Luke.hlavenka

Any info on this recently picked up bike is appreciated, everything works OK but im not a collector and am just going to sell it once I clean it up. Price? $50?

Realizing now i cant post a photo of it because im "new"...

Anyways its a light blue steel frame, white steel fork, looks to be 2x6 speed shimano tourney. Non-drop bar. Think its late 80s - early 90s

WGB 

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daywood 

My wife spotted this 1984 Schwinn World Sport laying on its side and covered in weeds on her sister-in-law's property. The in-laws didn't want it anymore, so I happily loaded it into my truck as my next project.

I really like the frame so I decided to build up a bike with some modern components in the mix rather than restoring it to it's original configuration. A restoration would have been fun but I would have been less likely to ride it regularly that way. So I stripped off the old paint and repainted it purple pearl. I spread the dropouts to accommodate modern wheels. I liked the 1 X 10 MicroSHIFT ADVENT X drive train I put on one of my wife's bikes recently and decided to use one here, too. The Sugino crankset was solid so I decided to re-use it rather than replace it. This required cutting off the spider extensions that attached the larger chain ring that I was ditching. I retained the smaller 40T chain ring and powder coated it black. I also powder coated the cranks, a pair of SPD pedals I had on hand, and the brake calipers. I replaced the cables and housings, and I cleaned and re-greased all the bearings, which were still in good shape.

I used a quill adapter so I had more options for stem length and angle. The handlebars are 27" medium rise. The size of tire I can use is limited by the small amount of clearance under the seat-stay cross member. These are 28mm X 700 on it now. I might be able to get away with 32mm, but it'd be tight. That retainer over the chain ring is there purely because I like the look of it. There is really no danger of the chain bouncing off the ring where I'll be riding.

It's a joy to ride. It's reasonably light for having a steel frame and budget-level components, and the small diameter tubes give a feeling of svelteness. The 1 X 10 setup with the 40T chainring provides all the range I need and is easy to use. I may try drop bars on it someday with the MicroSHIFT combo brake-shift lever. The addition of fenders and probably a narrower handlebar could make this a city bike as well. Either way, its days of laying around in the weeds are over.

TCollen

Your bike is B E A U T I F U L. Very well done, sir.

Dylansbob 

I just couldn't not pick this Opaque Green fillet brazed Schwinn at my local co-op's garage sale. Super clean, although I may pilfer that GT to move to another Huret-dropouted bike since I have a Schwinn-Approved Titlist in my stash.

merziac

Great snag, very cool!

brandenjs

So this is a pretty rare find I am told. A 1977 Nishiki Pro ONP (Order Nishiki Pro). These were available to order just as a frameset which would explain the mismatched parts all over it. Could be a fun build to put a nice group set on.

frogman

Dam, why can't I find a nice one like this ? very good !

Smokinapankake

So I went down to my local collective to donate some bikes and, well, ya know… one thing led to another and before you know it my daughters’ aforementioned Nishiki is getting a serious front end upgrade:




A 1998 Marzocchi Bomber Z3 and V brakes. This is shaping up into a very sweet little bike for her. I’m super excited to share my love of the mountains with her and am glad she’ll have a good bike to do it with!




Still a few odds and ends to tie up but…

eeuuugh

Went to a garage sale this morning. Nothing caught my eye except this MSR Whisperlite camp stove, with two fuel bottles and rebuild kit, for $20...

But of course I asked if they were getting rid of any bicycle stuff. They went inside and came back out with a box. Two NOS 700x35 folding tires with new tubes, new 9 speed chain, sweet purple-anodized bar-ends, and my favorite size of Wald basket with all the hardware, for another $30. I probably could have haggled but we were both happy with the price.

tcarson

Flat black center pulls, Cool. Really nice bike.

3speedslow

An 88-89 spray bombed Trek 330 laying on a trash pile in my neighborhood. My son and I were riding through and I could not pass up the parts on it. Looked like a failed build with the derailleur taking out the back wheel. Great Shimano 600 and Sugino, Dia-Compe parts to put in my bins. They cut the frame up!

No pics I’m afraid. I am proud of my teenage son actually helping Cary it back home! Father- Son bonding at its best!

Dylansbob 

Todays find: early-to-mid 80s entry level Guerciotti. Budget mix of 7spd index Suntour drivetrain with Shimano RX100 crank and Suntour Blaze brakes. 58x57cm, so right in my wheelhouse. Bonus to seal the deal, wheels are Mavic hubs laced to nice wide Araya rims.

jdawginsc 

I like how they lightened it up a few grams by discarding the pedal dust caps...

Are the drive train pieces Blaze as well? Those DiaCompe Suntour brakes aren't bad for being the last generation single pivots. Paint looks great.

Dylansbob 

jdawginsc A bit nicer than Blaze in Cyclone 7000. Velobase lists it as a max cog of 26t, but it seemed to move over the 29 or 30 that's on it without much trouble. It felt very quick on a short ride. I'm tempted to throw my extra Willow 46/30 kit on it... maybe even 650b. Being a lowly Aelle model, it's not quite so precious to personalize.

I've always kind of wanted a Guerciotti. The instructor at velodrome had one and I remember windowshopping/drooling at a short lived high end shop in the late 80s. I don't remember any other brand, but I remembered that "star" cutout and logo.

jdawginsc 

Nothing lowly about Aelle. It is heavier but still good stuff.

oneclick 

Check the top part (hidden under the knuckle cover) of the plastic bit that surrounds the lower knuckle spring - you will need to take it apart. The spring end fits in a hole in that plastic part, and with time/uv/use/abuse it cracks and fails, and you then do not have a working derailleur; a bit of a bother if you are half-way somewhere.

Chuck M 

I picked up this Carabela for 10 bucks today. What I wanted was the crank arm dust caps but one of them is missing. Nevertheless, for $10 I got a decent SR crankset, some unbranded aluminum rims laced to Shimano hubs with QRs, a Gran Compe stem, Suntour V-GT Luxe RD, Compe-V FD, Suntour bar end shifters, Campagnolo short toe clips, and front and rear reflectors that can be seen from aircraft. Thinking about it driving home, I planned to stock the parts bin with the above items and toss the frame in the dumpster at the office. After getting out and looking at it, I think I may make a rider out of it if I can remove the rust and crust.

Dylansbob 

That's got to be the lowest any of us have gone, buying a bike for crankarm dustcovers. We have a winner.

btw, that GranCompe is probably a 21.1mm. Both the Carabellas I had were.

Chuck M 

I got the idea from the small parts thread to get it for the dust caps. It would have worked had they both been there. Now if I get this rusty pipe on wheels ridable, I have to find another cap.

merziac

Nice score

Always funny to me how dumb pedals look with the straps incorrectly routed.

I always lube the straps up with some dressing so they go in easier, don't fray the edges so much, helps preserve them also and sometimes do it before removing them if they are dry and tight like they can be in many of the MKS.

I got a pair of these awhile back that the black was badly faded, the cages had to go for a dip in the drain cleaner.

merziac

Yeah, they look like they could have come off some MKS's which I love no matter what. I sometimes cleanup the sharp edges if they seem to want to chew them up especially with stiff new ones.

You can knock the fraying down a lot sometimes with dressing after the fact too, I've had very good results many times, works best if they're off and you squeeze them through a handful in both directions and let it soak in.

motochick 

We weren't looking for more bikes, nor do we need more bikes, but sometimes an amazing deal comes your way and you physically can't say no. A friend of ours was liquidating his road bike collection due to him and his wife not able to physically ride anymore. Initially we were just going to take the Cannondale tandem and find a good home for it, it has over 28k miles on it! Then we thought the Bike Friday Two's Day might be neat cuz it is so weird. Then we saw the two half bikes and knew we HAD to have those. The Merckx is my size, the Waterford my husbands size. Our very generous friend made us an offer, $500 for all 4 of them. He really just wanted them to go to a home that would ride and appreciate them for what they are. They were original owners on the Cannondale, had the Bike Friday custom built for them, had the Waterford custom built for him, and the wife picked out the used Merckx frame and had it built with Campy 8 speed. Both of the half bikes were on our grail lists!




Loaded to the max, extra parts and wheels in the cab

1998 Waterford 1200 Campy 9 sp

1982 Eddy Merckx Professional, Campy 8 speed

merziac

H**Y CRAP!!!

That is awesome, love it when this happens.

Mr. 66

One Trek out...


One Trek in...


Finally a 400 sold and with the proceeds I decided to upgrade with a 970 from the local coop. The 970 is mostly original with Shimano 105 hubs on Mavic Open 4cd rims. I'll find a new home for the wheels. The frame is good the paint is not great with a bunch of red rattle can, the ten foot rule is in order.