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03-28-24, 01:06 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 24,158
Posted By rickpaulos

I got this Motobecane USA Fantom Cross Uno last...

I got this Motobecane USA Fantom Cross Uno last year as a challenge project. Get the broken off seat post out of the frame. As the fbm ad shows, it was listed for nearly a year before I bought. The...
03-24-24, 10:19 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 373
Posted By rickpaulos

Thanks, Doug64. Now that I know what to...

Thanks, Doug64.

Now that I know what to search for I found this listing that shows the hitch.

"Also included an axle hitch and air nipple."...
03-23-24, 09:06 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 373
Posted By rickpaulos

What is it: rear axle bracket with air fitting

removed from a bike today. fitted to the rear axle, left side. The pad was on the underside of the chain stay. The round fitting is an air connection threaded into a nut that is welded to the...
03-18-24, 01:57 PM
Replies: 179
Views: 115,979
Posted By rickpaulos

see post #157 for a brief list. Looks like the...

see post #157 for a brief list. Looks like the numbers were just sequentially incremented over the years covered.
03-18-24, 01:48 PM
Replies: 179
Views: 115,979
Posted By rickpaulos

Motobecane Grand Jubile serial 4856562 tan...

Motobecane Grand Jubile
serial 4856562
tan with brown accents
Japan drive train. Sold the bike before I got all the component codes.
I'm guessing 1980 or 1981 for now.
...
03-16-24, 09:58 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 287,459
Posted By rickpaulos

fresh find: Shogun 500 first letter is a...

fresh find:

Shogun 500
first letter is a bit mangled.
N3D5429

First guess is 1983, April make. Still need to get the date codes from the Shimano components.

What to do with this bike? ...
03-16-24, 09:48 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 287,459
Posted By rickpaulos

Nishiki Colorado. 6127517 G0586 (Giant build...

Nishiki Colorado.
6127517
G0586 (Giant build May 1986)
very nice. Previous owner was killed in a motorcycle crash.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53591415497_cf84ec28cf_b.jpg
03-10-24, 07:18 PM
Replies: 22,293
Views: 4,619,503
Posted By rickpaulos

From the builders estate sale?

From the builders estate sale?
02-08-24, 06:58 PM
Replies: 22,293
Views: 4,619,503
Posted By rickpaulos

Double Fury!

Double Fury!
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-07-24, 01:22 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,178
Posted By rickpaulos

Have you checked in to the recall notice on the...

Have you checked in to the recall notice on the Dahons from this era? I had two Speeds, one was a recall model. Dahon will only work with a bike shop to replace the parts.
02-01-24, 10:50 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 5,127
Posted By rickpaulos

I probably assembled that exact bike. I worked...

I probably assembled that exact bike. I worked at WOB from 1972 to 1984. The third ownership (1984) was intolerable. Started out in the assembly department. We would repack the bbs in all the...
01-30-24, 03:14 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 287,459
Posted By rickpaulos

Not so rare. I've owned several Greenville...

Not so rare. I've owned several Greenville Schwinns. Schwinn made the mid range road bikes there in the mid to later 1980s. Circuit, Le Tour, Passage, Prelude, Premis, Super Sport, Tempo, Traveler,...
01-30-24, 01:13 PM
Replies: 1,083
Views: 404,344
Posted By rickpaulos

240. I manage the local coop and personally...

240.

I manage the local coop and personally own several MultiTracks and tell shoppers it's one of the best bikes ever and one of Trek's best offerings. We get over 500 bikes donated in every year...
Forum: Great Lakes
01-29-24, 12:47 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,462
Posted By rickpaulos

Within a few weeks of opening the new I74 bridge...

Within a few weeks of opening the new I74 bridge over the Mississippi river in the Quad Cities, a drunk driver drove across the bridge in the bike lane. Struck 3 pedestrians, 2 died. They then...
Forum: Great Lakes
01-29-24, 12:31 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 281
Posted By rickpaulos

Ragbrai 2024

Hilliest route in the 51 years of the ride.
Yeah, well 1 day in the rockies is often more climbing than the entire week in Iowa.
Small towns.
shorter mileage days.
fewer riders? Lets hope so....
Replies: 6
Views: 1,119
Posted By rickpaulos

Found it. some specs fits on a 1 1/8...

Found it.

some specs
fits on a 1 1/8 threadless fork (~28.5mm)
140mm vertical travel.
locking lever holds it securely
tiny lever releases the positioning pin
shim on the top for 1 1/8...
01-29-24, 10:59 AM
Replies: 1,083
Views: 404,344
Posted By rickpaulos

usual tag for the local bike coop: date in...

usual tag for the local bike coop:

date in 11/7/2022
coop name
brand Trek
model 700
TALL^ 23" frame
serial
price
01-28-24, 08:26 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,034
Posted By rickpaulos

bar stool. The red one in the middle has a...

bar stool.

The red one in the middle has a story. A friend called and said she had two bikes to get rid of. I told her to drop them off at my house. She came over with 1 and said she didn't want...
01-28-24, 04:12 PM
Replies: 1,083
Views: 404,344
Posted By rickpaulos

2001 700 pearl white/red fade. very tall 23"...

2001 700 pearl white/red fade. very tall 23" frame.
Came in to our local coop with a melted seat and covered in dust. The white paint has lots of scrapes and scratches mostly on the left side....
01-22-24, 04:18 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 617
Posted By rickpaulos

Well, it looks like the IRS has delayed the...

Well, it looks like the IRS has delayed the changes again.

Now at $5000 for 2024. (was going to be $600 for 2023 which was already delayed a year)
...
01-22-24, 04:08 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 617
Posted By rickpaulos

eBay leaves it to the sellers to classify their...

eBay leaves it to the sellers to classify their items. eBay provides the categories, the sellers choose from them when listing. Categories are mostly pointless if you are keyword searching for a...
01-22-24, 03:50 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 617
Posted By rickpaulos

My numbers posted above are of items listed...

My numbers posted above are of items listed because that's what the op in the other forum posed. I have no idea if sales have dropped off at eBay. I'm sure eBay tracks sales by the minute by zip...
01-22-24, 12:14 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 617
Posted By rickpaulos

eBay cycling listings numbers over time.

We had a discussion going on another forum (until it got hacked) about how the IRS reporting rules changes would affect the number of ebay listings.
ebay is under IRS directive to report annual...
01-21-24, 10:59 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,126
Posted By rickpaulos

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53454292219_68...

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01-21-24, 10:54 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,034
Posted By rickpaulos

French or Italian manufacturer. The surest way to...

French or Italian manufacturer. The surest way to tell is the bb threading. Most French companies put the serial on the rear dropouts, this has a partial number visible on the bb shell. French stem...
01-18-24, 08:06 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 508
Posted By rickpaulos

I run the local bike coop and we get plenty of...

I run the local bike coop and we get plenty of FFS crank equipped bikes. Need parts? we got em. I took one part when they first came out to see how it worked. Never had one apart since. You can rinse...
12-14-23, 07:50 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 291
Posted By rickpaulos

This hub was on a Cannondale Adventure 1000. ...

This hub was on a Cannondale Adventure 1000. 700c urban hybrid. A 2004 according to the catalogs. The only year I could find that came with this hub.
One of the springs was missing for the pawls...
12-13-23, 01:19 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 291
Posted By rickpaulos

SRAM Dual Drive hub (date? and parts?)

SRAM Dual Drive hub

has 100 703 stamped on the hub flange. Is this a production date?

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395912653_b8e0ae4763_b.jpg

Looking for a rubber grip replacement...
12-05-23, 06:28 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,205
Posted By rickpaulos

OP is from Italy. My guess is the frame is a...

OP is from Italy. My guess is the frame is a Legnano. Presumably named after the 1176 Battle of Legnano as the head badge depicts a solider in battle armor.

I run a bike coop that takes in over...
11-27-23, 10:34 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,170
Posted By rickpaulos

The reasoning for the slots in the axle paired...

The reasoning for the slots in the axle paired with the tabbed washers is to allow tightening of the locknut without the cone turning with it and messing up the bearing adjustment.

With unsloted...
11-20-23, 08:58 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,042
Posted By rickpaulos

Shimano FFS was mfd in several versions. 1...

Shimano FFS was mfd in several versions.

1 piece "Astabula" cranks provided on a few million Schwinns bikes like the Caliente and World Tourist. Probably accounts for 95% of all FFS sold.

3...
11-20-23, 08:08 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 593
Posted By rickpaulos

Looks like a Gran(d) Prix but not intended for...

Looks like a Gran(d) Prix but not intended for the USA market. The frame is plain 1020 low carbon steel. A nicer steel frame would be made of cro-mo steel. Mid range frames often had cromo main...
11-20-23, 07:03 PM
Replies: 22,293
Views: 4,619,503
Posted By rickpaulos

Here is my latest art display using reflectors....

Here is my latest art display using reflectors. By day light and at night with a flash.
...
11-17-23, 12:39 AM
Replies: 1,083
Views: 404,344
Posted By rickpaulos

I just discovered this thread so I'll be posting...

I just discovered this thread so I'll be posting all the Multitrack's I've had/photo'd.

IMO, tig welded cromo frames ride very nice. A bit more give in the frame than the lugged versions. The 700...
11-11-23, 10:27 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 287,459
Posted By rickpaulos

Fresh find: another Nishiki Cresta with the rare...

Fresh find: another Nishiki Cresta with the rare 3 pulley system Suntour derailleur. This variant is the LePree. Suntour Mountech front derailleur. Auto trimming down tube levers.

This bike had...
10-29-23, 09:58 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 267,560
Posted By rickpaulos

Fuji Up Beat

Unusual model the Up-Beat. ladies, single chainring, single unit stem & bars. Suntour 3000 der.
F7125009 (I'll get a closeup of the serial in a few days).
Blue Wave 1987 or 1988? The Up-Beat...
Forum: BMX
10-23-23, 04:27 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 704
Posted By rickpaulos

When you said you bought a cro-mo bmx bike that...

When you said you bought a cro-mo bmx bike that tells us you got a "real" bmx bike intended for racing where riders usually stand up to pedal for the whole race. (30 seconds). A long top tube is the...
10-23-23, 03:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,139
Posted By rickpaulos

2 quads

I have 2 quads.
I took my first to the Midwest Tandem Rallys in West Des Moines Iowa 1981 and Coralville Iowa 1982, and Ragbrai 10 (1982) for one day. It is a 1 speed coaster brake bike.

My...
08-27-23, 12:06 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 297
Posted By rickpaulos

29er disc wheels and nice shiny paint so pretty...

29er disc wheels and nice shiny paint so pretty new. Bike looks like it could have built by Teesdale, IF, etc. IMO, there is quite a difference between mass produced in PRC/ROC and US independent...
08-27-23, 10:35 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 297
Posted By rickpaulos

It was in good shape and the down tube decal was...

It was in good shape and the down tube decal was intact and clearly Norway.
08-27-23, 01:48 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 297
Posted By rickpaulos

"Norway" brand bike

I briefly talked to a guy on a Norway branded bike today. Shopping for 29er tires at our shop. But didn't have $10 for a pair of used tires. Nice looking, higher quality bike. Like something a...
08-27-23, 01:33 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 600
Posted By rickpaulos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKEHoA_xl-U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKEHoA_xl-U
08-22-23, 10:48 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 4,619
Posted By rickpaulos

I don't count them but I'd estimate somewhere in...

I don't count them but I'd estimate somewhere in the 150 -200 range. Plus another 500-700 at the bike coop I manage. I have access to enough bikes that I can take a different bike out for a ride...
08-22-23, 08:53 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,473
Posted By rickpaulos

Black spokes from China break quite often. Most...

Black spokes from China break quite often. Most that I replace at the shop are black, even those on $1500+ bikes. I call them mystery meat spokes, you never know what's under the black coating. ...
08-22-23, 09:42 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 12,848
Posted By rickpaulos

The NTSB is also investigating the crash

Published: Aug. 2, 2023 at 9:54 PM CDTGOODYEAR, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — It’s been five months since a pickup truck driver plowed into a group of cyclists in Goodyear, killing two of them and injuring 17...
08-13-23, 08:09 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 5,351
Posted By rickpaulos

The early Park Tool stands would not take 29er...

The early Park Tool stands would not take 29er wheels with tires on, or fat bike wheels. The later Park Tool truing stands (ts2.2) are a bit taller to accommodate 29er wheels with the tires still on...
08-13-23, 07:54 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 831
Posted By rickpaulos

Just restored a 1972 Schwinn Varsity. Same basic...

Just restored a 1972 Schwinn Varsity. Same basic bike as the Continental. The conti had a few upgrades: tubular fork, alloy bars & stem, center pull brakes, quick release wheel axles. The oem rims...
08-13-23, 07:41 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 662
Posted By rickpaulos

Okay. A chance meeting with owner today. The...

Okay. A chance meeting with owner today. The Bosch crank I had did not fit his bafang equipped ebike, too small. The Bafang is bigger. Both have 10 splines.
...
08-13-23, 01:36 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 662
Posted By rickpaulos

crank interchangeable: Bafang vs Bosch?

For crank drive ebikes.

Are the cranks interchangeable? Same as ISIS / 4 taper/ Octalink pattern on bikes?
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