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Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-23, 01:33 PM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

I've got a gallon jug of the Star Brite Salt Off...

I've got a gallon jug of the Star Brite Salt Off (http://www.starbrite.com/category/protectant) product. During the winter, I keep a spritzer bottle of the stuff, for zapping the bike, paintwork on...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-07-23, 09:35 AM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

That's very nice. Simple, clean, purposeful. ...

That's very nice. Simple, clean, purposeful. Almost looks new, from here. And in the proper size (that is: downright puny). I like it.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-28-23, 01:59 PM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

It is pretty amazing, what a good-quality,...

It is pretty amazing, what a good-quality, somewhat slack-angled example of the 1980s and 1990s can mean for great ride quality and nimble handling. There's good reason why the early Stump Jumper...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-18-23, 04:26 AM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

Sedgemop , that Trek 830...

Sedgemop , that Trek 830 (https://www.bikeforums.net/22926543-post8678.html) looks purposeful; good-looking example. And in need of a step-ladder, as tall as that thing is. Dang. My puny leg'd...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-20-23, 02:20 PM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

daywood , that High Sierra...

daywood , that High Sierra (https://www.bikeforums.net/22896348-post8646.html) is downright beautiful. Nicely done. Perhaps not a tweed and pipe platform, but it probably wouldn't look out of place...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-31-23, 03:01 PM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

That's very nice. Almost looks "showroom." Even...

That's very nice. Almost looks "showroom." Even after all these years.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-20-22, 08:28 AM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

Not my thing, but that's a great-looking bike. ...

Not my thing, but that's a great-looking bike. :thumb:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-14-22, 08:41 AM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

These are fairly inexpensive and a...

These are fairly inexpensive and a medium-darkness brown that's a fairly reasonable match for, say, the Brooks "aged" brown leather saddles. (Synthetic faux-leather material.)
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-16-22, 12:39 PM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

I appreciate your opinion. Do you happen to know...

I appreciate your opinion. Do you happen to know anything about the frame quality of these bikes?[/QUOTE]

Those three frames are pretty darned solid, based on their history and what they've been...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-24-21, 05:26 PM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

Wow. I'm a bit more than 10in shorter than that...

Wow. I'm a bit more than 10in shorter than that (inseam-wise). Puny little suckers, they are. Jeans in 30 inseam? I actually have 'em cut down, believe it or not. Always have.

I'll tell you,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-24-21, 05:21 PM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

Yeah. For me? "Nuts!" to that. 'Bout all I...

Yeah. For me? "Nuts!" to that. 'Bout all I have to say on that subject. Ooof. :bike2:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-24-21, 12:31 PM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

You know, merziac , it's cute you put that bad...

You know, merziac , it's cute you put that bad boy next to the park bench, there. If I owned the thing, frankly that or a step ladder's about the only way I'd be able to hop up onto the thing. (I'm...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-25-21, 11:00 AM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

Nice little collection, there. I tend to be...

Nice little collection, there.

I tend to be a no-Safe-Queens type, myself. If it were me wanting to thin that herd, I'd probably keep the following:


1982 or 1984 Stumpjumper (good) --...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-02-21, 11:21 AM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

Is that one of the 17-inchers with the 24"...

Is that one of the 17-inchers with the 24" wheels?

Nice-looking bike.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-24-21, 02:17 PM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

Dolosse are molded reinforced concrete thingies...

Dolosse are molded reinforced concrete thingies designed for breakwaters in a way that they tightly interlock and effectively keep water at bay.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolos
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-17-21, 08:13 PM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

That's beautiful. Love the color and contrasts. ...

That's beautiful. Love the color and contrasts. I'll bet it rides fairly nicely.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-09-20, 04:51 AM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

Nice. I'd drive a bit to pick that up, too. An...

Nice. I'd drive a bit to pick that up, too. An '83 vintage (https://www.vintage-trek.com/images/trek/83brochurePart2.pdf), no less.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-13-20, 02:09 AM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

Heck of a buy, for CAD$50. Don't see them...

Heck of a buy, for CAD$50.

Don't see them very often. Saw one a couple years ago in the Sacramento (Calif.) area, for US$180. Another, the year prior for ~$500.




Needs a 155-160mm crank,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-29-20, 08:07 PM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

Nice. That one looks very purposeful. Like it...

Nice. That one looks very purposeful. Like it would really shine on a trail.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-09-20, 03:23 PM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

Very nicely done. Back in '89 or so, I...

Very nicely done.

Back in '89 or so, I almost picked one up. Browsed around a really great, small dealer's floor stock ... and there it was. About 2" too big for me, though. But, dang! if that...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-20, 11:32 AM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

Even if you can't find that particular bar...

Even if you can't find that particular bar (whether no longer made, or whatever), there are several other handlebars that are similar.

FSA's Metropolis, for example:

@ Jenson USA --...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-24-20, 04:37 PM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

dickbandit, ^ that's a nice look on the MB-3....

dickbandit, ^ that's a nice look on the MB-3. Clean and yet purposeful. The yellow cable housing adds a minor bit of za-za-zing!, but it works.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-13-20, 05:05 AM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

That's such a beautiful, well-sorted ATB right...

That's such a beautiful, well-sorted ATB right there. Love all the photos you've posted of the thing.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-27-20, 06:11 PM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

There's a beautiful color. Kind of a soft...

There's a beautiful color. Kind of a soft raspberry, more or less.

Gotta love a well-sorted earlier StumpJumper. Hard not to like those.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-13-20, 01:52 PM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

From a earlier discussion, I think this is...

From a earlier discussion, I think this is jbchybridrider's 1989 Sakae Litage: Older Aluminum Bikes, show yours (https://www.bikeforums.net/21183104-post14.html).
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-05-20, 12:14 AM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

Am "dressing up" a Trek 970, at the moment, to be...

Am "dressing up" a Trek 970, at the moment, to be much like what you describe ^above. A bit newer than the lugged vintages, but it'll do.

Going through all of the parts, one at a time, cleaning...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-04-20, 12:20 PM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

dualresponse -- Beautiful classic Cimarron,...

dualresponse -- Beautiful classic Cimarron, there. Love the relatively upright riding position you've created.

Got a basic parts list handy, for what you've created? Bars, stem, grips, saddle,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-19, 10:48 PM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

If you're still looking, there is an 18" example...

If you're still looking, there is an 18" example out in Greenville SC, right now.


Kona Hot, 18in frame, Reynolds 853, full XTR, $500...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-07-19, 02:22 PM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

I officially hate you. :p Nice looking...

I officially hate you. :p

Nice looking bike.

No such deals over the past year, in my neck o' the woods.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-27-18, 01:26 AM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

Dang. You picked that up for $5 at a garage...

Dang. You picked that up for $5 at a garage sale?

:thumb:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-23-18, 03:49 AM
Replies: 9,057
Views: 3,130,272
Posted By Clyde1820

Mmmm. Don't see those very often. Nice. And,...

Mmmm. Don't see those very often. Nice. And, amazingly functional. :thumb:

Ritchey sure did 'em right, in the early days of MTB's.
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