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Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-11-23, 07:08 AM
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Posted By rustystrings61

My primary experience with Exage is the old Exage...

My primary experience with Exage is the old Exage Sport stuff from my since-sold '88 Centurion LeMans. I found it to be quite good, working just as well as the 105 stuff but with a plainer...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-25-23, 01:48 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

I still routinely kick myself for selling my...

I still routinely kick myself for selling my c.1990 Trek 950 in this size. I suspect you will love this one!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-07-23, 04:18 PM
Replies: 15,450
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Posted By rustystrings61

Color me insanely jealous! GREAT score!

Color me insanely jealous! GREAT score!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-07-23, 06:48 AM
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Posted By rustystrings61

I had watched this one for a while, but funds are...

I had watched this one for a while, but funds are tight. Then I finally fixed and sold a dumpster find townie bike yesterday, messaged this one’s seller and drove to the outskirts of town and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-05-22, 01:51 PM
Replies: 15,450
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Posted By rustystrings61

I've owned a couple of those blue Oschners. ...

I've owned a couple of those blue Oschners. They're actually very nice riding bikes!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-08-22, 06:58 AM
Replies: 15,450
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Posted By rustystrings61

The lugged '87-89 Sirrus is an amazing bike. My...

The lugged '87-89 Sirrus is an amazing bike. My red '88 rivals or excels any bike from any price range I've ever ridden. They're kinda like 60 cm Gitane TdFs from the Mel Pinto era, there is...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-12-22, 10:46 AM
Replies: 15,450
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Posted By rustystrings61

The Stronglight model 93 is maybe my favorite...

The Stronglight model 93 is maybe my favorite crankset EVER - requires the proprietary 23.35 tool to pull it. Yours likely came off a Raleigh Gran Sport as it has the chainguard for an outer ring...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-29-22, 05:02 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

The piston stem is off it, and if anyone desires...

The piston stem is off it, and if anyone desires it I’ll make them a GOOD deal!

I went to work on it today using parts from the bins. It’s sobering to realize that even though I haven’t been...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-27-22, 03:55 PM
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Posted By rustystrings61

Free!

I stopped by the LBS today, and in the course of chatting with the owner we stepped into the back room. I mentioned I was keeping my eyes open for an older rigid mountain bike - wait, is that an old...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-22-21, 10:50 AM
Replies: 15,450
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Posted By rustystrings61

Saturday I was being proper and adult and helping...

Saturday I was being proper and adult and helping to clear out the house by taking a load of stuff to the Salvation Army. As I was getting out of the car to get the first box, Calvin the muscle-guy...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-14-21, 11:42 AM
Replies: 15,450
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Posted By rustystrings61

This is the seller's picture, not mine - I may...

This is the seller's picture, not mine - I may come back and add more pix later if I get the chance!

1988 Panasonic DX3000 for $40 - the second wheelset (tubulars?) got accidentally packed up by...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-04-21, 12:41 PM
Replies: 15,450
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Posted By rustystrings61

Where it sits now

It’s much better than I feared - the only thing wrong with the Headshok is the top bearing - is that an LLB543 or should i search for it under another number? - and even the shock appears to still be...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-03-21, 11:25 AM
Replies: 15,450
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Posted By rustystrings61

1999 Cannondale Silk Path 500

... and I may have overpaid at $25. The bike itself is interesting, and while on the large side for me, still manageable. But everything, and I do mean everything, is seized up and stiff, and in some...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-25-21, 11:26 AM
Replies: 15,450
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Posted By rustystrings61

Late 80s Sirrus and Allez are the same frame. The...

Late 80s Sirrus and Allez are the same frame. The Sirrus had softer paint and 105 instead of 600 parts. Great under-the-radar bikes!

In the end the Schwinn is a pound puppy rescue - but Evapo-Rust...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-23-21, 01:40 PM
Replies: 15,450
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Posted By rustystrings61

Monday I bought a Specialized Sirrus for $50...

Monday I bought a Specialized Sirrus for $50 (https://www.bikeforums.net/22148856-post14356.html) which I just finished reconditioning this morning (https://www.bikeforums.net/22154200-post551.html),...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-19-21, 03:57 PM
Replies: 15,450
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Posted By rustystrings61

FB Marketplace find - a 1988 Specialized Sirrus,...

FB Marketplace find - a 1988 Specialized Sirrus, which is allegedly the same frame as the Allez but with 105 parts instead of 600. Asking price was $65, $50 got it into my truck - and it's even my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-29-21, 11:20 AM
Replies: 15,450
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Posted By rustystrings61

The freewheel tool looks a lot like one I use for...

The freewheel tool looks a lot like one I use for certain old French freewheels, but which one I couldn't tell you! I had a Shimano crank puller identical to that one many years ago, purchased...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-27-21, 03:30 PM
Replies: 15,450
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Posted By rustystrings61

I have a much rattier specimen of your ‘73 that...

I have a much rattier specimen of your ‘73 that came to me with ruined chrome that I built up with 44/42T chainrings and a Surly Dingle 17/19T fixed cog on one side of the cub and a White Industries...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-21, 07:42 PM
Replies: 15,450
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Posted By rustystrings61

I have used my Brooks wrench primarily when...

I have used my Brooks wrench primarily when repairing saddles; the first time when I added an auxiliary rivet behind the right front rivet, the second time when I replaced a broken cantle rivet. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-21, 02:10 PM
Replies: 15,450
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Posted By rustystrings61

It's BOTH! It's also my second entry this year...

It's BOTH! It's also my second entry this year in the Clunker Challenge. I think I can get it up and running - and running well, at that - within the $100 budget. I honestly don't think it's ever...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-21, 01:38 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

FB Marketplace catch. Centurion LeMans

Not as pretty as the preceding Centurion - but it was $35, so there's that ...

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-24-21, 11:46 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

I didn't know Uri Geller was on this list!...

I didn't know Uri Geller was on this list! *ducking*
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-24-21, 07:55 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

It seems to me that I read somewhere on this...

It seems to me that I read somewhere on this forum that Peugeot built their forks like this from the start, with a certain amount of "trail" built in. Is my memory failing again? Am I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-31-21, 01:58 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

These are the seller's pix - it needs tires,...

These are the seller's pix - it needs tires, tubes, a different saddle, bearings overhauled and rear wheel trued, but for $40 I don't think I did too badly! I need it like I need a hole in the head,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-25-21, 05:57 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

Not quite saved from the dump, but certainly from...

Not quite saved from the dump, but certainly from moldering away in an outbuilding! I first met this bike c.1999 or so when I saw it locked up with a flat tire on campus. It also had the last name of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-23-21, 12:58 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

The T.A. Professional 3-pin crankset took an...

The T.A. Professional 3-pin crankset took an odd-sized chainring bolt with a standard width head but a smaller threaded body. They're pretty pricey when you find them. I suspect a previous owner...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-22-21, 07:45 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

Nice score! 1973 Raleigh Competition Mk. II with...

Nice score! 1973 Raleigh Competition Mk. II with the '73-only Carlton Capella lugs; with the exception of the Grab-Ons bar covering, it looks box stock - unless there's something going on with the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-12-21, 08:28 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

A friend we helped get out of homelessness last...

A friend we helped get out of homelessness last year has furnished his apartment with stuff salvaged from dumpsters. He scored this c.2012 Trek Skye last week and passed it on to me last night. I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-15-20, 07:44 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

PR-10, 1975-78 or so, and odds are there will be...

PR-10, 1975-78 or so, and odds are there will be a date code on the rear derailleur or somewhere else. NICE save!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-20, 03:09 PM
Replies: 15,450
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Posted By rustystrings61

Liberia Grand Deluxe variant comparable to mine -...

Liberia Grand Deluxe variant comparable to mine - if you trawl through this thread you'll find a wealth of links and sites about these...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-14-20, 07:28 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

I have been encountering references to Tru-Wel...

I have been encountering references to Tru-Wel tubing for 15 or 20 years now, but I’ve never seen much information about it. It was a somewhat better than average high-tensile steel used for frame...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-13-20, 03:18 PM
Replies: 15,450
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Posted By rustystrings61

That is early 60s, probably built by Carlton,...

That is early 60s, probably built by Carlton, probably Tru-Wel or comparable hi-ten tubing - not 531. Here it is in the 1962 catalog (https://www.kurtkaminer.com/1962raleighcat_us_06_lg.jpg). The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-21-20, 10:02 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

PR-10L, and I'm betting 1973-74 based on the...

PR-10L, and I'm betting 1973-74 based on the graphics and the angles - 531 main frame with Peugeot Allege (alleged?) tubing. Good score!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-11-20, 01:19 PM
Replies: 15,450
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Posted By rustystrings61

well, I guess you could rest the lower end of the...

well, I guess you could rest the lower end of the pipe on a wooden block, but where's the fun in that?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-11-20, 12:44 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

I don't have enough hands to hold the pipe...

I don't have enough hands to hold the pipe against the crank on one end, against the top of my shoe on the other, while holding a great big ol' hammer ... you'll just have to use your imagination,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-11-20, 06:07 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

Cool wheel set! Those are early Phil Wood hubs...

Cool wheel set! Those are early Phil Wood hubs with steel centers, and the bearings in them can be replaced. Wonder what the rims are? The shim is factory-issue, I had one just like it on the 1975...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-22-19, 10:23 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

SCREAMING deal at $40! I'm saying 1972 - plain...

SCREAMING deal at $40! I'm saying 1972 - plain Nervex DuBois lugs painted black and the classic comfy geometry only happened that year. Before and after, with those graphics, it's usually Nervex...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-31-19, 05:53 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

This '76 Super Mirage is very similar to the '75...

This '76 Super Mirage is very similar to the '75 Grand Touring I rode for the 2016 Clunker Challenge -
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-04-19, 09:24 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

I had every intention of talking the seller down...

I had every intention of talking the seller down from his $70 asking price until I decided he needed the bread and I could spare it. The stock drive train bits will get an evapo rust bath and go...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-04-19, 07:46 PM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

There’s been a burst of black Raleigh...

There’s been a burst of black Raleigh Competitions surfacing lately, and now I have one again, too! I think mine takes the prize for worst chrome, but it’s my size and the price was fair for its...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-18-19, 06:45 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

You'll want to read over this site beforehand -...

You'll want to read over this site beforehand - My Austro-Daimler "Vent Noir II" Bicycle And Brief History of Steyr Daimler Puch (http://www.company7.com/bosendorfer/ADbicycle.html) . And t'is pity...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-17-19, 07:10 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

First generation Austro-Daimler Vent Noir,...

First generation Austro-Daimler Vent Noir, c.1976-77! The floodgates of Graz silver-brazed 531 goodness seem to have opened lately! I know the Vent Noir II with the smoked chrome is considered the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-19, 11:45 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

This is awesome! MORE silver-brazed 531 Graz...

This is awesome! MORE silver-brazed 531 Graz goodness! Another super score and I am eager to see the build thread on this one!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-19, 09:50 AM
Replies: 15,450
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Posted By rustystrings61

Early A-D Inter-10! Not just full 531, but...

Early A-D Inter-10! Not just full 531, but silver-brazed full 531! Score! Those were intelligently spec'ed with very good and serviceable but not-so-snooty parts, and were roughly comparable to the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-19, 07:05 AM
Replies: 15,450
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Posted By rustystrings61

The seller was very firm on his price for this...

The seller was very firm on his price for this c.1974-75 Gitane Grand Sport that has been Frankenbiked beyond all belief - $20. I saw the T.A. cranks with blind pedal holes and got out my wallet. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-27-19, 07:07 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

$14.99 at the Salvation Army for a lugged steel...

$14.99 at the Salvation Army for a lugged steel Bianchi in my size, or close enough! The parts bins may already have all I need to do a drop bar conversion. We shall see ......
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-31-18, 09:53 AM
Replies: 15,450
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Posted By rustystrings61

Holy Campagnolo! Great Tullio's ghost! I got to...

Holy Campagnolo! Great Tullio's ghost! I got to clean out three shop drawers worth of Campagnolo bits from a shop that's been in operation for more than 40 years for less than some eBay sellers...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-17-18, 07:29 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

A conversation with a friend who owns a bike shop...

A conversation with a friend who owns a bike shop in another city led to discussion of the Clunker Challenge 100, which led to a conversation about this bike that had been sitting unclaimed in the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-04-18, 07:42 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

I just noticed the Sunshine Cycle Shop tag on the...

I just noticed the Sunshine Cycle Shop tag on the seat stay - Mike McMillan and his crew are great guys, and that shop has been around for a long, loooong time.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-12-17, 09:37 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,072,618
Posted By rustystrings61

Is that a Simplex Juy 61 rear derailleur I see?

Is that a Simplex Juy 61 rear derailleur I see?
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