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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-23, 12:13 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,087,336
Posted By fvernon

I have a daughter who's into bike touring, so I'm...

I have a daughter who's into bike touring, so I'm almost always keeping an eye out for framesets that will fit as she gets older. She's currently touring on a late-80s 45cm Terry Despatch that is...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-05-23, 10:23 AM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,087,336
Posted By fvernon

Thanks! I'll definitely create a restoration...

Thanks! I'll definitely create a restoration thread once that process is underway
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-03-23, 12:26 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,087,336
Posted By fvernon

This 1974 Paramount P13-9 (version 2) followed me...

This 1974 Paramount P13-9 (version 2) followed me to my office today (SN D74101). It's obviously in need of restoration, but it was hard to say no for $60 and saving it from going to the dump:...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-19-23, 09:50 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,087,336
Posted By fvernon

I missed out on a 1975(ish) Motobecane Grand...

I missed out on a 1975(ish) Motobecane Grand Record that someone posted for sale locally for $25, then decided not to sell when I contacted them about it...but lo and behold, this beauty was lurking...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-08-23, 05:43 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,087,336
Posted By fvernon

Welp, this mid-70s (i think) Holdsworth Mistral...

Welp, this mid-70s (i think) Holdsworth Mistral (I think it's a Mistral?) followed me home today for $20. 531 tubing and a mix of nice Sugino, Campy, Suntour, and Shimano parts. We'll see what gets...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-07-22, 02:53 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,087,336
Posted By fvernon

For sure--between this and a pristine 1980 Trek...

For sure--between this and a pristine 1980 Trek 614 I brought home from a thrift store a couple months ago, I've got some decisions to make
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-06-22, 10:01 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,087,336
Posted By fvernon

Two bikes (pics in as-found condition) followed...

Two bikes (pics in as-found condition) followed me home today--the first was this '86 Trek 760 and it's all about the frameset:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-22, 05:11 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,087,336
Posted By fvernon

Stopped by a thrift shop today and walked away...

Stopped by a thrift shop today and walked away with too many bikes. Looks to be a his & hers pair of 1986 Specialized Rockhoppers (all original), and a 1980 Trek 614 (N serial number), also original...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-31-22, 07:45 AM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,087,336
Posted By fvernon

you were on it! And yes; bent fork. The front...

you were on it! And yes; bent fork. The front wheel didn’t match the rear but was era-appropriate, so there was probably a front-end collision back in the mid-late 70s that wrecked
the original...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-30-22, 10:53 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,087,336
Posted By fvernon

I didn’t see that in here—did you post for a...

I didn’t see that in here—did you post for a Craigslist ad in Flagstaff AZ? The fork was damaged enough that it came down in price quite a bit. Wouldn’t be safe to ride as-is but the groupset is in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-30-22, 01:29 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,087,336
Posted By fvernon

Picked up this mid-70s Libertas for a song/saved...

Picked up this mid-70s Libertas for a song/saved from the potential trash heap because of a bent front fork. The frame itself is 531 main triangle and probably hi-ten stays/fork, but dang if that...
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