smontanaro 

Got a pic? I'm envisioning a steam iron...

bark_eater 

I think that there are different tips I can get with little brushes, but with just the nozzle its sort of like sandblasting with steam. Its pretty effective up close, but the "blast zone" is about the size of a pencil eraser, so its kind of a detail tool. It softens up a large area that can be wiped off, so I think I'll have to play with it a bit to see what it does best.

SoCaled 

Had been sitting in a garage, not ridden for years.

Seatpost is stuck, trying what worked on my MB-2:
Bike upside down

PB Blaster through the bottle boss holes - We will see how it works this time?

SoCaled 

Like many here, I have become "that guy". My friend just moved and called me up "I have a couple of bikes, you want em?" Like the fool that I am "sure". One was a beat and ugly fixie with no seat, another friend who also knows me as "that guy" happened to call and say his car was broken, so I put a seat on it, pupped up the tires and it is now his, bent handle bars and all! The second one is slightly better, but I really did not need another project.

crusty and dusty, but it is all there, not sure what i am going to do with this one?

curbtender

No love for English 3 speeds? 69' Hercules in free pile. Lots of patina but everything works. Will start with a saddle. Anyone local interested before I get into it? San Francisco/east bay.

cycleheimer

I've also done this with good results.

AdventureManCO 

I had to do a double take and make sure this post wasn't made by the handle of ' cudak888 '

curbtender

zukahn1 

Found a couple today in a dumpster only a 100 or so feet from my home hard to believe but in the past few years I have found a dozen fairly nice in the trash in the trailer park were I live. Todays finds are a Specialized with a really nice hard frame and a Moungogoos power climber. I figure I can make a decent bike our of the two in a hour or so and ride it a bit and donate it. I will probably loose the silly over sized neck if anyone is interested PM me.

rudymexico

I once had a Performance MTB, solid bike.
ridden all over town and trails

That stem could be good for a drop Bar MTB Conversion.

Texpe

my son in law found it in the trash, the tires rotted out and dirty. I cleaned it up and made an e-bike for my son out of it

bikamper

This followed me home yesterday.


Dyno Crestline. Not the greatest find, but the price was right and it will work for carrying two old people around the neighborhood.

curbtender

That derailleur claw looks like the original wolfsrtooth.

bikamper

l was thinking doorstop.

juvela

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thanks for sharing this find

had not previously seen a minkie one

evidently the Jubile avant chose seppuku

will look forward to following along when it moves to the anterior hob


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dschad

I pulled this out of the steel pile before someone dropped a file cabinet on it:


Imagine, in the *steel* pile!

Frankly, I'm questioning if it is real, but if not, at least it is mostly original. Shimano 600 except the rear wheel and derailleur. Tires are darn skinny 23s on darn skinny rims. And speaking of darn skinny, so are those handlebars.

I'm thinking I will put a taller stem and perhaps my mustache bars on it and zip around and see what a fancy race bike from the 80s feels like.

bark_eater 

I actually had to travel some and pay some for this one, but I was looking for some low mileage RX100 bits so this is firmly in the did ok column.

The frame measures at 20 3/8" but I'd call it a 19 1/2" Top tube is 20 1/2" C-C

This is the first time I've seen one of these up close, and it has some pretty good tire clearance. I'd guess 35mm would be practical, and 38mm might work as a party trick.

Other bit of trivia: the drop outs are spaced at 135mm.

Piervinc

Dropping a file cabinet on it probably wouldn’t have an impact! I had a 1987 one of these with 105 instead of 600. It was a beast. You could remove the rear wheel and jump up and down on the rear triangle without bending anything. Stiff, fast, fun to ride around town. Enjoy!

curbtender

That be real. Careful changing that brake housing. Those plastic guides break apart pretty easy. Maybe a little lube before you pull it.

ascherer 

I guess this belongs here too. I brought this home from the transfer station two weeks ago before our vacation. Needs some attention but everything seems to work as designed. Not even remotely my size…

dschad

Definitely a robust frame! Seems super rugged, even compared to my Al mountain bike. I took a bit of a tooth-rattling ride around the block...not sure I can really generate an opinion yet. I like the short TT, but it is unfortunate that the frame seems quite limited in tire size. I think I might be able to get a 25mm in there, but nothing more. Unless I remove the FD, then maybe a 28?

I was able to get them off without much difficulty, although I did lube and gently wiggle as time had fused the tape and plastic to the bars.

non-fixie 

Picked up this Huissoon today.

Jaap Huissoon was a pro rider who started building bikes in the early seventies. A small volume builder, but his bikes were well-revered by the local racing community. Jaap passed away in 2018, but the shop still exists: Huissoon Sport.

Columbus Max tubing, Campagnolo Daytona parts and a non-matching set of wheels.

Schweinhund

Mr. 66

A down trodden Rockhopper appears to be in its original parting. I am so glad this has the hardnose, if it was a rockshok I would have let it pass to the big recycling center in the sky.and a moderately used Nouva Alloro will get a cleansing. This appears to be original not counting barwrap and tires.

shoota 

Who got the Vitus in Tulsa yesterday?