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Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-28-24, 11:55 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Amidst a few other to-do's, I renovated an...

Amidst a few other to-do's, I renovated an early-'00s Specialized road triple crankset that uses an Octalink BB, specifically an Octalink road/V1 triple (5503/6503/7703) with the 118.5mm spindle. Not...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-10-23, 11:49 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Had my bought-but-never-ridden 1980 Trek 510...

Had my bought-but-never-ridden 1980 Trek 510 frameset (my second) built as a complete bike earlier this year, set for sale. Never built it up for myself. Loved the (repaint) purple, even as it has...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-13-23, 01:05 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Been slowly assembling, er, re-assembling my '89...

Been slowly assembling, er, re-assembling my '89 OS Paramount as of late. It was really good in several ways with modern Dura-Ace 9000 and slick nearly-Dura-Ace RS81 wheels (same C24 rims, different...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-20-22, 12:16 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Been doing some personal bike R&D since I forgot...

Been doing some personal bike R&D since I forgot to keep the brakes pushed on not buying more frames/bikes. Riddle is tired, but like a Labrador Retriever, has a hard time not running after a thrown...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-31-20, 11:32 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

See PM.

See PM.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-31-20, 01:18 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

I've been sorting and selling frames and...

I've been sorting and selling frames and components and trying to not have my apartment look like a post-EF3 tornado on a continual basis. I am mostly successful.

I've been doing a number of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-20, 02:04 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

My apartment is a bike zoo presently. I went from...

My apartment is a bike zoo presently. I went from zero 27" wheels to FIVE 27" wheels in just four days. Part of it was the taking in of a bike that is in the family (in-laws) and staying at my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-01-20, 06:36 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

It's been a bit of a mad house over in my...

It's been a bit of a mad house over in my area--not selling any frames mind you (ugh)--selling a zoo of components. Today was a big selloff, and it was parts I hadn't even listed! They were what I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-25-20, 01:31 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Excellent work! To balance said precision...

Excellent work!

To balance said precision with revising my previously thought-to-be-precise measurements on my '74 Paramount's BB situation, it looks like I need to go back to the previous,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-28-20, 01:43 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

After doing some scrubbing with the Mr. Clean...

After doing some scrubbing with the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (which is not nice on paint if you go at it hard) on my Battaglin SLX frame"set" a few days ago, I waxed it to clean it up and protect the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-18-20, 10:27 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

I cleaned up my '74 Paramount after several...

I cleaned up my '74 Paramount after several months of having not ridden it after a wet ride home sometime near the end of last year. The tan wall Soma tires I did have on it were dirty, so I opted to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-03-19, 04:40 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

The original AC Delco platinum plugs, rated for...

The original AC Delco platinum plugs, rated for 100k miles, were faulty in design, in that the puck on the center electrode would flake off and get into the cylinder, exhaust, etc. The car would also...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-03-19, 01:28 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Over the extended Thanksgiving weekend, I was...

Over the extended Thanksgiving weekend, I was able to get my sudden rolling bucket of woes Z28 Camaro (get one thing fixed, and down go the dominoes!) down three hours to see family as I had been...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-13-19, 10:16 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Finally working on a recently traded-for 63cm...

Finally working on a recently traded-for 63cm (CTT) 1981 Univega Gran Premio. Paint was cleaned and then waxed and looks great, especially for getting on closer to 40 years old (now I feel old!)....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-31-19, 12:35 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

I like the black rims with silver spokes and...

I like the black rims with silver spokes and hubs. I also like black bar tape and cable housings. You could try celeste but I'm not feeling it. This particular green, and the cromovelato finish has...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-24-19, 06:33 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Thank you for the vote of confidence. I bumped...

Thank you for the vote of confidence. I bumped the price up to the other end of the range I was considering. I'm not worried about getting too greedy a price, considering what I'd clear for the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-18-19, 10:48 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Did some minor tire stuff so as to get a...

Did some minor tire stuff so as to get a rim/tire/tube combo together and not taking up more space.

Posted my 1981 Trek 710/716 for sale tonight. Beautiful bike, but getting rid of bikes I'm not...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-12-19, 07:23 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

I have been scurrying around the place getting...

I have been scurrying around the place getting various bikes ready or more ready for sale, entertaining offers, etc. Getting some good interest (hooray!) which puts money back in the bank account to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-29-19, 12:00 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Just finished fully renovating a friend's early...

Just finished fully renovating a friend's early 2000's Specialized Sirrus. I/we kept trying to piecemeal the repairs in his super dimly lit garage during occasional evenings, but I kept forgetting a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-12-19, 11:09 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

I am near exclusively a Craigslist seller, and...

I am near exclusively a Craigslist seller, and that market is alright here. I need to find a decent wheelset for $100 to mount to my '90 ST400 so that I can take the asking price to $600 or a touch...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-11-19, 09:53 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Since becoming a temporarily flightless bird with...

Since becoming a temporarily flightless bird with a cooked IT band (at the outer left knee position, as per the usual injury location--bumming me out!!!) due to surprise overuse or ??? I've been...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-22-19, 12:36 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Beautiful!! Brings back good memories of my SLT,...

Beautiful!! Brings back good memories of my SLT, same year, same size.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-09-19, 11:40 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Well, ol' RiddleOfSteel has escaped being...

Well, ol' RiddleOfSteel has escaped being completely owned by the mega effort task of mounting any kind of tire onto a Campagnolo Atlanta 1996 aero rim set. Picked up on Friday evening, the Campy...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-19, 04:35 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Carbon paste, mostly. Smooth carbon steerer and...

Carbon paste, mostly. Smooth carbon steerer and smooth aluminum stem just wouldn't hold. Took it around a lot last night and it held perfectly.

Paramount rides properly, as per usual. I am...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-03-19, 01:30 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Thanks, man. I ended up spending the last few...

Thanks, man. I ended up spending the last few hours of that night, apartment windows open, letting the cool air waft in, taking apart yet two other bikes. My '74 Paramount, now complete in yet...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-02-19, 12:44 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Today has been one of those thankfully rare but...

Today has been one of those thankfully rare but still inevitable "in the loss column" kinda days. Nothing was actually lost, but many things done right that resulted in either something still going...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-23-19, 02:08 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

^^^^ I looked at a Spice before finding a 400 a...

^^^^ I looked at a Spice before finding a 400 a few years ago. Very well-proportioned bikes, and the Spica enjoyed an integrated RD hanger (no claw need apply!). I enjoy the early and mid-'80s...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-20-19, 02:04 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

The buyer for the SR800 (mentioned above) test...

The buyer for the SR800 (mentioned above) test rode it, struggled mightily with understanding STIs and gears (even with my instruction), and the next day told me he would keep searching. He was...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-16-19, 10:43 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Working on selling my '91 Cannondale SR800. The...

Working on selling my '91 Cannondale SR800. The very probable buyer for it missed out on another '91 Cannondale (that I was originally selling), and I told him I had a frameset that I could build up...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-27-19, 08:10 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Man that is a clean looking Schwinn! Great work!

Man that is a clean looking Schwinn! Great work!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-20-19, 02:31 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Wrenching has been very minor for the last week...

Wrenching has been very minor for the last week or several. Maybe an adjustment here and there, but that's it. Kind of weird. Part of it is the desire to not have a mess of an apartment--mental peace...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-31-18, 12:21 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Well, after having fun with a full suspension...

Well, after having fun with a full suspension disc Ironhorse mountain bike a week ago, before I drove it down to see family for Christmas break, it's back home up north for me, working on my trio of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-18, 08:17 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

I've been wrenching on a bike for a friend of my...

I've been wrenching on a bike for a friend of my family's (they work with her). She had unfortunately forgot that she had her very nice 58cm carbon Trek 5200 (9-speed Ultegra so circa 2000 or so) on...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-27-18, 01:34 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

The color, graphics, and serial number all nail...

The color, graphics, and serial number all nail it down as a 1990. 1991 saw extra graphics added, and 1989 had a different top tube font (thicker letters). In 1990, Cannondale offered a SH600 and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-26-18, 07:59 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

I didn't actually look at it closely and I wish I...

I didn't actually look at it closely and I wish I had, but that was a year and a half ago. I've saved your picture of it (from the "Flagship" thread) to my desk top and have used it has hope and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-26-18, 01:49 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Thank you for the well-wishing. Rocking the...

Thank you for the well-wishing. Rocking the Zicam, staying warm, and trying not to exert myself and induce any coughing, which is likely on the menu at some point. Though, if the track record of this...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-26-18, 12:19 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Thank you! We're in for a bunch of continuous...

Thank you! We're in for a bunch of continuous rain up here, so all I can do is look at it and not ride it. Being under the weather has me not riding (or at work) either. I'll be wrenching on a few...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-26-18, 01:54 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

I got my '74 Paramount back together at the...

I got my '74 Paramount back together at the beginning of last week. A new (used) headset and a bit of a 'parts bin' build build. I had picked up 35mm Paselas for a great deal (just had to clean them)...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-07-18, 03:45 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

The 410 (maybe all x10) frames of that year look...

The 410 (maybe all x10) frames of that year look very similar in proportion to Schwinn's Le Tours. Rear triangle is a little tighter than sport touring geometry but not fully race. Sporty Sport...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-07-18, 12:40 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

My plan is to take it to Recycled Cycles and have...

My plan is to take it to Recycled Cycles and have them do it. They do other minor frame work (cold-setting, etc) so this should be within their capability. If not, then we can set up a time for me to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-07-18, 10:58 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

We didn't do that since, I believe, the steerer...

We didn't do that since, I believe, the steerer and fork were the issues of the day (at least at the front of the frame), which is why I'm confident it isn't the steerer or fork. Having the headset...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-07-18, 12:16 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Over the weekend I dismantled my '74 Paramount so...

Over the weekend I dismantled my '74 Paramount so that I could investigate why the headset would magically come loose (after having to over-tighten it slightly just to get it to not come loose 5...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-21-18, 10:17 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Not much over the last five or so days, but...

Not much over the last five or so days, but working on getting my long-owned Peloton back on the road again. Interestingly, for being a few years older and using Columbus SL/SP tubing (SP on downtube...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-08-18, 11:15 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Working on spooling up enough motivation to make...

Working on spooling up enough motivation to make a few build threads of recently completed projects for the viewing enjoyment of others as well as online posterity.

The '81 710, the '91 Cannondale...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-07-18, 06:55 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

eom that's a beautiful tall bike! Love the color....

eom that's a beautiful tall bike! Love the color. Proportions look great!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-24-18, 11:49 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

I've been wrenching away, as always, on...

I've been wrenching away, as always, on something. Current projects go something like:

1) 1981 Trek 710/716 is complete. I will swap the 80mm SR stem for its identical twin-yet-20mm-longer as the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-11-18, 02:21 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

I'll have to post a build thread of it, but I...

I'll have to post a build thread of it, but I completed my full-boat refurbishing of my '81 Trek 710. She is a beautiful bike and is such a sweet ride. The combination of 600 Arabesque RD geometry...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-25-18, 01:35 PM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

The usual happy tornado of bike-related items...

The usual happy tornado of bike-related items continues:

- '74 Schwinn Paramount gets back to 3x9 down tube shifting (from a 2x9 STI setup), her original-when-first-set-up stem/bars, but now with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-18-18, 01:34 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

I sold a bike to a guy, whom I met at Recycled...

I sold a bike to a guy, whom I met at Recycled Cycles a week and a half ago. He was a little taller than me and I put that high setback seat post and long and tall Nitto Technomic to good use. He...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-14-18, 12:23 AM
Replies: 7,798
Views: 921,143
Posted By RiddleOfSteel

Working on refitting a bike that I didn't know...

Working on refitting a bike that I didn't know what to do with, with modern pieces to sell to another tall fellow (taller than me!) who's in the market for a good rain/winter bike. I am excited to...
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