RobbieTunes

I don't have them, but a neighbor brought me two Giant Allegre's. Lugged chro-mo steel, nothing fancy. Both got 7-sp RSX brifters and 7-sp freewheels, and went from "for sale, $50 each" to "I think we'll ride a few more years and see how it goes." They're both regulars now on the Sat morning rides.

wahoonc

Giants have always been good solid bikes for the money IMHO. Not real fancy, but always decent components and solid frames for a reasonable price.

Aaron

non-fixie 

I have a few: a Pacer, a Peloton, an X1500 and a couple of Cadex's of which this is definitely the nicest:

cesafacamah

can any of you giant lovers help me with one question?
i want to help a friend having a giant peloton 8400 changing his bb, but i am curios how's the threading and if i can change the bb with an ultegra octalink
thank you!

skippermd

1989? Giant Allegre my parents gave me as a teenager, just don't recall exactly when but it was late 80's I'm pretty sure.

aidanpringle

This was a 1995 Giant team. I did a bit of work on it.




Bike when I got it ->

rootboy 

Show you my Giant? What....you think I'm Anthony Weiner?

Ronno6

Here's an early Team CFR carbon fiber in 63cm.
Maybe not up to today's standards, but a nice ride none the less.

Italuminium

Found a picture of my Giant.


Untitled by ctjr, on Flickr

LOL. Some wisecrack made a joke the other day saying the only way to get ousted in American politics is by being an monogamous atheist, only bible-thumping philanderers get elected

Kobe 

63cm, now that is a giant Giant.

WNG

Giants that I've had, OCR-3, Sedona ATX frame, and several Giant made Schwinns: 88 Sierra, 94 Crosscut.
And a 88 Bianchi Premio that was made by them.
I think a 92 Bianchi Boardwalk I had gotten was also a Giant.


A big endorsement for the quality of the ATX steel frames. Very light, very good welds, a keeper for those who like Cr-Mb mtbs.
Finishing up 'recycling' a Sedona ATX frame...

TimmyT 

1. Repost this, starting a new thread, in Bicycle Mechanics.
2. The bottom bracket is probably an English/168 thread. I don't know what the original was on the bike, but you will need to remove that. Octalink v1 comes in two sizes: English and Italian. It comes in two spindle lengths 109.5 for double and 118 for triple. If you change from double to triple, you will need to change your front derailleur and probably your rear derailleur. Also, the Ultegra Octalink v1 is 9 speed, and works best with a 9 speed drivetrain (chain, derailleurs, etc.) though other combinations can work.
3. When you repost in Bicycle Mechanics, post drive side pictures of your present drive train, chain, derailleurs, etc.

kevistopheles

I have never considered my Giant to be vintage before but at around 20 years old I guess it certainly could be. Mine is a rescue bike. It was sad and rusting in someone field. It's a Sedona ATX frame that I built up from various parts I have scavenged and added over the years (Shimano LX, SRAM grip shift, Mavic 231 wheels, platform pedals etc.) It's my daily commuter and I have to add that it's one heck of a bike. It's bombproof, comfy and soon to get a Northroad handlebar.

I'll go grab some pictures.

Bholio

Not sure why, I'm not a crazy Giant fan or anything, but I somehow have a bunch of Giant bikes.

The first is my Sedona ATX which I bought new in 1992. Rode it hard for a few years over rocks and into deep water and stuff. Only broken part was a bent chainring which I bent back, and I think rear brakepads. Then it sat for awhile while I lived a bit further from biking trails, with only occasional rides. I moved recently and have been taking out onto the local singletrack regularly. Its my primary offroad bike. Never had any of it apart, never opened the hubs or BB or anything. I need to. The BB is a bit loose, and the freehub started acting a bit 'too free' last week, so I'll have to do some maintenance finally. Still shifts pretty well. Rear tire getting bald. Recently broke a bottle cage.


Here is my kid's 24". Bought at flea market for $50. My older son used it, now my younger son uses it on the local singletrack and on greenways and rail trails.


Here is my wife's early/mid 1990's Acapulco. Bought new from store. Not used very much at all. I plan on selling this one soon, she needs something in the 'comfort bike' range with very high handlebars.


I just got this Nutra from Craigslist. I'm guessing 1990 or so, but if anyone can help with the year, please post. Paid $50 for it + tires. I use this for on-road/greenway/rail trail riding. I can't maintain the low bent over riding position of the Sedona for hours on end. It has suntour x-press shifters which don't shift all that well, but after reading up on them a little, I think I'm lucky that they do anything.


Here is a Schwinn (made by Giant) that I picked up for my wife to try. She doesn't like it, so its on craigslist for sale right now. Very clean.


Long story. I read a Sheldon Brown article about welding 2 bikes together to form a tandem. Mountain bike frames recommended. I also want an 'old man' type of touring bike, not sure what they are really called. I found a guy on craigslist selling 2 mountain bikes and a touring bike (and 2 kid bikes). So I picked up the lot for $35. This was one of the mountain bikes. It has been repainted, but I'm 98% sure that this is an early 1990s ATX 760. The frame is an exact match to my Sedona, except 18" instead of 20. There is a giant logo on the rear dropout and every frame 'doodad' is an exact match. FD, brake handles are Shimano exage. RD is Deore. Unfortunately, the shifters are gutted and some crummy grip shifters installed. They don't really fit right with the brakes. I think someone had some gear problems and replaced the shifters and RD. The bike is very smooth however. The tires look brand new and match my sedona tires, so I think it had little use. The sad part is that I don't have the heart to cut it up for a tandem, and although it is nice and smooth, the grip shifters just don't flow right with the brakes. And I dislike grip shifters.

lostarchitect 

noglider 

I didn't say your giant what.

bobotech

I have a Giant purple Butte.

Not very exciting but was a solid durable bike for my kid.

noglider 

Wait, you seriously have a giant purple butt?

bobotech

Yup! I will even take pictures of it tomorrow if anyone cares. My giant purple butt is outside though. LOL

rawly old

You tell me, Could this be a Giant? Looks like an early atx ,but no brake pivots. It has
German Thun cranks, and when I found it for $15 it had a set of '30s Philco brakes.(?)
It was painted black. I took that off to find yellow. underneath that the original paint
is a speckled blue-black.

rawly old

Giant dating?

Rob65

My Rincon. It's low end bike but I like it. I added a Deore LX RD and STX RC Canti brakes.


Robert

Murray Missile 

Since you weren't real specific............ The wife's Simple Seven.

brandenjs

Not the greatest pic, but it is an early 90's Kronos. I found it at a thrift shop for $12 and the components were pretty shot, so I converted it to a single speed. I've put a lot of miles on it this year including the Seagull Century in Md.

monsterpile

I don't have my Allegre but I figured I would add it to the party. I sold it for too little it was in amazing condition.