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Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-13-22, 04:15 PM
Replies: 15,458
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Posted By madpogue

Paging Bianchigirll , please pick up the celeste...

Paging Bianchigirll , please pick up the celeste courtesy phone....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-04-22, 05:03 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^^ Or, maybe, a "Johnny Cash's car" build by...

^^^^^^^ Or, maybe, a "Johnny Cash's car" build by a bike shop employee, getting what s/he can when it's deeply discounted or pulled from the retail shelf for space.

That Merz, as depicted, is a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-15-22, 03:59 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

Only one lonely barcon?

Only one lonely barcon?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-11-22, 09:55 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

Getting back to a true "save from the dump", this...

Getting back to a true "save from the dump", this one followed me home (literally, since it came via the trailer behind my Nishiki) after last weekend's neighborhood garage sale. Left on the curb,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-09-22, 02:54 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^ OMG LOL @ "TRIATHALON" on the catalog page....

^^^^^ OMG LOL @ "TRIATHALON" on the catalog page. Esp. since it's correct in the detail text.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-18-21, 08:42 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

^^^^ Those ca.1990 MOS Schwinns are da bomb. Look...

^^^^ Those ca.1990 MOS Schwinns are da bomb. Look at that suspension-bridge-cable size brake cable.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-21, 02:28 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

AND the gold ano rims AND the portage strap with...

AND the gold ano rims AND the portage strap with braze-ons. So if 3 check-boxes is a trifecta, 4 is a grand slam, what's 7?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-21, 02:23 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

Sometimes our '85 F250 diesel is the oldest truck...

Sometimes our '85 F250 diesel is the oldest truck at the dump.

That pale green '72-ish Ford longbed in the background with the built-in tool compartment is no slouch, in the old truck department.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-19-19, 06:26 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^ Precisely why I said "would" help.

^^^^^ Precisely why I said "would" help.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-19-19, 12:42 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

+1; not to mention they didn't have graphics...

+1; not to mention they didn't have graphics anything close to that in '98 (did anyone?....). The Classic Fuji site would help with identification via the graphics, but it looks early '80s to me,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-01-19, 11:12 AM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

I thought Lucas was the Prince of Darkness, not...

I thought Lucas was the Prince of Darkness, not King of the Road. In any event, good thing that horn's not electric....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-22-19, 10:43 AM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

^^ Would that half-step be original, or is that...

^^ Would that half-step be original, or is that part of the "toured out" mod?

Still have the speedo? The hardware looks very "BITD".

(Snicker) "Inoxydable" (chuckle).....

Low... ri... der......
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-15-19, 04:48 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^ And I'll double... nay, triple that. Plus a...

^^^^^ And I'll double... nay, triple that. Plus a dollar!

(There - have I started a bidding war?)



(I didn't think so....)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-04-19, 05:39 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^ That crankset :drool:

^^^^^ That crankset :drool:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-04-19, 03:53 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

Magnet and steel......

Magnet and steel......
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-16-19, 02:42 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

:eek: Those wino bars! :eek:

:eek: Those wino bars! :eek:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-16-19, 01:03 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^ Shouldn't a moderate bribe work in both...

^^^^^ Shouldn't a moderate bribe work in both cases?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-22-19, 11:14 AM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

That's ^^^^^^ not a "push mower". That's a power...

That's ^^^^^^ not a "push mower". That's a power mower that doesn't happen to be _propelled_. A push mower has no engine; the blade reel operates from the wheels.

But yes, that is a quandary in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-21-19, 07:31 AM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^ Get out the red/white/blue wrist sweat...

^^^^^^ Get out the red/white/blue wrist sweat bands, and grow yourself a Tony Orlando mustache.....

OT question - does "tree lawn" refer to the strip between the sidewalk and street? Wow, that's a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-15-19, 02:50 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

Isn't this the model that they sized the front...

Isn't this the model that they sized the front basket to exactly fit a flat dozen box of Tim Hortons?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-29-19, 09:21 AM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

Yep, wrong thread - sorry. But stay tuned..... ...

Yep, wrong thread - sorry. But stay tuned.....

Edit - so I picked it up. Needs a lot of work, but nothing is downright broken. PO actually serviced the Sachs himself, so it's working fresh. Rest...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-29-19, 12:44 AM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

Dang, it'll probably be gone by the time I can...

Dang, it'll probably be gone by the time I can get there.

https://madison.craigslist.org/bik/d/madison-vintage-peugeot-3-speed/6922795912.html
Vintage Peugeot 3-speed - $30 (Eagle...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-29-19, 05:32 AM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

Yeah, decals are really on the bike, but are...

Yeah, decals are really on the bike, but are crooked.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-21-19, 09:20 AM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^^ Cool, it's so magnetically attracted to...

^^^^^^^ Cool, it's so magnetically attracted to the frame, it doesn't even need a clamp bolt/nut.....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-19, 03:51 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

^^^^ "If"?? "Build"???!? This would be the...

^^^^ "If"?? "Build"???!? This would be the ultimate clunker to ride as-is. Three sizes too small, parts from far-flung corners, I can almost smell those rotting toe straps from here. If 100 km on it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-12-19, 07:19 AM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^ "Weep" holes indeed.... Notice too the...

^^^^^ "Weep" holes indeed.... Notice too the "max" mark on the stem well above the locknut.

My latest stuck seatpost trick - remove BB, invert bike, pour in Fluid Film "diluted" with motor oil for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-09-19, 10:07 AM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

I see some Miami Vice pr0n. And a matching water...

I see some Miami Vice pr0n. And a matching water bottle cage. Dang, where's my blazer?

Better check that joint between the brake bridge and the drive side seat stay.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-28-19, 12:11 AM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

Ahem!...

Ahem! https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1169038-you-thought-your-seatpost-stuck.html (https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1169038-you-thought-your-seatpost-stuck.html) cough!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-21-19, 01:16 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

Actually, reviewing the vintage-trek site, they...

Actually, reviewing the vintage-trek site, they did ship a forest green SHX version in '94. Gotta wonder if it's actually different geometry, though.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-21-19, 12:06 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^ It came originally with a rigid fork, no? ...

^^^^^^ It came originally with a rigid fork, no?

Must be something going around; I was just looking at my '87 830, thinking I should make it my next daily driver. Wasn't quite a "save from the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-19, 10:52 AM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^ +1, esp. an LBS, when they could have...

^^^^^^ +1, esp. an LBS, when they could have called a local bike kitchen / co-op, or even a charity thrift, to come pick it up.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-11-19, 05:47 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^ +1; an '80s MTB with that limo geometry,...

^^^^^^ +1; an '80s MTB with that limo geometry, silver thumbies, and esp. a bull moose is one of my sorta-grail bikes.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-22-19, 08:30 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

Only if we can talk you OUT of the respray.....

Only if we can talk you OUT of the respray.....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-22-19, 04:59 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

Part-out??!? I'd build up that bike in a New York...

Part-out??!? I'd build up that bike in a New York minute. Might even be tempted to leave the finish as is, except to touch up to prevent rust. Halfway decent old MTB front wheel would be, what, $10...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-22-19, 04:13 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^ +1; this one deserves touch-up / finish...

^^^^^^ +1; this one deserves touch-up / finish repair rather than a respray. Esp. since so much of the branding is there.

So those are those Suntour pedals with the rounded ends, right? Yes, I've...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-31-19, 11:37 AM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

Oh, that purple-ish ink and that funky smell....

Oh, that purple-ish ink and that funky smell. Oh-oh, '70s flashback!!!... I think the last time I saw anything on mimeograph would've been about '81, in community college. By the mid '80s, my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-31-19, 12:27 AM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

Still using a typewriter in '93, evidently....

Still using a typewriter in '93, evidently. That's classic....

And what are the odds the invoice number would be 531?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-11-19, 07:41 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

Just when I thought I'd seen it all...

Just when I thought I'd seen it all... Couple fixer-uppers MTBs alongside the bike path, marked "FREE" with masking tape. One was a hi-ten Fuji just a step above dept. store, but worth cleaning up to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-01-19, 10:43 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

And not really a lot of rust, for this time of...

And not really a lot of rust, for this time of year, this part of the world. Drop that chain in a pan/tub with you favorite loosener-upper, and this bike will probably ride.

Did y'all not get the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-17-18, 01:23 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

Bar-ends are a nice mod. Looks pretty original...

Bar-ends are a nice mod. Looks pretty original otherwise.

Maybe the brakes just need better blocks.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-31-18, 10:15 AM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^ Complete with security patrol: ...

^^^^^ Complete with security patrol:
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-08-18, 06:52 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^^ Required posting here -...

^^^^^^^ Required posting here - https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1156880-s-october-show-us-your-pumpkin-colored-bikes.html - before and after the skeletonization, if possible.

Actually,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-29-18, 05:37 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

Freewheel vise, still being made/sold - Freewheel...

Freewheel vise, still being made/sold - Freewheel Cluster Vise (http://www.bicycletool.com/freewheelclustervise.aspx) . I just got one recently, to take apart an old Suntour cassette, the kind where...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-01-18, 03:20 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,081,878
Posted By madpogue

"You might be a redneck if....." ^^^^^^

"You might be a redneck if....." ^^^^^^
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