PM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,959
Posted By darnet

Aaargh!

Aaargh!
07-31-23, 03:36 AM
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Posted By darnet

1. I agree that Frankenbike is inevitable. To...

1. I agree that Frankenbike is inevitable. To make it a horrendous monster, though, I think I WILL have to fit it with a threadless handlebar stem with adapter, and I am now resolve to install an...
07-29-23, 04:56 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,959
Posted By darnet

Super Tourer Story

Part I – Introduction:

I was oblivious to the Raleigh Super Tourer model, until I saw it last July on Craigslist, actually searching for a Raleigh Competition. So I found it it in the catalogs for...
07-22-23, 04:54 AM
Replies: 248
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Posted By darnet

Blue Peugeot Challenge Complete

Rides 8 & 9

Went back to the rail trail for an afternoon ride alongside my wonderful wife, married 39 years, rode for about 5.5 miles. She rides a purple Cannondale with Shimano Nexus internal...
07-10-23, 04:02 AM
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Posted By darnet

Ditto on USAZorro's comment about stem insertion....

Ditto on USAZorro's comment about stem insertion. I did the same thing (fork and spacer) last year (Clunker Challenge, Green Mirage), and it was fine, at least long enough to finish. In my case I had...
07-08-23, 04:49 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,959
Posted By darnet

Peugeot UO-14

Ride 7 – 20.5 miles.

Been either too rainy or too hot around here to ride the last week or two, but I did get a long ride in, 20.5 miles, on June 25, a Sunday.

Started at Shady Lane Elementary...
06-27-23, 04:09 AM
Replies: 248
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Posted By darnet

UO-14 Fourth through Sixth rides

I was pondering spending some $ to buy a larger big cog (ebay), maybe a 30 or 32 teeth , for my helicomatic freewheel, when I counted the teeth on each cog. Turns out, my rear cluster biggest gear...
06-15-23, 04:34 AM
Replies: 248
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Posted By darnet

Using my wooden folding ruler, this UO-14...

Using my wooden folding ruler, this UO-14 measures 24 inches c-t-c at the seat tube, and I exaggerate not, a 42.5 inch wheelbase. Wheels are true, I will change the skewer and clamp it tight. I do...
06-13-23, 05:39 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,959
Posted By darnet

UO-14 (aka BluePeogeot) update

Put another 7-1/2 miles on the Blue Peugeot, round trip to and from a flower shop. A couple of minor inconveniences encountered.

At the start of the ride, the bike was difficult to pedal, because...
06-03-23, 06:23 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,959
Posted By darnet

Peugeot UO-14 chosen

Boring but true, I’ve decided to complete the challenge on the Peugeot UO-14, Midnight Blue, built with Mangaloy double butted tubing. I’ve already ridden it twice, once after installing a chain and...
05-26-23, 05:36 AM
Replies: 248
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Posted By darnet

Found Tuesday (5/24/23), this Peugeot in the...

Found Tuesday (5/24/23), this Peugeot in the give-and-take area of the town transfer station. Bike itself had no markings for the model name. Plenty of rust, no chain. I took it home, and identified...
05-21-23, 03:57 AM
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Posted By darnet

That looks very well preserved, it might have...

That looks very well preserved, it might have been stored all these years in a cryogenically frozen state!
05-21-23, 03:56 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,959
Posted By darnet

That looks so well preserved that it might have...

That looks so well preserved that it might have been stored all these years in a cryogenically frozen state!
05-19-23, 06:18 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,959
Posted By darnet

I'm leaning strongly towards building and riding...

I'm leaning strongly towards building and riding a frame, fork, and rear derailleur I found trolling Craigslist last July. It's green like my rides from 2021 (Super Course) and 2022 (Mirage), and...
05-04-23, 12:07 PM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,959
Posted By darnet

Thank you, USAZorro, for forming this challenge. ...

Thank you, USAZorro, for forming this challenge. I'll be in, but unlike those who have already completed the mileage, I have yet to choose my ride.

Question, though...in the el cheapo category...
07-06-22, 06:55 AM
Replies: 484
Views: 34,468
Posted By darnet

Green Mirage Finished

Saturday (6/19) (yes, a while ago) the Green Mirage was returned to the bicycle underworld. I’ll remember it as a basically good frame. The ride and steering weren’t t bad. I found it rideable on...
07-02-22, 05:22 AM
Replies: 484
Views: 34,468
Posted By darnet

Green Mirage - black hole

I've been remiss in posting on the Green Mirage challenge, because I have been trying to find the right blue 🔵 color for a recently acquired ($40 beater) Raleigh Gran Sport. I'll post on the...
06-10-22, 05:50 AM
Replies: 484
Views: 34,468
Posted By darnet

Green Mirage Final Expenses

The Green Mirage was ressurected from the town dump scrap metal pile, so I had to estimate its value.
To do so, I found several Motobecane Mirage bikes nearby on FB and CL, listed for $20, $40, 50,...
05-17-22, 03:43 AM
Replies: 484
Views: 34,468
Posted By darnet

Green Mirage update

Really old French bike blues:

I’ve been remiss in posting, but I have ridden the Green Mirage a total of 4 times for 41.2 kilometers, all of which were actually shakedown rides. Recall that on...
05-08-22, 05:19 PM
Replies: 484
Views: 34,468
Posted By darnet

Inaugural ride this afternoon mostly happy but...

Inaugural ride this afternoon mostly happy but with a couple of notes, one serious.
...
05-07-22, 05:13 AM
Replies: 484
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Posted By darnet

I'd offer him $40

I'd offer him $40
05-06-22, 04:40 AM
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Posted By darnet

Green Mirage update

Recovered from COVID to the point that I started some reassembly, which became a long slow process, and added some new expenses.

The headset bearings were fine for reuse. There were some bad...
04-29-22, 07:46 AM
Replies: 484
Views: 34,468
Posted By darnet

Longer than necessary (COVID fog induced) Wheel Story

I almost wish now that I’d tried to salvage the Mirage wheels. I could have wire-wheeled them inside and out, trued as well as possible, and maybe put on new old tires (tubes seemed fine). But I...
04-29-22, 07:45 AM
Replies: 484
Views: 34,468
Posted By darnet

Thanks! I've never taken apart or ridden a...

Thanks! I've never taken apart or ridden a French bike, so I'm noticing some things that are odd to me. The rear derailleur was assembled with machine screws making it dis-assemble-able, handy for...
04-28-22, 07:18 PM
Replies: 484
Views: 34,468
Posted By darnet

I am suspicious now of the Green Mirage. If the...

I am suspicious now of the Green Mirage. If the Green International and the Green Super Course marked the beginning and ending of COVID-19, then I should have known better than to allow its soul to...
04-28-22, 09:09 AM
Replies: 484
Views: 34,468
Posted By darnet

love the shop-made threadless stem adapter!

love the shop-made threadless stem adapter!
04-26-22, 06:58 PM
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Posted By darnet

Thanks for the comments. I wasn't sure what to do...

Thanks for the comments. I wasn't sure what to do with it, my thoughts ranged from leaving it completely (and disgustingly) filthy, to sandblasting it (which would have made it the Silver Mirage)....
04-25-22, 08:56 PM
Replies: 484
Views: 34,468
Posted By darnet

Thank you, Narhay. The Schwinn Paramount...

Thank you, Narhay.

The Schwinn Paramount PDG2 (Hazetguy) and the Raleigh Super Course (Oldsledz) are quite nice finds, but this year I've decided to go in the opposite direction. So, I'm entering...
06-28-21, 04:40 AM
Replies: 581
Views: 56,036
Posted By darnet

Had to spend a few $$ today to continue the...

Had to spend a few $$ today to continue the challenge. I’d mapped out (what I thought was about) a 12+ mile loop, following the Souhegan River in Amherst, NH. Started at Ponemah Green golf course in...
06-26-21, 06:19 AM
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Posted By darnet

A dreary day yesterday, cool, overcast, and damp...

A dreary day yesterday, cool, overcast, and damp with drizzle. Decided to ride the Green Super Course on a short 6.5 mile) ride I afterwards named “Tour de Mortem.” I started at Runnells Bridge in...
06-22-21, 04:54 AM
Replies: 581
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Posted By darnet

Green Super Course update

Only a couple of rides in the past 2 weeks. Wednesday before last rode to breakfast diner at the Nashua, NH airport, and back home (9.2 miles)....
06-09-21, 04:42 AM
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Posted By darnet

I was inspired by this post to address seatpost...

I was inspired by this post to address seatpost problems I had on the Green Super Course. Looked around the garage for a brake hone, none to be found. Nonetheless, I set off to clean the seat tube...
06-07-21, 05:32 AM
Replies: 581
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Posted By darnet

My Green Super Course also has given me seat post...

My Green Super Course also has given me seat post problems. I thought about trying to clean the seat tube out, but the bottom bracket was already installed, and it's an old-fashioned open bearing...
06-06-21, 04:43 AM
Replies: 581
Views: 56,036
Posted By darnet

Green Super Course

Longer ride on Friday (June 4). Rode from home to Physical Therapy and back. 6.6 miles x 2, included lots of hills, and Mine Falls Park (trail riding) along the way.

As this was my first "long"...
05-30-21, 04:46 AM
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Views: 56,036
Posted By darnet

Green Super Course cost roundup: So far,...

Green Super Course cost roundup:

So far, other than grease and black tape, I’m looking at:
- 32 tooth Freewheel $8 (actual cost)- 53/39 Crankset (cotterless)($5 drive side Campy and $5 left...
05-29-21, 01:52 PM
Replies: 581
Views: 56,036
Posted By darnet

COVID Bike Parts Sources for Green Super Course: ...

COVID Bike Parts Sources for Green Super Course:
Around October, 2020, I had the good fortune to find a box of parts listed on Facebook Market Place, seller had them listed ridiculously cheap at $5...
05-29-21, 06:49 AM
Replies: 581
Views: 56,036
Posted By darnet

COVID Bike Fleet Story: I’m almost ashamed to...

COVID Bike Fleet Story:
I’m almost ashamed to admit that I’ve acquired six (or seven) bikes since early March, 2020. My wife and I went out for breakfast (for the last time until 2021) on March 8,...
05-29-21, 06:00 AM
Replies: 581
Views: 56,036
Posted By darnet

Posting non-sequentially, but need to go...

Posting non-sequentially, but need to go backwards and describe the rebuild of the Green Super Course, when I get to 10 posts I'll come back and add pics.

Initial disassembly of Green Super Course...
05-29-21, 05:44 AM
Replies: 581
Views: 56,036
Posted By darnet

After adjusting handlebar position and tightening...

After adjusting handlebar position and tightening front wheel quick-release skewer, I took Green Super Course out again for a 2nd ride) to same location as 1st ride. Wheel twitchiness gone. Not...
05-27-21, 06:32 AM
Replies: 581
Views: 56,036
Posted By darnet

(no pics yet, making my way up to 10 required...

(no pics yet, making my way up to 10 required posts) Took the Green Super Course on its maiden ride Tuesday (May 25), 6.6 Kilometers. Went well except for a couple of details. I forgot how to set...
Forum: Introductions
05-25-21, 08:06 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 421
Posted By darnet

Gene (aka Darnet) from Hollis, NH

Hello,
Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Gene (username, darnet), I grew up in Florida, and I now live in NH. I got my first road bike in high school, it was a used 1973 Raleigh Super...
05-24-21, 03:37 PM
Replies: 581
Views: 56,036
Posted By darnet

Me too! I have spent amazingly few $$ but many...

Me too! I have spent amazingly few $$ but many hours getting my ride ready. It's just about ready for a test drive. I hope yours goes well.
05-24-21, 11:46 AM
Replies: 581
Views: 56,036
Posted By darnet

Noteworthy details of the $45 SC: wide-flange...

Noteworthy details of the $45 SC: wide-flange rear wheel hub, 27x1-1/4, but 700c front wheel; both tires look new; not-original saddle (sadly, or maybe luckily, already discarded pre-challenge);...
05-24-21, 11:40 AM
Replies: 581
Views: 56,036
Posted By darnet

Thank you Narhay. I’m not sure how, but I somehow...

Thank you Narhay. I’m not sure how, but I somehow discovered the first COVID edition, and thought it was a fantastic idea, but it was already over. I was thrilled to see the second, so I will try to...
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