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Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-04-19, 06:15 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

In Saturday just passed, my wife and I, in the...

In Saturday just passed, my wife and I, in the loaded to the nuts Honda Civic, set out for our winter travels to Winnipeg (for a few days) and then on to Jamaica. After closing up the cottage, we had...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-16-19, 06:20 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Dropped off half a bag of kitchen waste and my...

Dropped off half a bag of kitchen waste and my recyclables before heading to the scrap metal pile. Several bikes had found their way their since my last visit, four days ago.

This is the first...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-14-19, 12:10 PM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Found this old Rocky Mountain on my way home from...

Found this old Rocky Mountain on my way home from the city, today. Everything works just fine and might even go for a short spin later today. Not sure what to do with it but the wheel set just might...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-11-19, 11:46 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Yesterday, I resisted the urge to salvage this...

Yesterday, I resisted the urge to salvage this old CCM from the local landfill site (dump)......
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-25-19, 02:53 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Not sure if I should bother to bring this dump...

Not sure if I should bother to bring this dump (yup, still sitting at the local dump) art home. The painting is roughly 30 inches by 30 inches. If it is still there on Saturday, when I next visit...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-18-19, 03:09 PM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

This late nineties Rocky Mountain Cardiac was...

This late nineties Rocky Mountain Cardiac was given to a friend, rather than toss it at the dump (just an educated guess). My friend, who collects much older roadsters and antiques, gave the bike to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-29-18, 03:52 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Not really saved from the dump nor is the bike...

Not really saved from the dump nor is the bike vintage (around the year 2000, I think) but for fifty dollars, a near mint Trek mountain bike is not a bad deal......
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-16-18, 04:17 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

A friend (sort of) found this smashed Holdsworth...

A friend (sort of) found this smashed Holdsworth Record at the dump, brought it home and sold it to me for twenty bucks. The frame needs a good buffing but the component group arrives at a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-13-18, 01:10 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

I like to scavenge stuff from the dump,...

I like to scavenge stuff from the dump, everything from an early seventies Carlton Professional to knights in shining (well not too shiny) armor to fire wood......
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-18, 05:06 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Aside from the fact that it is ugly, the "what's...

Aside from the fact that it is ugly, the "what's wrong with it" is as follows...

One brake = danger.

Heavy tires and heavy wheels negatively impact the feel of the bicycle, making it feel...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-18, 12:39 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Saved from the dump? Well, not quite but bought...

Saved from the dump? Well, not quite but bought at a yard sale really cheap. Unfortunately, this one should not have been saved. Though almost brand new, it belongs in the dump..!...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-01-17, 05:08 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Been away from my computer for the past ten days,...

Been away from my computer for the past ten days, or so, helping my mother. Two days before I left for Calgary, I found this old CCM at the dump...
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-17, 03:28 PM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Been a heck of a week for finding vintage road...

Been a heck of a week for finding vintage road bicycles

First of all, my early seventies Peugeot PX10E has been delivered to my friend in Duluth...

Then I swapped some wheels for a nice...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-08-17, 03:46 PM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Picked this up a year, or so, ago and it did come...

Picked this up a year, or so, ago and it did come from the Dump. It was well hidden under a bunch of stuff, with only the rear wheel and seat tube visible. I wrestled it out of its grave and my son...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-05-17, 12:29 PM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

At the Dump right now. Should it be saved..? ...

At the Dump right now. Should it be saved..?

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-10-16, 01:39 PM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

The Empire is a Made in Japan bicycle. It is not...

The Empire is a Made in Japan bicycle. It is not high end but it does feature forged drops, front and back and lovely long pointed lugs. The chrome is in great shape on the stays but not as nice on...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-10-16, 03:53 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

While picking these used building blocks up at...

While picking these used building blocks up at the rural dump near my cottage, I decided to take a break after completing the last load(sounds ominous but you can only get ten blocks in the trunk of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-21-15, 12:58 PM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

I picked this old Glider up, early last Spring,...

I picked this old Glider up, early last Spring, with no intention of doing anything with it - but...

The old bike is so clean and original that I just kept it around. Here it is, in its role as a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-19-15, 03:39 PM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

I don't go to the Dump, anymore, but I do get...

I don't go to the Dump, anymore, but I do get lucky at yard sales, for some reason. Last week, a Colnago Sport and a CCM Moto Bike...

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Today, again at a yard sale, an old...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-10-15, 02:17 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

While shoveling a truck load of fine shale, to...

While shoveling a truck load of fine shale, to level out the driveway at my lake cottage, my wife gives me a shout - phone. I ran to the cottage, said hello and, after a moment or two, said I will...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-27-15, 04:35 PM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Since my heart attacks, I don't actually go to...

Since my heart attacks, I don't actually go to the dump to pick up bikes anymore. In fact, I don't really look for bicycles, anymore. But when one jumps out at you, as you drive by a Yard Sale,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-13-13, 09:21 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

This was the Free Dump week in Thunder Bay. ...

This was the Free Dump week in Thunder Bay. Actually, last week was free dumping and I managed to grab close to 70 bicycles. All but two went to Bicycles for Humanity. The two I kept? A somewhat...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-05-13, 04:16 PM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

The horribly Spring we have been having in...

The horribly Spring we have been having in Thunder Bay has dramatically impacted the flow of bicycles to the Dump. I took a dozen out of the Dump for Bicycles for Humanity last week and not all were...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-13, 11:00 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Not all there but the Dump coughed up this Giant...

Not all there but the Dump coughed up this Giant TCR-2...

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Not all that interested in the frame, but the components and little used wheel set are a nice find. The wheels, if ten...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-03-12, 06:56 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Quite possible but I like to think that they have...

Quite possible but I like to think that they have more stuff that room for the stuff.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-28-12, 12:10 PM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

After a week's absence from the bicycle scene,...

After a week's absence from the bicycle scene, and after our first heavy snowfall, the Dump coughed up a nice Bianchi and a nice GT...

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Needless to say, the bike flow in Thunder...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-29-12, 07:00 PM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Trash to some. Who knows to others. Picked up...

Trash to some. Who knows to others. Picked up this old Dayton today...

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-09-12, 09:09 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

After a three day Thanksgiving weekend, in...

After a three day Thanksgiving weekend, in Thunder Bay, I headed out to the Dump on Tuesday morning, expecting to find a few bikes. Sadly, there were only two bikes dropped off on the weekend. A...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-04-12, 10:32 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

As usual, I have been busier than two flies on a...

As usual, I have been busier than two flies on a pig's butt and have little time to take pictures of the bikes I have found at the Dump lately. The Dump is where people in Thunder Bay throw stuff...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-21-12, 04:33 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

I have been busier than two flies on a pig's butt...

I have been busier than two flies on a pig's butt this Spring. Keeping up with the demands of Bicycles for Humanity, the workload created by my website and the need to sell this and that to help...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-08-12, 08:39 PM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

This Spring has been very busy for me but some of...

This Spring has been very busy for me but some of the rush is coming to an end, tomorrow, when I finish building one last bicycle for a local customer. Unfortunately, I have had little time to take...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-27-12, 02:12 PM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Yesterday, I cleaned up at the local Dump. By...

Yesterday, I cleaned up at the local Dump. By cleaned up, I mean just that. I sorted bikes, transporting those worthy of salvage to town, and swept the area clean of debris. I left two partial...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-21-12, 03:53 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Bikes have been flowing slowly for the past...

Bikes have been flowing slowly for the past couple of months. Snow does that to the river of bicycles that flows through the landfill sites in Thunder Bay and surrounding area. I did, however, pick...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-25-12, 11:40 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

No, but other members of our volunteer group have...

No, but other members of our volunteer group have been there and made a movie about it. That movie, Where On Earth Is My Bike? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGe1BHLyQHw) is one of our fund...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-25-12, 09:41 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

With permission from Landfill Site Management, I...

With permission from Landfill Site Management, I manage to salvage about 300 bicycles a year. Of those 300, approximately 240 of them will be shipped to Africa. The rest are also recycled, in a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-07-12, 11:28 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Needless to say, the flow of bicycles to the...

Needless to say, the flow of bicycles to the local Dump slows down, somewhat, in the middle of the Thunder Bay winter. None the less, with the start of the year, the flow begins anew and today a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-25-11, 05:20 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

It happens at least once every year. I went to...

It happens at least once every year. I went to the Dump yesterday and guess what I go this time???

Nothing! Yup, this time of year few people in Thunder Bay throw bikes away. Guess they need a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-03-11, 12:50 PM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Aw! Who told?-( Seriously, I often times...

Aw! Who told?-(

Seriously, I often times don't believe the stuff I find at the Dump. I always wonder what the last nice find of the year will be. Up until this morning, it was my 1981 Raleigh...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-03-11, 12:04 PM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

I was, perhaps wrong about it being eighties. ...

I was, perhaps wrong about it being eighties. The rear derailleur says Pat 79, and looks to be original. Except for the frame set's cosmetics, the bike seems to be in sound mechanical condition. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-03-11, 10:33 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Well, the Dump coughed up yet another gem, or at...

Well, the Dump coughed up yet another gem, or at least a gem in the rough. How about an eighties something Marinoni with full Campy Super Record. Sadly, the bike is a 58cm, too big for me, and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-15-11, 07:38 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Usually I only include bikes that I actually do...

Usually I only include bikes that I actually do get from the Dump, but this one never did see the Dump facility.

At best I would guess the bicycle to be a 1978 Condor step through and, aside from...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-05-11, 02:50 PM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

This morning, on my way to the Bicycles for...

This morning, on my way to the Bicycles for Humanity storage facility, I passed by a house that, at one time, had on old Raleigh Competition, with a badly bent frame which would have been much to big...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-31-11, 09:45 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Well, the Dump coughed up a real nice old Peugeot...

Well, the Dump coughed up a real nice old Peugeot Sprint in great shape, today...

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Also waiting for me was this really old Radio Flyer racing car. Wonder if it was worth picking up...
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-28-11, 04:01 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Yes, they are tubulars. These days, I take a...

Yes, they are tubulars. These days, I take a complete set of "as found" pictures of every bicycle that I find and find interest in. Actually, the Gitane is in pretty good shape, all things...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-27-11, 11:49 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Found this old Gitane Interclub at the Dump the...

Found this old Gitane Interclub at the Dump the other day. I also found a nice set of Maillard hubs, laced to Rigida rims, sitting alongside the Gitane...

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-12-11, 04:13 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

The Thunder Bay Dump was generous again, offering...

The Thunder Bay Dump was generous again, offering up a nice old GT Windstream and a lovely 47cm Nishiki International, which is soon to be sold. Got a couple of real old mountain bikes also, but no...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-24-11, 04:23 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

The Dump regurgitates again. One GT Timberline...

The Dump regurgitates again. One GT Timberline mountain bicycle and a bunch of old Ten Speeds, including a Bianchi Strada...

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-14-11, 02:40 PM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Got this lovely old Marushi Road Ace RX5...

Got this lovely old Marushi Road Ace RX5 yesterday as a donation to Bicycles for Humanity. It took only a short while to tune and make safe to ride. It was the first bicycle sold at our third...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-14-11, 04:29 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Might have shown this Specialized Expedition I...

Might have shown this Specialized Expedition I found at the Dump a few days ago...

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And, this Bianchi Alaska showed up, again at the Dump, yesterday...

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Now,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-08-11, 05:43 AM
Replies: 15,455
Views: 4,080,136
Posted By randyjawa

Today is filled with promise. A fellow called,...

Today is filled with promise. A fellow called, offering twelve older style (his words) bikes. And another fellow, in the country near my summer cottage called, offering another bunch of old bikes...
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