Show Me Your White Bikes!
10-10-12, 09:45 PM
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I have a photo-negative matched set: white w/ red (posted here) and red w/ white (posted elsewhere, since this is not the red bike thread). 
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
10-11-12, 08:26 AM
#54
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Lot of beautiful bikes in this thread...and...a great mix at that.
Robbie, that is looking really nice...what's the deal with 4.5mm adjuster bolts???
Justin...You did right by your dad...that is a great looking townie...love the Hetres against the white and the scale of everything is just right (racks, etc.).
Lovin' the Grandis and Tommasini as well...and of course the Spectrum (looks a lot like my '85, frame wise).
Robbie, that is looking really nice...what's the deal with 4.5mm adjuster bolts???
Justin...You did right by your dad...that is a great looking townie...love the Hetres against the white and the scale of everything is just right (racks, etc.).
Lovin' the Grandis and Tommasini as well...and of course the Spectrum (looks a lot like my '85, frame wise).
10-11-12, 11:32 AM
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Robbie, ...what's the deal with 4.5mm adjuster bolts???
For some reason, the Shimano "B" braze-ons for the older style DT shifters have an M4.5 threaded bolt. Actually, I think it was a bolt with a D-ring on it. None of the DT cable stops fit, but steadyshifter has shown me a good fix with a black Origin 8 cable stop. An M4 bolt will go, start threading after a bit, and can be coated with JB weld or LocTite, I suppose, and be "in." An M5 bolt, like the newer braze-on's use, is too big. It's always something.
This white repaint is my second repainted Ironman, and I'm seriously considering doing 3-4 of different sizes, put modern components on them that I find out there, and selling them as "ready to go" steel bikes, durable and upgraded.
Justin...You did right by your dad...that is a great looking townie...love the Hetres against the white and the scale of everything is just right (racks, etc.).
Lovin' the Grandis and Tommasini as well...and of course the Spectrum (looks a lot like my '85, frame wise).
For some reason, the Shimano "B" braze-ons for the older style DT shifters have an M4.5 threaded bolt. Actually, I think it was a bolt with a D-ring on it. None of the DT cable stops fit, but steadyshifter has shown me a good fix with a black Origin 8 cable stop. An M4 bolt will go, start threading after a bit, and can be coated with JB weld or LocTite, I suppose, and be "in." An M5 bolt, like the newer braze-on's use, is too big. It's always something.
This white repaint is my second repainted Ironman, and I'm seriously considering doing 3-4 of different sizes, put modern components on them that I find out there, and selling them as "ready to go" steel bikes, durable and upgraded.
Justin...You did right by your dad...that is a great looking townie...love the Hetres against the white and the scale of everything is just right (racks, etc.).
Lovin' the Grandis and Tommasini as well...and of course the Spectrum (looks a lot like my '85, frame wise).
10-11-12, 12:59 PM
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1980 US Olympic Team TS Isaac:
Innominate Italian commuter conversion:
Innominate Italian commuter conversion:
10-11-12, 02:34 PM
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And to keep us back on track, here's my Sweetheart's frame after phase 1. The Dura Ace wheels are just place holders to keep the frame off the ground. Now for the fun part!
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10-11-12, 02:52 PM
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How about 3 white bikes. Sorry about the quality, but it is from "Back in the day" About 1977 I think. I am on the left with my Coast-2-Coast 10-speed, my FIRST roadbike, suntour grouppo...low-end but functional. My brother on the Right had a Mercier (NOT a Chinese built one either!!!) This was on the start of a 2-day, 110 mile Mini-tour we did....Crazy Kids!
10-11-12, 02:58 PM
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10-11-12, 03:05 PM
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How about 3 white bikes. Sorry about the quality, but it is from "Back in the day" About 1977 I think. I am on the left with my Coast-2-Coast 10-speed, my FIRST roadbike, suntour grouppo...low-end but functional. My brother on the Right had a Mercier (NOT a Chinese built one either!!!) This was on the start of a 2-day, 110 mile Mini-tour we did....Crazy Kids!
Love the old school look. They were good days indeed my friend. Had I known how ugly bikes were going to be by 2012, I would have kept them all!
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10-11-12, 03:06 PM
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Nice one Robbie! I love mine too - it was a 'practically free' bike - I just fitted whatever I had spare at the time. The finish is white appliance enamel applied with an electric low pressure spray gun - and it's really smooth and tough. The Suntour Cyclone shifts the 7 speed sprockets perfectly, the mis matched Dia Compes make it stop and maybe because the frame fits me really well it's a joy to ride - steady on the downhills, lively on the way up and it kind of floats on the flat. I ride this one a lot, on the basis that the whole thing cost me about £15 in total (maybe $21 US if my maths is right?) - somehow this scruffy weekend project has worked its way into the ranks of my favourites. It's not ultra light, but that really doesn't seem to make any difference. Weird, huh?
10-11-12, 06:04 PM
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10-11-12, 07:40 PM
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I got white.
1971 Gitane Super Corsa. Sorry for the bike cave shot.
This photo is old, but I still have this 1971 Gitane Tour de France, and I have those bags (but they don't look as bright and spiffy!)
Current condition of the TdF
1971 Gitane Super Corsa. Sorry for the bike cave shot.
This photo is old, but I still have this 1971 Gitane Tour de France, and I have those bags (but they don't look as bright and spiffy!)
Current condition of the TdF
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1959 Hilton Wrigley Connoisseur (my favorite!)
1963 Hetchins Mountain King
1971 Gitane Tour de France (original owner)
* 1971 Gitane Super Corsa (crashed)
* rebuilt as upright cruiser
1971 Gitane Super Corsa #2 (sweet replacement)
1980 Ritchey Road Touring (The Grail Bike)
1982 Tom Ritchey Everest
(replacing stolen 1981 TR Everest custom)
1982 Tom Ritchey McKinley (touring pickup truck)
1985 ALAN Record (Glued & Screwed. A gift.)
1959 Hilton Wrigley Connoisseur (my favorite!)
1963 Hetchins Mountain King
1971 Gitane Tour de France (original owner)
* 1971 Gitane Super Corsa (crashed)
* rebuilt as upright cruiser
1971 Gitane Super Corsa #2 (sweet replacement)
1980 Ritchey Road Touring (The Grail Bike)
1982 Tom Ritchey Everest
(replacing stolen 1981 TR Everest custom)
1982 Tom Ritchey McKinley (touring pickup truck)
1985 ALAN Record (Glued & Screwed. A gift.)
10-11-12, 08:13 PM
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It was a CRAZY long ride (my longest to date at that point). SW Wisconsin. Rode our bikes up from Viroqua up to Sparta. In Sparta, we picked up the Sparta/Elroy Bike trail (a reclaimed R/R, very low grade hills) and went a ways down it before evening set in. The trail was fine crushed packed limestone, smooth and well kept. It had something like 40 bridges and 3 tunnels. One of the tunnels was .7 mile long, PERFECTLY straight, the other end was a tiny dot of light. We camped overnight in a park with our gear, using our bikes as tent-piles holding up the plastic tarps we had. Next day, finished the trail, and got picked up. 3 bikes, 4 people in a Toyota Coralla Wagon...and home...quite an Expedition! Only one flat between the three bikes, so not to bad for a bunch of unprepared teens!
10-11-12, 08:22 PM
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10-11-12, 08:24 PM
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How about 3 white bikes. Sorry about the quality, but it is from "Back in the day" About 1977 I think. I am on the left with my Coast-2-Coast 10-speed, my FIRST roadbike, suntour grouppo...low-end but functional. My brother on the Right had a Mercier (NOT a Chinese built one either!!!) This was on the start of a 2-day, 110 mile Mini-tour we did....Crazy Kids!
10-11-12, 08:47 PM
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